News from April 23. The NBA named Al Jefferson (Uta) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Jefferson averaged 20 points and 15.3 rebounds as Utah went 3-0. James averaged 31 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists as Miami went 4-1. The NBA fined Doug Collins (Phi) $15,000 for verbal abuse of a ref. Detroit activated Vernon Macklin and placed Ben Wallace on IL. Indiana activated Lance Stephenson and placed Danny Granger (rest) on IL. Memphis activated Jeremy Pargo and placed Gilbert Arenas on IL. Milwaukee activated Jon Leuer and placed Luc Mbah a Moute on IL. SA 124, Por 89 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Danny Green (SA) had 18 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 4-4 3-pointers, and 2-2 FT. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Wes Matthews (Por) had 24 points including 9-24 FG and 6 rebounds. SA shot 59.3% (48-81) FG and Por shot 38.5% (37-96) FG. SA shot 16-21 FT and Por shot 9-11 FT. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, injured right hip), Jamal Crawford (Por), and Joel Przybilla (Por, bronchitis) did not play. Mem 109, Cle 101 at Mem Marreese Speights (Mem) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points and 3 blocks. Tony Allen (Mem) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 steals. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 3 steals. Phi 105, NJ 87 at NJ Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 15 points. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 16 points including 10-12 FT and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 18 points. Phi shot 53.8% (43-80) FG and NJ shot 43.1% (31-72) FG. Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin), Deron Williams (NJ, sore right calf), and Shelden Williams (NJ, hyper extended right knee) did not play. It was the last game for the Nets in New Jersey as the team will be moving into a new arena in Brooklyn, New York for 12-13. Ind 103, Det 97 at Ind David West (Ind) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 27 points including 13-15 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Leandro Barbosa (Ind) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Greg Monroe (Det) had 18 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Knight (Det) had 16 points. Roy Hibbert (Ind, rest) and George Hill (Ind, sore left shoulder) did not play. Mil 92, Tor 86 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 25 points including 9-23 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 17 points including 4-14 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. James Johnson (Tor) had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Linas Kleiza (Tor) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Delfino (Mil, right groin injury) and Jose Calderon (Tor) did not play. Was 101, Cha 73 at Was Jan Vesely (Was) had 16 points on a perfect 8-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. John Wall (Was) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Nene (Was) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 15 points including 4-13 FG and 6 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 19 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Was shot 55.4% (46-83) FG and Cha shot 34.2% (25-73) FG. Was shot 7-12 FT and Cha shot 19-23 FT. Trevor Booker (Was, plantar faciitis left foot) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, April 24 (All times Central) LA Clippers at Atlanta 6:30 pm Miami at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Sacramento at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Phoenix at Utah 9:30 pm TNT New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, April 25 (All times Central) Charlotte at Orlando 6:00 pm Washington at Cleveland 6:00 pm Chicago at Indiana 6:00 pm LA Clippers at New York 7:00 pm ESPN Philadelphia at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Denver at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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