News from January 21. Cleveland activated Trajan Langdon and placed Lamond Murray on IR with a broken nose. The LA Clippers signed Eldridge Recasner to a 2nd 10-day contract. Dal 113, NJ 105 - at Dal Juwan Howard (Dal) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 39 points including 16-18 FT and 13 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 19 points including 5-14 FG. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 21 points including 7-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 13 points and 15 rebounds. Lucious Harris (NJ) had 23 points including 9-13 FG. Cha 111, NY 68 - at NY Lee Nailon (Cha) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Baron Davis (Cha) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 9 assists. David Wesley (Cha) had 16 points and 5 assists. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Othella Harrington (NY) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Cha shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and NY shot 30.1% (25-83) FG. Min 105, Was 101 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 17 points and 7 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 29 points and 14 rebounds. Popeye Jones (Was) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mia 95, Cle 93 OT - at Cle Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 15 points including 7-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Rod Strickland (Mia) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 27 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists in 50 minutes. Andre Miller (Cle) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Wesley Person (Cle) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Eddie House (Mia, deep left thigh contusion) did not play. Bos 106, Tor 97 - at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 30 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 13 points and 9 assists. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 26 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Atl 95, Hou 91 - at Atl Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Nazr Mohammed (Atl) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 17 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 19 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Steve Francis (Hou) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Theo Ratliff (Atl, right bursa sac injury) did not play. LAC 102, Den 89 - at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 31 points on 11-17 FG and 9-12 FT, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 6 blocks. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 14 points on 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Zendon Hamilton (Den) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 19 points including 7-22 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Lamar Odom (LAC, sore right wrist), George McCloud (Den, strained right calf), and Scott Williams (Den, sore lower back) did not play. Sea 109, Phi 98 - at Phi Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Vin Baker (Sea) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 28 points including 10-16 FG, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Matt Harpring (Phi) had 13 points including 3-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 38 points including 8-11 FT. Sea shot 66.1% (41-64) FG and Phi shot 44.3% (35-79) FG> Derrick Coleman (Phi, left foot inflammation) did not play. Mil 97, Det 79 - at Det Joel Przybilla (Mil) had 12 points on 3-4 FG and 6-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Michael Redd (Mil) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 19 points on 5-21 FG and 9-11 FT. Jon Barry (Det) had 17 points including 7-9 FG. Glenn Robinson (Mil, left thigh bruise) did not play. Sac 112, Mem 98 - at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 21 points. Chris Webber (Sac) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Doug Christie (Sac) had 14 points including 6-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tony Massenburg (Mem) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Rodney Buford (Mem) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Mateen Cleaves (Sac, bi-lateral plantar fasciitis), Brent Price (Sac, strained right knee), Shane Battier (Mem, strained left groin), and Jason Williams (Sac, migraine) did not play. Uta 101, GS 99 - at GS Karl Malone (Uta) had 37 points including 16-19 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 10 points on 1-7 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Scott Padgett (Uta) had 13 points including 5-5 FG. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Larry Hughes (GS) had 19 points and 5 assists. Chris Mills (GS, flu) did not play. Ind 93, Chi 81 - at Chi Jalen Rose (Ind) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jonathan Bender (Ind) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 20 points. Ron Artest (Chi) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ron Mercer (Chi) had 18 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind, hyperextended left knee) and Greg Anthony (Chi, partial tear right Achilles) did not play. On the lighter side Head ref Ed T. Rush: "Talking to reporters is like going to the dentist: they get you comfortable, then they start pulling out all your teeth."