News from December 9. TRADE: Toronto traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy, and Aaron Gray to Sacramento for Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson, Chuck Hayes, and John Salmons. None of the traded players were available for Monday's games. The NBA named LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) and Jordan Crawford (Bos) as Players of the Week. Aldridge averaged 26.3 points and 12.8 rebounds as Portland went 3-1. Crawford averaged 23.3 points and 6.7 assists as Boston went 3-0. The NBA fined Corey Brewer (Min) $5,000 for his 2nd flopping violation. The incident occurred during Friday's Min-Mia game. Quincy Pondexter (Mem) is out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his right foot. He is expected to undergo surgery on the foot and may be out for the season. Tyreke Evans (NO) is expected to be out 1 to 2 weeks with a sprained ankle. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) is expected to be out at least 4 weeks with a fractured right foot. Toronto released D.J. Augustin. Cleveland recalled Carrick Felix and Henry Sims from the NBADL. Golden State placed Toney Douglas on IL. Sacramento activated Ray McCallum. Washington activated Kevin Seraphin and placed Al Harrington on IL. Harrington is expected to be out 4 weeks after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee. Sac 112, Dal 97 at Sac Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 12 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 32 points on 10-17 FG and 12-14 FT, 19 rebounds, 3 steals, and 9 turnovers. Derrick Williams (Sac) had 31 points including 12-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 21 points and 5 assists. Por 105, Uta 94 at Uta LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Por) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Por) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Alec Burke (Por) had 20 points including 8-11 FG. Mem 94, Orl 85 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 13 points including 5-16 FG and 7 assists. Jon Leuer (Mem) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Andrew Nicholson (Orl) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 19 points and 5 assists. Quincy Pondexter (Mem, stress fracture), Ed Davis (Mem, sprained left ankle), and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Den 75, Was 74 at Was Wilson Chandler (Den) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Den) had 16 points and 4 steals. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 9 points and 8 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ty Lawson (Den, strained left hamstring) did not play. LAC 94, Phi 83 at Phi Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points on 9-14 FG and 8-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 21 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 25 points, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Evan Turner (Phi) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Matt Barnes (LAC, injured left eye), J.J. Redick (LAC, fractured right hand), and Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, sore right knee) did not play. Cha 115, GS 111 at Cha Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 24 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 31 points including 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Josh McRoberts (Cha) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 43 points on 14-32 FG, 5-16 3-pointers, and 10-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Bismack Biyombo (Cha, sprained right ankle) and Jeff Taylor (Cha, left heel contusion). Schedule for Tuesday, December 10 (All times Central) New York at Cleveland 6:00 pm Miami at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV San Antonio at Toronto 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Atlanta 6:30 pm Boston at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Minnesota at Detroit 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Chicago 7:00 pm Phoenix at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, December 11 (All times Central) Orlando at Charlotte 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Boston 6:30 pm Oklahoma City at Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Philadelphia at Minnesota 7:00 pm Detroit at New Orleans 7:00 pm Chicago at New York 7:00 pm ESPN Utah at Sacramento 9:00 pm Dallas at Golden State 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