News from December 3. The NBA named Stephen Curry (GS) and Jimmy Butler (Chi) as Players of the Month for November and October. Curry averaged 23.8 points and 7.8 assists as Golden State went 14-2. Butler averaged 21.9 points as Chicago went 11-6. The NBA named Andrew Wiggins (Min) and Jabari Parker (Mil) as Rookies of the Month for November and October. Wiggins averaged 11.6 points as Minnesota went 4-11. Parker averaged 11.9 points and 6.1 rebounds as Milwaukee went 10-8. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) has been diagnosed with a broken nose and is out indefinitely. Boston activated Marcus Smart and placed Dwight Powell on IL. Brooklyn activated Markel Brown and placed Kevin Garnett on IL. Houston activated Clint Capela and placed Isaiah Canaan on IL. The LA Clippers activated C.J. Wilcox and placed Reggie Bullock on IL. Miami activated Andre Dawkins and placed Norris Cole on IL. Utah activated Toure Murry and placed Trey Burke on IL. With Philadelphia's (1-17) win, there are no more teams without a win. Dal 107, Mil 105 at Mil Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 20 rebounds including 10 offensive. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points including the game winning spinning jumper at the buzzer, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 14 points including 6-17 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, sore back), John Henson (Mil, sprained left foot), and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, nasal fracture) did not play. LAC 114, Orl 86 at LAC J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points including 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 16 points on 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 11 points including 2-8 FG. LAC shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and Orl shot 41.8% (33-79) FG. Tor 123, Uta 104 at Uta Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 39 points including 13-22 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 17 points and 5 assists. Louis Williams (Tor) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points including 9-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 19 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Jeremy Evans (Uta, sprained left ankle) did not play. Phi 85, Min 77 at Min Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. KJ McDaniels (Phi) had 12 points including 4-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Robert Covington (Phi) had 17 points. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 15 points and 16 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Min) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Alexey Shved (Phi, strained left hip flexor) and Nikola Pekovic (Min, sprained right wrist) did not play. Hou 105, Mem 96 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 21 points and 3 steals. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 16 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Terry (Hou) had 16 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jarnell Stokes (Mem) had 12 points including 5-7 FG. Dwight Howard (Hou, strained right knee) did not play. Atl 112, Mia 102 at Mia Jeff Teague (Atl) had 27 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 27 points including 9-12 FG and 11 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points and 7 assists. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 19 points including 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Bro 95, SA 93 OT at Bro Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 15 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 16 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 17 points and 9 assists. Danny Green (SA) had 20 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points including 5-18 FG, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Bos 109, Det 102 OT at Bos Jeff Green (Bos) had 32 points on 8-22 FG, 6-10 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andre Drummond (Det) had 27 points including 12-18 FG, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, 4 steals, and 5 blocks. Greg Monroe (Det) had 29 points including 11-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Was 111, LAL 95 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. John Wall (Was) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 15 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 29 points on 8-22 FG and 11-14 FT. Nick Young (LAL) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Nene (Was, right foot plantar fasciitis), Xavier Henry (LAL, torn left Achilles), and Ryan Kelly (LAL, torn right hamstring) did not play. Chi 102, Cha 95 at Cha Pau Gasol (Chi) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 15 points and 5 assists. Lance Stephenson (Cha) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, December 4 (All times Central) Cleveland @ New York 7:00 pm TNT Indiana @ Portland 9:00 pm New Orleans @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, December 5 (All times Central) New York @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Denver @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV LA Lakers @ Boston 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Toronto 6:30 pm San Antonio @ Memphis 7:00 pm Houston @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Dallas 7:30 pm Miami @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Orlando @ Utah 8:00 pm Indiana @ Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV ---- 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