News from December 14. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and DeMar DeRozan (Tor) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 13. Durant averaged 27.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 6.3 assists as Oklahoma City went 4-0. DeRozan averaged 24 points and 5 rebounds as Toronto went 4-0. Atlanta activated Mike Scott and placed Walter Tavares on IL. Dallas activated Deron Williams and placed Justin Anderson on IL. Denver placed Emmanuel Mudiay on IL. New Orleans activated Ryan Anderson and placed Toney Douglas on IL. Philadelphia activated Christian Wood. Dal 104, Pho 94 at Dal Deron Williams (Dal) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Raymond Felton (Dal) had 17 points. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 17 points. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Jon Leuer (Pho) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Por 105, NO 101 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 30 points including 11-12 FT. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 15 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Gerald Henderson (Por) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 28 points including 11-19 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Den 114, Hou 108 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Gary Harris (Den) had 21 points including 8-11 FG. Will Barton (Den) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Den shot 22-25 FT and Hou shot 8-11 FT. Darrell Arthur (Den, sore right knee) and Clint Capela (Hou, ill) did not play. SA 118, Uta 81 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 16 points. Raul Neto (Uta) had 12 points on 5-7 FG. SA shot 56% (42-75) FG and Uta shot 40.5% (32-79) FG. Rudy Gobert (Uta, sprained left MCL) did not play. Mem 112, Was 95 at Mem Matt Barnes (Mem) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 24 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points and 11 assists. Jared Dudley (Was) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Gary Neal (Was) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Mem shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and Was shot 43% (37-86) FG. Bradley Beal (Was, sore right leg) did not play. Chi 115, Phi 96 at Chi Tony Snell (Chi) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 23 points. Doug McDermott (Chi) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi) had 15 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Chi shot 21-26 FT and Phi shot 9-13 FT. Nerlens Noel (Phi, left eye corneal abrasion) did not play. Mia 100, Atl 88 at Atl Luol Deng (Mia) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Gerald Green (Mia) had 20 points including 9-14 FG. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. LAC 105, Det 103 OT at Det Blake Griffin (LAC) had 34 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 24 points on 10-17 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 20 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 19 points including 6-17 FG. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 34 points including 14-16 FT, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 assists. LAC shot 11-15 FT and Det shot 23-31 FT. Orl 105, Bro 82 at Bro Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Orl shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Bro shot 38.8% (31-80) FG. Ind 106, Tor 90 at Ind C.J. Miles (Ind) had 17 points on 6-7 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 18 points and 3 steals. Jordan Hill (Ind) had 20 points and 13 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. Myles Turner (Ind, fractured left thumb) and DeMarre Carroll (Tor, right knee contusion) 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