News from December 1. Cleveland activated Bryant Stith and placed Michael Doleac on IR with a stress fracture in his left ankle. Indiana activated Travis Best and placed Carlos Rogers on IR with an upper respiratory infection. Portland activated Scottie Pippen and placed Erick Barkley on IR with left patella tendinitis. Dal 111, GS 82 - at GS Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Dal) had 13 points and 8 assists. Danny Fortson (GS) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Erick Dampier (GS) had 12 points. Dal shot 50% (45-90) FG and GS shot 39.8% (33-83) FG. Dal shot 15-19 FT and GS shot 16-38 FT. Orl 96, Was 87 - at Was Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. Patrick Ewing (Orl) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Was) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 11-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Brendan Haywood (Was) had 18 points on 6-8 FG and 6-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Grant Hill (Orl, sore left foot) did not play. Bos 105, NJ 98 OT - at NJ Antoine Walker (Bos) had 25 points including 10-30 FG and 17 rebounds including 8 offensive. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 48 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 17-18 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 12 points including 4-6 FG. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 17 points including 6-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 20 points including 6-21 FG, 9 rebounds, 19 assists, 6 steals, and 6 turnovers. Phi 93, Chi 76 - at Chi Matt Harpring (Phi) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) had 16 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 blocks. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Brad Miller (Chi) had 11 points including 4-15 FG and 6 rebounds. A.J. Guyton (Chi) had 14 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Phi shot 45.2% (38-84) FG and Chi shot 34.9% (30-86) FG. Derrick Coleman (Phi, hyperextended left knee) and Tyson Chandler (Chi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Det 100, NY 97 - at NY Clifford Robinson (Det) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Chucky Atkins (Det) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Allan Houston (NY) had 22 points. Dana Barros (Det, pulled left hamstring) did not play. SA 85, Hou 75 - at Hou Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. David Robinson (SA) had 12 points and 10 rebound. Steve Smith (SA) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Kenny Thomas (Hou) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Oscar Torres (Hou) had 21 points on 9-16 FG. SA shot 20-27 FT and Hou shot 6-8 FT. Cuttino Mobley (Hou, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 93, Cha 81 - at Cle Lamond Murray (Cle) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 3 blocks. Andre Miller (Cle) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Wesley Person (Cle) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Lee Nailon (Cha) had 20 points on 10-16 FG. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 18 points including 6-18 FG and 8 rebounds. David Wesley (Cha) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tor 104, Atl 103 - at Atl Hakeem Olajuwon (Tor) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Keon Clark (Tor) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Dion Glover (Atl) had 25 points including 10-16 FG. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 22 points including 9-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Tor shot 9-12 FT and Atl shot 23-31 FT. Chris Childs (Tor, sprained right ankle) did not play. Ind 100, Uta 97 - at Uta Jalen Rose (Ind) had 25 points including 8-12 FT and 7 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 15 points including 3-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points. Karl Malone (Uta) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. John Stockton (Uta) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ind shot 51.5% (35-68) FG and Uta shot 41% (34-83) FG. Donyell Marshall (GS, slight strain right groin) did not play. Pho 97, Por 83 - at Por Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 18 points. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 15 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 21 points and 5 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Bonzi Wells (Por) had 15 points. Pho shot 51.9% (40-77) FG and Por shot 40.2% (33-82) FG. Tony Delk (Pho, right thigh contusion) and Derek Anderson (Por, sprained right ankle) did not play. LAL 102, Min 76 - at LAL Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points and 5 assists. Devean George (LAL) had 15 points and 4 blocks. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 11 points on 5-18 FG, 14 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. LAL shot 18-21 FT and Min shot 7-8 FT.