News from November 17. The NBA named Damian Lillard (Por) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week for the week ending November 16. Lillard averaged 28 points and 8.7 assists as Portland went 3-0. James averaged 35 points, 7 rebounds, and 7.7 assists as Miami went 3-0. Phoenix suspended P.J. Tucker for 1 game for missing the team flight to Boston on Sunday. Ryan Kelly (LAL) is expected to be out at least 6 weeks with a torn right hamstring. Brooklyn activated Markel Brown and placed Andrei Kirilenko on IL. Chicago placed Pau Gasol (strained left calf) on IL. Dallas activated Raymond Felton and placed Richard Jefferson on IL. Felton started serving his 4 game suspension (from a guilty gun possession plea). Denver activated Erick Green and Randy Foye and placed J.J. Hickson (sore right knee) and Jusuf Nurkic on IL. Detroit activated Cartier Martin and placed Gigi Datome on IL. Memphis activated Jarnell Stokes. New Orleans activated Patric Young and placed Omer Asik (lower back pain) on IL. Phoenix activated T.J. Warren and placed P.J. Tucker on IL. Portland activated LaMarcus Aldridge and placed Victor Claver on IL. Dal 107, Cha 80 at Cha Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 18 points. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 14 points on 7-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 11 points. Raymond Felton (Dal, suspended) and Gary Neal (Cha, concussion) did not play. Den 106, Cle 97 at Cle Ty Lawson (Den) had 24 points, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Timofey Mozgov (Den) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 20 points. Pho 118, Bos 114 at Bos Markieff Morris (Pho) had 30 points including 14-21 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Alex Len (Pho) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 28 points including 10-17 FG. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tyler Zeller (Bos) had 19 points including 8-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Mia 95, Bro 83 at Bro Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 22 points including 11-13 FT and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Norris Cole (Mia) had 12 points including 4-11 FG. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Bro) had 14 points including 4-13 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Luol Deng (Mia, sprained right wrist) did not play. Orl 107, Det 93 at Det Tobias Harris (Orl) had 24 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 25 points and 14 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 14 points and 8 assists. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 18 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Caron Butler (Det) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Orl shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Det shot 40% (32-80) FG. Aaron Gordon (Orl, fractured left foot) did not play. Mem 119, Hou 93 at Mem Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points and 6 assists. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 15 points on 6-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 16 points including 4-13 FG and 1-7 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. SA 100, Phi 75 at SA Matt Bonner (SA) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Aaron Baynes (SA) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Cory Joseph (SA) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi) had 13 points. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. SA shot 44.4% (36-81) FG and Phi shot 32.5% (27-83) FG. Marco Belinelli (SA, strained right groin) did not play. Por 102, NO 93 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 24 points and 7 assists. Chris Kaman (Por) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 31 points including 14-20 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 13 points including 5-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Por out-scored NO 34-13 in the 4th quarter. Chi 105, LAC 89 at LAC Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 11 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 22 points on 6-17 FG and 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 10 points on 5-6 FG, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. Schedule for Tuesday, November 18 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Atlanta 6:30 pm New York @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Utah 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, November 19 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Cleveland 6:00 pm ESPN Charlotte @ Indiana 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Orlando 6:00 pm Boston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Dallas @ Washington 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Detroit 6:30 pm Memphis @ Toronto 6:30 pm New York @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Denver 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Houston 8:30 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