News from December 4. The NBA named James Harden (Hou) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 3. Harden averaged 34 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 9 assists as Houston went 3-0. James averaged 27.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 9 assists as Cleveland went 4-0. The NBA suspended Shaun Livingston (GS) for 1 game and ref Courtney Kirkland for 1 week for their part in a an altercation, that included the two bumping heads, during Sunday's GS-Mia game. Atlanta activated Nicolas Brussino and placed John Collins and Josh Maggette on IL. Brooklyn placed Isaiah Whitehead on IL. Charlotte activated Kemba Walker and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Chicago placed Antonio Blakeney on IL. Cleveland placed John Holland on IL. Denver activated Wilson Chandler and placed Tyler Lydon on IL. Memphis placed Ivan Rabb and Kobi Simmons on IL. San Antonio activated Rudy Gay and placed Kyle Anderson (sprained left MCL) on IL. Utah activated Raul Neto and Rudy Gobert and placed Tony Bradley and Nate Wolters on IL. Dal 122, Den 105 at Dal Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 16 points including 7-9 FG. Jamal Murray (Den) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Will Barton (Den) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dal shot 51% (49-86) FG and Den shot 41.8% (38-91) FG. SA 96, Det 93 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 17 points including 5-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Rudy Gay (SA) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Pau Gasol (SA) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 27 points including 12-21 FG. Andre Drummond (Det) had 11 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Uta 116, Was 69 at Uta Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 21 points. Alec Burks (Uta) had 27 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Royce O'Neale (Uta) had 11 points on 4-5 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Otto Porter (Was) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Was) had 11 points. Uta out-scored 64-30 in the 1st half. Uta shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and Was shot 28.7% (23-80) FG. GS 125, NO 115 at NO Kevin Durant (GS) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 31 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 27 points on 11-18 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, and 7 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 34 points including 13-21 FG and 4-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. GS out-scored NO 76-46 in the 2nd half. Shaun Livingston (GS, suspended) and Anthony Davis (NO, strained left adductor) did not play. Mem 95, Min 92 at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Taj Gibson (Min) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Cle 113, Chi 91 at Chi LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Cle) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Kris Dunn (Chi) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Justin Holiday (Chi) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Cle shot 51.9% (42-81) FG and Chi shot 41.5% (34-82) FG. Bos 111, Mil 100 at Bos Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 17 points including 5-6 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 20 points including 8-10 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 32 points. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 40 points on 14-24 FG and 12-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Bos shot 55.1% (43-78) FG and Mil shot 44.9% (35-78) FG. Pho 115, Phi 101 at Phi T.J. Warren (Pho) had 25 points on 12-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 46 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Tyler Ulis (Pho) had 12 points and 12 assists. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 25 points. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Ind 115, NY 97 at Ind Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 20 points on 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Beasley (NY) had 13 points and 5 turnovers. Willy Hernangomez (NY) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Cha 104, Orl 94 at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 29 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 14-14 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 18 points. Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Cha shot 33-40 FT and Orl shot 12-14 FT. Bro 110, Atl 90 at Atl Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 17 points and 6 assists. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 13 points including 3-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Bro shot 48.2% (41-85) FG and Atl shot 36.6% (30-82) FG. Schedule for Tuesday, December 5 (All times Central) Phoenix at Toronto 6:30 pm NBATV Utah at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Washington at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, December 6 (All times Central) Sacramento at Cleveland 6:00 pm Chicago at Indiana 6:00 pm Atlanta at Orlando 6:00 pm Dallas at Boston 6:30 pm Memphis at New York 6:30 pm Golden State at Charlotte 7:00 pm ESPN Detroit at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Denver at New Orleans 7:00 pm Miami at San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota at LA Clippers 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