News from December 18. Grant Hill (Orl) will undergo season ending surgery today (Wednesday) on his left ankle to remove bone spurs. Houston activated Jason Collier and placed Glen Rice on IR with an injured tendon in his right knee. Miami signed Mike James and placed Sean Marks on IR with a cervical strain. Minnesota activated Maurice Evans and placed Terrell Brandon on IR with a loose body in his left knee. Sacramento activated Lawrence Funderburke and released Jabari Smith. Dal 107, Min 103 - at Min Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points and 15 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Steve Nash (Dal) had 23 points and 5 assists. Tim Hardaway (Dal) had 15 points. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joe Smith (Min) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Min) had 23 points and 7 assists. Shawn Bradley (Dal, sprained ankle) did not play. Sac 102, Det 98 - at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 20 points. Chris Webber (Sac) had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and 7 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 35 points and 5 rebounds. Chucky Atkins (Det) had 12 points. Ind 103, Atl 100 - at Atl Jalen Rose (Ind) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Andre Miller (Ind) had 26 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jason Terry (Atl) had 27 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Emanual Davis (Atl, fractured nose) did not play. SA 102, Den 93 - at Den Tim Duncan (SA) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. David Robinson (SA) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Antonio Daniels (SA) had 16 points. Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 20 points on 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 24 points on 11-19 FG and 7 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 25 points and 15 assists. SA shot 27-35 FT and Den shot 4-5 FT. Mil 114, Mem 105 - at Mem Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 23 points and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Mil) had 26 points including 5-8 3-pointer , 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 20 points and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 27 points including 13-18 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Williams (Mem) had 19 points on 8-23 FG, 13 assists, and 3 steals. LAC 96, Pho 92 - at Pho Elton Brand (LAC) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 turnovers. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 17 points including 6-7 FG. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 21 points including 7-21 FG and 8 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 21 points including 10-17 FG and 6 assists. Eric Piatkowski (LAC, right hip flexor) and Tom Gugliotta (Pho, left quadricep strain) did not play. Uta 95, Mia 56 - at Mia [Ouch!] Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 21 points on 7-21 FG and 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Crotty (Uta) had 15 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 1-1 FT and 7 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 12 points on 5-14 FG. Uta shot 46.6% (34-73) FG and Mia shot 27.7% (23-83) FG. Uta shot 22-28 FT and Mia shot 6-9 FT. Uta out-rebounded Mia 59-30. NY 100, Cha 95 - at Cha Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 30 points including 12-12 FT and 6 assists. Marcus Camby (NY) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Allan Houston (NY) had 21 points. Baron Davis (Cha) had 18 points and 8 assists. David Wesley (Cha) had 19 points and 10 assists. Por 101, Hou 92 - at Hou Ruben Patterson (Por) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Derek Anderson (Por) had 20 points including 7-9 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Moochie Norris (Hou) had 22 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 21 points and 5 assists. Por shot 19-25 FT and Hou shot 11-12 FT. Bonzi Wells (Por, left knee inflammation) and Kenny Thomas (Hou, sore groin) did not play. Cle 102, Chi 84 - at Cle Jumaine Jones (Cle) had 20 points on 9-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Andre miller (Cle) had 12 points including 3-13 FG, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Wesley Person (Cle) had 22 points and 5 assists. Ron Mercer (Chi) had 23 points. Trenton Hassell (Chi) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Cle shot 49.4% (41-83) FG and Chi shot 38.6% (32-83) FG.