News from November 22. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and Amare Stoudemire (NY) as Players of the Week. Westbrook averaged 23 points and 7.8 assists and Oklahoma City went 4-0. Stoudemire averaged 29 points and 9.5 rebounds as New York went 3-1. Washington signed Alonzo Gee and released Lester Hudson. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Udonis Haslem on IL. Haslem is out indefinitely (expected to be at least 2 months) with a torn ligament in his left foot. He is scheduled to undergo surgery today (Tuesday). Indiana activated Dahntay Jones and Darren Collison and placed Jeff Foster and A.J. Price on IL. New Orleans activated Aaron Gray and placed David Andersen and Marcus Banks on IL. Denver activated Chris Andersen and placed Chauncey Billups (broken nose and sprained right wrist) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Jeff Green and Kevin Durant and placed Daequan Cook and Morris Peterson on IL. Bos 99, Atl 76 at Atl Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points including 8-10 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (Bos) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Bos) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10 assists. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 11 points. Jordan Crawford (Atl) had 10 points including 3-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Bos shot 53.3% (40-75) FG and Atl shot 34.6% (28-81) FG. SA 106, Orl 97 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 10 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Matt Booner (SA) had 15 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jammer Nelson (Orl) had 15 points and 5 assists. Ind 93, Mia 77 at Mia Danny Granger (Ind) had 20 points including 6-21 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Brandon Rush (Ind) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. LeBron James (Mia) had 25 points including 11-15 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Ind shot 11-13 FT and Mia shot 25-38 FT. Pho 123, Hou 116 at Hou Grant Hill (Pho) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Steve Nash (Pho) had 24 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 26 points on 7-11 FG and 10-10 FT. Luis Scola (Hou) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 19 points. OKC 117, Min 107 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 16-17 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Jeff Green (OKC) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Love (Min) had 24 points on 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 17 rebounds. Darko Milicic (Min) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 3 blocks. Uta 94, Sac 83 at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 12 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 20 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 11 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 18 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Den 106, GS 89 at GS Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 39 points including 17-17 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Al Harrington (Den) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points including 7-22 FG. Stephen Curry (GS) had 17 points including 8-21 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Brandan Wright (GS, lower back strain) did not play. LAC 99, NO 95 at LAC Eric Gordon (LAC) had 27 points including 7-10 FT. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points on 9-15 FG and 6-14 FT and 13 rebounds. Al-Farouq Aminu (LAC) had 16 points. David West (NO) had 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (NO) had 14 points and 6 assists. Marcus Thornton (NO) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, November 23 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Indiana 6:00 pm Atlanta @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte @ New York 6:30 pm Detroit @ Dallas 7:30 pm Chicago @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, November 24 (All times Central) New York @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Boston 6:30 pm Miami @ Orlando 6:30 pm ESPN Detroit @ Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Dallas @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Golden State @ Houston 7:30 pm Chicago @ Phoenix 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Utah 8:00 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