News from December 3. The NBA named Carlos Boozer (Uta) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Month for November. Boozer averaged 25.4 points, 57.7% FG, and 11.2 rebounds as Utah went 11-5. Howard averaged 23.8 points, 62% FG, and 15 rebounds as Orlando went 14-4. The NBA named Gregg Popovich (SA) and Doc Rivers (Bos) as Coaches of the Month for November. San Antonio went 14-3 and Boston went 13-2. The NBA named Kevin Durant (Sea) and Al Horford (Atl) as Rookies of the Month for November. Durant averaged 20.4 points and 4.4 rebounds as Seattle went 3-14. Horford averaged 8.7 points and 10.2 rebounds as Atlanta went 6-9. The NBA named Stephen Jackson (GS) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 2. Jackson averaged 23 points and 5.5 rebounds as Golden State went 3-0. Howard averaged 23.8 points and 15.3 rebounds as Orlando went 3-1. Boston assigned Gabe Pruitt to the NBADL. Utah signed head coach Jerry Sloan to a 1 year contract extension. Sloan is now signed through 08-09. Golden State activated Patrick O'Bryant and placed Mickael Pietrus on IL with a bruised nose. Utah activated Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur and placed C.J. Miles and Morris Almond on IL. Atlanta activated Acie Law and placed Solomon Jones on IL. Toronto activated Juan Dixon and placed Andrea Bargnani on IL with a hyper-extended left knee. Dal 103, Chi 98 at Chi Josh Howard (Dal) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points including 5-16 FG and 5 assists. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 30 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 15-16 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dal shot 48.6% (36-74) FG and Chi shot 35.2% (31-88) FG. Orl 123, GS 117 OT at GS Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 8-13 FT, 23 rebounds including 5 offensive, 7 blocks, and 9 turnovers. Keith Bogans (Orl) had 22 points on 9-12 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 25 points on 8-21 FG and 6-10 FT and 6 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 22 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Baron Davis (GS) had 19 points including 6-23 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Uta 110, Mia 101 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 24 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 24 points on 7-11 FG and 8-10 FT and 15 assists. Jason Williams (Mia) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points including 6-12 FT, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Tor 98, Cha 79 at Tor Jose Calderon (Tor) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Kris Humphries (Tor) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Carlos Delfino (Tor) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 19 points on 4-13 FG and 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Cha) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tor shot 50.7% (38-75) FG and Cha shot 33.3% (27-81) FG. T.J. Ford (Tor, arm singer) did not play. Atl 88, Phi 79 at Phi Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Josh Childress (Atl) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 18 points and 6 assists. Willie Green (Phi) had 23 points including 10-14 FG. Por 106, Mem 105 at Mem LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers and the game winning 6-footer and 7 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 30 points including 12-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 6-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.