News from November 8. The NBA fined Paul George (OKC), Russell Westbrook (OKC), and head coach Billy Donovan (OKC) $15,000 each for publically criticizing the refs following Sunday's OKC-Por game. Boston activated Marcus Morris and placed Jabari Bird and Al Horford (concussion) on IL. Golden State activated David West and placed Kevin Durant (left thigh contusion) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Andrew Bogut and placed Thomas Bryant on IL. Miami activated Dion Waiters and placed Tyler Johnson (ill) on IL. Milwaukee activated Luis Montero and placed Stanley Johnson (left hip flexor) on IL. New York activated Mindaugas Kuzminskas and placed Kristaps Porzingis (sprained left ankle) on IL. Orlando activated Elfrid Payton and placed D.J. Augustin (strained left hamstring) on IL. GS 125, Min 101 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 28 points on 11-20 FG and 6-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nick Young (GS) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. GS shot 56.5% (48-85) FG and Min shot 41.3% (38-92) FG. Mia 126, Pho 115 at Pho Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 23 points on 8-11 FG and 7-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 29 points including 10-10 FT and 9 rebounds. James Johnson (Mia) had 15 points including 5-7 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Booker (Pho) had 30 points including 11-13 FT and 6 assists. Mike James (Pho) had 18 points. Tyson Chandler (Pho, back spasms) did not play. Bos 107, LAL 96 at Bos Marcus Morris (Bos) had 18 points. Aron Baynes (Bos) had 21 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 19 points including 7-21 FG and 0-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Orl 112, NY 99 at Orl Evan Fournier (Orl) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 24 points and 4 steals. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Enes Kanter (NY) had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Det 114, Ind 97 at Det Tobias Harris (Det) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 0-7 3-points and 21 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 18 points and 6 assists. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 21 points and 6 turnovers. Al Jefferson (Ind) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, November 9 (All times Central) LA Lakers at Washington 6:00 pm New Orleans at Toronto 6:30 pm Cleveland at Houston 7:00 pm TNT Philadelphia at Sacramento 9:00 pm Oklahoma City at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, November 10 (All times Central) Atlanta at Detroit 6:00 pm Charlotte at Boston 6:30 pm Indiana at Chicago 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm Milwaukee at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Orlando at Phoenix 8:00 pm Miami at Utah 8:00 pm Brooklyn at Portland 9:00 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