News from January 17. New York activated Jamal Crawford and placed Moochie Norris on IR with Achilles tendinitis. Kobe Bryant (LAL) is expected to be out at least 2 more weeks with a severely sprained right ankle. SA 101, Was 73 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points including 10-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Brent Barry (SA) had 17 points on 6-8 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Devin Brown (SA) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Juan Dixon (Was) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Jarvis Hayes (Was) had 27 points including 5-7 3-pointers. SA shot 52% (39-75) FG and Was shot 31.8% (27-85) FG. Manu Ginobili (SA, right quadricep contusion) and Larry Hughes (Was, fractured right thumb) did not play. Tor 100, Min 91 at Min Chris Bosh (Tor) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 18 points and 15 assists. Donyell Marshall (Tor) had 22 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 14 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 25 points including 9-14 FG. Sam Cassell (Min, strained right hamstring) and Michael Olowokandi (Min, suspended) did not play. Mem 99, Hou 80 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mem) had 16 points. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. David Wesley (Hou) had 13 points. Mem shot 50.7% (34-67) FG and Hou shot 38.9% (28-72) FG. Det 94, Pho 80 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ben Wallace (Det) had 11 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 16 points and 5 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 16 points including 5-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 17 points. Det out-rebounded Pho 57-41 including 25-12 offensive. Steve Nash (Pho, left thigh contusion) did not play. Chi 88, NY 86 at NY Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 14 points on 6-17 FG, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 17 points including the game winning short jumper with .1 seconds left. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 7 assists. Antonio Davis (Chi, back muscle strain) did not play. NJ 85, Atl 84 at Atl Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (NJ) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Al Harrington (Atl) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Tyronn Lue (Atl) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 10 assists. Richard Jefferson (NJ, left wrist injury) and Brian Scalabrine (NJ, hamstring injury) did not play. Sac 89, LAC 83 at LAC Chris Webber (Sac) had 23 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Sac) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 18 points and 5 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 24 points, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 18 points including 7-20 FG, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Sac shot 43.6% (34-78) FG and LAC shot 31.9% (30-94) FG. Mikki Moore (LAC, sprained right ankle) did not play. Phi 95, NO 91 at Phi Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Marc Jackson (Phi) had 29 points on 8-28 FG and 12-14 FT. Corliss Williamson (Phi) had 16 points. Lee Nailon (NO) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. P.J. Brown (NO) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi, left hip strain) and Baron Davis (NO, ankle injury) did not play. GS 107, Den 97 at GS Troy Murphy (GS) had 22 points and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jason Richardson (GS) had 42 points including 17-30 FG, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Speedy Claxton (GS) had 18 points, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. DerMarr Johnson (Den) had 22 points including 9-13 FG. Marcus Camby (Den, suspended), Nene (Den, suspended), and Francisco Elson (Den, suspended) did not play. Uta 102, LAL 94 at LAL Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 19 points, 7 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Raja Bell (Uta) had 16 points including 7-11 FG. Caron Butler (LAL) had 26 points including 12-15 FT and 6 rebounds. Chucky Atkins (LAL) had 18 points. Uta shot 13-15 FT and LAL shot 26-31 FT. Luke Walton (LAL, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Mil 99, Cha 92 at Cha Desmond Mason (Mil) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Dan Gadzuric (Mil) had 13 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Michael Redd (Mil) had 27 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 13 points including 2-12 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3 steals. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 15 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Marcus Fizer (Mil, migraine headache) did not play.