News from December 23. TRADE: Orlando traded Donnell Harvey to Phoenix for a 2004 2nd round draft pick. TRADE: Philadelphia traded Monty Williams, a conditional 2004 2nd round draft pick, and cash to Orlando for a conditional 2004 2nd round draft pick. The Philadelphia pick comes from Golden State via the Jiri Welsch trade. The LA Clippers activated Olden Polynice and placed Melvin Ely on IR with the flu. Houston activated Mike Wilks and placed John Amaechi on IR with an intestinal virus. The LA Lakers activated Brian Cook and placed Jannero Pargo on IR with patellar tendinitis. Philadelphia placed Marc Jackson on IR with a left ring finger fracture. Phoenix placed Robert Archibald on IR with the flu. Seattle activated Ray Allen and placed Ansu Sesay on IR with a sprained left ring finger. Por 97, Dal 88 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 27 points including 12-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff McInnis (Por) had 14 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 7 assists. Antoine Walker (Dal) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Antawn Jamison (Dal) had 20 points including 7-11 FG. Shawn Bradley (Dal, back spasms) did not play. GS 107, LAL 98 at GS Clifford Robinson (GS) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Erick Dampier (GS) had 17 points including 7-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Speedy Claxton (GS) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 21 points on 9-15 FG and 3-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Karl Malone (LAL, sprained right ankle) did not play. Sac 114, Mem 97 at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 41 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 14-16 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Brad Miller (Sac) had 20 points including 10-12 FT, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Doug Christie (Sac) had 18 points. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 20 points in 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. James Posey (Mem) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Sac shot 31-40 FT and Mem shot 17-22 FT. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac, left Achilles injury) and Lorenzen Wright (Mem, right leg injury) did not play. Sea 116, Pho 90 at Sea Rashard Lews (Sea) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Ronald Murray (Sea) had 17 points and 4 steals. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 21 points on 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Sea shot 56.1% (46-82) FG and Pho shot 42.9% (36-84) FG. SA 111, LAC 90 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points including 9-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points on 9-12 FG and 14 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. Elton Brand (LAC) had 22 points including 9-11 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. SA shot 56% (47-84) FG and LAC shot 46.2% (36-78) FG. Min 98, NY 92 at NY Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 steals. Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 31 points including 12-14 FT. Sam Cassell (Min) had 31 points including 14-19 FG and 5 assists. Keith Van Horn (NY) had 20 points on 5-15 FG and 10-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 26 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Cle 97, NO 86 at Cle Carlos Booer (Cle) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 14 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points including 7-22 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, and 5 turnovers. Eric Williams (Cle) had 16 points. P.J. Brown (NO) had 16 points including 6-18 FG and 14 rebounds. Baron Davis (NO) had 27 points including 9-27 FG, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Cle shot 33-38 FT and NO shot 14-16 FT. Atl 93, Bos 88 at Atl Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 25 points including 9-12 FT and 5 turnovers. Jason Terry (Atl) had 13 points including 6-18 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Dion Glover (Atl) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points including 4-16 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Walter McCarty (Bos) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Ind 79, Hou 71 at Hou Ron Artest (Ind) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 21 points including 7-20 FG and 14 rebounds. Anthony Johnson (Ind) had 13 points. Jim Jackson (Hou) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Steve Francis (Hou) had 23 points including 9-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. NJ 95, Chi 78 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 26 points including 11-19 FG and 5 assists. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 18 points and 10 assists. Jerome Williams (Chi) had 15 points. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 17 points and 6 assists. NJ shot 48.7% (38-78) FG and Chi shot 37.2% (29-78) FG. Aaron Williams (NJ, pulled groin) and Eddy Curry (Chi, bone bruise left knee) did not play. Mil 83, Det 78 at Mil Joe Smith (Mil) had 18 points and 17 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 18 points. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 15 points. Ben Wallace (Det) had 16 points, 20 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 3 blocks. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 17 points. Corliss Williamson (Det, family reasons) did not play. Mia 79, Was 72 at Mia Lamar Odom (Mia) had 10 points on 4-15 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 11 points including 4-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Jared Jeffries (Was) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 16 points. John Wallace (Mia, flu) and Malik Allen (Mia, flu) did not play.