News from October 24. Minnesota signed DeJuan Wheat. GS 107, Van 100 - at Van Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 35 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Mark Price (GS) had 10 points including 2-8 FG and 7 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 28 points including 8-12 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Otis Thorpe (Van) had 11 points on 2-6 FG and 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Por 97, LAC 85 - at LAC Isaiah Rider (Por) had 15 points. Alvin Williams (Por) had 12 points including 4-11 FG. Jermaine O'Neal (Por) had 10 points. Rodney Rogers (LAC) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Darrick Martin (LAC) had 11 points. Por shot 42.9% (36-84) FG and LAC shot 29.9% (23-77) FG. LAL 93, Atl 89 - at Inglewood, California Rick Fox (LAL) had 18 points and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points. Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 12 points and 9 assists. Christian Laettner (Atl) had 13 points including 3-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ed Gray (Atl) had 17 points including 6-9 FG. Mil 103, Bos 98 - at Bos Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 turnovers. Ray Allen (Mil) had 16 points including 4-13 FG, 9 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Elliot Perry (Mil) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Walter McCarty (Bos) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Chi 113, Phi 101 - at Chapel Hill, North Carolina Jason Caffey (Chi) had 20 points including 8-9 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 18 points ad 5 assists. Steve Kerr (Chi) had 13 points. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 15 points. Jim Jackson (Phi) had 10 points and 8 assists. NJ 101, Cle 100 OT - at NJ Chris Gatling (NJ) had 35 points on 11-17 FG and 13-19 FT, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Kevin Edwards (NJ) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wesley Person (Cle) had 17 points. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 17 points including 5-11 FT, 14 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Den 114, Tor 100 - at Hamilton, Ontario Bryant Stith (Den) had 23 points including 12-13 FT. Bobby Jackson (Den) had 21 points and 13 assists. Tony Battie (Den) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Walt Williams (Tor) had 14 points and 6 assists. Doug Christie (Tor) had 12 points, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Tracy McGrady (Tor) left the game in the 3rd quarter with a contusion on the forehead after hitting his head on the rim on a failed dunk attempt. Det 83, Mia 78 - at Det Brian Williams (Det) had 22 points on 11-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Joe Dumars (Det) had 18 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mailk Sealy (Det) had 14 points including 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. P.J. Brown (Mia) had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 18 points and 8 assists. Det shot 49.1% (28-57) FG and Mia shot 37% (27-73) FG. Sea 114, Was 73 - at Inglewood, California Gary Payton (Sea) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Aaron Williams (Sea) had 16 points. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 15 points including 9-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Tracy Murray (Was) had 22 points. Ben Wallace (Was) had 6 points on 3-3 FG and 8 rebounds. Sea shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and Was shot 30.5% (25-95) FG. Ind 101, Sac 71 - at Ind Fred Hoiberg (Ind) had 20 points on 8-8 FG and 4-4 3-pointers in 19 minutes. Antonio Davis (Ind) had 16 points. Chris Mullin (Ind) had 12 points on 6-8 FG. Billy Owens (Sac) had 11 points. Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 10 points and 5 turnovers. Ind shot 49.4% (40-81) FG and Sac shot 35.4% (23-65) FG. Ind out-rebounded Sac 48-28. Cha 125, Min 100 - at Fargo, North Dakota Glen Rice (Cha) had 26 points including 10-12 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. David Wesley (Cha) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Tony Farmer (Cha) had 20 points on 10-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 turnovers. Cha shot 58.7% (44-75) FG and Min shot 46.8% (36-77) FG. On the lighter side: Rick Pitino on coaching the Celtics this year: "I think challenges keep you forever young. And I've discovered the fountain of youth. I'm Peter Pan with this one.