News from December 6. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and Amare Stoudemire (NY) as Players of the Week. Westbrook averaged 25.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals as Oklahoma City went 3-1. Stoudemire averaged 33.3 points and 11.7 rebounds as New York went 3-0. The NBA suspended Brian Cook (LAC) for 2 games for his flagrant foul on Joel Przybilla (Por) during Sunday's LAC-Por game. The NBA suspended Andre Miller (Por) for 1 game for making excessive and unnecessary contact with Blake Griffin (LAC) during Sunday's LAC-Por game. The NBA confirmed that the league is buying the New Orleans Hornets. Hornets owner George Shinn has been trying to sell the team and minority owner Gary Chouest decided not to purchase the team. Anthony Tolliver (Min) is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks with a sprained right MCL. Oklahoma City recalled Cole Aldrich from the NBADL. The LA Clippers activated Willie Warren and placed Chris Kaman (sprained left ankle) on IL. Milwaukee activated Drew Gooden and placed Brian Skinner on IL. Chicago activated Brian Scalabrine and placed Kurt Thomas on IL. New York activated Ronny Turiaf and placed Bill Walker on IL. Atlanta placed Jordan Crawford on IL. Orlando activated Mickael Pietrus and placed Ryan Anderson on IL. Uta 94, Mem 85 at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 27 points and 8 assists. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 20 points. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points including 8-22 FG and 8 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Atl 80, Orl 74 at Orl Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Vince Carter (Orl) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl, stomach flu) did not play. NY 121, Min 114 at NY Wilson Chandler (NY) had 21 points and 5 assists. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 34 points including 15-23 FG and 5 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 18 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 11 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Min) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 33 points including 10-10 FT and 15 rebounds. Ind 124, Tor 100 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 21 points including 9-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Darren Collison (Ind) had 17 points including 6-7 FG. Brandon Rush (Ind) had 26 points including 6-8 3-pointers. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 21 points. Ind shot 55.3% (47-85) FG and Tor shot 42% (42-100) FG. Peja Stojakovic (Tor, swollen left knee) did not play. Mia 88, Mil 78 at Mil LeBron James (Mia) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 7-10 FT, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 13 rebounds. Corey Maggette (Mil) had 20 points. Mia shot 48.6% (35-72) FG and Mil shot 34.6% (27-78) FG. Drew Gooden (Mil, left foot patella tendinitis) did not play. Chi 99, OKC 90 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points on 9-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 29 points including 13-21 FG and 12 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 11 points including 3-13 FG, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 14-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Nenad Krstic (OKC) had 18 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chi shot 48.3% (42-87) FG and OKC shot 35.4% (29-82) FG. LAC 98, Sac 91 at LAC Eric Gordon (LAC) had 29 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ryan Gomes (LAC) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Brian Cook (LAC, suspended) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, December 7 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Denver @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Golden State @ Dallas 7:30 pm Detroit @ Houston 7:30 pm Phoenix @ Portland 9:00 pm Washington @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, December 8 (All times Central) Denver @ Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Chicago @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Toronto @ New York 6:30 pm Indiana @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Detroit @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Golden State @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Memphis @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Miami @ Utah 8:00 pm Washington @ Sacramento 9:00 pm LA Lakers @ LA Clippers 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