News from December 29. The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week. Bryant averaged 30 points and 5.5 rebounds as the Lakers went 4-0. James averaged 26 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 6.7 assists as Cleveland went 3-0. The NBA suspended Ricky Davis (LAC) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. New Jersey assigned Sean Williams to the NBADL. Utah activated Mehmet Okur and placed Jarron Collins on IL. Houston activated Tracy McGrady. Oklahoma City activated Nick Collison and Johan Petro and placed Steven Hill and Joe Smith (sore right leg) on IL. Atl 109, Den 91 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 16 points including 4-17 FG. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 19 points. Nene (Den, stiff neck) did not play. Det 88, Orl 82 at Det Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Det) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 23 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Det shot 19-29 FT and Orl shot 9-14 FT. Min 108, Mem 98 OT at Min Al Jefferson (Min) had 38 points on 16-25 FG and 6-11 FT and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Randy Foye (Min) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 17 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 19 points including 5-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 23 points including 10-17 FG. Chi 100, NJ 87 at NJ Derrick Rose (Chi) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 13 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Larry Hughes (Chi) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 26 points including 10-14 FT, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (NJ) had 31 points including 11-19 FG. Luol Deng (Chi, sprained left ankle), Drew Gooden (Chi, sprained right ankle), and Keyon Dooling (NJ, sore right hip) did not play. Was 89, Hou 87 at Hou Antawn Jamison (Was) had 30 points and 12 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 14 points. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ron Artest (Hou) had 20 points and 6 turnovers. Caron Butler (Was, sprained left ankle) did not play. Pho 110, OKC 102 at OKC Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 28 points on 10-12 FG and 8-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 20 points. Matt Barnes (Pho) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 18 points on 5-17 FG and 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jeff Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points including 12-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Goran Dragic (Pho) did not play. Uta 112, Phi 95 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 27 points including 11-18 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. GS 117, Tor 111 at GS Stephen Jackson (GS) had 30 points including 10-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in 48 minutes. Marco Belinelli (GS) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 13 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 30 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 16 assists. Schedule for Tuesday, December 30 (All times Central) New York @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Miami 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Memphis 7:00 pm Washington @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Dallas 7:30 pm Milwaukee @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Boston @ Portland 9:00 pm LA Clippers @ Sacramento 9:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html