News from December 27.

Grant Hill (Orl) will undergo surgery on his left ankle and will miss the
rest of the season.  He will be out 6 to 8 months.  Orlando placed Hill on
IR.

For the love of the game: Allen Iverson (Phi), who was expected to be out
1 to 3 weeks after suffering a dislocated right shoulder, returned to
action Wednesday night - only 5 days after suffering the injury.


NY 89, Was 82 - at Was
Larry Johnson (NY) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Allan Houston (NY) had 23 points and 7 assists.
Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 25 points.
Juwan Howard (Was) had 20 points on 4-12 FG and 12-15 FT and 5 assists.
Chris Whitney (Was) had 15 points and 5 assists.
Marcus Camby (NY, strained left groin) and Jahidi White (Was, left knee
sprain) did not play.

Mia 91, Ind 79 - at Mia
Brian Grant (Mia) had 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Eddie Jones (Mia) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.
A.C. Green (Mia) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds.
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 12 points including 3-4 FG and 7 rebounds.
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 13 points including 5-15 FG.
Duane Causwell (Mia, right knee tendinitis) and Don MacLean (Mia, surgery
right foot) did not play.

Sea 107, Hou 92 - at Hou
Gary Payton (Sea) had 26 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals.
Brent Barry (Sea) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.
Ruben Patterson (Sea) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds.
Maurice Taylor (Hou) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds.
Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 18 points.
Sea shot 15-26 FT and Hou shot 9-11 FT.
Emanual Davis (Sea, sprained right knee) and Kelvin Cato (Hou, sprained
right ankle) did not play.

Phi 118, GS 110 - at GS
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 29 points.
Aaron McKie (Phi) had 24 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Jumaine Jones (Phi) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds.
Antawn Jamison (GS) had 36 points and 11 rebounds.
Mookie Blaylock (GS) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds,
and 11 assists.
Matt Geiger (Phi, sore right knee), Erick Dampier (GS, surgery left knee),
and Adonal Foyle (GS, stress fracture right tibia) did not play.