News from November 24.

The LA Lakers retired a banner with a microphone on it in honor of long
time radio and TV announcer Chick Hearn.


Phi 94, Tor 84  at Tor
Keith Van Horn (Phi) had 19 points and 9 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 37 points including 8-11 FT and 7 rebounds.
Morris Peterson (Tor) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 7 rebounds.
Alvin Williams (Tor) had 25 points and 5 assists.
Phi shot 51.4% (36-70) FG and Tor shot 38.4% (33-86) FG.
Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore right knee), Vince Carter (Tor, strained left
quad), Mamadou N'diaye (Tor, stress fracture right knee), and Nate Huffman
(Tor, right knee surgery) did not play.

Orl 77, Mia 75  at Orl
Mike Miller (Orl) had 31 points including 13-24 FG and the game winning
long jumper with 1 second left and 19 rebounds.
Shawn Kemp (Orl) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 11 points including 3-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Caron Butler (Mia) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 9 rebounds.
Eddie Jones (Mia) had 16 points including 7-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Tracy McGrady (Orl, back spasms), Grant Hill (Orl, sore left ankle), and
Malik Allen (Mia, bruised sternum) did not play.

LAC 90, Hou 89  at LAC
Elton Brand (LAC) had 26 points including 9-14 FG, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks,
and 8 turnovers.
Andre Miller (LAC) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 14 points including the game winning jumper with
1.4 seconds left.
Keyon Dooling (LAC) had 18 points on 8-10 FG.
Glen Rice (Hou) had 23 points including 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Steve Francis (Hou) had 31 points on 8-22 FG and 14-18 FT, 6 rebounds, 10
assists, 8 steals, and 8 turnovers.

Sea 91, SA 90  at SA
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 5 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 26 points and 11 assists.
Brent Barry (Sea) had 5 points on 2-8 FG and the game winning long
3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left and 6 rebounds.
Desmond Mason (Sea) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points on 9-15 FG and 4-8 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5
blocks.
David Robinson (SA) had 18 points including 10-10 FT and 17 rebounds.
Jerome James (Sea, stress fracture) did not play.

Min 106, NY 88  at NY
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points including 10-18 FG, 15 rebounds, 7
assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Joe Smith (Min) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Rod Strickland (Min) had 13 points including 7-11 FT, 7 assists, and 3
steals.
Kurt Thomas (NY) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Allan Houston (NY) had 32 points including 5-9 3-pointers.
Min shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and NY shot 40.5% (34-84) FG.
Min shot 20-29 FT and NY shot 12-14 FT.
Charlie Ward (NY, bruised right leg) did not play.

LAL 111, Mil 99  at LAL
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 24 points on 10-18 FG and 4-10 FT and 11
rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Derek Fisher (LAL) had 21 points and 7 assists.
Michael Redd (Mil) had 19 points.
Jason Caffey (Mil) had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Anthony Mason (Mil, strained left hamstring) did not play.