News from November 9. The NBA named James Harden (Hou) and Andre Drummond (Det) as Players of the Week for the week ending November 8. Harden averaged 38.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists as Houston went 4-0. Drummond averaged 22 points and 24.3 rebounds as Detroit went 2-1. Houston released Chuck Hayes. Atlanta activated Tiago Splitter and placed Walter Tavares on IL. Golden State activated Andrew Bogut and placed Ian Clark on IL. Minnesota activated Kevin Martin and placed Tyus Jones on IL. Sacramento activated DeMarcus Cousins and placed Seth Curry on IL. LAC 94, Mem 92 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 16 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 26 points including 12-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points including 8-12 FT and 7 rebounds. GS 109, Det 95 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points on 10-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Stanley Johnson (Det) had 20 points on 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. SA 106, Sac 88 at Sac Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 24 points including 10-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points and 14 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 21 points on 5-20 FG and 11-15 FT and 12 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (Sac) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. SA shot 52.9% (46-87) FG and Sac shot 40.5% (34-84) FG. Den 108, Por 104 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-11 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 30 points and 7 assists. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Den shot 51.9% (40-77) FG and Por shot 39.6% (36-91) FG. Joffrey Lauvegne (Den, strained lower back) and Jameer Nelson (Den, SI joint sprain). Min 117, Atl 107 at Atl Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 33 points including 15-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 17 points including 5-7 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Zach LaVine (Min) had 13 points including 5-7 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 24 points including 10-17 FG, 9 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Min shot 18-22 FT and Atl shot 6-7 FT. Chi 111, Phi 88 at Phi Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Doug McDermott (Chi) had 18 points. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 21 points including 9-25 FG and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Phil Pressey (Phi) had 11 points and 5 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi, sore left knee), Robert Covington (Phi, sprained right knee), Kendall Marshall (Phi, right knee injury), and Nerlens Noel (Phi, sore wrist) did not play. Ind 97, Orl 84 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 27 points including 10-11 FT, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. George Hill (Ind) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 10 points. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Smith (Orl, sore left knee) did not play. ---- 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