News from January 8. Eduardo Najera (GS) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks. The LA Clippers activated Kerry Kittles and placed Marko Jaric on IR with a stress fracture in his right foot. Cleveland activated Scott Williams and placed DeSagana Diop on IR with a left elbow contusion. Stats Leaders Points Allen Iverson (Phi) 28.9 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 28.5 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 26.9 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 15.0 Tim Duncan (SA) 11.9 Emeka Okafor (Cha) 11.2 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.0 Brevin Knight (Cha) 9.4 Stephon Marbury (NY) 8.6 Dal 121, Ind 101 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points including 12-20 FG and 13 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 33 points on 10-18 FG and 12-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 18 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 32 points on 11-19 FG and 10-13 FT and 5 turnovers. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 20 points including 5-14 FG and 6 assists. Dal shot 54.8% (40-73) FG and Ind shot 42.1% (32-76) FG. Marquis Daniels (Dal, sore left ankle) did not play. Pho 108, LAC 91 at LAC Quentin Richardson (Por) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 23 points on 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bobby Simmons (LAC) had 22 points on 6-17 FG and 10-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 13 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Was 117, Min 114 at Was Antawn Jamison (Was) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 40 points including 11-12 FT. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points including 11-11 FT, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, 8 assists, and 4 blocks. Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 19 points. Kwame Brown (Was, strained right ankle), Sam Cassell (Min, strained right hamstring), and Mark Madsen (Min, fractured left thumb) did not play. SA 99, Den 90 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points on 10-15 FG and 0-4 FT and 8 assists. Manu Ginobli (SA) had 22 points including 11-13 FT. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Den) had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Greg Buckner (Den, strained right groin) did not play. NO 121, Sac 117 OT at NO Rodney Rogers (NO) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Baron Davis (NO) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, 17 assists, and 4 steals. J.R. Smith (NO) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 37 points including 13-23 FG and 5 rebounds. Chris Webber (Sac) had 22 points on 6-22 FG and 10-11 FT and 13 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 20 points including 6-20 FG and 8 assists. Cle 104, NY 79 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 8 turnovers. Ira Neble (Cle) had 14 points including 6-9 FG. Lucious Harris (Cle) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 3 steals. Tim Thomas (NY) had 17 points. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Dajuan Wagner (Cle, flu like symptoms) and Michael Sweetney (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play. Orl 104, NJ 101 at Orl Grant Hill (Orl) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Orl) had 19 points. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jason Collins (NJ) had 20 points including 10-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jabari Smith (NJ, flu) and Brian Scalabrine (NJ, strained left hamstring) did not play. Chi 102, Bos 91 at Chi Othella Harrington (Chi) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 22 points and 14 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Banks (Bos) had 12 points including 4-5 FG and 8 assists. Mil 89, Uta 86 at Mil Michael Redd (Mil) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Mike James (Mil) had 10 points and 5 assists. Marcus Fizer (Mil) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Keith McLeod (Uta) had 15 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mil shot 27-34 FT and Uta shot 17-17 FT. Raja Bell (Uta, inflamed right knee) did not play.