News from December 1. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Month for November and October. Westbrook averaged 31.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 11.3 assists as Oklahoma City went 12-8. James averaged 23.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 9.3 assists as Cleveland went 13-3. The NBA named Jamal Murray (Den) and Joel Embiid (Phi) as Rookies of the Month for November and October. Murray averaged 10.4 points as Denver went 7-11. Embiid averaged 18.2 points and 7.8 rebounds as Philadelphia went 4-14. The NBA fined Andre Drummond (Det) $15,000 for hitting Roy Hibbert (Cha) in the head with an elbow during Tuesday's Det-Cha game. The NBA fined Doc Rivers (LAC) $15,000 for verbal abuse of a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Tuesday's LAC-Bro game. Cleveland activated Channing Frye and placed Mike Dunleavy (concussion) on IL. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Anderson Varejao on IL. Houston activated Kyle Wiltjer and placed Bobby Brown on IL. Milwaukee activated Rashad Vaughn and placed Steve Novak on IL. Cha 97, Dal 87 at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 18 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 14 points. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 12 points including 4-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 14 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. Cha shot 47.3% (35-74) FG and Dal shot 37.2% (32-86) FG. Andrew Bogut (Dal, rest) and Seth Curry (Dal, strained right knee) did not play. Mil 111, Bro 93 at Bro Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 22 points including 9-14 FG. John Henson (Mil) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 15 points including 4-12 FG. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Mem 95, Orl 94 at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 25 points including the game winning free throws with 12.2 seconds left and 5 blocks. Andrew Harrison (Mem) had 11 points and 8 assists. Troy Daniels (Mem) had 19 points. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 18 points including 11-14 FG. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Vince Carter (Mem, right hip), Mike Conley (Mem, lower back), James Ennis (Mem, right calf), and Zach Randolph (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. LAC 113, Cle 94 at Cle J.J. Redick (LAC) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers Chris Paul (LAC) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points including 11-12 FT. LeBron James (Cle) had 16 points on 5-14 FG and 6-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mia 111, Uta 110 at Uta Goran Dragic (Mia) had 27 points and 6 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 17 points. James Johnson (Mia) had 24 points on 11-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Uta) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 32 points and 7 assists. Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained right ankle), Derrick Williams (Mia, back spasms), Justise Winslow (Mia, sore left wrist), George Hill (Uta, sprained left big toe), and Rodney Hood (Uta, strained right hamstring) did not play. Hou 132, GS 127 2OT at GS Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 29 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points on 8-23 FG, 2-11 3-pointers, and 11-14 FT, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, and 7 turnovers. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kevin Durant (GS) had 39 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 12-12 FT, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Draymond Green (GS) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 9 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 28 points including 4-13 3-pointers, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Schedule for Friday, December 2 (All times Central) Orlando @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Boston 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Toronto 6:30 pm Minnesota @ New York 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Detroit @ Atlanta 7:00 pm Washington @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Houston @ Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, December 3 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Milwaukee 4:00 pm Minnesota @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Toronto 6:30 pm Boston @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Chicago @ Dallas 7:30 pm Denver @ Utah 8:00 pm NBATV Miami @ Portland 9:00 pm Phoenix @ Golden State 9:30 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