News from November 21. The NBA came down hard with the suspensions for Friday's Ind-Det brawl that involved players going into the stands and punches being exchanged between players and fans. Ron Artest (Ind) was suspended for the rest of the season (72 games). Stephen Jackson (Ind) was suspended for 30 games. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) was suspended for 25 games. Those total suspensions are upped by 1 game as they do not include Saturday's Ind-Orl game. The Players Association has already stated that they will appeal those 3 suspensions and an arbitrator may eventually reduce the length of those suspensions. All 3 threw punches at fans and Artest and Jackson went into the stands. Anthony Johnson (Ind) was suspended 6 games - he was the player in street clothes who punched a fan on the court right after Artest and the fan had a confrontation. His suspension will not start until he is physically able to play. Ben Wallace (Det) was suspended for 6 games for his two handed shove to Artest's face during the game and for throwing a towel at Artest after the players had been separated. Elden Campbell (Det), Chauncey Billups (Det), Derrick Coleman (Det), and Reggie Miller (Ind) were suspended for 1 game for leaving the bench during the on court altercation between Wallace and Artest. Artest, Jackson, and O'Neal will be listed on a suspended list so Indiana will be able to sign players for their spots while the players are suspended (and, thus, exceed the 15 player roster maximum). Commissioner David Stern: "The penalties issued today deal only with one aspect of this incident that of player misconduct. The actions of the players involved wildly exceeded the professionalism and self-control that should fairly be expected from NBA players. We must affirm that the NBA will strive to exemplify the best that can be offered by professional sports, and not allow our sport to be debased by what seem to be declining expectations for behavior of fans and athletes alike." Stern: "To watch the out-of-control fans in the stands was disgusting. It doesn't excuse our players from going into the stands." The LA Clippers activated Kerry Kittles and placed Lionel Chalmers on IR with left knee tendinitis. New York activated Jamison Brewer and placed Moochie Norris on IR with left Achilles tendinitis. Den 110, Dal 82 at Den Kenyon Martin (Den) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 21 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Greg Buckner (Den) had 28 points including 10-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Devin Harris (Dal) had 15 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 14 points including 5-17 FG. Den shot 50% (41-82) FG and Dal shot 37.6% (32-85) FG. Bos 102, Sea 83 at Bos Gary Payton (Bos) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Ray Allen (Sea) had 21 points and 6 assists. Antonio Daniels (Sea) had 16 points and 5 assists. Bos shot 56.9% (37-65) FG and Sea shot 35.9% (28-78) FG. Pho 122, LAC 111 at LAC Shawn Marion (Pho) had 22 points, 14 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 33 points including 14-23 FG and 7 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 23 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Steve Nash (Pho) had 22 points including 8-10 FG, 18 assists, and 4 steals. Elton Brand (LAC) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Mikki Moore (LAC) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marko Jaric (LAC) had 19 points, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Tor 96, SA 91 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 16 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 10-15 FT, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tor out-scored SA 33-9 in the 4th quarter. Sac 88, Mil 79 at Sac Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Chris Webber (Sac) had 18 points including 7-22 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brad Miller (Sac) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Keith Van Horn (Mil) had 15 points. Michael Redd (Mil) had 16 points including 6-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Hou 97, Por 93 at Por Yao Ming (Hou) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 11 assists. Dikembe Mutombo (Hou) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Zach Randolph (Por) had 28 points and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Det 117, Cha 116 2OT at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and the game winning dunk with 16.5 seconds left and 10 rebounds in 53 minutes. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 13 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 30 points on 5-18 FG and 20-20 FT and 6 assists. Primo Brezec (Cha) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Kapono (Cha) had 25 points. Steve Smith (Cha) had 22 points. Elden Campbell (Det, suspended), Derrick Coleman (Det, suspended), Chauncey Billups (Det, suspended), Ben Wallace (Det, suspended), and Jason Hart (Cha, sprained left ankle) did not play. NY 98, Cle 88 at NY Kurt Thomas (NY) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 24 points and 5 assists. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 12 points, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 25 points including 11-16 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Cle) had 13 points including 5-15 FG, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Mia 93, Phi 83 at Mia Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 19 points on 6-7 FG and 7-12 FT, 12 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 11-13 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Damon Jones (Mia) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Marc Jackson (Phi) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Corliss Williamson (Phi) had 18 points including 8-12 FT. Allen Iverson (Phi, right elbow contusion) and Malik Allen (Mia, back spasms) did not play. LAL 102, Chi 93 at LAL Caron Butler (LAL) had 21 points including 7-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Mihm (LAL) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 29 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 9 turnovers. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 12 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points on 10-16 FG and 4 steals.