News from December 3. The NBA named Deron Williams (Uta) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Month for October and November. Williams averaged 21.9 points and 9.9 assists as Utah went 13-4. Howard averaged 21.8 points and 12.1 rebounds as Orlando went 13-4. Atlanta signed Damien Wilkins. Indiana activated A.J. Price and placed Jeff Foster on IL. The LA Clippers activated Chris Kaman and placed Willie Warren on IL. Denver activated Renaldo Balkman and placed Melvin Ely on IL. New Orleans activated Darrell Arthur and placed DeMarre Carroll on IL. Chicago activated Brian Scalabrine and placed Kurt Thomas on IL. Orlando activated J.J. Redick and placed Mickael Pietrus (stomach flu) on IL. Philadelphia activated Andre Iguodala and placed Darius Songaila on IL. Portland activated Joel Przybilla and placed Luke Babbitt on IL. Washington activated Yi Jianlian and placed Nick Young (bruised left thigh) on IL. Charlotte activated Jason Kapono and placed DeSagana Diop on IL. Dal 93, Uta 81 at Uta Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points including 12-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Caron Butler (Dal) had 16 points. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 7 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 21 points including 9-14 FT and 7 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Dal shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Uta shot 39.2% (29-74) FG. LAL 113, Sac 80 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 19 points on 9-13 FG and 1-5 FT and 10 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 5 rebounds. LAL shot 56.6% (47-83) FG and Sac shot 40.3% (31-77) FG. Den 109, LAC 104 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 26 points on 6-18 FG and 13-18 FT and 5 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 17 point son 3-9 FG and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 21 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 24 points on 7-21 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Den shot 45-59 FT and LAC shot 20-29 FT. Orl 104, Det 91 at Det Marcin Gortat (Orl) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Vince Carter (Orl) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Brandon Bass (Orl) had 27 points including 11-12 FT. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 30 points including 11-15 FG and 5 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 15 points. Orl shot 59.7% (43-72) FG and Det shot 48.6% (34-70) FG. Dwight Howard (Orl, stomach virus), Jameer Nelson (Orl, stomach virus), and J.J. Redick (Orl, stomach virus) did not play. Cha 91, NJ 84 OT at Cha Boris Diaw (Cha) had 11 points, 16 rebounds, and 8 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 26 points including 12-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Travis Outlaw (NJ) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 16 points including 6-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Bos 104, Chi 92 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 17 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 19 assists, and 3 steals. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points and 8 assists. Bos shot 53.1% (43-81) FG and Chi shot 41.9% (31-74) FG. Pho 105, Ind 97 at Pho Channing Frye (Pho) had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Josh McRoberts (Ind) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Brandon Rush (Ind) had 21 points. Pho shot 24-33 FT and Ind shot 12-16 FT. NY 100, NO 92 at NO Wilson Chandler (NY) had 14 points on 5-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 34 points including 15-22 FG and 10 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Trevor Ariza (NO) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (NO) had 17 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. David West (NO, stomach virus) did not play. Tor 111, OKC 99 at Tor Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 26 points including 11-20 FG and 12 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 8 points and 15 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 22 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 20 points including 5-14 FG. Tor shot 54.98% (45-82) FG and OKC shot 43.7% (38-87) FG. Peja Stojakovic (Tor, swollen left knee) did not play. Was 83, Por 79 at Was Andray Blatche (Was) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 13 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 15 rebounds including 9 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por) had 18 points. Was shot 21-26 FT and Por shot 11-12 FT. Hou 127, Mem 111 at Mem Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 28 points including 11-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 12 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 28 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Brad Miller (Hou) had 23 points including 7-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 29 points including 9-13 FG and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 7-9 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Hou shot 16-23 3-pointers and Mem shot 3-12 3-pointers. SA 107, Min 101 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points and 5 assists. George Hill (SA) had 20 points. Michael Beasley (Min) had 28 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 25 points including 8-11 FT and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Atl 93, Phi 88 at Atl Marvin Williams (Atl) had 22 points and 4 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 15 points. Elton Brand (Phi) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 12 points and 6 assists. Schedule for Saturday, December 4 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Miami 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Houston @ Chicago 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Orlando @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm NBATV Dallas @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, December 5 (All times Central) Boston @ New Jersey 12:00 pm New York @ Toronto 12:00 pm Cleveland @ Detroit 5:00 pm Golden State @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm New Orleans @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Memphis @ Denver 7:00 pm Washington @ Phoenix 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Portland 8:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html