News from December 21. The NBA named Kawhi Leonard (SA) and Reggie Jackson (Det) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 21. Leonard averaged 22.7 points and 6.3 rebounds as San Antonio went 3-0. Jackson averaged 29.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 7.7 assists as Detroit went 2-1. Boston activated Jordan Mickey and placed Amir Johnson on IL. Chicago activated Pau Gasol and placed Cristiano Felicio on IL. New York activated Cleanthony Early and placed Kyle O'Quinn (sprained right ankle) on IL. Portland activated Luis Montero and Cliff Alexander and placed Damien Lillard (sore left plantar fascia) and C.J. McCollum (sore ankles) on IL. San Antonio activated Rasual Butler and placed Matt Bonner on IL. Was 113, Sac 99 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 27 points including 12-19 FG, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Garrett Temple (Was) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 12 points including 4-15 FG, 19 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 22 points including 8-22 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was, sore right leg), Gary Neal (Was, sore lower back), and Otto Porter (Was, bruised left thigh) did not play. Bos 113, Min 99 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tyler Zeller (Bos) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 25 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 26 points including 9-10 FT. Bos shot 9-16 FT and Min shot 25-32 FT. Kevin Garnett (Min, rest) did not play. Orl 107, NY 99 at NY Tobias Harris (Orl) had 20 points and 3 steals. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 26 points on 13-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Lance Thomas (NY) had 24 points on a perfect 9-9 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 3-3 FT. Atl 106, Por 97 at Atl Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 8 assists. Dennis Schorder (Atl) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Thabo Sefolosha (Atl) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 19 points. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 11 points including 3-3 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bro 105, Chi 102 at Chi Brook Lopez (Bro) had 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 16 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 5 assists. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 24 points. Shane Larkin (Bro, concussion) did not play. Hou 102, Cha 95 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 36 points including 16-19 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 14 points including 3-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jeremy Lin (Cha) had 13 points and 5 assists. Hou shot 46.5% (33-71) FG and Cha shot 34.9% (29-83) FG. Ty Lawson (Hou, suspended) and Al Jefferson (Cha, suspended) did not play. SA 106, Ind 92 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points. Boris Diaw (SA) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Jordan Hill (Ind) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 16 points. Myles Turner (Ind, chip fracture left thumb) did not play. Uta 110, Pho 89 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 14 points and 3 steals. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 26 points. Mirza Teletovic (Pho) had 17 points including 5-6 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. OKC 100, LAC 99 at LAC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points including the game winning jumper with 5.8 seconds left, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points including 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (LAC) had 32 points including 11-19 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 15 points including 7-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. ---- 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