News from December 3. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Paul George (Ind) as Players of the Month for November (and October). Durant averaged 28.3 points and 7.9 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 11-3. George averaged 23.6 points and 6.1 rebounds as Indiana went 15-1. The NBA named Ben McLemore (Sac) and Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) as Rookies of the Month for November (and October). McLemore averaged 9.1 points as Sacramento went 4-10. Carter-Williams averaged 17.2 points and 7.3 assists as Philadelphia went 4-10. San Antonio signed Malcolm Thomas. Miami activated Roger Mason and placed Dwyane Wade (ill) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Ryan Gomes and placed Andre Roberson on IL. Sacramento activated Hamady N'Diaye and placed DeMarcus Cousins on IL. Toronto activated Aaron Gray and placed Dwight Buycks on IL. Dal 89, Cha 82 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Vince Carter (Dal) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dal out-scored Cha 29-15 in the 4th quarter. Phi 126, Orl 125 2OT at Phi Evan Turner (Phi) had 24 points including 10-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 8 turnovers. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 27 points including 11-19 FG, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. James Anderson (phi) had 19 points. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 43 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists in 52 minutes. Glen Davis (Orl) had 33 points including 15-24 FG in 50 minutes. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 26 points including 10-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals in 52 minutes. Phi out-rebounded Orl 56-34 including 20-8 offensive. Nikola Vucevic (Orl, sprained left ankle) and Jameer Nelson (Orl, sprained left foot) did not play. Bos 108, Mil 100 at Bos Jeff Green (Bos) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Bos) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 19 points. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 6 assists. Kelly Olynyk (Bos, sprained right ankle) and Caron Butler (Mil, sore left knee) did not play. Den 111, Bro 87 at Bro Kenneth Faried (Den) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov (Den) had 17 points and 20 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 13 points and 6 assists. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 22 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Den shot 50.6% (43-85) FG and Bro shot 40% (30-75) FG. Deron Williams (Bro, sprained left ankle) and Paul Pierce (Bro, fractured right hand) did not play. Det 107, Mia 97 at Mia Andre Drummond (Det) had 10 points and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points on 8-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kyle Singler (Det) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 23 points. Mem 110, Pho 91 at Mem Ed Davis (Mem) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points and 14 assists. Jon Leuer (Mem) had 23 points including 10-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 16 points and 5 assists. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Mem shot 54.8% (46-84) FG and Pho shot 42.5% (37-87) FG. Zach Randolph (Mem, toe injury) did not play. OKC 97, Sac 95 at Sac Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points including 10-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jeremy Lamb (OKC) had 14 points. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 14 points including 4-12 FG. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 24 points and 4 steals. GS 112, Tor 103 at GS Harrison Barnes (GS) had 19 points. David Lee (GS) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 7 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 8-10 FT, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Rudy Gay (Tor) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 26 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points and 9 assists. Schedule for Wednesday, December 4 (All times Central) Denver at Cleveland 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Atlanta 6:30 pm Phoenix at Houston 7:00 pm Detroit at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Dallas at New Orleans 7:00 pm Indiana at Utah 8:00 pm San Antonio at Minnesota 8:30 pm NBATV at Mexico City, Mexico Oklahoma City at Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Thursday, December 5 (All times Central) New York at Brooklyn 6:00 pm TNT LA Clippers at Memphis 7:00 pm Miami at Chicago 8:30 pm TNT ---- 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