News from January 18. Houston signed Chuck Hayes to a 10-day contract. Houston signed John Lucas to a 2nd 10-day contract. Miami recalled Dorell Wright and Earl Barron from the NBADL. Toronto recalled Pape Sow from the NBADL. Washington bought out Chucky Atkins' contract. Orlando placed Grant Hill on IL with abdominal pain. Hill is expected to be out 7 to 10 days. Minnesota activated Bracey Wright and placed Nikoloz Tskitishvili on IL. Memphis activated Antonio Burks and placed Lorenzen Wright on IL with a bruised left knee. New Orleans activated Chris Andersen and placed Bostjan Nachbar on IL. New York activated Trevor Ariza and placed Stephon Marbury on IL with a sprained left shoulder. Dal 103, Hou 76 at Hou Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 29 points including 10-14 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Josh Howard (Dal) had 18 points including 8-10 FT. Devin Harris (Dal) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Luther Head (Hou) had 16 points including 5-15 FG. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 17 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Keith Van Horn (Dal, sprained left ankle), Jon Barry (Hou, strained right calf), Tracy McGrady (Hou, back spasms), and Stromile Swift (Hou, eye injury) did not play. Pho 112, LAC 102 at LAC Shawn Marion (Pho) had 30 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 18 assists. Leanrdo Barbosa (Pho) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Elton Brand (LAC) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 13 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 5 assists. Den 90, Cle 89 at Den Kenyon Martin (Den) had 16 points on 3-16 FG and 10-12 FT and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Eduardo Najera (Den) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Earl Boykins (Den) had 17 points. LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points on 7-20 FG and 8-15 FT, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists. Alan Henderson (Cle) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chi 106, NY 104 OT at Chi Ben Gordon (Chi) had 32 points including the game winning long jumper at the buzzer. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Darius Songaila (Chi) had 14 points. Antonio Davis (NY) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 19 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Bos 103, Min 96 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Al Jefferson (Bos) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 29 points and 13 rebounds. Ind 98, Cha 92 at Ind Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Anthony Johnson (Ind) had 27 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Fred Jones (Ind) had 14 points. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Brevin Knight (Cha) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 15 assists, and 5 steals. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind, sprained left ankle), Scot Pollard (Ind, sore lower back), Jake Voskuhl (Cha, sprained right ankle), and Sean May (Cha, knee injury) did not play. Det 117, Atl 89 at Atl Ben Wallace (Det) had 4 points, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, 5 assists, and 6 blocks. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Al Harrington (Atl) had 21 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Salim Stoudamire (Atl) had 17 points. Det shot 54.2% (45-83) FG and Atl shot 34.1% (30-88) FG. Tyroon Lue (Atl, strained back) and John Edward (Atl, lower back pain) did not play. Orl 106, Was 98 at Orl Tony Battie (Orl) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Orl) had 19 points. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 30 points including 12-18 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 21 points including 5-20 FG. Orl shot 50.7% (36-71) FG and Was shot 40% (30-75) FG. Keyon Dooling (Orl, suspended) and Etan Thomas (Was, death in family) did not play. NJ 101, Phi 90 at Phi Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 20 points on 4-16 FG and 11-15 FT, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 31 points including 12-22 FG, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chris Webber (Phi) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 36 points including 7-10 FT and 9 assists. SA 95, Mil 92 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 27 points including 9-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Michael Finley (SA) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Michael Redd (Mil) had 26 points including 10-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 18 points and 3 steals. Robert Horry (SA, lower abdominal strain) did not play. NO 87, Mem 79 at NO David West (NO) had 12 points on 6-18 FG and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points and 9 assists. Speedy Claxton (NO) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Bobby Jackson (Mem) had 13 points including 5-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Miller (Mem) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Por 96, Tor 94 at Por Viktor Khryapa (Por) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Zach Randolph (Por) had 22 points including 9-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Juan Dixon (Por) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 23 points including 9-12 FT. Ruben Patterson (Por, bronchitis) did not play.