News from December 12. The NBA named Marc Gasol (Mem) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 11. Gasol averaged 27.3 points, 10 rebounds, and 5.3 assists as Memphis went 4-0. James averaged 32.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 8 assists as Cleveland went 4-0. The NBA rescheduled the 11/30 Sacramento at Philadelphia game for January 30 at 5 pm CT. The previous game was postponed due to condensation on the court. Brooklyn activated Jeremy Lin and placed Justin Hamilton on IL. Indiana activated Georges Niang and placed Monta Ellis (groin injury) on IL. Dal 112, Den 92 at Dal Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 18 points. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Dal) had 17 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 17 points. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 27 points including 10-12 FG and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dal shot 58.4% (45-77) FG and Den shot 42.2% (35-83) FG. Andrew Bogut (Dal, bone bruise right knee) did not play. LAC 121, Por 120 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 19 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Austin Rivers (LAC, concussion) did not play. Sac 116, LAL 92 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 31 points including 12-21 FG, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Luol Deng (LAL) had 16 points including 7-11 FG. Sac out-scored LAL 39-13 in the 3rd quarter. Sac shot 56% (47-84) FG and LAL shot 39.3% (33-84) FG. Matt Barnes (Sac, rest) did not play. Hou 122, Bro 118 at Hou Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 36 points including 4-13 3-pointers and 8-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 24 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 26 points. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 7 turnovers. Mia 112, Was 101 at Mia Goran Dragic (Mia) had 34 points including 14-23 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 17 points and 16 rebounds. James Johnson (Mia) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 29 points including 11-20 FG and 4 steals. John Wall (Was) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Justise Winslow (Mia, sore left wrist) did not play. Tor 122, Mil 100 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points on 7-11 FG and 15-15 FT. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 30 points including 13-23 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 27 points including 11-17 FG. Ind 110, Cha 94 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Marco Belinelli (Cha) had 14 points. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Ind shot 48.9% (43-88) FG and Cha shot 33.3% (28-84) FG. Ind shot 7-10 FT and Cha shot 28-32 FT. All 7 home teams won. Schedule for Tuesday, December 13 (All times Central) Memphis @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Orlando @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Minnesota @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Golden State @ New Orleans 7:00 pm New York @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Wednesday, December 14 (All times Central) Toronto @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Orlando 6:00 pm Indiana @ Miami 6:00 pm ESPN LA Lakers @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Houston 7:00 pm Detroit @ Dallas 7:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Utah 8:00 pm Boston @ San Antonio 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