News from November 21. The NBA named Anthony Davis (NO) and Jimmy Butler (Chi) as Players of the Week for the week ending November 20. Davis averaged 33.7 points, 13.7 rebounds, and 3 blocks as New Orleans went 3-1. Butler averaged 27.3 points and 9.3 rebounds as Chicago went 3-1. New Orleans signed Anthony Brown. Miami announced that they will retire Shaquille O'Neal's #32 during the December 12 game. Boston activated Brandon Rush and placed John Lucas on IL. Charlotte activated Aaron Harrison and Christian Wood and placed Cody Zeller and Treveon Graham on IL. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Anderson Varejao on IL. Indiana activated Rakeem Christmas and placed C.J. Miles on IL. The LA Clippers activated Wesley Johnson and placed Diamond Stone on IL. Philadelphia activated Jerryd Bayless and placed Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot on IL. San Antonio activated Bryn Forbes and placed Nicolas Laprovittola on IL. SA 96, Dal 91 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Pau Gasol (SA) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 17 points. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Seth Curry (Dal) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA, rest), Tony Parker (SA, rest), J.J. Barea (Dal, strained left calf), Deron Williams (Dal, strained left calf), and Andrew Bogut (Dal, injured right calf) did not play. LAC 123, Tor 115 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 17 points including 9-14 FG and 15 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 26 points and 12 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 26 points and 7 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Tor, rest) and Delon Wright (Tor, right shoulder surgery) did not play. Bos 99, Min 93 at Min Al Horford (Bos) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 29 points including 9-10 FT. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 13 points. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 20 points on 10-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mil 93, Orl 89 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Michael Beasley (Mil) had 14 points. Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Hou 99, Det 96 at Det James Harden (Hou) had 28 points on 6-17 FG and 14-19 FT, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 12 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 14 points on 5-15 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 26 points including 9-15 FG. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points on 6-18 FG and 1-6 FT, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 steals. GS 120, Ind 83 at Ind Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Durant (GS) had 14 points including 3-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 21 points. GS shot 44.4% (40-90) FG and Ind shot 32% (33-103) FG. GS shot 27-32 FT and Ind shot 11-12 FT. Myles Turner (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mem 105, Cha 90 at Cha Mike Conley (Mem) had 31 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 23 points including 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Jeremy Lamb (Cha, strained left hamstring) and Christian Wood (sprained right ankle) did not play. Was 106, Pho 101 at Was Bradley Beal (Was) had 42 points on 14-22 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT. John Wall (Was) had 18 points including 6-24 FG, 15 assists, and 4 steals. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 10 points and 13 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 30 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Phi 101, Mia 94 at Phi Joel Embiid (Phi) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gerald Henderson (Phi) had 19 points including 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 32 points including 13-19 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dion Waiters (Mia) had 19 points and 5 assists. Willie Reed (Mia, hyperextended right knee) and Justise Winslow (Mia, sore left wrist) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, November 22 (All times Central) Portland @ New York 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Chicago @ Denver 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, November 23 (All times Central) Memphis @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Charlotte 6:00 pm ESPN Phoenix @ Orlando 6:00 pm Portland @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm Boston @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Miami @ Detroit 6:30 pm Toronto @ Houston 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Dallas 7:30 pm Denver @ Utah 8:00 pm Minnesota @ New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN LA Lakers @ Golden State 9:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Sacramento 9:30 pm ---- 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