News from December 29. With the Dal-Atl win, head coach Don Nelson (Dal) achieved his 1,000 career coaching win. Nelson joined Lenny Wilkens (Atl) (1,242) and Pat Riley (Mia) (1,054) as the only NBA coaches to reach the 1,000 win milestone. Dallas activated Greg Buckner and Johnny Newman and placed Evan Eschmeyer (sprained left ankle) and Donnell Harvey (sprained right ankle) on IR. Dal 113, Atl 97 - at Dal Juwan Howard (Dal) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 35 points including 12-17 FG and 12 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 29 points including 12-18 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 10 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 21 points including 11-14 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Atl) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Michael Finley (strained left hamstring) did not play. [It was Finley's first ever missed regular season game and snapped his streak of 490 consecutive games played - was the longest active streak.] Mil 102, SA 99 OT - at Mil Anthony Mason (Mil) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 24 points including 10-17 FG. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 38 points including 12-15 FT, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Tony Parker (SA) had 10 points and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Mil, left knee tendinitis) did not play. Was 107, Cha 90 - at Was Michael Jordan (Was) had 51 points on 21-38 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jahidi White (Was) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Hubert Davis (Was) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. P.J. Brown (Cha) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (Cha) had 22 points on 6-8 FG and 10-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Was shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and Cha shot 38.6% (32-83) FG. Courtney Alexander (Was, sprained left ankle) did not play. Pho 109, Den 92 - at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 22 points on 10-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 22 points including 8-21 FG and 7 rebounds. John Wallace (Pho) had 23 points. Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 11 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Avery Johnson (Den) had 21 points and 9 assists. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 24 points including 9-24 FG and 5 assists. Tony Delk (Pho, right knee strain) did not play. Sea 101, Tor 75 - at Sea Vin Baker (Sea) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 18 points on 8-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Keon Clark (Tor) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Sea shot 51.2% (44-86) FG and Tor shot 38.1% (32-84) FG. Vince Carter (Tor, left shoulder strain) did not play. Bos 105, LAC 103 OT - at LAC Paul Pierce (Bos) had 35 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 11-14 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 29 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 11 rebounds in 50 minutes. Tony Battie (Bos) had 8 points and 9 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 24 points including 12-15 FT, 19 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 6 points on 2-6 FG and 2-6 FT and 20 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (LAC) had 23 points including 8-23 FG and 7 assists in 52 minutes. Lamar Odom (LAC, sprained right wrist) did not play. Uta 89, Phi 81 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 20 points on 7-23 FG and 6-10 FT and 17 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 10 points and 6 assists. John Crotty (Uta) had 17 points. Matt Harpring (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 21 points on 7-25 FG and 6-10 FT and 5 assists. Chi 103, Cle 80 - at Chi Ron Artest (Chi) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Brad Miller (Chi) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Ron Mercer (Chi) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Mihm (Cle) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 10 points including 4-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lamond Murray (Cle, lower back strain) did not play. NJ 98, Ind 93 - at NJ Todd MacCulloch (NJ) had 21 points including 10-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 22 points on 9-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 8 points, 15 rebounds, 14 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Al Harrington (Ind) had 18 points and 16 rebounds.