News from October 26. Atlanta announced that they will retire a ceremonial jersey on November 3 for Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed for his work to keep the team in Atlanta. Boston activated Marcus Smart. Chicago activated Antonio Blakney. Dallas activated Gian Clavell and placed Devin Harris (personal reasons) on IL. Milwaukee activated Malcolm Brogdon and placed Gary Patyon on IL. Sacramento activated Bogan Bogdanovic. Mem 96, Dal 91 at Mem Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points including 10-12 FT. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Chi 91, Atl 86 at Chi Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 16 points and 8 rebounds including 7 offensive. David Nwaba (Chi) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marco Belinelli (Atl) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Chi shot 22-29 FT and Atl shot 11-13 FT. Paul Zipser (Chi, right knee contusion) did not play. Bos 96, Mil 89 at Mil Al Horford (Bos) had 27 points including 11-14 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 24 points and 7 assists. Aron Baynes (Bos) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 28 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. LAC 104, Por 103 at Por Danilo Gallinari (LAC) had 16 points including 4-13 FG. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 7 points including 2-6 FG, 18 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Meyers Leonard (Por, sprained right ankle) did not play. NO 114, Sac 106 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 41 points on 14-25 FG and 10-12 FT, 23 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 6 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 20 points and 7 assists. Jameer Nelson (NO) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 assist. Zach Randolph (Sac) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. De'Aaron Fox (Sac) had 14 points including 4-13 FG and 5 assists. Anthony Davis (NO, left knee tendinitis) did not play. Schedule for Friday, October 27 (All times Central) Houston at Charlotte 6:00 pm San Antonio at Orlando 6:00 pm Denver at Atlanta 6:30 pm Brooklyn at New York 6:30 pm Oklahoma City at Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Washington at Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Toronto at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, October 28 (All times Central) Cleveland at New Orleans 6:00 pm Boston at Miami 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Chicago 7:00 pm Houston at Memphis 7:00 pm Philadelphia at Dallas 7:30 pm LA Lakers at Utah 8:00 pm Phoenix at Portland 9:00 pm Detroit at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- 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