News from December 11. The NBA suspended Amir Johnson (Tor) for 1 game for throwing his mouthpiece at a ref following his ejection during Monday's Tor-Por game. Dallas assigned Jared Cunningham to the NBADL. Cleveland activated Kyrie Irving. LAC 94, Chi 89 at Chi Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 18 points and 3 steals. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 14 points. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 24 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marco Belinelli (Chi) had 18 points including 6-22 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cle 100, LAL 94 at Cle Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. C.J. Miles (Cle) had 28 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 19 points on 3-9 FG and 13-22 FT, 20 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 42 points on 16-28 FG and 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Pau Gasol (LAL, tendinitis both knees) did not play. NY 100, Bro 97 at Bro Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 45 points on 15-24 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NY) had 18 points including 6-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. J.R. Smith (NY) had 16 points. Reggie Evans (Bro) had 5 points and 18 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 23 points including 9-13 FG. Deron Williams (Bro) had 18 points and 10 assists. NY shot 14-28 3-pointers and Bro shot 4-18 3-pointers. Marcus Camby (NY, sore left foot) did not play. Den 101, Det 94 at Det Ty Lawson (Den) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 12 points including 3-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Den) had 15 points. Jason Maxiell (Det) had 18 points including 6-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Brandon Knight (Det) had 20 points and 5 assists. Was 77, NO 70 at NO Jordan Crawford (Was) had 26 points including 9-24 FG and 6 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Nene (Was) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 17 points on 7-21 FG and 3-12 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Trevor Ariza (Was, strained left calf) and A.J. Price (Was, fracture right hand) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, December 12 (All times Central) Brooklyn at Toronto 6:00 pm Atlanta at Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland at Indiana 6:00 pm Chicago at Philadelphia 6:30 pm LA Clippers at Charlotte 6:30 pm Golden State at Miami 6:30 pm Dallas at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Washington at Houston 7:00 pm New Orleans at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Denver at Minnesota 7:00 pm Memphis at Phoenix 8:00 pm San Antonio at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, December 13 (All times Central) Charlotte at Atlanta 6:30 pm LA Lakers at New York 7:00 pm TNT San Antonio at Portland 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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