News from December 27. Phoenix activated Randy Brown and placed Alton Ford on IR with a sprained right ankle. Washington signed Bobby Simmons. Atl 81, SA 79 at Atl Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 27 points and 11 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 15 points including the game winning fade-away jumper at the buzzer and 7 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 27 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. David Robinson (SA) had 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Crawford (Atl, left knee inflammation) did not play. NJ 110, Mil 90 at NJ Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Lucious Harris (NJ) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Ray Allen (Mil) had 13 points. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 25 points and 5 assists. Dikembe Mutombo (NJ, right wrist injury) and Jason Caffey (Mil, finger injury) did not play. Pho 108, LAC 95 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Casey Jacobsen (Pho) had 19 points including 6-9 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Elton Brand (LAC) had 29 points including 13-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Sean Rooks (LAC, bronchitis) did not play. Ind 113, Cle 89 at Cle Ron Artest (Ind) had 23 points on 10-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Al Harrington (Ind) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 17 points. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 21 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 17 points on 8-22 FG, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind, left knee injury) and Jonathan Bender (Ind, sore left calf) did not play. Mia 90, Bos 70 at Mia Travis Best (Mia) had 13 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 28 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Vladimir Stepania (Mia) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 16 points including 5-21 FG and 1-8 3-pointers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points on 4-16 FG and 11-12 FT and 3 steals. Mia shot 48.1% (38-79) FG and Bos shot 27.8% (22-79) FG. Mia shot 8-10 FT and Bos shot 22-26 FT. Mia out-rebounded Bos 58-30. NY 99, Hou 83 at Hou Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 21 points and 6 assists. Allan Houston (NY) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Michael Doleac (NY) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 27 points including 10-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. NY shot 47.1% (40-85) FG and Hou shot 29.5% (23-78) FG. NY shot 12-19 FT and Hou shot 33-43 FT. Min 113, Chi 100 at Chi Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points including 10-11 FT, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Radoslav Nesterovic (Min) had 23 points including 10-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kendall Gill (Min) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Troy Hudson (Min) had 23 points and 7 assists. Jalen Rose (Chi) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 20 points on 9-14 FG. Por 103, Uta 98 at Por Ruben Patterson (Por) had 16 points. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Scottie Pippen (Por) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 14 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Bonzi Wells (Por, suspended) and Zach Randolph (Por, stomach virus) did not play. GS 101, Tor 96 at GS Troy Murphy (GS) had 19 points and 16 rebounds. Erick Dampier (GS) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Voshon Lenard (Tor) had 17 points. Alvin Williams (Tor) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Mills (GS, suspended), Antonio Davis (Tor, swollen right knee), Vince Carter (Tor, strained right knee), and Mamadou N'diaye (Tor, right knee injury) did not play. Mem 99, Orl 86 at Mem Gordan Giricek (Mem) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Mike Batiste (Mem) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 35 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Miller (Orl) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 1-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Wesley Person (Mem, fractured finger) did not play.