News from January 1.

New York activated Anfernee Hardaway and placed Jamison Brewer on IR with
right big toe tendinitis.

Memphis activated Brian Cardinal and placed Ryan Humphrey on IR with a
sprained right ankle.

Orlando activated Kelvin Cato and placed Michael Bradley on IR with a
strained right hamstring.

Marko Jaric (LAC) is expected to be out at least 4 weeks with a stress
fracture in his right foot.


Stats leaders
Points
Allen Iverson (Phi)      28.9
Kobe Bryant (LAL)        28.4
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)      26.3

Rebounds
Kevin Garnett (Min)      14.5
Tim Duncan (SA)          11.9
Emeka Okafor (Cha)       11.6

Assists
Steve Nash (Pho)         10.9
Brevin Knight (Cha)       9.4
Stephon Marbury (NY)      8.6


Mem 104, Min 95  at Min
Pau Gasol (Mem) had 23 points including 9-10 FG and 3 blocks.
Bonzi Wells (Mem) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Earl Watson (Mem) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 5-5 3-pointers, 8
assists, and 6 turnovers.
Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 22 points on 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 30 points on 10-16 FG and 10-13 FT, 10 rebounds,
and 3 steals.
Stromile Swift (Mem, neck spasms) did not play.

Mia 113, Cha 90  at Mia
Eddie Jones (Mia) had 13 points on 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 16 points.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points on 11-16 FG and 4-10 FT and 9 assists.
Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 17 points on 6-12 FG and 5-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and
3 steals.
Jason Hart (Cha) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 5 assists.
Mia shot 59.2% (45-76) FG and Cha shot 43.9% (36-82) FG.

NJ 93, NY 87  at NY
Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 12 points including 5-7 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
Vince Carter (NJ) had 16 points including 6-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Nazr Mohammed (NY) had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Stephon Marbury (NY) had 31 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7-10 FT,
8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Brian Scalabrine (NJ, strained left hamstring) did not play.

Chi 105, Orl 90  at Chi
Eddy Curry (Chi) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals.
Ben Gordon (Chi) had 18 points and 5 assists.
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 10 points, 12 rebounds including 8 offensive, and
3 blocks.
Grant Hill (Orl) had 16 points.
Chi shot 47.5% (38-80) FG and Orl shot 37.5% (30-80) FG.

Por 97, GS 88  at Por
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Por) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 9 rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 19 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 5
assists.
Ruben Patterson (Por) had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Troy Murphy (GS) had 19 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive.
Speedy Claxton (GS) had 11 points including 4-11 FG, 7 rebounds, 10
assists, and 3 steals.
Theo Ratliff (Por, sore left shoulder), Zach Randolph (Por, right knee 
tendinitis), and Jason Richardson (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play.