News from January 21.

New Jersey activated Linton Johnson and placed Lamond Murray on IL with a
strained left knee.


Stats Leaders
Points
Kobe Bryant (LAL)      34.8
Allen Iverson (Phi)    33.2
LeBron James (Cle)     31.0

Rebounds
Dwight Howard (Orl)    12.7
Ben Wallace (Det)      12.6
Shawn Marion (Pho)     12.1

Assists
Steve Nash (Pho)       11.3
Baron Davis (GS)        9.3
Chauncey Billups (Det)  8.6


Cle 108, Uta 90  at Uta
LeBron James (Cle) had 51 points on 19-35 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT,
5 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Donyell Marshall (Cle) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 5 turnovers.
Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Chi 101, Ind 89  at Ind
Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 14 rebounds
including 8 offensive.
Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 4 steals.
Austin Croshere (Ind) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.

NO 109, NY 98  at NY
Desmond Mason (NO) had 16 points.
David West (NO) had 19 points including 9-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and
5 turnovers.
Chris Paul (NO) had 27 points including 14-17 FT, 7 rebounds, 13 assists,
and 5 turnovers.
Jamal Crawford (NY) had 14 points and 6 turnovers.
Channing Frye (NY) had 18 points and 7 rebounds.
Antonio Davis (NY, suspended) did not play.

NJ 103, Bos 83  at NJ
Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
Vince Carter (NJ) had 25 points including 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds.
Scott Padgett (NJ) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds.
Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 10 points and 5 rebounds.
Jason Collins (NJ, right knee soreness) did not play.

Orl 83, Sac 78 OT  at Orl
Hedo Turkoglyu (Orl) had 22 points and 6 rebounds.
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Steve Francis (Orl) had 18 points on 4-20 FG and 10-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and
6 assists.
Brad Miller (Sac) had had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Mike Bibby (Sac) had 17 points on 8-22 FG and 5 assists.
Orl shot 25-31 FT and Sac shot 9-11 FT.
Jameer Nelson (Orl, sprained right foot) and Keyon Dooling (Orl,
suspended) did not play.

Mil 101, Cha 91  at Mil
Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 10 rebounds.
Jamaal Magloire (Mil) had 13 points, 22 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Michael Redd (Mil) had 35 points including 14-22 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and
6 rebounds.
Jumaine Jones (Cha) had 18 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Primoz Brezec (Cha) had 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Brevin Knight (Cha) had 12 points including 3-11 FG, 15 assists, 3 steals,
and 5 turnovers.
Mil shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and Cha shot 38.3% (31-81) FG.
T.J. Ford (Mil, strained left hamstring), Gerald Wallace (Cha, bruised
left leg), and Melvin Ely (Cha, sprained right ankle) did not play.