News from December 16. The NBA named LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) and Kyrie Irving (Cle) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 15. Aldridge averaged 25.5 points and 14.8 rebounds as Portland went 4-0. Irving averaged 29 points and 6.3 assists as Cleveland went 2-1. Pablo Prigioni (NY) suffered a broken right toe and is expected to be out at least 2 weeks. Atlanta activated Dennis Schroeder and placed Jared Cunningham on IL. Schroeder was recalled from the NBADL and Cunningham was assigned to the NBADL. Memphis signed James Johnson. Chicago released Mike James. Detroit activated Tony Mitchell and placed Chauncey Billups on IL. San Antonio activated Tiago Splitter and placed Nando de Colo on IL. Washington activated Bradley Beal and placed Nene (right foot tendinitis) on IL. LAC 115, SA 92 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 27 points including 11-15 FT and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 17 points including 5-16 FG. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points on 8-11 FG. Matt Barnes (LAC, injured left eye) did not play. Orl 83, Chi 82 at Chi Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Glen Davis (Orl) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 26 points including 9-12 FT and 8 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 8 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, sore back) did not play. Was 102, NY 101 at NY Bradley Beal (Was) had 21 points including 9-16 FG and the game winning layup with 6.9 seconds left and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Martell Webster (Was) had 30 points including 9-13 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 32 points including 12-20 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. J.R. Smith (NY) had 18 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Was shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and NY shot 41.8% (33-79) FG. Raymond Felton (NY, strained left hamstring) and Kenyon Martin (NY, strained abdominal muscle) did not play. Mia 117, Uta 94 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points including 13-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points on 9-14 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Alec Burks (Uta) had 31 points including 12-17 FG, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Mia out-scored Uta 70-44 in the 2nd half. Mia shot 63.4% (45-71) FG and Uta shot 46.4% (39-84) FG. Bro 130, Phi 94 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 37 points including 13-20 FG and 10-14 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Deron Williams (Bro) had 13 points and 13 assists. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 14 points. James Anderson (Phi) had 17 points. Bro shot 60.3% (47-78) FG and Phi shot 41.1% (37-90) FG. Brook Lopez (Bro, sprained left ankle), Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, skin infection), and Daniel Orton (Phi, suspended) did not play. Bos 101, Min 97 at Bos Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 24 points including 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Bos) had 15 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 27 points on 9-26 FG, 2-11 3-pointers, and 7-11 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min, sore left knee) did not play. Atl 114, LAL 100 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 10 assists. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 21 points including 8-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Robert Sacre (LAL) had 23 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament) and Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear) did not play. Det 101, Ind 96 at Ind Josh Smith (Det) had 30 points and 7 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 18 points including 4-13 FG and 8 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 17 points including 4-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Schedule for Tuesday, December 17 (All times Central) Sacramento at Charlotte 6:00 pm Portland at Cleveland 6:00 pm LA Lakers at Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Denver 8:00 pm NBATV New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, December 18 (All times Central) Indiana at Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Utah at Orlando 6:00 pm Charlotte at Toronto 6:00 pm Sacramento at Atlanta 6:30 pm Detroit at Boston 6:30 pm Washington at Brooklyn 6:30 pm New York at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Portland at Minnesota 7:00 pm Memphis at Dallas 7:30 pm San Antonio at Phoenix 8:00 pm Chicago at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN New Orleans at 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