News from December 10. The NBA named Blake Griffin (LAC) and Josh Smith (Atl) as Players of the Week. Griffin averaged 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Clippers went 4-0. Smith averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta went 3-0. Atlanta activated Dexter Pittman and Josh Harrellson placed Terrel Harris and Udonis Haslem (ill) on IL. Portland activated Victor Claver and Will Barton and placed Nicolas Batum (sore back) on IL. Dal 119, Sac 96 at Dal Chris Kaman (Dal) had 18 points on 9-13 FG. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Darren Collison (Dal) had 15 points on 7-9 FG. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 25 points including 7-12 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Dal shot 55.2% (48-87) FG and Sac shot 44% (37-84) FG. Dominique Jones (Dal, ill) and Tyreke Evans (Sac, sore left knee) did not play. Mia 101, Atl 92 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points including 11-13 FG. Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Mia shot 58.2% (39-67) FG and Atl shot 42.7% (32-75) FG. SA 134, Hou 126 OT at Hou Tony Parker (SA) had 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. Gary Neal (SA) had 29 points on 11-18 FG and 7-10 3-pointers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Omer Asik (Hou) had 21 points including 11-14 FT and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 38 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 12-12 FT and 7 assists. SA out-scored Hou 14-6 in overtime. James Harden (Hou, sprained right ankle) did not play. Phi 104, Det 97 at Phi Evan Turner (Phi) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points including 9-3 FG and 5 steals. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Det) had 22 points. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points including 5-14 FG and 5 assists. Phi shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Det shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Royal Ivey (Phi, strained right groin) and Damien Wilkins (Phi, strained right calf) did not play. GS 104, Cha 96 at Cha David Lee (GS) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 12 points including 3-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 24 points including 9-12 FT and 6 assists. Por 92, Tor 74 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 12 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 16 points including 7-7 FG and 11 rebounds. Sasha Pavlovic (Por) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points. Ed Davis (Tor) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Por shot 0-20 3-pointers and Tor shot 3-21 3-pointers. Wesley Matthews (Por, left hip contusion) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, December 11 (All times Central) New York at Brooklyn 6:00 pm ESPN LA Lakers at Cleveland 6:00 pm Denver at Detroit 6:30 pm Washington at New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Chicago 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Wednesday, December 12 (All times Central) Brooklyn at Toronto 6:00 pm Atlanta at Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland at Indiana 6:00 pm Chicago at Philadelphia 6:30 pm LA Clippers at Charlotte 6:30 pm Golden State at Miami 6:30 pm Dallas at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Washington at Houston 7:00 pm New Orleans at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Denver at Minnesota 7:00 pm Memphis at Phoenix 8:00 pm San Antonio at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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