News from October 31. New Jersey signed Sherman Douglas to a 1 year contract. Dal 90, Van 88 - at Van Michael Finley (Dal) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. A.C. Green (Dal) had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Hubert Davis (Dal) had 18 points. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 31 points and 9 rebounds including 7 offensive. Anthony Peeler (Van) had 15 points and 7 rebounds including 6 offensive. Blue Edwards (Van) had 14 points. Kurt Thomas (Dal, swollen ankle) and Erick Strickland (Dal, sprained ankle) did not play. Bos 92, Chi 85 - at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 31 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, and 7 turnovers. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Bos) had 15 points. Jason Caffey (Chi) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 30 points on 7-23 FG and 16-21 FT and 6 rebounds. Dontae' Jones (Bos, suspended) did not play. Mil 103, Phi 88 - at Phi Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Mil) had 29 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 16 points including 6-9 FG, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Jim Jackson (Phi) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mil shot 52.7% (39-74) FG and Phi shot 41.9% (31-74) FG. Allen Iverson (Phi, suspended) did not play. Mia 114, Tor 101 - at Mia Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 11 assists. Voshon Lenard (Mia) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Tor) had 17 points including 7-23 FG, 12 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 steals. Walt Williams (Tor) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Pho 110, LAC 100 - at Pho Rex Chapman (Pho) had 24 points. Antonio McDyess (Pho) had 17 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 6 points including 2-8 FG, 14 rebounds, 16 assists, and 6 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. Loy Vaught (LAC) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Brent Barry (LAC) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Pho shot 30-37 FT and LAC shot 10-12 FT. George McCloud (Pho), Cedric Ceballos (Pho), and Eric Piatkowski (LAC, flu) did not play. SA 107, Den 96 - at Den Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 10 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Tony Battie (Den) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Bobby Jackson (Den) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. SA shot 54.1% (40-74) FG and Den shot 42.4% (36-85) FG. Det 92, Was 79 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. Grant Long (Det) had 13 points on 3-3 FG and 7-10 FT. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Webber (Was) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Was) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Det shot 27-42 FT and Was shot 14-21 FT. Min 129, GS 113 - at Min Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 28 points on 10-15 FG and 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 blocks. Cherokee Parks (Min) had 20 points on 10-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Chris Carr (Min) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Joe Smith (GS) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 45 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Min shot 25-31 FT and GS shot 11-16 FT. Clifford Rozier (Min, suspended) and Doug West (Min, suspended) did not play. NJ 97, Ind 95 - at NJ Kendall Gill (NJ) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 18 points, 20 rebounds including 17 offensive, and 3 steals. Sam Cassell (NJ) had 18 points on 3-16 FG and 12-12 FT and 8 assists. Dale Davis (Ind) had 10 points and 17 rebounds including 11 offensive. Rik Smits (Ind) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 35 points including 12-13 FT and 5 turnovers. Kerry Kittles (NJ, strained left groin) and Keith Van Horn (NJ, sprained right ankle) did not play. Hou 94, Cle 86 - at Hou Kevin Willis (Hou) had 20 points on 10-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points including 6-10 FT and 16 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Cle) had 18 points including 8-10 FT. Hou shot 49.3% (33-67) FG and Cle shot 37.2% (32-86) FG. Henry James (Cle, suspended), Shawn Kemp (Cle, suspended), and Vitaly Potapenko (Cle, suspended) did not play. Atl 105, Orl 99 - at Orl Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 14 points and 13 assists. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Rony Seikaly (Orl) had 28 points including 11-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 31 points including 11-13 FT and 8 rebounds. NY 97, Cha 85 - at Cha Larry Johnson (NY) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 23 points on 9-13 FG and 5-10 FT and 5 rebounds. John Starks (NY) had 20 points and 5 assists. Anthony Mason (Cha) had 21 points including 7-14 FT and 12 rebounds. Matt Geiger (Cha) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. NY shot 52.2% (36-69) FG and Cha shot 37.1% (26-70) FG. Bobby Phills (Cha, sprained right ankle) did not play. LAL 104, Uta 87 - at LAL Eddie Jones (LAL) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 22 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points including 13-14 FT and 5 assists. Karl Malone 9Uta) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Shandon Anderson (Uta) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, abdominal strain) and Elden Campbell (LAL, neck spasms) did not play. Sea 91, Por 83 - at Por Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Vin Baker (Sea) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Brian Grant (Por) had 19 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. John Crotty (Por) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jim McIlvaine (Sea, flu) and Isaiah Rider (Por, suspended) did not play. Interesting to note that the players with the 5 highest points (all 30 or above) were all on losing teams. Note: I do not list players who are on IR or DNP-CD (coach's decision) for players who did not play.