News from November 10. The NBA named Amare Stoudemire (Pho) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week. Stoudemire averaged 28.3 points and 7 rebounds as Phoenix went 3-1. James averaged 34.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 5.3 assists as Cleveland went 4-0. [I missed the announcement for the first POWs, so: The NBA named Chris Paul (NO) and Chris Bosh (Tor) as Players of the Week for the week ending Nov. 2. Paul averaged 21.7 points and 12 assists as New Orleans went 3-0. Bosh averaged 26 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto went 3-0.] Denver reached a buyout agreement with Antonio McDyess and released him. Kevin Martin (Sac) is expected to be out at least a week with a sprained left ankle. Oklahoma activated Mouhamed Sene and placed Chris Wilcox (sprained right knee) on IL. Phoenix activated Matt Barnes. Bos 94, Tor 87 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 36 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 12-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 19 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Tor) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Kapono (Tor) had 14 points and 6 assists. Por 106, Orl 99 at Orl Steve Blake (Por) had 20 points including 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 27 points. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 35 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9-12 FT. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29 points including 8-11 FG and 13-20 FT and 19 rebounds including 8 offensive. Pho 107, Mem 102 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 12 points including 3-11 FG, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 27 points including 10-13 FG. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 33 points and 5 assists. Ind 107, OKC 99 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Foster (Ind) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jeff Green (OKC) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 37 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mia 99, NJ 94 at Mia Michael Beasley (Mia) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 33 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 11-12 FT, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Brian Cook (Mia) had 15 points. Yi Jianlian (NJ) had 24 points including 7-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 22 points. Shawn Marion (Mia, sore groin) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, November 11 (All times Central) Denver @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Utah @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Chicago 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV New York @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Detroit @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Minnesota @ Golden State 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html