News from December 22. Orlando activated Jeryl Sasser and placed Steven Hunter on IR with plantar fasciatis in his right foot. Denver granted coach Dan Issel a paid leave of absence. No timetable has been made for Issel's return. Dal 102, Orl 80 - at Dal Michael Finley (Dal) had 16 points. Steve Nash (Dal) had 15 points and 5 assists. Tim Hardaway (Dal) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Mike Miller (Orl) had 20 points. Patrick Ewing (Orl) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal, sprained ankle), Adrian Griffin (Dal, back spasms), and Tracy McGrady (Orl, back spasms) did not play. Sea 117, Det 89 - at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 20 points including 9-16 FG and 8 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 18 points including 6-9 FG in 16 minutes before being ejected late in the 2nd quarter. Chucky Atkins (Det) had 15 points. Vin Baker (Sea, right thumb) did not play. LAC 101, Sac 85 - at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Doug Christie (Sac) had 19 points. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 19 points. LAC shot 15-22 FT and Sac shot 9-12 FT. Eric Piatkowski (LAC, strained right hip flexor), Mateen Cleaves (Sac, plantar fasciatis right foot), and Chris Webber (Sac, left ankle tendinitis) did not play. Was 87, NY 86 - at NY Michael Jordan (Was) had 26 points including the game winning jumper with 3.2 seconds left. Hubert Davis (Was) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Brendan Haywood (Was) had 11 points including 2-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Camby (NY) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Was, pulled right groin) did not play. Atl 104, Cha 88 - at Atl Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 22 points including 7-21 FG and 9 assists. Dion Glover (Atl) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. David Wesley (Cha) had 26 points and 6 assists. Baron Davis (Cha) had 19 points and 12 assists. Atl shot 19-26 FT and Cha shot 7-11 FT. Emanual Davis (Atl, post concussion syndrome) and Toni Kukoc (Atl, back spasms) did not play. Hou 115, Mil 110 - at Hou Walt Williams (Hou) had 22 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Eddie Griffin (Hou) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Moochie Norris (Hou) had 19 points and 14 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 39 points including 7-13 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and 6 assists. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 29 points. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kenny Thomas (Hou, sore groin), Oscar Torres (Hou, sprained left ankle) and Ray Allen (Mil, left knee tendinitis) did not play. Pho 102, Por 90 - at Pho Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Tony Delk (Pho) had 27 points including 9-14 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 27 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dan Majerle (Pho, flu), Jake Tsakalidis (Pho, sprained right hand), and Bonzi Wells (Por, left knee inflammation) did not play. Uta 104, NJ 90 - at NJ Karl Malone (Uta) had 31 points including 13-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. John Stockton (Uta) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 10 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 14 points and 4 steals. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ind 109, Cle 103 - at Cle Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 38 points including 15-20 FG. Jamal Tinsley (Ind) had 9 points including 4-5 FG, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points including 5-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Chris Mihm (Cle) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Wesley Person (Cle) had 20 points. Min 95, Chi 74 - at Chi Kevin Garnett (Min) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists. Joe Smith (Min) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 19 points on 9-16 FG. Ron Artest (Chi) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Marcus Fizer (Chi) had 25 points. Min shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and Chi shot 36.6% (26-71) FG. Min shot 5-7 FT and Chi shot 19-29 FT. Charles Oakley (Chi, right elbow tendinitis) did not play. GS 105, Den 101 - at Den Danny Fortson (GS) had 25 points on 7-9 FG and 11-15 FT and 17 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 6 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Posey (Den) had 33 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 18 points. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 13 points on 6-20 FG, 9 rebounds, and 14 assists. GS shot 34-45 FT and Den shot 14-17 FT. Erick Dampier (GS, hyperextended left knee) and Chris Mills (GS, strained back) did not play.