News from December 1. The NBA named Steve Nash (Pho) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Month for November. Nash averaged 16 points and 11.4 assists as Phoenix went 12-2. James averaged 26.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.1 assists as Cleveland went 9-5. Chicago activated Frank Williams and placed Jannero Pargo on IR with a strained left hamstring. Boston activated Tom Gugliotta and placed Delonte West on IR with a broken bone in his right hand. Orlando activated Stacey Augmon and placed Pat Garrity on IR with a sprained left foot. Indiana signed Marcus Haislip. The LA Clippers activated Lionel Chalmers and placed Mamadou N'Diaye on IR with back spasms. Washington activated Kwame Brown and placed Peter John Ramos on IR with right shoulder tendinitis. SA 105, Phi 72 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 24 points including 10-12 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 5 assists. Devin Brown (SA) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Marc Jackson (Phi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 14 points including 6-17 FG. SA shot 52.8% (38-72) FG and Phi shot 35% (28-80) FG. SA shot 22-29 FT and Phi shot 13-15 FT. Sea 129, Uta 119 OT at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Ray Allen (Sea) had 38 points including 17-19 FT and 7 assists. Luke Ridnour (Sea) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 assists. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 36 points including 15-21 FG and 6 rebounds. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Keith McLeod (Uta, strained groin) did not play. LAC 88, Ind 76 at LAC Bobby Simmons (LAC) had 20 points on 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 27 points including 12-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 17 points on 4-11 FG and 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Fred Jones (Ind) had 19 points. Eddie Gill (Ind) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. LAC shot 14-16 FT and Ind shot 6-9 FT. Kerry Kittles (LAC, bruised right knee), Scot Pollard (Ind, sore lower back), Austin Croshere (Ind, bruised right rib), and Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, bruised left thigh) did not play. Was 95, NJ 68 at Was Antawn Jamison (Was) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 15 points including 4-16 FG, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 30 points including 11-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eric Williams (NJ) had 17 points including 9-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Travis Best (NJ) had 16 points including 7-11 FG. Sac 94, NO 81 at NO Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 20 points. Brad Miller (Sac) had 24 points including 10-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 19 points including 6-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Lee Nailon (NO) had 15 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. David Wesley (NO) had 18 points and 3 steals. Sac shot 48.6% (34-70) FG and NO shot 38.5% (37-96) FG. Sac shot 20-23 FT and NO shot 6-7 FT. Jamaal Magloire (NO, fractured right finger) and Alex Garcia (NO, strained left groin) did not play. Chi 92, LAL 84 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 7 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points, 10 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Chucky Atkins (LAL) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Min 107, GS 99 at GS Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points, 16 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 20 points including 10-11 FT. Sam Cassell (Min) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Troy Murphy (GS) had 25 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Richardson (GS) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Pho 120, Cle 101 at Pho Quinten Richardson (Pho) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 21 points including 9-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 18 points. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 11 points including 3-10 FG and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 22 points and 4 blocks. Jeff McInnis (Cle) had 26 points on 10-16 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Bos 101, Mil 100 at Bos Raef LaFrentz (Bos) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Mark Blount (Bos) had 16 points, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points including 10-11 FT, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Keith Van Horn (Mil) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Joe Smith (Mil, strained left hip) and Daniel Santiago (Mil, right corneal abrasion) did not play. NY 90, Mem 82 at NY Nazr Mohammed (NY) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 26 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mike Sweetney (NY) had 11 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Bonzi Wells (Mem) had 16 points. Orl 129, Tor 108 at Orl Grant Hill (Orl) had 17 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 15 points and 20 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kelvin Cato (Orl) had 12 points on 6-8 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Steve Francis (Orl) had 23 points and 9 assists. Vince Carter (Tor) had 21 points. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 16 points and 6 assists. Orl shot 57.3% (51-89) FG and Tor shot 42.7% (38-89) FG. Orl out-rebounded Tor 61-32 including 14-6 offensive.