News from December 3. The NBA named Michael Jordan (Chi) as Player of the Month. Jordan averaged 31.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.5 steals as Chicago went 15-1 in November. The NBA named Allen Iverson (Phi) as Rookie of the Month. Iverson averaged 21.8 points, 6.4 assists, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.7 steals in November. Philadelphia placed Don MacLean on IR with a strained left hip flexor. Portland placed Mitchell Butler on IR with tendinitis in both knees and activated Jermaine O'Neal. Toronto placed Zan Tabak on IR with a sore left heel. Stanley Roberts (LAC) will be out one week with a ruptured disk in his lower back. Ind 98, Por 93 OT - at Por Reggie Miller (Ind) had 32 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Antonio Daivs (Ind) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Travis Best (Ind) had 12 points and 7 assists. Clifford Robinson (Por) had 23 points including 10-12 FT. Kenny Anderson (Por) had 29 points including 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. GS 114, Den 99 - at GS Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 28 points and 6 assists. Mark Price (GS) had 19 points and 6 assists. Joe Smith (GS) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Brooks Thompson (Den) had 23 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 6 assists. LAC 96, Cha 96 - at LAC Loy Vaught (LAC) had 23 points and 15 rebounds. Terry Dehere (LAC) had 25 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 23 points. Vlade Divac (Cha) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Malik Sealy (LAC, injured right ankle), Stanley Roberts (LAC, ruptured disk in lower back), and Matt Geiger (Cha, back spasms) did not play. LAL 110, Sea 106 - at LAL Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 32 points including 6-10 FT, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 18 points and 6 assists. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 27 points including 9-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Payton (Sea) had 24 points including 6-11 FT and 8 assists. Cle 93, Tor 74 - at Cle Tyrone Hill (Cle) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Cle) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bob Sura (Cle) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 11 points including 3-12 FG and 11 assists. Doug Christie (Tor) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Atl 105, Bos 95 - at Atl Christian Laettner (Atl) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 blocks. Steve Smith (Atl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Rick Fox (Bos) had 11 points including 4-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Dana Barros (Bos) had 24 points on 9-11 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Dee Brown (Bos, sore back) and David Wesley (Bos, sore right foot) did not play. Chi 107, Mil 104 - at Mil Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 12 points including 5-14 FG, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 40 points including 14-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 14 points and 5 assists. Vin Baker (Mil) had 20 points on 7-11 FG and 6-12 FT, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Sherman Douglas (Mil) had 20 points and 7 assists. Mia 99, NY 75 - at NY Dan Majerle (Mia) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 17 points on 3-14 FG and 11-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Sasha Danilovic (Mia) had 21 points on 7-7 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 12 points including 5-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 14 points. Mia shot 27-32 FT and NY shot 13-18 FT. Sac 96, Min 89 - at Min Billy Owens (Sac) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 29 points including 4-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Sac) had 12 points on 6-17 FG. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 20 points.