News from January 9. The NBA suspended Carmelo Anthony (NY) for 1 game for attempting to confront Kevin Garnett (Bos) in the tunnel area following Monday's Bos-NY game. Kevin Love (Min) is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. He is expected to undergo surgery on his right hand in which he has 2 broken bones. Anderson Varejao (Cle) is scheduled to undergo surgery on Thursday to repair a torn muscle near his right knee. He is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. Portland recalled Nolan Smith and Will Barton from the NBADL. Miami signed Jarvis Varnado to a 10-day contract. Atlanta activated Devin Harris and placed DeShawn Stevenson on IL. Dallas activated Brandan Wright and placed Jared Cunningham and Bernard James on IL. Utah activated Kevin Murphy and placed Maurice Williams (right thumb surgery) on IL. LAC 99, Dal 93 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 15 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 16 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Darren Collison (Dal) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 6 assists. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 17 points and 3 steals. NO 88, Hou 79 at NO Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 17 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Smith (NO) had 17 points, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Roger Mason (NO) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 9 points on 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 25 points and 7 turnovers. SA 108, LAL 105 at SA Tiago Splitter (SA) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 14 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points and 5 assists. Metta World Peace (LAL) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 steals. Earl Clark (LAL) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 13 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL, concussion), Jordan Hill (LAL, injured left hip), and Dwight Howard (LAL, shoulder injury) did not play. Bos 87, Pho 79 at Bos Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 12 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Terry (Bos) had 13 points on 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Green (Bos) had 14 points. Luis Scola (Pho) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 14 points including 6-17 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tor 90, Phi 72 at Tor Ed Davis (Tor) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 16 points. Linas Kleiza (Tor, sore right knee), Terrence Rose (Tor, sprained left ankle), and Kwame Brown (Phi, personal reasons) did not play. OKC 106, Min 84 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 19 points including 4-12 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Alexey Shved (Min) had 18 points and 7 turnovers. J.J. Barea (Min, back spasms), Malcolm Lee (Min, hyperextended right knee), and Kevin Love (Min, fractured right hand) did not play. Uta 112, Cha 102 at Cha Paul Millsap (Uta) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 14 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Cha) had 20 points. Marvin Williams (Uta, right knee inflammation) did not play. Den 108, Orl 105 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 19 rebounds including 9 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 19 points and 8 assists. Andre Miller (Den) had 18 points. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 20 points and 8 assists. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Den shot 22-36 FT and Orl shot 9-10 FT. Gustavo Ayon (Orl, right thigh contusion) and E'Twaun Moore (Orl, sprained left elbow) did not play. Mil 104, Chi 96 at Chi Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 35 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Luol Deng (Chi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, injured right elbow) did not play. Mem 94, GS 87 at GS Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Josh Selby (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. Cle 99, Atl 83 at Cle Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 15 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 11 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 33 points including 11-15 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 3 steals. Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 8 assists. Cle shot 13-20 FT and Atl shot 2-5 FT. C.J. Miles (Cle, back spasms), Luke Walton (Cle, personal reasons) and Anthony Morrow (Atl, strained right hip) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, January 10 (All times Central) New York @ Indiana 7:00 pm TNT Dallas @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Miami @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 11 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Toronto 6:00 pm Houston @ Boston 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Utah @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Chicago @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN San Antonio @ Memphis 7:00 pm Minnesota @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Detroit @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Cleveland @ Denver 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Portland @ Golden State 9:30 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