News from December 16.

Milwaukee placed Erick Strickland on IR with a lateral menscus tear in the
right knee.

Portland released Geno Carlisle.

Toronto released Roger Mason.


LAL 115, Sac 99  at Sac
Lamar Odom (LAL) had 22 points on 11-16 FG and 7 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points on 10-17 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 12
assists.
Tierre Brown (LAL) had 15 points.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 20 points and 5 assists.
Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
LAL shot 55.4% (46-83) FG and Sac shot 45.6% (41-90) FG.

Det 81, Cle 69  at Det
Ben Wallace (Det) had 10 points including 4-11 FG and 15 rebounds including
6 offensive.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 21 points.
Drew Gooden (Cle) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds.
LeBron James (Cle) had 11 points including 4-21 FG, 9 rebounds, 7 assists,
and 4 steals.
Det out-scored Cle 21-6 in the 3rd quarter.

Chi 85, Mil 77  at Chi
Eddy Curry (Chi) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 28 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 6 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 blocks.
Joe Smith (Mil) had 12 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive.
Michael Redd (Mil) had 22 points.
Chi shot 49.3% (34-69) FG and Mil shot 38.8% (33-85) FG.
Keith Van Horn (Mil, right ankle tendinitis) did not play.