News from November 13. The NBA named Nikola Jokic (Den) and Tobias Harris (Det) as Players of the Week for the week ending November 12. Jokic averaged 22.7 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists as Denver went 3-0. Harris averaged 21.3 points and 7.7 rebounds as Detroit went 3-0. Atlanta placed DeAndre Bembry (fractured right wrist) and Tyler Dorsey on IL. Golden State activated Andre Iguodala and Quinn Cook and placed Stephen Curry (right thigh contusion) and Jordan Bell on IL. Memphis activated Vince Hunter and placed Detonta Davis on IL. New Orleans activated Rajon Rondo. Philadelphia placed Jahlil Okafor (upper respiratory infection) on IL. Phoenix placed Alec Peters on IL. Sacramento activated Georgias Papagiannis. Utah activated Nate Wolters and placed Rudy Gobert (right tibia contusion) on IL. Was 110, Sac 92 at Was John Wall (Was) had 21 points including 8-9 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 9 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. George Hill (Sac) had 16 points. Zach Randolph (Sac) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Was shot 51.8% (44-85) FG and Sac shot 40.5% (34-84) FG. Cle 104, NY 101 at NY LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points including 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Cle) had 15 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyle Korver (Cle) had 21 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 28 points including 4-13 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Enes Kanter (NY) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 16 rebounds including 7 offensive. Mil 110, Mem 103 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. John Henson (Mil) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 8 assists. Dillon Brooks (Mem) had 19 points. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. NO 106, Atl 105 at NO DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 22 points including 7-10 FT, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 24 points on 11-18 FG. Darus Miller (NO) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 22 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Tyler Cavanaugh (Atl) had 16 points on 6-7 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tony Allen (NO, left knee inflammation) did not play. LAL 100, Pho 93 at Pho Brook Lopez (LAL) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 25 points on 11-19 FG. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Tyler Ulis (Pho) had 36 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Min 109, Uta 98 at Uta Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 24 points on 10-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 10 assists. Jeff Teague (Min) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 24 points and 4 steals. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 16 points. Min shot 25-29 FT and Uta shot 10-11 FT. Gorgui Dieng (Min, sprained right index finger) did not play. Por 99, Den 82 at Por Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 17 points on 7-11 FG. Damian Lillard (Por) had 15 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Paul Millsap (Den) had 18 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jamal Murray (Den) had 18 points including 0-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Por shot 52.1% (38-73) FG and Den shot 35.7% (30-84) FG. GS 110, Orl 100 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 5 assists. Shaun Livingston (GS) had 16 points and 6 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 16 points. Jonathan Isaac (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. Phi 109, LAC 105 at LAC Robert Covington (Phi) had 31 points including 9-12 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 32 points on 11-20 FG and 9-16 FT and 16 rebounds. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 29 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Louis Williams (LAC) had 31 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Schedule for Tuesday, November 14 (All times Central) Boston at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Toronto at Houston 7:00 pm NBATV San Antonio at Dallas 7:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, November 15 (All times Central) Sacramento at Atlanta 6:30 pm Washington at Miami 6:30 pm Utah at New York 6:30 pm Cleveland at Charlotte 7:00 pm ESPN Indiana at Memphis 7:00 pm Detroit at Milwaukee 7:00 pm San Antonio at Minnesota 7:00 pm Toronto at New Orleans 7:00 pm Chicago at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Orlando at Portland 9:00 pm Philadelphia at LA Lakers 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