News from January 13. The NBA suspended Christian Laettner (Was) for 5 games for violating the league's drug policy. Kobe Bryant (LAL) is expected to be out at least 2 to 3 weeks with an injured right shoulder. Chicago activated Scottie Pippen and placed Chris Jefferies on IR with a sprained left ankle. Miami activated Udonis Haslem and placed Samaki Walker on IR with bone spurs in his right ankle. Uta 97, GS 80 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 10 points including 4-11 FG, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 blocks. Carlos Arroyo (Uta) had 19 points and 3 steals. Raja Bell (Uta) had 15 points. Clifford Robinson (GS) had 23 points and 3 blocks. Brian Cardinal (GS) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 steals. Matt Harpring (Uta, right knee injury) and Troy Murphy (GS, bone bruise right ankle) did not play. Atl 86, SA 77 at Atl Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 29 points including 11-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Terry (Atl) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 28 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points including 3-10 FG. Atl shot 44.9% (31-69) FG and SA shot 32.9% (26-79) FG. Min 94, NO 89 at NO Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 26 points. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Min) had 24 points and 6 assists. P.J. Brown (NO) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Baron Davis (NO) had 22 points including 8-23 FG and 5 assists. Gary Trent (Min, sprained right ankle), Troy Hudson (Min, sprained right ankle), and David West (NO, sore right knee) did not play. Det 105, Chi 89 at Chi Ben Wallace (Det) had 12 points and 17 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 17 points including 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 13 points including 6-20 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 12 assists. Det shot 24-31 FT and Chi shot 9-14 FT. Det out-rebounded Chi 56-35 including 22-15 offensive. Corie Blount (Chi, flu like symptoms) did not play. Den 105, Pho 92 at Pho Marcus Camby (Den) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 32 points including 12-17 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Earl Boykins (Den) had 16 points. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 23 points. Amare Stoudemire 9Pho) had 28 points including 11-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Den shot 18-25 FT and Pho shot 9-13 FT. Jake Voskuhl (Pho, birth of daughter) did not play. Sac 90, Mia 86 at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Brad Miller (Sac) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Lamar Odom (Mia) had 21 points on 10-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 18 points. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac, left Achilles surgery) did not play. Cle 104, Sea 96 at Sea Eric Williams (Cle) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 25 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mil 111, Bos 103 at Mil Joe Smith (Mil) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 20 points on 4-13 FG and 10-10 FT. Toni Kukoc (Mil) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 33 points including 13-21 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Mil shot 31-38 FT and Bos shot 15-19 FT. Dan Gadzuric (Mil, right knee injury) did not play. Hou 93, Was 80 at Was Jim Jackson (Hou) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 21 points on 6-9 FG and 9-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Kwame Brown (Was) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 23 points including 9-24 FG. Hou shot 51.5% (35-68) FG and Was shot 39.2% (29-74) FG. LAC 103, Por 96 OT at LAC Corey Maggette (LAC) had 32 points and 7 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 18 points including 6-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Bobby Simmons (LAC) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 24 points. Derek Anderson (Por) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Quentin Richardson (LAC, sprained right hand) and Rasheed Wallace (Por, sprained left ankle) did not play.