News from November 27. The NBA suspended Jason Kidd (Mil coach) for 1 game for confronting a ref and slapping the ball out of the ref's hands during Wednesday's Sac-Mil game. Atlanta activated Kent Bazemore and placed Thabo Sefolosha on IL. Denver activated Joffrey Lauvergne and placed Kenneth Faried (sprained left ankle) on IL. Miami activated Amare Stoudemire and placed Luol Deng on IL. Phoenix activated Eric Bledsoe and placed Cory Jefferson on IL. San Antonio activated Boban Marjanovic and Matt Bonner and placed Tim Duncan (rest) and Manu Ginobili (rest) on IL. LAC 111, NO 90 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Ish Smith (NO) had 15 points including 7-20 FG and 10 assists. Norris Cole (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Min 101, Sac 91 at Sac Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Zach LaVine (Min) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 15 points. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 16 points and 16 assists. Marco Belinelli (Sac) had 17 points. GS 135, Pho 116 at Pho Stephen Curry (GS) had 41 points including 9-16 FG and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 14 points including 4-4 FG, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Leandro Barbosa (GS) had 21 points on 8-9 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 21 points and 5 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 21 points on 9-13 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 28 points including 12-16 FG and 6 rebounds. SA 91, Den 80 at Den Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points on 6-7 FG and 5 assists. Jonathon Simmons (SA) had 12 points and 5 turnovers. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. OKC 103, Det 87 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 34 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 10-10 FT, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 11 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points on 7-8 FG and 4 blocks. Marcus Morris (Det) had 17 points. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. OKC shot 46.8% (37-79) FG and Det shot 34.4% (31-90) FG. OKC out-rebounded Det 58-38. Atl 116, Mem 101 at Mem Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points including 5-7 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 23 points including 11-13 FT and 14 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points. Mike Conley (Mem) had 16 points including 4-13 FG and 9 assists. Vince Carter (Mem) had 14 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Brandan Wright (Mem, sore right knee) and Zach Randolph (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. Hou 116, Phi 114 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 50 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 16-20 FT, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 9 turnovers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 12 points. Robert Covington (Phi) had 28 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 8 steals. Isaiah Canaan (Phi) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Nerlens Noel (Phi, sore right knee) and Kendall Marshall (Phi) did not play. Ind 104, Chi 92 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 33 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) had 15 points including 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jordan Hill (Ind, sore lower back) and Myles Turner (Ind, chip fracture left thumb) did not play. Mia 97, NY 78 at NY Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Gerald Green (Mia) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 11 points including 4-13 FG. Bos 111, Was 78 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 21 points. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 18 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 16 points. Jared Dudley (Was) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Bos shot 43.3% (42-97) FG and Was shot 32.1% (27-84) FG. Orl 114, Mil 90 at Orl Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 22 points including 10-12 FG and 10 assists. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. Jerryd Bayless (Mil) had 17 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Orl shot 52.4% (43-82) FG and Mil shot 41.9% (31-74) FG. Cle 95, Cha 90 at Cha LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points and 13 rebounds. Kevin Love (Cle) had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (Cle) had 13 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 18 points and 3 steals. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 17 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. ---- 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