News from December 5. Don Nelson (Dal coach) has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The form of treatment he will take has not yet been determined. With his 31 points in last night's game, Karl Malone (Uta) surpassed Wilt Chamberlain for second most NBA career points. Malone now has 31,443 points. Chamberlain had 31,419 points and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 38,387 points. Toronto activated Garth Joseph and placed Kornel David on IR with back spasms. Jerome Kersey (Mil) has a broken bone in his left wrist. Detroit activated Billy Owens and placed John Wallace on IR. Vancouver activated Michael Dickerson and placed Kevin Edwards on IR with a fractured left thumb. Hou 109, Dal 102 - at Hou Shandon Anderson (Hou) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Steve Francis (Hou) had 36 points on 11-16 FG and 11-14 FT and 10 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 14 points including 4-13 FG and 0-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Michael Finley (Dal) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 35 points on 11-18 FG and 11-13 FT and 12 rebounds. Howard Eisley (Dal) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Maurice Taylor (Hou, flu), Kenny Thomas (Hou, flu), Jason Collier (right knee surgery), Steve Nash (Dal, right groin strain), and Eduardo Najera (Dal, bruised right calf) did not play. Ind 88, NJ 64 - at Ind Jalen Rose (Ind) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Travis Best (Ind) had 14 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Aaron Williams (NJ) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (NJ) had 14 points. Ind shot 45.9% (34-74) FG and NJ shot 26.8% (22-82) FG. Stephon Marbury )NJ, sprained left ankle) did not play. Min 100, Chi 90 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points including 11-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chauncey Billups (Min) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ron Artest (Chi) had 20 points including 8-11 FT. Khalid El-Amin (Chi) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Elton Brandon (Chi, hyper-extended left knee), Fred Hoiberg (Chi, sprained left ankle), and Ron Mercer (Chi, flu) did not play. Cle 71, Cha 66 - at Cle Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 16 points including 5-17 FG, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. David Wesley (Cha) had 14 points. Mia 100, Atl 92 - at Atl Brian Grant (Mia) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 18 points. A.C. Green (Mia) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 23 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Don MacLean (Mia, suspended) did not play. Sac 81, SA 75 - at Sac Chris Webber (Sac) had 30 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. Jason Williams (Sac) had 12 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Jon Barry (Sac) had 12 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points, 23 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. David Robinson (SA) had 15 points including 4-12 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Hidayet Turkoglu (Sac, sprained left ankle) did not play. LAL 96, Phi 85 - at LAL Horace Grant (LAL) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 27 points including 11-28 FG, 20 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 36 points. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 27 points including 9-27 FG and 5 rebounds. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 21 points. Matt Geiger (Phi, right quad tendinitis) did not play. Van 91, Det 83 - at Van Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Isaac Austin (Van) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Dickerson (Van) had 17 points. Joe Smith (Det) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 11 points and 11 assists. Van shot 17-24 FT and Det shot 6-13 FT. Orl 101, Bos 98 - at Orl John Amaechi (Orl) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Doleac (Orl) had 16 points. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 29 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points including 12-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Uta 98, Tor 84 - at Uta Bryon Russell (Uta) had 17 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 31 points including 15-25 FG, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points and 13 assists. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 13 points including 3-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Kevin Willis (Tor) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Uta shot 55.3% (42-76) FG and Tor shot 39.2% (29-74) FG. Vince Carter (Tor, strained left quad), Charles Oakley (Tor, suspended), and Donyell Marshall (Uta, left knee sprain) did not play.