Complex sentence: On December 5,2012, Damian Lillard was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November, making him the third rookie in Blazers history to earn the honor, following Arvydas Sabonis (1994) and Brandon Roy (2007).
Split into simpler sentences: On December 5,2012, Damian Lillard was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the month of November. This made him the third rookie in Blazers history to earn the honor, following Arvydas Sabonis (1994) and Brandon Roy (2007).