News from October 28. New Orleans signed Josh Smith. Houston released Isaiah Canaan. Chicago activated Kris Dunn and placed Ryan Arcidiacono and Antonio Blakney on IL. Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Gian Clavell on IL. Detroit activated Reggie Bullock and Boban Marjanovic and placed Luke Kennard on IL. Houston activated Nene and Trevor Ariza and placed Eric Gordon (ill) on IL. Memphis placed Kobi Simmons on IL. Miami placed Matt Williams on IL. Philadelphia activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Jahlil Okafor (upper respiratory infection) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 35.0 DeMarcus Cousins (NO) 32.3 Stephen Curry (GS) 27.7 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Cha) 17.4 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 17.4 DeMarcus Cousins (NO) 13.8 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.8 Assists Russell Westbrook (OKC) 12.2 John Wall (Was) 10.6 James Harden (Hou) 9.6 Phi 112, Dal 110 at Dal Joel Embiid (Phi) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 23 points including 10-15 FG, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 15 points on 7-10 FG and 8 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 25 points including 7-12 3-pointers. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. J.J. Redick (Phi, lower back tightness) did not play. Det 95, LAC 87 at LAC Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points including 7-10 FG, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 15 points and 7 assists. Avery Bradley (Det) had 12 points including 4-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 20 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 4 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points on 5-18 FG and 7-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Por 114, Pho 107 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 25 points including 7-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 34 points including 11-19 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Alex Len (Pho) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Myers Leonard (Por, sprained right ankle) did not play. Uta 96, LAL 81 at Uta Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 22 points, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 16 points and 4 steals. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 15 points. Mem 103, Hou 89 at Mem Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Chandler Parsons (Mem) had 24 points on 9-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Mario Chalmers (Mem) had 15 points. Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 22 points including 7-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 20 points including 6-19 FG and 8 assists. OKC 101, Chi 69 at Chi Paul George (OKC) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 assists. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Justin Holiday (Chi) had 11 points on 4-16 FG and 3-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. OKC out-scored Chi 24-8 in the 2nd quarter. OKC shot 44.3% (39-88) FG and Chi shot 28.2% (22-78) FG. Bos 96, Mia 90 at Mia Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 24 points and 3 steals. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 16 points. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 22 points including 9-15 FG. James Johnson (Mia) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. NO 123, Cle 101 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 29 points including 11-20 FG, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 24 points on 10-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 29 points including 12-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 18 points and 8 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 26 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Schedule for Sunday, October 29 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Atlanta 2:30 pm San Antonio at Indiana 3:30 pm Denver at Brooklyn 5:00 pm Orlando at Charlotte 5:00 pm Washington at Sacramento 5:00 pm New York at Cleveland 6:00 pm Detroit at Golden State 7:30 pm Schedule for Monday, October 30 (All times Central) San Antonio at Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Minnesota at Miami 6:30 pm Denver at New York 6:30 pm Philadelphia at Houston 7:00 pm Charlotte at Memphis 7:00 pm Orlando at New Orleans 7:00 pm Dallas at Utah 8:00 pm Toronto at Portland 9:00 pm Golden State at LA Clippers 9:30 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