News from January 4. The NBA named as Lionel Hollins (Mem) and Mike Brown (Cle) Coaches of the Month for December. Memphis went 9-4 and Cleveland went 14-3. The NBA named as Tyreke Evans (Sac) and Brandon Jennings (Mil) as Rookies of the Month for December. Evans averaged 22.1 points and 5.1 assists as Sacramento went 6-9. Jennings averaged 16.7 points and 6.5 assists as Milwaukee went 3-11. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Derrick Rose (Chi) as Players of the Week. Durant averaged 34.3 points and 7.3 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 3-1. Rose averaged 26.7 points, 5 rebounds, and 5.7 assists as Chicago went 3-0. Golden State released Mikki Moore. Milwaukee released Roko Ukic. Portland activated Patrick Mills and placed Joel Przybilla (knee surgery) on IL. Mills had been recalled from the NBADL. The LA Clippers activated Steve Novak and placed Brian Skinner on IL. Miami activated Yakhouba Diawara and placed Jermaine O'Neal (strained groin) on IL. LAC 105, Por 95 at LAC Chris Kaman (LAC) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Marcus Camby (LAC) had 9 points, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Martell Webster (Por) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 22 points, 16 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, sprained left ankle), Steve Blake (Por, pneumonia), and Rudy Fernandez (Por, back pain) did not play. Mia 92, Atl 75 at Mia Michael Beasley (Mia) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points and 8 rebounds. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 11 points including 4-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 23 points including 12-13 FT. Mia shot 46.8% (37-79) FG and Atl shot 35.2% (25-71) FG. OKC 98, Chi 85 at Chi Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points including 9-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. James Harden (OKC) had 13 points. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 19 points and 7 assists. OKC shot 48.8% (40-82) FG and Chi shot 35.4% (35-99) FG. NO 91, Uta 87 at Uta David West (NO) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (NO) had 12 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Devin Brown (NO) had 30 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 18 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 17 points and 11 assists. Schedule for Tuesday, January 5 (All times Central) Chicago @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Orlando @ Indiana 6:00 pm Washington @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Detroit @ Dallas 7:30 pm Golden State @ Denver 8:00 pm Memphis @ Portland 9:00 pm Phoenix @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Houston @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 6 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Washington @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Toronto @ Orlando 6:00 pm Boston @ Miami 6:30 pm Golden State @ Minnesota 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Detroit @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Houston @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Memphis @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html