News from December 4. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Month for November and October. Durant averaged 26.5 points and 8.8 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 13-4. James averaged 25 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 6.5 assists as Miami went 11-3. The NBA named Damian Lillard (Por) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) as Rookies of the Month for November and October. Lillard averaged 18.4 points and 5.9 assists as Portland went 6-10. Kidd-Gilchrist averaged 10.9 points and 6.5 rebounds as Charlotte went 7-8. Brooklyn activated Tornike Shengelia and placed Reggie Evans (flu) on IL. Cleveland recalled Kevin Jones from the NBADL. Chicago placed Richard Hamilton (torn plantar fascia left foot) on IL. Miami activated Josh Harrellson and placed Norris Cole (groin injury) on IL. Oklahoma City placed Perry Jones on IL. Phoenix activated Diante Garrett and placed Sebastian Telfair (personal reasons) on IL. OKC 117, Bro 111 at Bro Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points on 9-16 FG and 12-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 19 points and 11 rebounds including 8 offensive. Deron Williams (Bro) had 33 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 7 assists. Min 105, Phi 88 at Phi Josh Howard (Min) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Alexey Shved (Min) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers. J.J. Barea (Min) had 11 points and 10 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Min shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and Phi shot 42.2% (35-83) FG. Andrei Kirilenko (Min, back spasms) and Nick Young (Phi, hyperextended left big toe) did not play. Was 105, Mia 101 at Was A.J. Price (Was) had 14 points. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 22 points and 6 assists. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 26 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points. Hou 107, LAL 105 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 15 points on 3-19 FG and 9-11 FT, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Toney Douglas (Hou) had 22 points. Greg Smith (Hou) had 21 points including 7-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 16 points including 8-16 FT, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 39 points on 14-31 FG and 9-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL, both knee tendinitis) did not play. Mem 108, Pho 98 OT at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 38 points on 15-22 FG and 8-8 FT, 22 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 19 points and 7 assists. Luis Scola (Pho) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Mem out-rebounded Pho 50-32 including 15-9 offensive. Mem out-scored Pho 14-4 in overtime. Ind 80, Chi 76 at Chi Paul George (Ind) had 34 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. David West (Ind) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 10 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Luol Deng (Chi) had 17 points including 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 19 points. 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 Schedule for Thursday, December 6 (All times Central) New York at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Dallas at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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