News from December 17. The NBA named David Lee (GS) and Paul George (Ind) as Players of the Week. Lee averaged 22.8 points and 12.5 rebounds as Golden State went 3-1. George averaged 23.3 points and 7 rebounds as Indiana went 3-0. Indiana recalled Miles Plumlee from the NBADL. Sacramento recalled Tyler Honeycutt from the NBADL. Memphis activated Tony Wroten and placed Josh Selby on IL. Oklahoma City activated Jeremy Lamb. OKC 107, SA 93 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points on 6-18 FG and 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 20 points including 7-10 FG. Tony Parker (SA) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 7 assists. Nando De Colo (SA) had 14 points and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA, left quad contusion) did not play. Mem 80, Chi 71 at Mem Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 10 points including 4-14 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 12 points. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Hou 109, NY 96 at NY James Harden (Hou) had 28 points and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. Carlos Delfino (Hou) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Chris Copeland (NY) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 8 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. J.R. Smith (NY) had 17 points. Patrick Patterson (Hou, bone bruise foot), Carmelo Anthony (NY, sprained left ankle), and Marcus Camby (NY, sore left foot) did not play. LAC 88, Det 76 at Det Blake Griffin (LAC) had 15 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 14 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 15 points. Brandon Knight (Det) had 16 points including 5-16 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Pho 101, Sac 90 at Pho Jared Duley (Pho) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Shannon Brown (Pho) had 22 points on 10-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Luis Scola (Pho) had 14 points on 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Aaron Brooks (Sac) had 12 points. Jimmer Fredette (Sac) had 22 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac, sore knee) did not play. Orl 102, Min 93 at Orl Glen Davis (Orl) had 28 points including 13-17 FG and 5 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 18 points and 7 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 23 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 19 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Orl out-scored Min 28-15 in the 4th quarter. Orl shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Min shot 40.6% (39-96) FG. Josh Howard (Min, hyperextended right knee) and Malcolm Lee (Min, hyperextended right knee) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, December 18 (All times Central) Atlanta at Washington 6:00 pm Toronto at Cleveland 6:00 pm Utah at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Minnesota at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Boston at Chicago 7:00 pm Indiana at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Philadelphia at Dallas 7:30 pm San Antonio at Denver 8:00 pm Charlotte at LA Lakers 9:30 pm New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, December 19 (All times Central) Detroit at Toronto 6:00 pm Brooklyn at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Washington at Orlando 6:00 pm Utah at Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland at Boston 6:30 pm Oklahoma City at Atlanta 6:30 pm Philadelphia at Houston 7:00 pm Charlotte at Phoenix 8:00 pm Milwaukee at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Golden State at Sacramento 9:00 pm New Orleans at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- 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