SCOREBOARD
Thursday, Jan. 3
San Antonio at Denver (9 p.m. EST). Fabricio Oberto scored 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting and had 13 rebounds in the Spurs’ 102-91 win over the Nuggets on Dec. 15.
SUSPENDED
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom was suspended for one game without pay Tuesday for committing a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter of his team’s 110-91 loss to Boston on Sunday night. Odom threw himself into Ray Allen and knocked the Boston guard to the floor with 2:56 remaining and the outcome already decided.
ROAD WEARY
Phoenix has played 19 of its first 31 games on the road, including Sunday’s 117-102 victory at Sacramento, but will begin a stretch of five of six at US Airways Center Thursday night against Seattle. The Suns lead the Pacific Division with a 22-9 record, including a 9-3 mark at home.
SPEAKING
“I’ve never had any bad history with Lamar. After the play happened, a couple of his teammates came back on the floor and just wanted to make sure I was all right. … It was just uncalled for.” – Boston’s Ray Allen on the one-game suspension given to Lakers forward Lamar Odom on Tuesday. Odom was assessed a flagrant foul, penalty two, after throwing himself into Allen late in Sunday night’s game.