News from November 30. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Paul George (Ind) as Players of the Week for the week ending November 29. Durant averaged 30.3 points and 8.3 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 3-0. George averaged 37.3 points and 6.7 rebounds as Indiana went 3-0. Washington released Martell Webster and signed Ryan Hollins. Al Jefferson (Cha) is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a strained left calf. Atlanta activated Walter Tavares and placed Tim Hardaway on IL. Miami activated Jarnell Stokes and placed Amare Stoudemire on IL. Oklahoma City activated Steve Novak and placed Mitch McGary on IL. Sacramento activated DeMarcus Cousins and placed Eric Moreland on IL. San Antonio activated Matt Bonner and placed Boban Marjanovic on IL. Utah activated Derrick Favors and placed Tibor Pleiss on IL. Sac 112, Dal 98 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 31 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 10-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 21 points including 7-14 FT and 5 assists. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 14 points. Zaza Pachulia (Dal) had 13 points including 4-6 FG and 10 rebounds. LAC 102, Por 87 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points including 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 18 points including 12-34 FT and 24 rebounds including 9 offensive. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 14 points on 5-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Ed Davis (Por) had 13 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 15 points. LAC shot 28-56 FT and Por shot 16-27 FT. GS 106, Uta 103 at Uta Draymond Green (GS) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 26 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Alec Burks (Uta) had 19 points. Mil 92, Den 74 at Mil Greg Monroe (Mil) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 16 points. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 13 points. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Chi 92, SA 89 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 18 points including 6-18 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 14 points and 5 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 11 points including 5-17 FG and 6 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge 9SA) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Chi, left hamstring) and Kirk Hinrich (Chi, hip pointer) did not play. Atl 106, OKC 100 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 26 points including 9-10 FT, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 34 points including 11-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Bos 105, Mia 95 at Mia Avery Bradley (Bos) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 3 steals. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 16 points including 5-17 FG and 9 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. Det 116, Hou 105 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 24 points on 10-15 FG and 4-18 FT, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Stanley Johnson (Det) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points including 15-17 FT, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marcus Thornton (Hou) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Det shot 52.9% (45-85) FG and Hou shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. ---- 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