News from December 4. The NBA named Carmelo Anthony (Den) and Michael Redd (Mil) as Players of the Week. Anthony averaged 36.7 points and 5.2 rebounds as Denver went 2-1. Redd averaged 30.4 points as Milwaukee went 2-1. Bobby Jackson (NO) is expected to be out 2 weeks with a cracked rib. Dallas activated DJ Mbenga and placed Maurice Ager on IL with a sprained right ankle. San Antonio activated Manu Ginobili and placed Jacque Vaughn on IL. Boston activated Allan Ray and placed Wally Szczerbiak on IL with a sprained left ankle. Chicago activated Malik Allen and placed Viktor Khryapa on IL. Was 106, Dal 97 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 38 points and 8 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 14 points and 6 assists. Was shot 49.5% (45-91) FG and Dal shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. Was shot 11-16 FT and Dal shot 25-31 FT. Orl 92, Sac 89 at Sac Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 14 points and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 16 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 14 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left and 7 assists. John Salmons (Sac) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 7 assists. Orl shot 52.9% (37-70) FG and Sac shot 39.5% (30-76) FG. SA 129, GS 89 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brent Barry (SA) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Beno Udrih (SA) had 16 points. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 12 points. Anthony Roberson (GS) had 21 points. SA shot 52.1% (49-94) FG and GS shot 40.7% (37-91) FG. Jason Richardson (GS, sore left knee) did not play. Uta 101, Mil 88 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 30 points on 12-18 FG and 6-10 FT and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 11 points including 3-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Charlie Bell (Mil) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Michael Redd (Mil) had 18 points and 3 steals. Uta shot 50.6% (39-77) FG and Mil shot 38.1% (32-84) FG. LAL 101, Ind 87 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points. Kwame Brown (LAL) had 17 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Saurnas Jasikevicius (Ind) had 16 points and 5 assists. Chi 100, Bos 82 at Chi Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Luol Deng (Chi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 11 points and 3 steals. Ryan Gomes (Bos) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Tony Allen (Bos) had 20 points including 10-13 FG. NY 98, Mem 90 at NY David Lee (NY) had 20 points including 9-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (NY) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Eddy Curry (NY) had 26 points on 9-13 FG and 8-13 FT and 15 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. NY shot 56.2% (36-64) FG and Mem shot 43.4% (33-76) FG.