News from November 18. The NBA named Blake Griffin (LAC) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week for the week ending November 17. Griffin averaged 25.7 points and 11.3 rebounds as the LA Clippers went 3-0. James averaged 34 points as Miami went 3-0. Golden State signed Dewayne Dedmon. Brooklyn activated Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce and placed Brook Lopez (sprained left ankle) on IL. New York assigned Chris Smith to the NBADL. Dallas activated Shane Larkin. Golden State placed Jermaine O'Neal (bruised right knee) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Thabo Sefolosha and placed Ryan Gomes on IL. Dal 97, Phi 94 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 24 points including 9-13 FT and 10 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 19 points and 5 steals. Wayne Ellington (Dal, right thigh contusion), Kwame Brown (Phi, strained right hamstring) and Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, left foot bruise) did not play. Mem 106, LAC 102 at LAC Zach Randolph (Mem) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points including 8-22 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points and 5 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 18 points including 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. GS 98, Uta 87 at Uta Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Marvin Williams (Uta) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. OKC 115, Den 113 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 38 points including 13-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7-10 FT, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 29 points including 10-12 FT. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 18 points and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chi 86, Cha 81 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points including 10-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 12 points including 5-17 FG and 17 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jeff Taylor (Cha) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Por 108, Bro 98 at Bro LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 19 points and 9 assists. Shaun Livingston (Bro) had 23 points. Kevin Garnett (Bro) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Por shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Bro shot 36.5% (31-85) FG. Deron Williams (Bro, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, November 19 (All times Central) Minnesota at Washington 6:00 pm New York at Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Boston at Houston 7:00 pm Phoenix at Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, November 20 (All times Central) Brooklyn at Charlotte 6:00 pm Washington at Cleveland 6:00 pm Indiana at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Miami at Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Detroit at Atlanta 6:30 pm Portland at Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Minnesota 7:00 pm Utah at New Orleans 7:00 pm Boston at San Antonio 7:30 pm Sacramento at Phoenix 8:00 pm Houston at Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN Memphis at 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