News from December 1. The NBA named Yao Ming (Hou) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Month for November. Yao averaged 25.7 points and 10.1 rebounds as Houston went 10-5. Howard averaged 17.1 points and 13.6 rebounds as Orlando went 12-4. The NBA named Jerry Sloan (Uta) and Brian Hill (Orl) as Coaches of the Month for November. Utah went 13-4 and Orlando went 12-4. The NBA named Rudy Gay (Mem) and Adam Morrison (Cha) as Rookies of the Month for November. Gay averaged 8.7 points and 4.7 rebounds as Memphis went 4-11. Morrison averaged 15.3 points as Charlotte went 4-11. The NBA Players' Association filed 2 unfair labor practice charges against the NBA with the National Labor Relations Board. The charges concern the league changing the ball this season without player input and the league assessing more technical fouls this season with the "zero-tolerance" policy. Josh Childress (Atl) is expected to be out 4 more weeks due to a broken bone in his left foot. Shavlik Randolph (Phi) underwent surgery on his fractured and dislocated left ankle and is expected to be out 3 to 6 months. Denver assigned Julius Hodge to the NBADL. Sacramento activated Jason Hart and placed Maurice Taylor on IL. Charlotte activated Jake Voskuhl and placed Melvin Ely on IL. Atlanta activated Lorenzen Wright and placed Esteban Batista on IL. Chicago activated Michael Sweetney and placed Malik Allen on IL with the flu. Detroit activated Will Blalock and placed Dale Davis on IL while attending to legal issues. Dal 109, Sac 90 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points on 4-15 FG and 10-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 13 points including 5-6 FG. Ron Artest (Sac) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Orl 91, Por 89 at Por Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Grant Hill (Orl) had 16 points including the game winning bucket with 1.5 seconds left and 7 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Por) had 28 points including 8-11 FT and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Chi 111, NO 108 at Oklahoma City Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 31 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 2 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rasual Butler (NO) had 33 points including 7-12 3-pointers. Chris Paul (NO) had 25 points including 12-15 FT, 11 rebounds, 18 assists, 5 steals, and 7 turnovers. Bobby Jackson (NO, rib injury) did not play. Pho 122, Mil 116 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 27 points including 11-11 FT, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Amare Stoudemre (Pho) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 27 points including 8-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 11 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. Michael Redd (Mil) had 37 points on 12-20 FG and 12-15 FT. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 31 points on 15-22 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tor 106, Bos 102 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jorge Garbajosa (Tor) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 17 points including 8-11 FG. Ryan Gomes (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 9 assists. Det 108, NY 100 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 31 points including 11-17 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 26 points including 11-11 FT. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 22 points including 8-9 FG and 16 assists. Eddy Curry (NY) had 24 points on 9-15 FG and 6-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Cle 106, Atl 95 at Atl LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points including 6-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Snow (Cle) had 13 points and 8 assists. Damon Jones (Cle) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 31 points and 5 rebounds. Was 121, Cha 109 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 33 points including 9-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Adam Morrison (Cha) had 23 points. Brevin Knight (Cha) had 22 points, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Den 106, Min 92 at Min Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 35 points including 14-24 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Eduardo Najera (Den) had 14 points, 11 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Andre Miller (Den) had 17 points and 9 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Ricky Davis (Min) had 21 points. Joe Smith (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Sea 105, Ind 103 at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 18 points on 4-14 FG and 10-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nick Collison (Sea) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Luke Ridnour (Sea) had 17 points including the game winning runner at the buzzer and 6 assists. Al Harrington (Ind) had 28 points including 11-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.