News from December 8. The NBA named LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) and Kyle Lowry (Tor) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 7. Aldridge averaged 27 points and 11.7 rebounds as Portland went 3-0. Lowry averaged 29.3 points and 8.7 assists as Toronto went 2-1. Atlanta activated Mike Muscala. Brooklyn activated Sergey Karasev and placed Brook Lopez (strained lower back) on IL. Cleveland activated Matthew Dellavedova and placed Mike Miller on IL. Utah activated Alec Burks and placed Toure Murry on IL. Atl 108, Ind 92 at Ind Al Horford (Atl) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 7 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 15 points. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 15 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Ian Mahinmi (Ind, torn left plantar fascia) did not play. Was 133, Bos 132 2OT at Was Paul Pierce (Was) had 28 points including 9-12 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Was) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 17 assists, 3 steals, and 9 turnovers. Jeff Green (Bos) had 28 points including 11-11 FT. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 19 points, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 steals. Evan Turner (Bos) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Nene (Was, sore left knee) did not play. Cle 110, Bro 88 at Bro LeBron James (Cle) had 18 points and 3 steals. Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points and 4 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 26 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Bro) had 13 points including 3-14 FG and 11 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bro) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Cle out-rebounded Bro 55-33 including 20-10 offensive. Joe Johnson (Bro, flu) did not play. Tor 112, Den 107 OT at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Louis Williams (Tor) had 26 points including 9-10 FT. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 18 points on 7-21 FG and 4-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kenneth Faried (Den, strained lower back), JaVale McGee (Den, strained lower left leg), and Nate Robinson (Den, thoratic vertebral contusion) did not play. GS 102, Min 86 at Min Stephen Curry (GS) had 21 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points. Shaun Livingston (GS) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. GS shot 46.2% (42-91) FG and Min shot 36% (32-89) FG. Nikola Pekovic (Min, sprained right wrist) and Maurice Williams (Min, back spasms) did not play. Sac 101, Uta 92 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 29 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Darren Collison (Sac) had 16 points and 6 assists. Nik Stauskas (Sac) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 19 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 6-10 FT, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Alec Burks (Uta) had 16 points. LAC 121, Pho 120 OT at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 45 points on 14-24 FG, 15-17 FT, and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and 8 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 17 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 points including 8-23 FG and 1-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 27 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists, and 5 turnovers. Schedule for Tuesday, December 9 (All times Central) Toronto @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Portland @ Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas @ Memphis 7:00 pm NBATV New York @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Miami @ Phoenix 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Utah 8:00 pm Sacramento @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, December 10 (All times Central) Boston @ Charlotte 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Indiana 6:00 pm Washington @ Orlando 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Chicago 7:00 pm Portland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm New York @ San Antonio 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Houston @ Golden State 9:30 pm Miami @ Denver 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