News from January 18. The NBA suspended Rasheed Wallace (Por) for 7 games for confronting and threatening a ref after Wednesday's Por-Mem game. Toronto signed Rafer Alston for the rest of the season and signed Art Long to a 2nd 10-day contract. Orlando placed Grant Hill on IR with a sore left ankle. Indiana activated Austin Croshere and placed Jamison Brewer on IR with a strained right leg muscle. Miami activated Travis Best and placed Sean Lampley on IR with a strained lower back. Stat leaders (through 1/17) Points Tracy McGrady (Orl) 29.9 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.7 Allen Iverson (Phi) 27.1 Rebounds Ben Wallace (Det) 15.2 Kevin Garnett (Min) 12.8 Tim Duncan (SA) 12.5 Assists Gary Payton (Sea) 9.3 Jason Kidd (NJ) 8.8 Stephon Marbury (Pho) 8.1 Bos 97, Mil 95 at Mil Kedrick Brown (Bos) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 25 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 20 points including 10-13 FT and 5 assists. Grant Long (Bos, personal reasons), Tony Delk (Bos, sprained left ankle), Tony Battie (Bos, sore right knee), and Joel Przybilla (Mil, sore left ankle) did not play. Ind 88, Det 86 at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 19 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 17 points including the game winning jumper at the buzzer, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brad Miller (Ind) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 16 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. NY 95, Atl 92 at Atl Othella Harrington (NY) had 12 points including 4-5 FG and 11 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 24 points including 9-24 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Clarence Weatherspoon (NY) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Phi 88, Was 80 at Was Keith Van Horn (Phi) had 17 points including 7-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 26 points on 8-24 FG and 9-12 FT and 6 turnovers. Eric Snow (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Juan Dixon (Was) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Todd MacCulloch (Phi, foot infection), Efthimios Rentzias (Phi, flu like symptoms), and Jerry Stackhouse (Was, groin pull) did not play. Uta 95, Cle 78 at Uta Matt Harpring (Uta) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Calbert Cheaney (Uta) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 12 points including 4-6 FG, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 25 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Uta shot 28-37 FT and Cle shot 12-17 FT. Mia 102, Chi 101 2OT at Mia Caron Butler (Mia) had 18 points including 5-10 FT and 7 rebounds in 50 minutes. Malik Allen (Mia) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Brian Grant (Mia) had 14 points including the game winning layup with 7.6 seconds left and 20 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Chi) had 30 points, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers in 55 minutes. Donyell Marshall (Chi) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 15 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. Mia shot 20-35 FT and Chi shot 11-15 FT. Anthony Carter (Mia, bruised left knee) did not play. Min 104, Por 98 at Por Kevin Garnett (Min) had 31 points on 11-16 FG and 9-10 FT and 20 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Min) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 10 assists. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 16 points. Bonzi Wells (Por) had 32 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 steals. Derek Anderson (Por) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 6 assists. Troy Hudson (Min, sprained left ankle) and Rasheed Wallace (Por, suspended) did not play. LAC 112, Sac 107 at LAC Lamar Odom (LAC) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 34 points on 12-16 FG and 10-12 FT, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 21 points. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 37 points including 16-22 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Webber (sac) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. LAC shot 38-46 FT and Sac shot 5-7 FT.