News from November 11. The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 2 games for his confrontation with SA broadcaster Sean Elliott after Friday's Sac-SA game. Chase Budinger (Min) is out indefinitely with a torn meniscus in his left knee. He is expected to under go surgery and will probably be out 2 months. Cleveland activated Anderson Varejao and placed Luke Harangody on IL. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Terrel Harris on IL. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (NY) 27.3 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.2 James Harden (Hou) 26.5 Rebounds Zach Randolph (Mem) 15.0 Anderson Varejao (Cle) 14.0 Omer Asik (Hou) 12.8 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 13.3 Chris Paul (LAC) 10.7 Jrue Holiday (Phi) 9.5 Bro 82, Orl 74 at Bro Kris Humphries (Bro) had 14 points and 21 rebounds including 6 offensive. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points, 3 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Deron Williams (Bro) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Glen Davis (Orl) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. LAC 89, Atl 76 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 15 points and 8 assists. Caron Butler (LAC) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. LAC shot 8-8 FT and Atl shot 7-16 FT. Mem 104, Mia 86 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 9 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mem) had 25 points including 7-11 3-pointers. LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Mem shot 14-16 FT and Mia shot 22-36 FT. OKC 106, Cle 91 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 8 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 18 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points and 5 assists. OKC shot 54.8% (40-73) FG and Cle shot 41% (34-83) FG. LAL 103, Sac 90 at LAL Metta World Peace (LAL) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 23 points including 7-13 FT, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 15 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jimmer Fredette (Sac) had 18 points including 7-9 FG. LAL shot 23-30 FT and Sac shot 11-14 FT. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, suspended) and Thomas Robinson (Sac, suspended) did not play. Schedule for Monday, November 12 (All times Central) Utah at Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Milwaukee at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Detroit 6:30 pm Boston at Chicago 7:00 pm Miami at Houston 7:00 pm Minnesota at Dallas 7:30 pm Denver at Phoenix 8:00 pm Atlanta at Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, November 13 (All times Central) Washington at Charlotte 6:00 pm New York at Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto at Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Portland at Sacramento 9:00 pm San Antonio at LA Lakers 9:30 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