News from November 12. The NBA named Kenneth Faried (Den) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Faried averaged 16.8 points and 12.8 rebounds as Denver went 4-0. James averaged 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists as Miami went 3-1. The LA Lakers named Mike D'Antoni as head coach. D'Antoni was reportedly signed to a 3 year, $12 million contract with a 4th year at the team's option. Chicago placed Kirk Hinrich on IL. Denver activated Wilson Chandler and placed Quincy Miller on IL. Houston placed Alan Anderson on IL. Miami activated Terrel Harris and placed Josh Harrellson on IL. Oklahoma City activated Hasheem Thabeet and placed Daniel Orton on IL. Min 90, Dal 82 at Dal Andrei Kirilenko (Min) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 15 points including 3-9 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Darren Collison (Dal) had 21 points including 11-12 FT and 5 assists. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min, sprained left foot), Chase Budinger (Min, torn meniscus left knee), and Brandon Roy (Min, sore right knee) did not play. OKC 92, Det 90 at Det Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points on 8-22 FG and 10-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points including 11-15 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Det) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points and 5 assists. OKC out-scored Det 30-17 in the 4th quarter. Pho 110, Den 100 at Pho Goran Dragic (Pho) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 7 assists. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Shannon Brown (Pho) had 19 points. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Uta 140, Tor 133 3OT at Tor Paul Millsap (Uta) had 34 points on 11-16 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 24 points and 17 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 17 points, 14 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers in 50 minutes. Randy Foye (Uta) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 19 points including 5-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 20 points, 17 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 37 points including 16-33 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers in 60 minutes. Linas Kleiza (Tor) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Mia 113, Hou 110 at Hou LeBron James (Mia) had 38 points including 14-26 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chandler Parson (Hou) had 25 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Omer Asik (Hou) had 19 points including 11-14 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 22 points on 6-17 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 assists. Bos 101, Chi 95 at Chi Brandon Bass (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 20 points on 10-16 FG, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Luol Deng (Chi) had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Bos shot 16-16 FT and Chi shot 24-31 FT. Mil 105, Phi 96 at Phi Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 33 points including 12-21 FG and 4-9 3-pointer, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 25 points, 6 assists, and 8 turnovers. Jason Richardson (Phi) had 20 points. Kwame Brown (Phi, strained left calf) did not play. Atl 95, Por 87 at Por Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 19 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. 7 of the 8 road teams won. Schedule for Tuesday, November 13 (All times Central) Washington at Charlotte 6:00 pm New York at Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto at Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Portland at Sacramento 9:00 pm San Antonio at LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, November 14 (All times Central) Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Utah at Boston 6:30 pm Indiana at Milwaukee 7:00 pm New Orleans at Houston 7:00 pm Memphis at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN Charlotte at Minnesota 7:00 pm Washington at Dallas 7:30 pm Chicago at Phoenix 8:00 pm Miami at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Atlanta at Golden State 9:30 pm ---- 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