News from December 1.

The NBA named as Alvin Gentry (Pho) and Stan Van Gundy (Orl) Coaches of
the Month for November [including the regular season games in October].
Phoenix went 14-3 and Orlando went 14-4.

The NBA named Tyreke Evans (Sac) and Brandon Jennings (Mil) as Rookies of
the Month for November [including the regular season games in October].
Evans averaged 18.8 points, 5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists as Sacramento went
8-8.  Jennings averaged 21.8 points and 5.7 assists as Milwaukee went 9-7.

Phoenix activated Alando Tucker and placed Leandro Barbosa (sprained left
ankle) on IL.


LAL 110, NO 99  at LAL
Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 21 points including 9-10 FG and 9 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points.
Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Emeka Okafor (NO) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 12 rebounds.
Darren Collison (NO) had 20 points and 5 assists.

Bos 108, Cha 90  at Cha
Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 21 points including 9-10 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Ray Allen (Bos) had 27 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 10-10 FT, 5
rebounds, and 5 assists.
Raymond Felton (Cha) had 14 points and 5 assists.
Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 16 points and 5 rebounds.
Bos shot 54.5% (36-66) FG and Cha shot 40.5% (32-79) FG.

Was 106, Tor 102  at Tor
Caron Butler (Was) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Antawn Jamison (Was) had 30 points including 12-22 FG and 12 rebounds.
Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 22 points and 9 assists.
Chris Bosh (Tor) had 22 points including 7-22 FG and 14 rebounds.
Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Jose Calderon (Tor) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 5 assists.

Mia 107, Por 100  at Por
Quentin Richardson (Mia) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 9
rebounds.
Michael Beasley (Mia) had 27 points including 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Greg Oden (Por) had 13 points including 4-13 FG, 20 rebounds including 11
offensive, and 4 blocks.
Brandon Roy (Por) had 25 points including 9-25 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Mia shot 53.3% (40-75) FG and Por shot 39.1% (34-87) FG.
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, right knee bone contusion) and Travis Outlaw (Por,
left foot surgery) did not play.

Den 135, GS 107  at Den
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points and 7 rebounds.
Nene (Den) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 12 rebounds.
Chauncey Billups (Den) had 22 points including 11-11 FT.
Anthony Morrow (GS) had 27 points including 12-20 FG.
Vladimir Radmanovic (GS) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Den shot 54.7% (52-95) FG and GS shot 43.6% (41-94) FG.
Den out-rebounded GS 57-33 including 18-10 offensive.
Kelenna Azubuike (GS, left patellar tendon injury), Raja Bell (GS, injured
left wrist), and Anthony Randolph (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play.

NY 126, Pho 99  at NY
Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 27 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 10
rebounds.
David Lee (NY) had 24 points including 10-13 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Al Harrington (NY) had 22 points and 8 rebounds.
Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 20 points and 8 assists.
NY shot 14-31 3-pointers and Pho shot 4-17 3-pointers.


Schedule for Wednesday, December 2  (All times Central)
  Toronto @ Atlanta             6:00 pm
  Phoenix @ Cleveland           6:00 pm
  New York @ Orlando            6:00 pm
  Milwaukee @ Washington        6:00 pm
  Dallas @ New Jersey           6:30 pm
  Detroit @ Chicago             7:00 pm
  Memphis @ Minnesota           7:00 pm
  Philadelphia @ Oklahoma City  7:00 pm  NBATV
  Indiana @ Sacramento          9:00 pm
  Houston @ LA Clippers         9:30 pm  NBATV


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  Patricia Bender                       pbender@eskimo.com
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