News from January 28. The NBA suspended Stephen Jackson (Mil) for 1 game for verbally abusing the ref and failure to leave the court in a timely manner during Friday's Mil-Chi game. Chicago released Mike James. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 30.0 LeBron James (Mia) 29.2 Kevin Durant (OKC) 26.3 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 15.6 Kevin Love (Min) 13.8 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 12.5 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 9.9 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 9.4 Ricky Rubio (Min) 8.8 Mil 100, LAL 89 at Mil Drew Gooden (Mil) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Ersan Ilysova (Mil) had 15 points including 7-9 FG. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 15 points including 6-8 FG. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 12 points on 6-18 FG, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Stephen Jackson (Mil, suspended) did not play. Pho 86, Mem 84 at Pho Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 13 points including 6-17 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Steve Nash (Pho) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 20 points including the game winning free throws with 3.3 seconds left, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Uta 96, Sac 93 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 20 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 31 points including 12-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Phi 95, Det 74 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 14 points and 3 blocks. Louis Williams (Phi) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points including 6-19 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Austin Daye (Det) had 12 points. Phi shot 48.7% (38-78) FG and Det shot 34.9% (29-83) FG. Spencer Hawes (Phi, strained left Achilles), Will Bynum (Det, strained right foot), and Ben Gordon (Det, sore left shoulder) did not play. Hou 97, NY 84 at Hou Jordan Hill (Hou) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 11 rebounds. Chase Budinger (Hou) had 19 points. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 23 points and 3 steals. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Hou shot 49.4% (38-77) FG and NY shot 38.2% (34-89) FG. Was 102, Cha 99 at Cha JaVale McGee (Was) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 13 points and 10 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 21 points and 10 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. D.J. Augustin (Cha, right big toe inflammation), Gerald Henderson (Cha, lower back contusion), and D.J. White (Cha, left knee contusion) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 29 (All times Central) Chicago at Miami 2:30 pm ABC Cleveland at Boston 5:00 pm Toronto at New Jersey 5:00 pm Indiana at Orlando 5:00 pm San Antonio at Dallas 5:30 pm ESPN Atlanta at New Orleans 6:00 pm LA Lakers at Minnesota 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Denver 7:00 pm Schedule for Monday, January 30 (All times Central) Orlando at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Chicago at Washington 6:00 pm NBATV New Orleans at Miami 6:30 pm Detroit at Milwaukee 7:00 pm San Antonio at Memphis 7:00 pm Minnesota at Houston 7:00 pm Portland at Utah 8:00 pm Dallas at Phoenix 8:00 pm Oklahoma City at LA Clippers 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