News from November 8. The NBA suspended Darrell Arthur (Den) for 1 game for shoving Dion Waiters (Cle) during Friday's Den-Cle game. Ricky Rubio (Min) is out indefinitely with a severe sprained left ankle. The injury occurred during Friday's Min-Orl game. Keith Smart (Bos) is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a sprained left ankle. Boston activated Dwight Powell and placed Rajon Rondo on IL. Rondo underwent minor surgery to remove a screw from his left hand. Golden State activated Justin Holiday and placed David Lee (strained left hamstring) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Glen Davis and placed Ekpe Udoh on IL. Miami activated Danny Granger and placed Justin Hamilton on IL. New Orleans activated John Salmons and placed Luke Babbitt on IL. Stat Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.6 Stephen Curry (GS) 27.6 James Harden (Hou) 24.5 Rebounds Anthony Davis (NO) 12.8 Nikola Vucevic (Orl) 12.3 Andrew Bogut (GS) 11.8 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 11.8 Assists Chris Paul (LAC) 10.5 John Wall (Was) 8.7 Jeff Teague (Atl) 8.2 LAC 106, Por 102 at LAC Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points including 8-24 FG and 6 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 30 points including 11-13 FG. Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points and 11 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points including 7-22 FG and 10 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Por) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Was 97, Ind 90 at Ind John Wall (Was) had 18 points and 4 steals. Nene (Was) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Solomon Hill (Ind) had 28 points including 7-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Copeland (Ind) had 14 points including 6-19 FG and 1-10 3-pointers. C.J. Miles (Ind, migraine), Rodney Stuckey (Ind, sore left foot), and David West (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. Atl 103, NY 96 at Atl Kyle Korver (Atl) had 27 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 11 points including 3-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 19 points and 7 assists. Atl shot 28-36 FT and NY shot 8-11 FT. Pablo Prigioni (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mia 102, Min 92 at Mia Luol Deng (Mia) had 14 points. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 11-16 FG and 8 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Mia shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and Min shot 40.2% (35-87) FG. Bos 106, Chi 101 at Chi Evan Turner (Bos) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 14 points. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Chi) had 26 points including 9-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. GS 98, Hou 87 at Hou Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 13-19 FG and 6-9 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 8 points, 18 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Draymond Green (GS) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 22 points including 8-24 FG and 1-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Canaan (Hou) had 21 points and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou, flu) did not play. Mil 93, Mem 92 at Mil Brandon Knight (Mil) had 14 points including the game winning 3-point play with 1.1 seconds left, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 18 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 22 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 10-11 FT. Mil shot 45.5% (40-88) FG and Mem shot 35.4% (29-82) FG. Mil shot 8-11 FT and Mem shot 31-34 FT. NO 100, SA 99 at SA Tyreke Evans (NO) had 18 points and 5 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points including 10-17 FG and the game winning layup with 6.6 seconds left, 11 rebounds, 4 steals, and 6 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 15 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 5 turnovers. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. NO shot 12-14 FT and SA shot 22-29 FT. Marco Belinelli (SA, strained right groin) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, November 9 (All times Central) Orlando @ Brooklyn 2:30 pm Utah @ Detroit 5:00 pm Sacramento @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm Miami @ Dallas 6:30 pm NBATV Golden State @ Phoenix 7:00 pm Denver @ Portland 8:00 pm Charlotte @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, November 10 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Utah @ Indiana 6:00 pm Atlanta @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Detroit @ Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio @ 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