News from December 28. The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week. Bryant averaged 37.7 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists as the Lakers went 2-1. James averaged 28.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 7.3 assists as Cleveland went 4-0. The NBA fined Nate Robinson (NY) $25,000 for his agent publically requesting a trade. Philadelphia activated Allen Iverson and placed Willie Green on IL. Washington activated Mike James and placed JaVale McGee on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kevin Ollie and B.J. Mullens and placed D.J. White and Kyle Weaver on IL. Pho 118, LAL 103 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 16 points and 13 assists. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 14 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points and 7 rebounds. Ron Artest (LAL, concussion) did not play. Sac 106, Den 101 at Sac Jason Thompson (Sac) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andres Nocioni (Sac) had 21 points including 6-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 34 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nene (Den) had 25 points on 8-11 FG and 9-14 FT, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Tyreke Evans (Sac, sprained right ankle) did not play. GS 103, Bos 99 at GS Monta Ellis (GS) had 37 points including 15-26 FG. Anthony Randolph (GS) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Anthony Morrow (GS) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 24 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 30 points including 11-18 FG, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Mikki Moore (GS, bone spurs right heel) did not play. Phi 104, Por 93 at Por Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 25 points including 11-16 FG and 9 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 24 points. Phi shot 57.7% (45-78) FG and Por shot 42.2% (35-83) FG. Rudy Fernandez (Por, back surgery) and Joel Przybilla (Por, knee surgery) did not play. OKC 105, NJ 89 at NJ Kevin Durant (OKC) had 40 points on 15-22 FG and 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Nenad Krstic (OKC) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points on 4-12 FG and 8-10 FT and 10 assists. Yi Jianlian (NJ) had 29 points and 7 rebounds. Courtney Lee (NJ) had 17 points. Josh Boone (NJ, sore left knee) did not play. Cha 94, Mil 84 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 21 points and 14 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 12 points including 4-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Flip Murray (Cha) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 24 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 17 points. Mem 116, Was 111 OT at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 5 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Caron Butler (Was) had 24 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 30 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Rudy Gay (Mem, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, December 29 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Washington 6:00 pm New York @ Detroit 6:30 pm Indiana @ Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Houston 7:30 pm Minnesota @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Golden State @ LA Lakers 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