News from November 25. The NBA named LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) and John Wall (Was) as Players of the Week for the week ending November 24. Aldridge averaged 22.5 points and 10.5 rebounds as Portland went 4-0. Wall averaged 24.3 points and 8.5 assists as Washington went 3-1. The NBA suspended Andrew Bogut (GS) and Maurice Williams (Por) for 1 game for their fight during Saturday's GS-Por game. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) was fined $45,000, Wesley Matthews (Por) was fined $20,000, and Draymond Green (GS) was fined $20,000 for their roles in the altercation. Kobe Bryant (LAL) signed a 2 year, $48.5 million contract extension. Golden State recalled Dewayne Dedmon and Nemanja Nedovic from the NBADL. Derrick Rose (Chi) underwent surgery on his right knee to repair a torn MCL and is out for the season. Detroit activated Will Bynum and placed Peyton Siva on IL. Memphis placed Marc Gasol (sprained left MCL) on IL. Miami activated Tobias Harris and placed Mario Chalmers on IL. San Antonio activated Boris Diaw and placed Aron Baynes on IL. Utah placed Enes Kanter on IL. Den 110, Dal 96 at Dal J.J. Hickson (Den) had 22 points including 8-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ty Lawson (Den) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 11 assists. Nate Robinson (Den) had 17 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 22 points. Por 102, NY 91 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points including 7-20 FG and 14 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 23 points and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 34 points including 7-10 FT and 15 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Por, suspended) and Raymond Felton (NY, sore lower back) did not play. Uta 89, Chi 83 OT at Uta Marvin Williams (Uta) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Richard Jefferson (Uta) had 15 points. Luol Deng (Chi) had 24 points including 10-13 FT and 10 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 26 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. SA 112, NO 93 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 14 points and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points on 6-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Boris Diaw (SA) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 12 points on 6-17 FG, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 17 points. SA shot 54.3% (44-81) FG and NO shot 38.1% (37-97) FG. Hou 93, Mem 86 at Mem Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 17 points on 8-9 FG. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Omri Casspi (Hou) had 16 points. Tayshaun Prince (Mem) had 16 points including 7-10 FG. Tony Allen (Mem) had 15 points and 6 steals. Ronnie Brewer (Hou, strained right calf), James Harden (Hou, sore left foot), and Greg Smith (Hou, sprained right knee) did not play. Mia 107, Pho 92 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 35 points on 11-14 FG and 11-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Ray Allen (Mia) had 17 points. Channing Frye (Pho) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Det 113, Mil 94 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 15 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 13 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. John Henson (Mil) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Ind 98, Min 84 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. David West (Ind) had 13 points. George Hill (Ind) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points including 6-20 FG, 17 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ind shot 50% (40-80) FG and Min shot 32.6% (29-89) FG. Bos 96, Cha 86 at Cha Jordan Crawford (Bos) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Bos) had 17 points. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 28 points including 11-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Keith Bogans (Bos, ill) and Kelly Olynyk (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, November 26 (All times Central) Brooklyn at Toronto 6:00 pm LA Lakers at Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Orlando at Atlanta 6:30 pm Golden State at New Orleans 7:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, November 27 (All times Central) Indiana at Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Orlando 6:00 pm Memphis at Boston 6:30 pm LA Lakers at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Miami at Cleveland 6:30 pm ESPN Chicago at Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta at Houston 7:00 pm Washington at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Denver at Minnesota 7:00 pm San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Golden State at Dallas 7:30 pm Portland at Phoenix 8:00 pm New York 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