News from December 2. The NBA named Mike D'Antoni (Hou) and Brad Stevens (Bos) as Coaches of the Month for October and November. Houston went 17-4 and Boston went 19-4. The NBA fined Austin Rivers (LAC) $25,000 for a verbal outburst towards a fan during Thursday's Uta-LAC game. Atlanta activated Tyler Dorsey and placed Mike Muscala on IL. Brooklyn activated Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. Denver activated Tyler Lydon and placed Torrey Craig and Nikola Jokic (left ankle) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Kyle Kuzma and placed Ivica Zubac on IL. Memphis activated Ivan Rabb and Kobi Simmons and placed Chandler Parsons (sore right knee and ankle) and Brandon Wright (right groin) on IL. Philadelphia activated Joel Embiid and placed Justin Anderson (shin splints), Furkan Korkmaz, and James Michael McAdoo on IL. Portland activated Caleb Swanigan and placed Zach Collins on IL. Sacramento activated JaKarr Sampson and placed Justin Jackson on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 31.5 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 29.4 LeBron James (Cle) 28.3 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.1 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 14.0 Dwight Howard (Cha) 12.5 Assists James Harden (Hou) 9.8 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 9.7 LeBron James (Cle) 8.7 Dal 108, LAC 82 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 12 oints and 5 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Louis Williams (LAC) had 18 points on 4-16 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 assists. Dal out-scored LAC 59-38 in the 1st half. Dal shot 45.6% (36-79) FG and LAC shot 34.9% (30-86) FG. Bos 116, Pho 111 at Bos Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 19 points and 5 assists. Al Horford (Bos) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 17 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Devin Booker (Pho) had 38 points including 16-29 FG and 5 assists. Atl 114, Bro 102 at Bro Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 24 oints and 6 assists. Luke Babbitt (Atl) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. DeAndre Bembry (Atl) had 12 oints and 5 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Joe Harris (Bro) had 13 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Cle 116, Mem 111 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 13-22 FG, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 31 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Phi 108, Det 103 at Phi Robert Covington (Phi) had 25 points including 6-13 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 25 points on 7-21 FG and 1-12 FT, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 turnovers. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 18 points and 7 assists. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 25 points including 9-13 FG. Tobias Harris (Det) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Mil 109, Sac 104 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 25 points including 9-15 FG. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 33 points including 17-22 FT, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 19 points including 9-10 FT. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Sac) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Mil shot 35-42 FT and Sac shot 19-21 FT. Den 115, LAL 100 at Den Jamal Murray (Den) had 28 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Will Barton (Den) had 16 points including 4-11 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Trey Lyles (Den) had 18 points. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. NO 123, Por 116 at Por E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 19 points including 6-7 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 38 points including 8-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 29 points including 4-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 17 points on 8-22 FG. Anthony Davis (NO, left pelvic) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, December 3 (All times Central) Orlando at New York 2:30 pm Golden State at Miami 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Minnesota 6:00 pm San Antonio at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Houston at LA Lakers 8:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Monday, December 4 (All times Central) Orlando at Charlotte 6:00 pm New York at Indiana 6:00 pm Phoenix at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Brooklyn at Atlanta 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Cleveland at Chicago 7:00 pm Minnesota at Memphis 7:00 pm Golden State at New Orleans 7:00 pm Denver at Dallas 7:30 pm Detroit at San Antonio 7:30 pm Washington at Utah 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