Oakland, Rise. :: [26-5] :: December Recap!

[Phil89]

Your team is going great, despite that loss to the Raptors.

Tough to get those injuries. But I guess that having to manage Bogut's minutes over the season adds some realism at least

[Cruzerr]

Month Recap
December

League standing

East|--|West
1. [25-8] Toronto Raptors|--| Golden State Warriors [26-5]
2. [22-13] New York Knicks |--| Oklahoma City Thunder [28-6]
3. [20-14] Chicago Bulls |--| San Antonio Spurs [28-7]
4. [20-14] Indiana Pacers |--| Los Angeles Clippers [24-10]
5. [19-14] Cleveland Cavaliers |--| Memphis Grizzlies [20-13]
6. [18-15] Atlanta Hawks |--| Houston Rockets [19-14]
7. [17-17] Miami Heat |--| Portland Trail Blazers [18-16]
8. [17-18] Charlotte Hornets |--| Utah Jazz [17-17]
9. [15-16] Boston Celtics |--| Denver Nuggets [17-17]
10. [14-18] Brooklyn Nets |--| Dallas Mavericks [16-18]
11. [11-21] Detroit Pistons |--| New Orleans Pelicans [14-19]
12. [10-23] Washington Wizards |--| Phoenix Suns [14-21]
13. [10-24] Milwaukee Bucks |--| Los Angeles Lakers [11-22]
14. [8-29] Orlando Magic |--| Minnesota Timberwolves [10-22]
15. [4-28] Philadelphia 76ers |--| Sacramento Kings [10-23]

League leaders

Points per game
1.Kevin Durant :: Oklahoma CIty Thunder :: 28.4 PPG
2. Stephen Curry :: Golden State Warriors :: 25.0 PPG
3. James Harden:: Houston Rockets :: 24.1 PPG
4. Lebron James :: Cleveland Cavaliers :: 22.8 PPG
5. Russell Westbrook :: Oklahoma City Thunder :: 21.9 PPG

Rebounds per game
1. Al Jefferson :: Charlotte Hornets :: 9.6 RPG
2. Andre Drummond :: Detroit Pistons :: 9.6 RPG
3. Anthony Davis :: New Orleans Pelicans :: 9.2 RPG
4. DeAndre Jordan :: Los Angeles Clippers :: 9.0 RPG
5. Blake Griffin :: Los Angeles Clippers :: 9.0 RPG

Assists per game
1. Chris Paul :: Los Angeles Clippers :: 8.7 APG
2. Deron Williams :: Brooklyn Nets :: 8.6 APG
3. Stephen Curry :: Golden State Warriors :: 8.5 APG
4. Russell Westbrook :: Oklahoma City Thunder :: 8.0 APG
5. Ricky Rubio :: Minnesota Timberwolves :: 7.5 APG

Steals per game
1. Kevin Durant :: Oklahoma City Thunder :: 2.0 SPG
2. Russell Westbrook :: Oklahoma City Thunder :: 2.0 SPG
3. Monta Ellis :: Dallas Mavericks :: 1.9 SPG
4. Paul George :: Indiana Pacers :: 1.7 SPG
5. Kemba Walker :: Charlotte Hornets :: 1.7 SPG

Blocks per game
1. Serge Ibaka :: Oklahoma City Thunder :: 1.7 BPG
2. DeAndre Jordan :: Los Angeles Clippers :: 1.7 BPG
3. Samuel Dalembert :: New York Knicks:: 1.7 BPG
4. Andrew Bogut :: Golden State Warriors :: 1.6 BPG
5. Anthony Davis :: New Orleans Pelicans :: 1.6 BPG

Players of the Month
East

Lebron James :: Cleveland Cavaliers :: 22.8 PPG :: 6.2 RPG :: 4.5 APG :: 1.3 SPG :: 1.0 BPG

Lebron James has stepped up and ever since, Cleveland has gone up a seed. While Irving and Love have had their troubles, Lebron has grabbed the ropes and taken charge. Their have been nights when he has dropped 40 points. If he keeps this going, Cavaliers can actually take charge and

West

James Harden :: Houston Rockets :: 24.1 PPG :: 6.0 RPG :: 5.9 APG :: 1.1 SPG :: 0.4 BPG

Houston has gone up a few spots and are back into the race, and Harden has been leading the team. He is the highest scorer on most nights, with games like dropping 41 points against the Kings or 36 against Miami. While most people have not seen him as a MVP candidate due to the Rockets play in general, he is certainly trying to make some noise.

Rookies of the month
East

Elfrid Payton :: Orlando Bucks :: 6.6 PPG :: 3.0 RPG :: 6.1 APG :: 1.0 SPG :: 0.7 BPG

West

Andrew Wiggins :: Minnesota Timberwolves :: 11.6 PPG :: 4.6 RPG :: 1.3 APG :: 1.3 SPG :: 0.6 BPG

Trades/Signings

12/08/2014 - Suns sign Markieff Morris to 3yr/$20.91M deal (!)
12/08/2014 - Knicks sign Travis Outlaw to 2yr/$3.26M deal
12/11/2014 - Cavaliers sign Tristan Thompson to 3yr/$20.33M deal (!)
12/13/2014 - 76ers trade: Alexey Shved, 17 1st Round :: Knicks trade: Iman Shumpert, 16 1st Round
12/14/2014 - Magic trade: Willie Green, 16 2nd Round :: Raptors trade: James Johnson
12/16/2014 - Nuggets sign Kenneth Faried to 3yr/$29.15M deal (!)
12/19/2014 - Spurs sign Tony Parker to 2yr/$29.75M deal (!)
12/19/2014 - Heat sign Norris Cole to 2yr/$9.09M deal
12/22/2014 - Lakers trade: Ed Davis :: Pistons trade: Kyle Singler
12/25/2014 - Cavaliers sign Anderson Varejao to 1yr/$3.42M deal
12/20/2014 - Mavericks sign Tyson Chandler to 2yr/$11.96M deal
12/27/2014 - Knicks sign Amar'e Stoudamire to 2yr/$10.36M deal
12/29/2014 - Knicks sign Andrea Bargnani to 3yr/$9.50M deal
12/29/2014 - Lakers sign Jeremy Lin to 2yr/$11.74M deal
12/30/2014 - Clippers sign DeAndre Jordan to 3yr/$34.15M deal
12/31/2014 - Raptors sign Chuck Hayes to 1yr/$1.62M deal

[Cruzerr]

Your team is going great, despite that loss to the Raptors.

Tough to get those injuries. But I guess that having to manage Bogut's minutes over the season adds some realism at least

We are doing great, but I am hoping the injuries of Klay and Bogut will not impact us too much.

So, sorry for the slight brief break, I went on vacation to Egypt! I hope you all had a good christmas and you will have a happy new year!