News from December 12. The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game for striking O.J. Mayo (Dal) in the groin area during Monday's Sac-Dal game. The NBA issued a flopping warning to Zaza Pachulia (Atl) for his flop during Friday's Atl-Was game. Kyle Lowry (Tor) is expected to be out 10 days with a tear in his right triceps. Atlanta activated Kyle Korver and placed DeShawn Stevenson on IL. Brooklyn activated Tornike Shengelia and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL. Dallas activated Shawn Marion. Detroit assigned Khris Middleton and Kim English to the NBADL. Indiana activated Orlando Johnson and placed Miles Plumlee on IL. Miami activated Udonis Haslem and placed Josh Harrellson on IL. Milwaukee activated Mike Dunleavy and placed Ekpe Udoh on IL. Toronto activated Quincy Acy and placed Andrea Bargnani (ligament tear right elbow) on IL. Bos 117, Dal 115 2OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 34 points including 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers in 53 minutes. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists in 52 minutes. Darron Collison (Dal) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Jae Crowder (Dal, ill) did not play. GS 97, Mia 95 at Mia David Lee (GS) had 22 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Klay Thompson (GS) had 27 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 20 points on 9-14 FG. LeBron James (Mia) had 31 points and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 13 rebounds. Atl 86, Orl 80 at Orl Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points and 3 steals. Arron Affalo (Orl) had 16 points. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 13 points. OKC 92, NO 88 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 35 points including 12-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points including 4-14 FG and 9 assists. Kevin Martin (OKC) ha 17 points and 6 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brian Roberts (NO) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. OKC shot 25-32 FT and NO shot 13-16 FT. Uta 99, SA 96 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 21 points. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers,, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points, 21 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points and 7 assists. Min 108, Den 105 at Min Andrei Kirilenko (Min) had 18 points and 4 steals. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.J. Barea (Min) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 26 points on 10-16 FG and 6-10 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 17 points and 11 assists. Josh Howard (Min, ill) did not play. Pho 82, Mem 80 at Pho Jared Dudley (Pho) had 15 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Shannon Brown (Pho) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Bro 94, Tor 88 at Tor Andray Blatche (Bro) had 14 points and 9 rebound. Deron Williams (Bro) had 12 points on 5-16 FG. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Ed Davis (Tor) had 24 points including 11-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 15 points including 6-6 FG. Linas Kleiza (Tor, sore right knee), Kyle Lowry (Tor, right triceps injury), and Amir Johnson (Tor, suspended) did not play. Chi 96, Phi 89 at Phi Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 21 points including 7-10 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chi shot 24-26 FT and Phi shot 5-11 FT. Royal Ivey (Phi, strep throat) and Damien Wilkins (Phi, strained right calf) did not play. LAC 100, Cha 94 at Cha Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 19 points. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points and 6 assists. Hou 99, Was 93 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Omer Asik (Hou) had 9 points and 16 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 31 points, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Emeka Okafor (Was) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points and 6 assists. Trevor Ariza (Was, strained left calf) and A.J. Price (Was, fractured right hand) did not play. Mil 98, Sac 85 at Mil Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 19 points including 8-21 FG. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. John Salmons (Sac) had 16 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Larry Sanders (Mil, ill) and DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, suspended) did not play. Ind 96, Cle 81 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. George Hill (Ind) had 17 points including 5-16 FG and 7 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Cle) had 28 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Samardo Samuels (Cle) had 10 points. Omri Casspi (Cle, gastroenteritis) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, December 13 (All times Central) Charlotte at Atlanta 6:30 pm LA Lakers at New York 7:00 pm TNT San Antonio at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, December 14 (All times Central) Dallas at Toronto 6:00 pm LA Lakers at Washington 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Indiana 6:00 pm Detroit at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Cleveland 6:30 pm Golden State at Orlando 7:00 pm Minnesota at New Orleans 7:00 pm Boston at Houston 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Utah at Phoenix 8:00 pm Memphis at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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