News from January 14. New York fired head coach Don Chaney and assistants Brendan Malone and Lon Kruger and named Lenny Wilkens as the new head coach. The LA Lakers placed Kobe Bryant on IR with a sprained right shoulder and signed Ime Udoka to a 10-day contract. Tony Delk (Dal) is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a 2nd degree sprained left ankle. San Antonio activated Manu Ginobili and placed Jason Hart on IR with left patella tendinitis. Indiana activated Jonathan Bender and placed James Jones on IR with a strained left calf. Dal 125, Phi 122 2OT at Dal Antoine Walker (Dal) had 11 points including 4-19 FG, 17 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 13 assists in 51 minutes. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 6-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 32 points and 8 rebounds in 51 minutes. Antawn Jamison (Dal) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Phi) had 34 points including 14-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 24 points including 10-17 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 54 minutes. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 31 points including 10-27 FG and 5-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers in 50 minutes. Kyle Korver (Phi) had 17 points including 5-9 3-pointers. LAL 97, Den 71 at LAL Devean George (LAL) had 12 points. Stanislav Medvedenko (LAL) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Gary Payton (LAL) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 6 assists. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 15 points. Andre Miller (Den) had 15 points. LAL shot 50.7% (35-69) FG and Den shot 35.9% (28-78) FG. LAL shot 26-32 FT and Den shot 11-14 FT. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, strained right calf) did not play. Min 100, SA 93 at SA Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Sam Cassell (Min) had 33 points and 9 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 36 points on 14-26 FG and 8-15 FT, 20 rebounds including 11 offensive, and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Gary Trent (Min, sprained right ankle) and Troy Hudson (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Det 95, Tor 91 at Det Mehmet Okur (Det) had 27 points including 13-14 FT and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 27 points including 9-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Vince Carter (Tor) had 27 points on 7-20 FG and 13-16 FT. Donyell Marshall (Tor) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Tor, sprained right knee) did not play. NJ 115, Was 103 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 30 points including 12-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Rodney Rogers (NJ) had 18 points, 13 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 6 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Kwame Brown (Was) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Steve Blake (Was) had 16 points including 4-11 FG and 8 assists. Christian Laettner (Was, suspended) did not play. Hou 95, Bos 80 at Bos Yao Ming (Hou) had 21 points including 10-14 FG, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Steve Francis (Hou) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 24 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Mark Blount (Bos) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Jerome James (Bos) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Kelvin Cato (Hou, sprained left foot) did not play. Ind 85, Atl 78 at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 23 points including 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 26 points including 12-13 FT and 16 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 10 points including 3-9 FG, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 15 points including 6-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ind shot 33-42 FT and Atl shot 13-16 FT. Al Harrington (Ind, bruised right leg) did not play. NY 120, Orl 110 at NY Keith Van Horn (NY) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 23 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 26 points including 11-13 FT, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Juwan Howard (Orl) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 28 points including 10-27 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kenyon Martin (NY, suspended) did not play.