2023-24 NBA season: december
Best and worst teams in december
Best teams: Boston Celtics (12-2), Los Angeles Clippers (11-2), Milwaukee Bucks (11-2), Oklahoma City Thunder (10-3), Minnesota Timberwolves (10-3), Philadelphia 76ers (10-4), Denver Nuggets (10-5), New Orleans Pelicans (9-5), Chicago Bulls (9-5), Sacramento Kings (9-5), Cleveland Cavaliers (8-5), Miami Heat (8-5), Utah Jazz (8-6), Indiana Pacers (8-6).
Worst teams: : Detroit Pistons (1-12), Charlotte Hornets (1-12), San Antonio Spurs (2-12), Washington Wizards (3-11), Toronto Raptors (3-10), Portland Trail Blazers (3-10), Atlanta Hawks (4-10), Memphis Grizzlies (6-9), Brooklyn Nets (6-9), Phoenix Suns (6-8), Orlando Magic (6-8), New York Knicks (6-8), Los Angeles Lakers (6-8), Golden State Warriors (6-7), Houston Rockets (7-7), Dallas Mavericks (8-8).
Awards of the month
| Date | East | West |
|---|---|---|
| december | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) |
| Date | East | West |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec | Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) |
| 24 Dec | Joel Embiid (76ers) | Ja Morant (Grizzlies) |
| 17 Dec | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) | Luka Doncic (Mavericks) |
| 03 Dec | Julius Randle (Knicks) | De'Aaron Fox (Kings) |
NBA stats leaders: december
Points
Luka Doncic DAL G. Antetokounmpo MIL 32.46 Shai Gilgeous-Alexa. OKC 31.92 Trae Young ATL 30.38 De'Aaron Fox SAC 29.31 Anthony Davis LAL 28.54 Anfernee Simons POR 28.00 Kevin Durant PHX 27.92 Julius Randle NYK 27.57 Devin Booker PHX 26.92 Rebounds
D. Sabonis SAC Rudy Gobert MIN 12.54 Anthony Davis LAL 12.31 Jusuf Nurkic PHX 12.25 Clint Capela ATL 12.15 G. Antetokounmpo MIL 11.54 Victor Wembanyama SAS 11.40 Nikola Jokic DEN 11.33 Jonas Valanciunas NOP 10.93 Nikola Vucevic CHI 10.82 Assists
T. Haliburton IND Trae Young ATL 12.15 Luka Doncic DAL 11.08 James Harden LAC 9.62 LeBron James LAL 9.08 Nikola Jokic DEN 9.07 Domantas Sabonis SAC 8.21 Fred VanVleet HOU 7.93 Chris Paul GSW 7.73 Terry Rozier MIA 7.67 Blocks
V. Wembanyama SAS Chet Holmgren OKC 3.62 Brook Lopez MIL 3.54 Walker Kessler UTA 2.77 Anthony Davis LAL 2.46 Steals
S. Gilgeous-Al. OKC De'Anthony Melton PHI 2.23 Matisse Thybulle POR 2.00 Tari Eason HOU 2.00 De'Aaron Fox SAC 1.85 Efficiency
Luka Doncic DAL G. Antetokounmpo MIL 38.69 Shai Gilgeous-Alexa. OKC 35.77 Anthony Davis LAL 35.23 Nikola Jokic DEN 34.40 Field goals (%)
James Wiseman DET Dereck Lively II DAL 75.68 Isaiah Jackson IND 75.00 Walker Kessler UTA 68.75 Jarrett Allen CLE 68.50 3-pointers (%)
A.J. Green MIL De'Andre Hunter ATL 54.17 Torrey Craig CHI 53.57 Dante Exum DAL 53.33 Aaron Nesmith IND 52.63 Free throws (%)
Norman Powell LAC Jalen Wilson BKN 100.00 De'Andre Hunter ATL 100.00 Grayson Allen PHX 96.30 Kawhi Leonard LAC 95.65
More stats
Luka Doncic DAL39.46
DeMar DeRozan CHI38.60
Coby White CHI38.14
Luka Doncic DAL12.69
G. Antetokounmpo MIL11.62
Shai Gilgeous-Alexa. OKC11.31
Luka Doncic DAL26.00
Anfernee Simons POR21.40
De'Aaron Fox SAC21.38
Trae Young ATL4.38
Luka Doncic DAL4.38
Stephen Curry GSW4.23
Luka Doncic DAL11.54
Stephen Curry GSW11.15
Trae Young ATL10.38
G. Antetokounmpo MIL9.00
Shai Gilgeous-Alexa. OKC8.46
