News from November 26. The NBA named Tim Duncan (SA) and Al Horford (Atl) as Players of the Week. Duncan averaged 22 points and 12.8 rebounds as San Antonio went 3-1. Horford averaged 16.5 points and 9.8 rebounds as Atlanta went 4-0. Bro 96, NY 89 OT at Bro Gerald Wallace (Bro) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 blocks. Deron Williams (Bro) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 35 points including 10-16 FT and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 28 points including 12-13 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jason Kidd (NY, lower back spasms) did not play. SA 118, Was 92 at Was Tiago Splitter (SA) had 15 points including 4-5 FG, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Boris Diaw (SA) had 16 points including 6-7 FG. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 19 points including 9-16 FG. SA shot 56.3% (45-80) FG and Was shot 41.1% (37-90) FG. Nene (Was, sore left foot) did not play. Det 108, Por 101 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Det) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kyle Singler (Det) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 32 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points and 3 steals. Det shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Por shot 42.4% (36-85) FG. Mil 93, Chi 92 at Chi Beno Udrih (Mil) had 11 points and 6 assists. Ekpe Udoh (Mil) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Chi) had 30 points. Mil out-scored Chi 30-12 in the 4th quarter (and 42-14 over the last 15 minutes of the game). Mem 84, Cle 78 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points including 8-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 22 rebounds including 8 offensive. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 15 points including 5-16 FG. Mem out-scored Cle 22-9 in the 4th quarter. Mike Conley (Mem, flu) did not play. OKC 114, Cha 69 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 18 points including 6-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 12 points and 11 assists. Hasheem Thabeet (OKC) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 10 rebounds. Jeff Taylor (Cha) had 10 points and 4 steals. OKC shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and Cha shot 29.1% (23-79) FG. OKC out-scored Cha 64-24 in the 1st half (and held a 79-25 lead 5 minutes into the 3rd quarter). Uta 105, Den 103 at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 28 points on 10-15 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Uta) had 15 points and 6 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points including 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Maurice Williams (Uta, sprained right foot) did not play. NO 105, LAC 98 at LAC Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 17 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jason Smith (NO) had 17 points. Caron Butler (LAC) had 33 points including 9-15 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 points on 9-14 FG, 8 assists, and 4 steals. NO shot 18-23 FT and LAC shot 6-11 FT. Anthony Davis (NO, stress reaction left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, November 27 (All times Central) Dallas at Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV Phoenix at Cleveland 6:00 pm Toronto at Houston 7:00 pm Minnesota at Sacramento 9:00 pm Indiana at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, November 28 (All times Central) Portland at Washington 6:00 pm San Antonio at Orlando 6:00 pm Brooklyn at Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Charlotte at Atlanta 6:30 pm Phoenix at Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas at Chicago 7:00 pm New York at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Toronto at Memphis 7:00 pm Utah at New Orleans 7:00 pm Houston at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html