TWO MINUTES: A special shout-out to reader CMS, who pointed out a mistake in the answer to last week’s trivia question. We had the Heat as the only team without an international; it was actually the Sixers. Sorry, folks. … You’ve probably noticed that the Timberwolves are doing a pretty good job of hanging around thus far without Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio, their two most indispensible players. Over the weekend, however, the attrition began to add up. J.J. Barea is out with a foot injury, Brandon Roy 
has developed knee soreness and Chase Budinger is out indefinitely with a meniscus tear in his left knee that requires surgery. The latter injury occurred in Saturday’s loss at Chicago and has some Wolves grumbling. “They were fouling and just pushed him,” teammate Luke Ridnour said. “Gave him a little extra shove. That’s how they play. Lot of pushing. Lot of fouling. You’ve just got to play through it.” … The Thunder debuted their alternate jersey Friday. They may want to consider an alternate to the alternate, which looks like it belongs to an AAU team. … Is Lamar Odom done? Coming off last season’s disaster in Dallas – where he sulked until he was basically paid to leave the team – he caught a huge break when he was dealt to the Clippers and back to his comfort zone of Los Angeles. But the tabloids have rumors of an impending divorce from his inexplicably famous wife Khloe Kardashian. On the court, he looks woefully out of shape and out of sync and has 11 points on 5-of-24 shooting with no free throws in 77 minutes. You get the feeling that once Grant Hill returns, Odom will be collecting DNP-CDs on the end of the Clippers’ very deep bench. … Bucks forward Larry Sanders has started the season with five straight double-digit scoring games. He had three last season. … In Monday’s 25-point dusting of the Suns, the Heat had 33 assists on 47 baskets and eight different players make 3-pointers, sinking 15-of-26 overall. The ball movement had Phoenix guard Jared Dudley shaking his head in amazement. “I thought that was probably the most unselfish team I’ve ever played against since I’ve been in the NBA,” he said. “It was drive, kick, swing, penetrate, flare, and they were hitting everyone. Even when someone had a good shot they would make an extra pass for someone to have an even better shot.” … When Warriors center Andris Biedrins went 2-of-2 from the line Saturday – drawing wild, incredulous cheers from the Oracle Arena crowd – it marked the first time since Jan. 26, 2011 that he attempted at least two foul shots and did not miss. … Lakers center Dwight Howard already has missed 40 free throws, which is as many as all but five players have attempted. … Think the Pacers miss Danny Granger? Aside from a blowout loss to San Antonio, every one of Indiana’s games have been decided by four points or less or in overtime. All-Star center Roy Hibbert is shooting 38 percent from the field. In Friday’s loss at Minnesota, Sam Young started in Granger’s spot and offered up 11 scoreless minutes. Gerald Green finished in Granger’s spot and let Chase Budinger beat him backdoor for the winning layup with less than a second to go. “Our margin for error is very small,” Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. “We’ve got young and inexperienced players in there at crunch time. We dropped a couple of games because of it. That’s what we’re trying to overcome without Danny Granger.” … Magic starters attempted no free throws in Friday’s 39-point home loss to the Nets. … Miami’s LeBron James had 21 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in Saturday’s win over Atlanta, marking the 20th time he has missed a triple-double by one rebound or assist. “I am cursed,” he joked.
Trivia Answer: Russell Westbrook with 313. … Happy 45th Birthday, Gerald Glass. … Lookalikes: Knicks guard Pablo Prigioni and Spike Lee film favorite Roger Guenveur Smith. … Spurs analyst Sean Elliott should be suspended for treating objectivity in a hostile manner.
Chris Bernucca is the deputy editor of SheridanHoops.com. His columns appear Monday during the season. You can follow him on Twitter.