News from February 27. The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game and fined him $20,000 for throwing a punch at Patrick Beverley (Hou) and berating the refs during Tuesday's Sac-Hou game. Milwaukee reached a buyout agreement with Caron Butler and released him. Sacramento reached a buyout agreement with Jimmer Fredette and released him. Atlanta signed Mike Muscala and released Dexter Pittman. New York signed Earl Clark and Shannon Brown to a 10-day contract. Washington placed Glen Rice on IL. Ind 101, Mil 96 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 24 points including 10-16 FG and 12 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 3 steals. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 23 points and 5 assists. Ind shot 19-22 FT and Mil shot 8-11 FT. Ekpe Udoh (Mil, right knee swelling) did not play. Was 134, Tor 129 3OT at Tor Trevor Ariza (Was) had 16 points and 10 rebounds in 50 minutes. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 31 points including 7-11 FT, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks in 51 minutes. John Wall (Was) had 31 points including 12-20 FG, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 34 points including 12-14 FT and 6 assists in 57 minutes. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 18 points including 6-18 FG, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals in 54 minutes. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 26 points on 11-19 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Seraphin (Was, sore right knee) did not play. Mia 108, NY 82 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 31 points including 13-19 FG. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points including 10-13 FG. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 11 points. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 29 points and 7 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 19 points and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mia shot 60.8% (45-74) FG and NY shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. Bro 112, Den 89 at Den Paul Pierce (Bro) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 10 points including 3-11 FG. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Bro out-scored Den 29-8 in the 1st quarter. Bro shot 47.6% (39-82) FG and Den shot 37.5% (30-80) FG. Darrell Arthur (Den, left hip strain), Wilson Chandler (Den, right knee sprain), Ty Lawson (Den, left rib fracture), and Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. Schedule for Friday, February 28 (All times Central) Utah @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Memphis @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Golden State @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Chicago @ Dallas 7:30 pm Charlotte @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Sacramento @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm New Orleans @ Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, March 1 (All times Central) Orlando @ Miami 6:30 pm Washington @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Detroit @ Houston 7:00 pm Indiana @ Boston 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Cleveland @ Memphis 8:00 pm Denver @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Minnesota @ Sacramento 9:00 pm New Orleans @ LA Clippers 9:30 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