News from January 3. Stats Leaders Points Allen Iverson (Phi) 28.9 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) 24.9 Tracy McGrady (Orl) 24.6 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 14.0 Ben Wallace (Det) 13.2 Tim Duncan (SA) 13.1 Assists Jason Kidd (NJ) 9.5 Stephon Marbury (Pho) 8.3 Baron Davis (NO) 8.2 Dal 119, Min 112 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points on 10-15 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points on 9-15 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Steve Nash (Dal) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 27 points, 22 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 7 assists. Gary Trent (Min) had 22 points on 7-8 FG and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Min) had 34 points including 14-20 FG and 5 rebounds. Troy Hudson (Min, sprained ankle) did not play. Phi 83, SA 77 at SA Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 12 points and 15 rebounds. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Eric Snow (Phi) had 20 points including 10-12 FT. Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points on 4-12 FG and 3-13 FT and 12 rebounds. Hido Turkoglu (SA) had 16 points including 3-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Aaron McKie (Phi, strained left hamstring) and Allen Iverson (Phi, right knee contusion) did not play. Sac 116, LAC 109 at LAC Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Doug Christie (Sac) had 22 points including 10-12 FG and 10 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 24 points including 11-12 FT and 5 assists. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 21 points and 5 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Predrag Drobnjak (LAC) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Sac, personal reasons) did not play. Mem 112, Orl 103 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 17 points on 5-14 FG and 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 17 points. Bonzi Wells (Mem) had 16 points. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 34 points including 9-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Drew Gooden (Orl) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Mem out-rebounded Orl 51-30 including 16-8 offensive. Jake Tsakalidis (Mem, birth of child) did not play. Det 99, GS 93 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Det) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points and 6 turnovers. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 15 points and 10 assists. Jason Richardson (GS) had 24 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Nick Van Exel (GS) had 18 points, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Corliss Williamson (Det, back spasms) and Calbert Cheaney (GS, illness) did not play. Hou 84, Uta 63 at Hou Kelvin Cato (Hou) had 11 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Yao Ming (Hou) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 10 points including 2-8 FG. DeShawn Stevenson (Uta) had 11 points. Hou shot 45.8% (33-72) FG and Uta shot 35.3% (24-68) FG. Matt Harpring (Uta, strained right knee) and Ben Handlogten (Uta, torn left ACL) did not play. Atl 84, Den 76 at Den Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 25 points. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 17 points including 6-19 FG and 11 rebounds. Dion Glover (Atl) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Earl Boykins (Den) had 12 points. Ind 91, NO 84 at Ind Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 26 points including 8-12 FT, 16 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Fred Jones (Ind) had 13 points including 2-11 FG. P.J. Brown (NO) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 14 rebounds. Baron Davis (NO) had 35 points including 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Anthony Johnson (Ind, abdominal injury) did not play. Bos 88, Chi 77 at Chi Walter McCarty (Bos) had 11 points including 3-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 33 points including 12-16 FT. Mike James (Bos) had 18 points and 3 steals. Jerome Williams (Chi) had 9 points including 1-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.