News from December 4. Orlando activated Horace Grant and placed Olumide Oyedeji on IR with a lower back strain. Indiana activated Erick Strickland and placed Fred Jones on IR with tendinitis in his left knee. New Orleans activated Bryce Drew and placed Jerome Moiso on IR with tendinitis in his left knee. Milwaukee placed Toni Kukoc on IR with a torn ligament in his right thumb. [thanks to Jed Tai] Dal 103, Por 88 at Por Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Michael Finley (Dal) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 20 points and 5 assists. Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 17 points and 7 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 34 points including 15-24 FG and 12 rebounds. Dale Davis (Por) had 15 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dal shot 13-28 3-pointers and Por shot 3-17 3-pointers. Eduardo Najera (Dal, sore left knee) did not play. Was 88, Det 83 at Det Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 21 points including 7-20 FG. Michael Jordan (Was) had 21 points on 5-14 FG and 11-16 FT and 9 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 17 points on 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Clifford Robinson (Det) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Chucky Atkins (Det) had 17 points. Was shot 23-34 FT and Det shot 11-14 FT. Phi 99, Bos 93 at Phi Keith Van Horn (Phi) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 27 points including 7-11 FT and 7 assists. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 20 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 19 points including 7-24 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 34 points including 12-14 FT and 4 steals. Orl 87, NY 85 at NY Grant Hill (Orl) had 16 points and 15 rebounds. Mike Miller (Orl) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Horace Grant (Orl) had 14 points on 7-10 FG. Howard Eisley (NY) had 16 points and 9 assists. Allan Houston (NY) had 31 points including 12-19 FG and 5-10 3-pointers. Tracy McGrady (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 89, Tor 74 at NO P.J. Brown (NO) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Baron Davis (NO) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Alvin Williams (Tor) had 13 points. Vince Carter (Tor) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore right knee), Voshon Lenard (Tor, sore back), Jerome Williams (Tor, sore left elbow), Mamadou N'diaye (Tor, stress fracture leg), and Nate Huffman (Tor, right knee surgery) did not play. Cle 111, Chi 101 at Cle Ricky Davis (Cle) had 26 points including 10-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Cle) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Dajuan Wagner (Cle) had 29 points and 6 turnovers. Donyell Marshall (Chi) had 20 points including 9-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Chi) had 37 points including 8-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cle out-rebounded Chi 56-38 including 22-14 offensive. Bimbo Coles (Cle, left thigh contusion) and Chris Mihm (Cle, strained left hamstring) did not play. Sac 92, Den 90 at Den Chris Webber (Sac) had 31 points including 11-16 FT, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 20 points on 9-12 FG and 5 assists. Juwan Howard (Den) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Whitney (Den) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Scot Pollard (Sac, stress fracture back), Lawrence Funderburke (Sac, plantar fasciaitis right foot), Predrag Stojakovic (Sac, plantar fasciaitis right foot), and Mateen Cleaves (Sac, left foot surgery) did not play. Uta 93, LAL 85 at Uta Matt Harpring (Uta) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 15 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 10 points and 11 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 23 points on 8-23 FG and 7-10 FT and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Uta shot 50% (31-62) FG and LAL shot 35.7% (30-84) FG. Uta shot 29-39 FT and LAL shot 16-20 FT. Pho 98, Mem 85 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 22 points. Drew Gooden (Mem) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gordan Giricek (Mem) had 18 points. Tom Gugliotta (Pho, right foot contusion) and Brevin Knight (Mem, sprained right ankle) did not play. Ind 114, Sea 111 OT at Sea Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Al Harrington (Ind) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Gary Payton (Sea) had 40 points including 19-30 FG and 10 assists. Predrag Drobnjak (Sea) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Jerome James (Sea, stress fracture foot) did not play. LAC 89, Mia 80 at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 18 points. Andre Miller (LAC) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brian Grant (Mia) had 11 points on 5-6 FG and 1-5 FT and 10 rebounds. Malik Allen (Mia) had 12 points and 6 rebounds.