News from December 7. The NBA named Stephen Curry (GS) and Reggie Jackson (Det) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 6. Curry averaged 34.5 points as Golden State went 4-0. Jackson averaged 27 points and 8.8 assists as Detroit went 4-0. Philadelphia named Jerry Colangelo as chairman of basketball operations. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right ankle to repair a broken bone. Philadelphia released Phil Pressey on December 4. Chicago activated Cameron Bairstow and placed Cristiano Felicio on IL. Dallas activated Salah Mejri and placed Devin Harris (rib injury) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Chris Paul and placed C.J. Wilcox on IL. San Antonio activated Boban Marjanovic and Rasual Butler and placed Tim Duncan (rest) and Kawhi Leonard (ill) on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and Delon Wright and placed DeMarre Carroll (bruised right knee) and Lucas Nogueira on IL. Dal 104, NY 97 at NY Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 20 points and 7 assists. Raymond Felton (Dal) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 28 points on 13-18 FG. Cha 104, Det 84 at Cha Cody Zeller (Cha) had 20 points including 10-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 14 points on 6-8 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 13 points including 4-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 16 points and 3 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Det) had 15 points including 4-14 FG and 13 rebounds. SA 119, Phi 68 at Phi LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points and 6 assists. Boban Marjanovic (SA) had 18 points including 8-10 FG. Robert Covington (Phi) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. SA shot 61.8% (47-76) FG and Phi shot 34.7% (26-75) FG. Manu Ginobili (SA, rest) did not play. Was 114, Mia 103 at Mia Bradley Beal (Was) had 21 points. John Wall (Was) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 7 assists. Gary Neal (Was) had 21 points on 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points including 12-15 FG, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 20 points and 9 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Was, strained right calf) did not play. Tor 102, LAL 93 at Tor Terrence Ross (Tor) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Bismack Biyombo (Tor) had 15 points including 7-11 FT and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 27 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Pho 103, Chi 101 at Chi Brandon Knight (Pho) had 21 points. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mirza Teletovic (Pho) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and the game winning short jumper with .3 seconds left. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 19 points. Pho out-scored Chi 42-24 in the 4th quarter. Bos 111, NO 93 at NO Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 11 points including 4-13 FG, 20 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 22 point on 9-13 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 21 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 18 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. R.J. Hunter (Bos, strained left hip flexor) and David Lee (Bos, right heel contusion) did not play. LAC 110, Min 106 at Min DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points including 8-9 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Zach LaVine (Min) had 21 points. Mil 90, Por 88 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 15 points and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 17 points including 5-21 FG and 2-11 3-pointers and 5 steals. ---- 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