News from November 3. The NBA fined Matt Barnes (Sac) $15,000 for using inappropriate language towards the refs during Tuesday's Mia-Sac game. Jeremy Lin (Bro) is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with a strained left hamstring. Boston placed Jae Crowder (sprained ankle) on IL. Denver activated Darrell Arthur and placed Will Barton on IL. Orlando activated Arinze Onuaku and placed Stephen Zimmerman on IL. GS 122, OKC 96 at GS Kevin Durant (OKC) had 39 points including 15-24 FG and 7-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 21 points and 7 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points on 4-15 FG and 10-14 FT, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers. GS out-scored OKC 37-11 in the 2nd quarter. GS shot 51.1% (46-90) FG and OKC shot 40.2% (35-87) FG. Cle 128, Bos 122 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points including 12-22 FG, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 26 points on 5-15 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 12-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points and 6 assists. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 15 points including 6-7 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 30 points including 0-6 3-pointers and 14-14 FT and 6 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 26 points including 11-20 FG and 10 rebounds. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Den 102, Min 99 at Min Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jusuf Nurkic (Den) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 25 points. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 32 points on 11-19 FG and 8-10 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mil 125, Ind 107 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points including 11-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 16 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 19 points and 3 steals. Mil shot 58% (47-81) FG and Ind shot 46.9% (38-81) FG. Orl 102, Sac 94 at Orl DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 33 points including 12-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 16 points. Ty Lawson (Sac) had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 29 points including 10-15 FG. Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 17 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Schedule for Friday, November 4 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Washington 6:00 pm Miami @ Toronto 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm New York @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Portland @ Dallas 7:30 pm San Antonio @ Utah 8:00 pm Golden State @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, November 5 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Oklahoma City 5:00 pm Cleveland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Washington @ Orlando 6:00 pm Denver @ Detroit 6:00 pm Chicago @ Indiana 6:00 pm Houston @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html