News from December 3. The NBA named Lionel Hollins (Mem) and Avery Johnson (Bro) as Coaches of the Month for November and October. Memphis went 12-2 and Brooklyn went 11-4. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Carmelo Anthony (NY) as Players of the Week. Durant averaged 25 points and 6.3 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 4-0. Anthony averaged 29.5 points and 8 rebounds as New York went 3-1. Steve Blake (LAL) is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle and is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. Golden State recalled Jeremy Tyler from the NBADL. Houston recalled Terrence Jones from the NBADL. Charlotte activated Gerald Henderson. Denver activated Quincy Miller and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Milwaukee activated Mike Dunleavy and Ekpe Udoh and placed Drew Gooden and Beno Udrih on IL. Den 113, Tor 100 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 18 points including 8-11 FT and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. JaVale McGee (Den) had 17 points on 4-5 FG and 9-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Corey Brewer (Den) had 19 points on 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 23 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 24 points including 11-11 FT and 3 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Den shot 27-43 FT and Tor shot 17-19 FT. Linas Kleiza (Tor, sore left hip) did not play. LAC 105, Uta 104 at Uta Blake Griffin (LAC) had 30 points including 14-20 FG and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 14 points and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 12 assists. Randy Foye (Uta) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. LAC out-scored Uta 32-21 in the 4th quarter. Marvin Williams (Uta, concussion) and Derrick Favors (Uta, plantar fasciitis) did not play. NO 102, Mil 81 at NO Ryan Anderson (NO) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Robin Lopez (NO) had 21 points including 8-10 FG. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 11 points and 9 assists. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 25 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 17 points and 6 assists. NO shot 52.4% (43-82) FG and Mil shot 38.2% (29-76) FG. NO shot 11-11 FT and Mil shot 15-23 FT. Anthony Davis (NO, stress reaction left ankle) did not play. Por 118, Cha 112 OT at Cha Nicolas Batum (Por) had 17 points including 5-14 FG, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points including 12-17 FG, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 24 points including 11-14 FT and 9 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ben Gordon (Cha) had 29 points including 8-12 3-pointers and 5 assists. Det 89, Cle 79 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 9 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Knight (Det) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kyle Singler (Det) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 17 points and 18 rebounds including 9 offensive. Orl 102, GS 94 at GS Glen Davis (Orl) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 24 points. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. David Lee (GS) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Richard Jefferson (GS, strained right calf) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, December 4 (All times Central) Minnesota at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami at Washington 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Brooklyn 6:30 pm NBATV Indiana at Chicago 7:00 pm Phoenix at Memphis 7:00 pm LA Lakers at Houston 7:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, December 5 (All times Central) New York at Charlotte 6:00 pm Portland at Indiana 6:00 pm Minnesota at Boston 6:30 pm Denver at Atlanta 6:30 pm ESPN Golden State at Detroit 6:30 pm Chicago at Cleveland 7:00 pm LA Lakers at New Orleans 7:00 pm Milwaukee at San Antonio 7:30 pm Orlando at Utah 8:00 pm Toronto at Sacramento 9:00 pm Dallas 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