News from January 5. The NBA fined Kenyon Martin (NJ) $15,000 and suspended him for 2 games for throwing a punch at Tracy McGrady (Orl) during Friday's NJ-Orl game. McGrady was also fined $5,000 for retaliating with a shove. Detroit activated Brian Cardinal and placed Rodney White on IR with a sprained left ankle. Glen Rice (Hou) will under surgery on his partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee. He will likely miss the rest of the season. SA 105, Dal 103 - at Dal Tim Duncan (SA) had 29 points including 9-13 FT and 17 rebounds. Steve Smith (SA) had 18 points. Terry Porter (SA) had 22 points including the game winning free throws with 5.1 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Steve Nash (Dal) had 17 points and 6 assists. Orl 118, GS 109 - at Orl Mike Miller (Orl) had 19 points. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 17 points including 5-17 FG, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Troy Hudson (Orl) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 27 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Mills (GS) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Erick Dampier (GS, hyperextended left knee) did not play. NJ 89, Cha 80 - at Cha Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Collins (NJ) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Eldon Campbell (Cha) had 26 points including 12-13 FT and 13 rebounds. Baron Davis (Cha) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kenyon Martin (NJ, suspended), Keith Van Horn (NJ, stomach virus), and P.J. Brown (Cha, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 90, NY 81 - at NY Paul Pierce (Bos) had 28 points including 11-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Tony Battie (Bos) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 17 points including 9-11 FT and 14 rebounds. Marcus Camby (NY) had 21 points and 19 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 20 points including 7-21 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Min 112, Atl 96 - at Atl Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chauncey Billups (Min) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 23 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 20 points including 8-21 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Toni Kukoc (Atl) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Min out-rebounded Atl 56-34 including 15-5 offensive. Joe Smith (Min, bruised left calf) did not play. Det 101, Cle 91 - at Det Clifford Robinson (Det) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jerry Sackhouse (Det) had 29 points on 7-20 FG and 14-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chucky Atkins (Det) had 17 points. Lamond Murray (Cle) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Ind 81, Hou 79 - at Hou Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 28 points and 15 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 11 points and 7 assists. Steve Francis (Hou) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Eddie Griffin (Hou) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Sac 118, Pho 112 - at Pho Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 25 points including 10-16 FG. Chris Webber (Sac) had 35 points including 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Doug Christie (Sac) had 20 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 35 points, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Vlade Divac (Sac, sprained right knee) did not play. Uta 113, Chi 111 OT - at Chi Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 25 points including 9-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 32 points including 11-14 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Scott Padgett (Uta) had 16 points including 6-7 FG. Ron Artest (Chi) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals. Ron Mercer (Chi) had 29 points and 6 assists in 50 minutes. Uta shot 37-53 FT and Chi shot 26-33 FT. Por 96, Phi 88 - at Por Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 30 points on 13-20 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 19 points and 11 assists. Shawn Kemp (Por) had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 21 points including 9-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 18 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Corie Blount 9Phi, right ankle synovitis) did not play. LAC 86, Mil 83 - at LAC Lamar Odom (LAC) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Glenn Robinson (Mil, left thigh bruise) did not play. On the lighter side Scott Skiles (Pho coach), who has been practicing with his team, on the possibility of returning to play: "My problem would not be, 'Can I play in the game?' It would be, 'Can I get up the next morning?' That's one of the reasons I stopped playing. I got tired of crawling to the breakfast table the next morning."