News from January 10. Philadelphia bought out the rest of Chris Webber's contract. He's expected to be formally released today (Thursday), at which point he'll be free to sign with any other team. Nenad Krstic (NJ) underwent surgery on his left knee to repair a torn ACL. He is out for the season. Maurice Williams (Mil) is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a sprained shoulder. Boston activated Allan Ray and placed Wally Szczerbiak on IL with ankle injuries. Szczerbiak is expected to be out at least a week. Orlando assigned James Augustine to the NBADL. Seattle activated Danny Fortson and assigned Mouhamed Sene to the NBADL. Atlanta activated Stanislav Medvedenko and placed Tyronn Lue on IL with a groin injury. Washington activated Etan Thomas and placed James Lang on IL. New York activated Quentin Richardson and placed Jerome James on IL. Charlotte activated Ryan Hollins and placed Melvin Ely on IL. The LA Clippers activated Corey Maggette and placed Paul Davis on IL. Denver activated J.R. Smith and placed Carmelo Anthony on IL due to his suspension. Orlando activated Keyon Dooling and placed Hedo Turkoglu on IL. The guarantee contact date has passed. All non-10-day contracts are now guaranteed for the rest of the season. Dal 99, Por 74 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Austin Croshere (Dal) had 13 points including 4-5 FG and 5 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Por) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 15 points including 4-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dal shot 51.5% (35-68) FG and Por shot 39.4% (28-71) FG. Dal shot 10-16 3-pointers and Por shot 0-11 3-pointers. Hou 102, LAL 77 at Hou Shane Battier (Hou) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Hou) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Hou) had 7 points, 19 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 blocks. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points including 6-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Hou shot 44.2% (42-95) FG and LAL shot 34.2% (26-76) FG. Hou shot 6-10 FT and LAL shot 22-25 FT. Mia 107, Sea 103 at Sea Jason Kapono (Mia) had 19 points. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 29 points including 13-17 FT, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 13 rebounds. Nick Collison (Sea) had 21 points including 10-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wayne Simien (Mia, solmonella infection) and Rashard Lewis (Sea, strained tendon right hand) did not play. SA 92, Den 83 at Den Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points including 3-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 26 points including 12-21 FG and 7 assists. Earl Boykins (Den) had 18 points. Allen Iverson (Den) had 33 points including 15-25 FG and 6 assists. Tor 90, Mil 77 at Mil Chris Bosh (Tor) had 30 points including 11-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Ruben Patterson (Mil) had 17 points. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 17 points, 18 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Mil, sprained shoulder) and Michael Redd (Mil, strained left patellar tendon) did not play. NY 106, Phi 99 at NY Eddy Curry (NY) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 24 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Quentin Richardson (NY) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Joe Smith (Phi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 18 points, 8 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. NY shot 29-39 FT and Phi shot 17-19 FT. Steven Hunter (Phi, birth of son) did not play. LAC 92, Min 91 at Min Elton Brand (LAC) had 21 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 21 points including 11-11 FT and the game winning jumper with 5 seconds left and 8 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 19 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Mark Blount (Min) had 21 points on 10-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ricky Davis (Min) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Cha 103, Det 96 at Det Matt Carroll (Cha) had 17 points including 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 18 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Sean May (Cha) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 19 points. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 23 points including 11-14 FT and 6 assists. Ind 97, Bos 84 at Bos Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 23 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Tony Allen (Bos) had 19 points and 5 steals. Sebastian Telfair (Bos) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Delonte West (Bos, bruised lower back) did not play. Was 113, Chi 103 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 26 points on 6-17 FG and 14-17 FT, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 20 points including 5-16 FG and 5 assists. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 20 points. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 33 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 9 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 25 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Orl 91, GS 76 at GS Dwight Howard (Orl) had 30 points on 11-18 FG and 8-15 FT, 25 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Tony Battie (Orl) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Keith Bogans (Orl) had 16 points. Baron Davis (GS) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 14 points. Keith McLeod (GS, abdominal strain) and Jason Richardson (GS, fractured right finger) did not play. NO 96, Atl 77 at Atl Rasual Butler (NO) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Brown (NO) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Jannero Pargo (NO) had 24 points on 10-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 13 points on 6-24 FG and 5 rebounds. Josh Childress (Atl) had 19 points including 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Bobby Jackson (NO, cracked ribs) did not play.