News from November 6. The NBA named James Harden (Hou) and Kristaps Porzingis (NY) as Players of the Week for the week ending November 5. Harden averaged 36.3 points and 10 assists as Houston went 3-1. Porzinigis averaged 33.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks as New York went 3-1. The NBA fined Eric Bledsoe (Pho) $10,000 for his comment on Twitter saying that he wanted out of Phoenix. Atlanta placed Mike Muscala (sprained left ankle) on IL. Boston activated Jabari Bird and placed Marcus Morris (left knee rehab) on IL. Brooklyn activated Quincy Acy and placed Jarrett Allen (strained left foot) on IL. Golden State activated Shaun Livingston and placed David West (rest) on IL. GS 97, Mia 80 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 21 points including 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Draymond Green (GS) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 16 points including 5-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 19 points. James Johnson (Mia) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Bro 98, Pho 92 at Pho DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (Bro) had 23 points including 7-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Joe Harris (Bro) had 18 points. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Devin Booker (Pho) had 18 points. Trevor Booker (Bro, sore lower back) did not play. Bos 110, Atl 107 at Atl Al Horford (Bos) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Kurie Irving (Bos) had 35 points including 14-22 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 23 points and 6 assists. Marco Belinelli (Atl) had 19 points and 3 steals. Schedule for Tuesday, November 7 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV New Orleans at Indiana 6:00 pm Dallas at Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte at New York 6:30 pm Chicago at Toronto 6:30 pm LA Clippers at San Antonio 7:30 pm Brooklyn at Denver 8:00 pm Philadelphia at Utah 8:00 pm Memphis at Portland 9:00 pm Oklahoma City at Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, November 8 (All times Central) Indiana at Detroit 6:00 pm New York at Orlando 6:00 pm LA Lakers at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Miami at Phoenix 8:00 pm Minnesota at Golden State 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