Last night

Daniel Gibson went absolutely nuts in the first half for Cleveland, scoring 11 points in his first five minutes on the court en route to a 96-79 victory over visiting Charlotte. D-Gib led all scorers in the game, dropping in 25 points including a hefty 4-of-6 line from behind the arc. On the other side of the court, rookie D.J. Augustin hit double-digits with 12 points for the Bobcats in his NBA debut. The little point guard picked up where he left off in college, working his way to the charity stripe for six attempts, all of which he made.

Tonight

If you aren’t escorting your little ghouls and goblins around the neighborhood or checking out Saw 37 at the megaplex, there’s a ton of NBA action on tap tonight. Costumes not included.

LaMarcus Aldridge and the Trail Blazers hope to bounce back from the thumping they received at the hands of the Lakers on opening night, but the road doesn’t get any easier when the Spurs visit the Rose Garden. Portland will be without big man Greg Oden, who played about 2.7 seconds on Tuesday night before his bones disintegrated into a pile of dust. Front office brass will not confirm the rumor that Abe Vigoda has been signed to replace him. (9:30 PM CDT, ESPN)

In action already underway, the 76ers lead the Knicks at halftime, but former Horn Royal Ivey has yet to see the court.