News archive: Thursday, January 02, 2014
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Suspensions & fines
The Nuggets have suspended point guard Andre Miller for two games for conduct detrimental to the team, general manager Tim Connelly announced Thursday.
NBA awards
Raptors' Dwane Casey and Suns' Jeff Hornacek were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in December.
Stats
NBA stats summary for games played in December, 2013.
News
Both Brandon Bass and Jeff Green aren't overly concerned with their talked-about-tiff that occurred in the Celtics' 92-91 loss to Atlanta.
Injuries
Forward Arnett Moultrie is getting very close to suiting up for the 76ers for the first time this season after having been sidelined since training camp.
Injuries
For the first time since a brief, failed November comeback, Suns rookie center Alex Len practiced with the Suns on the first day of 2014.
NCAA news:
Georgia Tech sophomore big man Robert Carter tore his meniscus in Sunday's game at Charlotte and is out indefinitely.
News
Denver Nuggets coach Brian Shaw has announced his plans to trim the rotation of players.
NBA games
DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points, Kyle Lowry had 13 points and a season-high 14 assists and the Raptors extended their season-best winning streak to four games.
NCAA news:
Oklahoma State backup point guard Stevie Clark reportedly was arrested for possession of marijuana on Wednesday morning.
NBA games
Blake Griffin scored 13 of his 31 points in the final 7:05 and Jared Dudley got 11 of his 20 points in the third quarter, leading the Clippers over the Bobcats.
NCAA news:
When inexperience and a Top 25 college basketball program meet, it's usually the veterans that pull through. SDSU proved that with a win over Colorado State.
NBA games
The Sixers slogged their way through the foulfest a lot better than the struggling Nuggets and won, 114-102. They won their second straight game.
NBA games
The Mavs were able to establish enough consistency during the game’s critical moments to triumph over the Washington Wizards 87-78.
NCAA news:
Kadeem Jack had 18 points and Junior Etou scored the go-ahead basket with 40 seconds to play to lift Rutgers to a 71-66 win over Temple on Wednesday night.