News from January 6. The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) and Michael Jordan (Was) as Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 29.7 points and 10.7 rebounds as Dallas went 2-1. Jordan averaged 22.3 points, 8 rebounds, and 5.3 assists as Washington went 3-1. Boston placed Ruben Wolkowyski on IR due to having his appendix removed and signed Mikki Moore to a 10-day contract. Minnesota activated Wally Szczerbiak and released Reggie Slater. Detroit activated Pepe Sanchez and placed Zeljko Rebraca on IR with an irregular heartbeat. Denver released John Crotty following Monday's Dal-Den game. Teams could start signing players to 10-day contracts on Monday. Friday (the 10th) is the guaranteed contract - all non-guaranteed contracts become guaranteed for the rest of the season. Dal 86, Den 71 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 19 points and 5 assists. Raef LaFrentz (Dal) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Den) had 22 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Vincent Yarbrough (Den) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. John Crotty (Den, strained Achilles) did not play. Mem 106, NO 102 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 24 points including 10-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 20 points including 9-16 FG and 14 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mem) had 28 points on 10-17 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 4-8 FT, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists. Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 30 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 11 assists. David Wesley (NO) had 18 points and 8 assists. Brevin Knight (Mem, gastritis) and Baron Davis (NO, back spasms) did not play. Orl 103, NY 100 at Orl Mike Miller (Orl) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Pat Garrity (Orl) had 19 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 28 points including 9-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 28 points and 6 assists. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Grant Hill (Orl, sore left ankle) and Clarence Weatherspoon (NY, oral surgery) did not play. Mil 106, Cle 94 at Cle Tim Thomas (Mil) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Mason (Mil) had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ray Allen (Mil) had 27 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 22 points including 5-10 FT and 9 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 11 rebounds. Dajuan Wagner (Cle) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. NJ 101, Atl 94 at Atl Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 21 points and 6 steals. Lucious Harris (NJ) had 21 points including 8-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Atl) had 27 points and 4 steals. Chris Crawford (Atl, inflammation left knee) did not play. Ind 105, Phi 104 OT at Phi Al Harrington (Ind) had 28 points including 11-17 FG. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 17 points including 7-12 FT and the game winning one-handed turnaround short jumper with 1.6 seconds left, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Erick Strickland (Ind) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 19 points and 5 assists. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 18 points and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 32 points including 8-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ind shot 55.6% (40-72) FG and Phi shot 41.5% (39-94) FG. Ron Artest (Ind, suspended) did not play. Det 82, Tor 74 at Det Ben Wallace (Det) had 6 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Clifford Robinson (Det) had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 16 points on 4-11 FG and 8-11 FT. Jerome Williams (Tor) had 13 points and 15 rebounds. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Voshon Lenard (Tor, sprained left ankle), Vince Carter (Tor, strained right knee), Mamadou N'diaye (Tor, stress fracture heel), and Michael Bradley (Tor, lower back injury) did not play. Was 100, Bos 95 at Bos Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 37 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 11-11 FT. Larry Hughes (Was) had 16 points and 5 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Was shot 27-41 FT and Bos shot 15-16 FT. Chi 113, Uta 98 at Chi Jalen Rose (Chi) had 31 points including 12-17 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Donyell Marshall (Chi) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus Fizer (Chi) had 28 points on 10-14 FG and 7-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jay Williams (Chi, sprained left ankle) did not play. GS 99, Mia 85 at GS Antawn Jamison (GS) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Erick Dampier (GS) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Sean Lampley (Mia) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Brian Grant (Mia) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. GS shot 28-31 FT and Mia shot 12-16 FT. Eddie Jones (Mia, sprained ankle) did not play.