News from November 8. The NBA suspended Vince Carter (Dal) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Steven Adams (OKC) during Wednesday's Dal-OKC game. The NBA fined Mario Chalmers (Mia) $15,000 for his forearm to the throat on Blake Griffin (LAC) during Thursday's Mia-LAC game. Charlotte head coach Steve Clifford underwent a heart procedure to insert two stents and is out indefinitely. Assistant coach Patrick Ewing will fill in during Clifford's recovery. The LA Lakers activated Ryan Kelly and placed Elias Harris on IL. New York activated Cole Aldrich and placed Tyson Chandler (fractured right fibula) on IL. Portland activated Joel Freeman and placed Victor Claver on IL. Toronto activated Steve Novak and placed Austin Daye on IL. Min 116, Dal 108 at Min Corey Brewer (Min) had 17 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 32 points including 12-21 FG, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kevin Martin (Min) had 32 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points including 9-24 FG. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Min shot 26-30 FT and Dal shot 10-15 FT. Derrick Williams (Min, back spasms) and Vince Carter (Dal, suspended) did not play. NY 101, Cha 91 at Cha Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Raymond Felton (NY) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 5 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 28 points including 8-22 FG and 5 assists. NY shot 5-9 FT and Cha shot 26-30 FT. J.R. Smith (NY, suspended) did not play. Ind 91, Tor 84 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 23 points including 7-21 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Tor) had 30 points, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Bos 91, Orl 89 at Orl Brandon Bass (Bos) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Bos) had 13 points and 5 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl, sprained left ankle) and Solomon Jones (Orl, torn left lateral meniscus) did not play. Phi 94, Cle 79 at Phi Evan Turner (Phi) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 18 points. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 16 rebounds including 9 offensive. Phi shot 47.6% (40-84) FG and Cle shot 33.3% (30-90) FG. Kwame Brown (Phi, strained right hamstring) and Daniel Orton (Phi, sore right knee) did not play. Was 112, Bro 108 OT at Was Bradley Beal (Was) had 29 points. Nene (Was) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 17 points including 4-14 FG, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. OKC 119, Det 110 at Det Kevin Durant (OKC) had 37 points on 9-15 FG and 17-19 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points on 5-19 FG and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Steven Adams (OKC) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Josh Smith (Det) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 20 points, 15 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 3 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Chi 97, Uta 73 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points including 7-9 FG, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 10 points including 3-10 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chi shot 52.8% (38-72) FG and Uta shot 29.4% (25-85) FG. NO 96, LAL 85 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 32 points on 12-18 FG and 8-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 13 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Eric Gordon (NO) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAL) had 16 points. Steve Blake (LAL) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Steve Nash (LAL, rest) did not play. SA 76, GS 74 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 13 points including 6-8 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points including 4-10 FT and 5 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Toney Douglas (GS) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS, bruised left ankle) did not play. Pho 114, Den 103 at Pho Miles Plumlee (Pho) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 17 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 28 points including 10-13 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jordan Hamilton (Den) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ty Lawson (Den) had 29 points and 3 steals. Pho out-scored Den 30-16 in the 4th quarter. Por 104, Sac 91 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 35 points including 9-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 7 assists. Schedule for Saturday, November 9 (All times Central) Utah at Toronto 6:00 pm Orlando at Atlanta 6:30 pm Indiana at Brooklyn 6:30 pm NBATV Philadelphia at Cleveland 6:30 pm Boston at Miami 6:30 pm LA Clippers at Houston 7:00 pm Golden State at Memphis 7:00 pm Dallas at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Portland at Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, November 10 (All times Central) San Antonio at New York 11:00 am Washington at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm New Orleans at Phoenix 7:00 pm Minnesota at LA Lakers 8:30 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