Luka Doncic DAL7.77
G. Antetokounmpo MIL12.85
Luka Doncic DAL9.69
Shai Gilgeous-Alexa. OKC9.54
Trae Young ATL4.92
Luka Doncic DAL4.46
Julius Randle NYK3.43
Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM3.93
Jaden McDaniels MIN3.80
Scoot Henderson POR3.69
NBA rookie leaders: december
Points
V. Wembanyama SAS Chet Holmgren OKC 17.38 Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIA 16.08 Brandon Miller CHA 15.50 Scoot Henderson POR 14.92 Rebounds
V. Wembanyama SAS Dereck Lively II DAL 8.17 Chet Holmgren OKC 7.69 Trayce Jackson-Davis GSW 7.11 Brandin Podziemski GSW 6.77 Assists
Scoot Henderson POR Craig Porter Jr. CLE 4.78 Keyonte George UTA 4.75 Brandin Podziemski GSW 4.15 Victor Wembanyama SAS 3.70
More stats
Victor Wembanyama SAS3.80
Chet Holmgren OKC3.62
Dereck Lively II DAL1.75
Brandin Podziemski GSW1.46
Toumani Camara POR1.31
Victor Wembanyama SAS1.10
Victor Wembanyama SAS26.00
Chet Holmgren OKC23.77
Dereck Lively II DAL17.58
Dereck Lively II DAL75.68
Trayce Jackson-Davis GSW67.24
Anthony Black ORL56.67
Jacob Gilyard BKN53.85
Anthony Black ORL45.45
Marcus Sasser DET43.75
Jalen Wilson BKN100.00
Duop Reath POR94.44
Scoot Henderson POR85.71
Hispanic players: december
Points
Al Horford BOS Santi Aldama MEM 8.36 Chris Duarte SAC 2.27 Rebounds
Al Horford BOS Santi Aldama MEM 5.07 Chris Duarte SAC 1.64 Assists
Al Horford BOS Santi Aldama MEM 1.79 Chris Duarte SAC 0.64
More stats
Al Horford BOS0.91
Santi Aldama MEM0.71
Chris Duarte SAC0.09
Santi Aldama MEM0.71
Chris Duarte SAC0.36
Al Horford BOS0.36
Al Horford BOS16.73
Santi Aldama MEM11.43
Chris Duarte SAC2.91
Al Horford BOS51.52
Santi Aldama MEM43.88
Al Horford BOS42.86
Santi Aldama MEM36.36
Santi Aldama MEM61.11
Best individual games of the month
All players
Giannis Antetokounmpo (IND@MIL 126-140) MP PT RB AS BL ST 37 64 14 3 1 4 FG: 20/28 • 3P: 0/3 • FT: 24/32 Luka Doncic (DAL@PHX 128-114) MP PT RB AS BL ST 44 50 6 15 3 4 FG: 15/25 • 3P: 8/16 • FT: 12/12 Jalen Brunson (NYK@PHX 139-122) MP PT RB AS BL ST 35 50 6 9 0 5 FG: 17/23 • 3P: 9/9 • FT: 7/9 Joel Embiid (MIN@PHI 113-127) MP PT RB AS BL ST 36 51 12 3 1 2 FG: 17/25 • 3P: 0/1 • FT: 17/18 Joel Embiid (PHI@WAS 131-126) MP PT RB AS BL ST 38 50 13 7 1 1 FG: 19/29 • 3P: 1/2 • FT: 11/13 Joel Embiid (PHI@CHA 135-82) MP PT RB AS BL ST 30 42 15 3 2 1 FG: 18/23 • 3P: 0/1 • FT: 6/6 Desmond Bane (MEM@DET 116-102) MP PT RB AS BL ST 36 49 6 8 2 1 FG: 19/31 • 3P: 4/8 • FT: 7/7 Anthony Davis (LAL@MIN 106-108) MP PT RB AS BL ST 39 33 17 8 2 4 FG: 12/17 • 3P: 1/2 • FT: 8/10 Nikola Jokic (DEN@SAC 117-123) MP PT RB AS BL ST 38 36 13 14 1 2 FG: 13/23 • 3P: 1/4 • FT: 9/12 Keegan Murray (UTA@SAC 104-125) MP PT RB AS BL ST 36 47 8 2 0 2 FG: 16/23 • 3P: 12/15 • FT: 3/4
Rookie players
Victor Wembanyama (SAS@POR 118-105) MP PT RB AS BL ST 24 30 6 6 7 0 FG: 9/14 • 3P: 2/4 • FT: 10/10 Jaime Jaquez Jr. (PHI@MIA 113-119) MP PT RB AS BL ST 39 31 10 1 0 2 FG: 11/15 • 3P: 1/3 • FT: 8/8 Victor Wembanyama (LAL@SAS 122-119) MP PT RB AS BL ST 33 30 13 2 6 3 FG: 11/21 • 3P: 4/5 • FT: 4/7 Dereck Lively II (OKC@DAL 126-120) MP PT RB AS BL ST 39 20 16 0 7 1 FG: 9/9 • 3P: 0/0 • FT: 2/5 Victor Wembanyama (CHI@SAS 121-112) MP PT RB AS BL ST 32 21 20 4 4 1 FG: 8/20 • 3P: 0/4 • FT: 5/6