News from November 15. The NBA named Deron Williams (Uta) and Derrick Rose (Chi) as Players of the Week. Williams averaged 23 points and 11.8 assists as Utah went 4-0. Rose averaged 21.3 points and 9 assists as Chicago went 3-0. Charlotte activated Tyrus Thomas and placed Gerald Henderson (knee injury) on IL. Orlando activated Malik Allen and placed J.J. Redick (back spasms) on IL. Phoenix activated Gani Lawal and placed Robin Lopez on IL. Lopez is expected to be out several weeks with two sprained ligaments in his left knee. Oklahoma City activated Royal Ivey and placed Jeff Green on IL. New Jersey activated Stephen Graham and placed Damion James on IL. With New Orlean's (8-1) loss to Dallas, all teams now have at least one loss. Dal 98, NO 95 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 10-13 FT and 10 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 16 points including 6-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 26 points. Chris Paul (NO) had 22 points including 9-16 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Pho 100, Den 94 at Pho Channing Frye (Pho) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 7 assists. Hakim Warrick (Pho) had 21 points including 7-9 FG. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 20 points, 22 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) did not play. OKC 115, Uta 108 at Uta Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points on 6-17 FG and 16-16 FT and 6 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 22 points including 9-13 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Deron Williams (Uta) had 31 points including 12-18 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Raja Bell (Uta, strained left abductor) did not play. Orl 89, Mem 72 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 8-11 FT and 14 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (Orl) had 19 points including 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 11 points and 8 assists. Cha 113, Min 110 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 26 points including 17-19 FG and 5 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 26 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Tyrus Thomas (Cha) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Min) had 28 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (Min, left thigh contusion) and Nikola Pekovic (Min, left foot) did not play. GS 101, Det 97 at GS Monta Ellis (GS) had 27 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Dorell Wright (GS) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. NJ 110, LAC 96 at LAC Travis Outlaw (NJ) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 24 points including 10-16 FG. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 15 points and 12 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 30 points on 6-20 FG and 16-20 FT. Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. NJ shot 59.7% (43-72) FG and LAC shot 39.5% (30-76) FG. NJ shot 18-19 FT and LAC shot 28-38 FT. Randy Foye (LAC, strained left hamstring) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, November 16 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm Toronto @ Washington 6:00 pm Portland @ Memphis 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Chicago @ Houston 7:30 pm New York @ Denver 8:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, November 17 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Toronto @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Washington @ Boston 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Detroit 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Dallas @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Houston @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm New Jersey @ Utah 8:00 pm Chicago @ San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN New York @ Sacramento 9:00 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