News from December 31. The NBA named Greivis Vasquez (NO) and Monta Ellis (Mil) as Players of the Week. Vasquez averaged 21 points and 10 assists as New Orleans went 2-1. Ellis averaged 21.3 points, 8.3 assists, and 4 steals as Milwaukee went 2-1. Minnesota signed Lazar Hayward. Brooklyn activated Kris Humphries and placed Gerald Wallace (sore knee) on IL. Cleveland recalled Samardo Samuels from the NBADL. Dallas recalled Jared Cunningham from the NBADL. Memphis recalled Tony Wroten from the NBADL and activated him and placed Quincy Pondexter on IL. Pondexter is out indefinitely with a sprained MCL. Miami activated Udonis Haslem and placed Terrel Harris on IL. Oklahoma City recalled Perry Jones and DeAndre Liggins from the NBADL and activated them. Phoenix activated Jermaine O'Neal and placed Diante Garrett on IL. Mia 112, Orl 110 OT at Orl LeBron James (Mia) had 36 points including 15-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 22 points including 10-15 FG. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points including 3-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mia) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 4 steals. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points, 29 rebounds including 11 offensive, and 3 steals. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 28 points. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 23 points on 9-13 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Gustavo Ayon (Orl, right thigh contusion), E'Twaun Moore (Orl, sprained left elbow), and Jameer Nelson (Orl, sore left hip) did not play. OKC 114, Pho 96 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points including 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Luis Scola (Pho) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 16 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. SA 104, Bro 73 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 6 assists. Matt Bonner (SA) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds. MarShon Brooks (Bro) had 16 points. SA shot 56.9% (43-73) FG and Bro shot 37.8% (28-74) FG. SA out-scored Bro 30-5 in the 3rd quarter. Gary Neal (SA, strained right calf) did not play. Hou 123, Atl 104 at Hou Omer Asik (Hou) had 11 points and 17 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 16 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 12-13 FT and 5 assists. Carlos Delfino (Hou) had 22 points on 8-10 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Louis Williams (Atl) had 21 points. Cha 91, Chi 81 at Chi Kemba Walker (Cha) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 16 points. Ben Gordon (Cha) had 15 points. Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Cha shot 47.1% (33-70) FG and Chi shot 35.1% (33-94) FG. Cha shot 21-38 FT and Chi shot 11-18 FT. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, injured left knee) did not play. Ind 88, Mem 83 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. David West (Ind) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Ind) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 13 points. George Hill (Ind, strained right groin) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 1 (All times Central) Dallas @ Washington 5:00 pm Portland @ New York 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta @ New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Denver 8:00 pm Philadelphia @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 2 (All times Central) Portland @ Toronto 6:00 pm Chicago @ Orlando 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Washington @ Indiana 6:00 pm Memphis @ Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Dallas @ Miami 6:30 pm San Antonio @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Houston 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Philadelphia @ Phoenix 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ Golden State 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