News from November 5. Atlanta signed Tyler Cavanuagh to a 2-way contract. Derrick White (SA) suffered a fractured right wrist and is out indefinitely. David Nwaba (Chi) is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a sprained right ankle. Charlotte activated Michael Carter-Williams. Indiana activated Damien Wilkins and placed T.J. Leaf (sprained left ankle) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Vander Blue and Thomas Bryant and placed Luol Deng on IL. Miami activated Derrick Walton and placed Dion Waiters (personal reasons) on IL. San Antonio activated Darun Hillard and placed Derrick White on IL. Toronto activated C.J. Miles and placed Alfonzo McKinnie on IL. Washington placed John Wall (sprained left shoulder) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 31.0 Kristaps Porzingis (NY) 30.2 James Harden (Hou) 29.5 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 15.1 Andre Drummond (Det) 14.7 Dwight Howard (Cha) 13.7 DeMarcus Cousins (NO) 13.7 Assists Russell Westbrook (OKC) 11.4 John Wall (Was) 10.4 James Harden (Hou) 9.7 Atl 117, Cle 115 at Cle Taurean Prince (Atl) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Luke Babbitt (Atl) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 28 points including 9-13 FG, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Cle) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyle Korver (Cle) had 23 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Mia 104, LAC 101 at LAC Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 21 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 19 points. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 17 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 10 points and 19 rebounds including 11 offensive. Louis Williams (LAC) had 22 points. Bos 104, Orl 88 at Orl Al Horford (Bos) had 14 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. D.J. Augustin (Orl, strained left hamstring) did not play. Was 107, Tor 96 at Tor Otto Porter (Was) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 38 points including 16-26 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Norman Powell (Tor) had 19 points. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 26 points including 10-12 FT. Hou 137, Uta 110 at Hou Eric Gordon (Hou) had 20 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 56 points on 19-25 FG, 7-8 3-pointers, and 11-12 FT, 13 assists, and 7 turnovers. Nene (Hou) had 13 points. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 17 points and 5 turnovers. Hou shot 59.3% (48-81) FG and Uta shot 43.2% (38-88) FG. SA 112, Pho 95 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 17 points on 7-11 FG. Dejounte Murray (SA) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Troy Daniels (Pho) had 14 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Manu Ginobili (SA, rest) did not play. NY 108, Ind 101 at NY Tim Haradaway (NY) had 16 points. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 40 points including 15-24 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Enes Kanter (NY) had 9 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. NY out-scored Ind 36-17 in the 4th quarter. Min 112, Cha 94 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Min) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Por 103, OKC 99 at Por Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 25 points including 11-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 22 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 36 points including 15-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Paul George (OKC) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points including 10-25 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. LAL 107, Mem 102 at LAL Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Brook Lopez (LAL) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points including 6-18 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 28 points including 10-16 FG. Chandler Parsons (Mem, rest) and Wayne Selden (Mem, right quad) did not play. Schedule for Monday, November 6 (All times Central) Boston at Atlanta 6:30 pm Brooklyn at Phoenix 8:00 pm NBATV Miami at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, November 7 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV New Orleans at Indiana 6:00 pm Dallas at Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte at New York 6:30 pm Chicago at Toronto 6:30 pm LA Clippers at San Antonio 7:30 pm Brooklyn at Denver 8:00 pm Philadelphia at Utah 8:00 pm Memphis at Portland 9:00 pm Oklahoma City at Sacramento 9:00 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