News from December 27. The NBA suspended Dwyane Wade (Mia) for 1 game for flailing his leg which connected with Ramon Session's (Cha) groin during Wednesday's Mia-Cha game. The NBA fined Dwight Howard (LAL) $35,000 for his flagrant foul against Kenneth Faried (Den) during Wednesday's LAL-Den game. Brooklyn fired head coach Avery Johnson and named assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo as interim coach. Raymond Felton (NY) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a fractured right pinky finger. Denver assigned Quincy Miller to the NBADL. Golden State assigned Kent Bazemore and Jeremy Tyler to the NBADL. Dallas activated Bernard James and placed Rodrigue Beaubois (flu) on IL. Oklahoma City placed Perry Jones and DeAndre Liggins on IL. OKC 111, Dal 105 OT at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 40 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 19 points including 7-10 FG, 17 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points including 7-20 FG, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Kaman (Dal) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Darren Collison (Dal) had 32 points including 13-22 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. LAC 106, Bos 77 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Jordan Crawford (LAC) had 17 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 10 points on 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Wilcox (Bos, sprained right thumb) did not play. Schedule for Friday, December 28 (All times Central) Orlando at Washington 6:00 pm Phoenix at Indiana 6:00 pm Charlotte at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Miami at Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta at Cleveland 6:30 pm Toronto at New Orleans 7:00 pm Denver at Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Houston at San Antonio 7:30 pm LA Clippers at Utah 8:00 pm New York at Sacramento 9:00 pm Portland at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Philadelphia at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, December 29 (All times Central) New Orleans at Charlotte 6:00 pm NBATV Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm Toronto at Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Washington at Chicago 7:00 pm Denver at Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Houston 7:00 pm Phoenix at Minnesota 7:00 pm Miami at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Philadelphia at Portland 9:00 pm Boston at Golden State 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