News from October 29. Boston suspended Jared Sullinger for 1 game for his off the court problems (he was arrested for domestic abuse, but the charges were dropped). Utah exercised their 14-15 options for Alec Burks and Enes Kanter. Gersson Rosas resigned as GM for Dallas. He had held the position for only 3 months. Portland released Dee Bost, Richard Howell, and E.J. Singler. Minnesota released Chris Johnson. Indiana placed Danny Granger (strained left calf) on IL. The LA Clippers placed Maalik Wayns on IL. The LA Lakers placed Kobe Bryant (Achilles surgery) and Elias Harris on IL. Miami placed Roger Mason Jr. and Greg Oden on IL. Orlando placed Glen Davis (left foot rehab) and Hedo Turkoglu on IL. Mia 107, Chi 95 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 13 points and 5 steals. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 31 points including 13-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 20 points and 5 steals. LAL 116, LAC 103 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 16 points and 6 assists. Xavier Henry (LAL) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 17 points including 8-10 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 steals. LAL out-scored LAC 41-24 in the 4th quarter. Ind 97, Orl 87 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. David West (Ind) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Maurice Harkless (Orl) had 14 points. Andrew Nicholson (Orl) had 18 points including 8-10 FG. Ind shot 22-32 FT and Orl shot 6-10 FT. Tobias Harris (Orl, sprained left ankle) and Doron Lamb (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, October 30 (All times Central) Brooklyn at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Miami at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Boston at Toronto 6:00 pm Washington at Detroit 6:30 pm Milwaukee at New York 6:30 pm Charlotte at Houston 7:00 pm Orlando at Minnesota 7:00 pm Indiana at New Orleans 7:00 pm Atlanta at Dallas 7:30 pm Memphis at San Antonio 7:30 pm Oklahoma City at Utah 8:00 pm Portland at Phoenix 9:00 pm Denver at Sacramento 9:00 pm LA Lakers at Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Thursday, October 31 (All times Central) New York at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Golden State at LA Clippers 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