News from January 12. The NBA suspended Eddie Griffin (Min) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug program. The NBA suspended ref Rodney Mott for 3 games for making an obscene gesture at a fan and using inappropriate language after Sunday's Mia-Por game. Pat Riley (Mia coach) underwent surgery to replace his left hip. Milwaukee placed Maurice Williams on IL with a sprained shoulder. Atlanta activated Esteban Batista and Josh Smith and placed Zaza Pachula (ankle injury) and Speedy Claxton (left knee injury) on IL. Boston activated Wally Szczerbiak and placed Tony Allen on IL. Allen is out for the season with torn ligaments in his left knee. Allen is scheduled to undergo surgery today (Saturday). Minnesota activated Eddie Griffin and placed Marko Jaric on IL. Memphis activated Brian Cardinal and Lawrence Roberts and placed Eddie Jones and Stromile Swift (back spasms) on IL. New Orleans activated David West and assigned Marcus Vinicius to the NBADL on Tuesday. [thanks to Harold Feld] Sacramento activated Corliss Williamson and placed Justin Williams on IL. Jarrett Jack (Por) suffered a concussion in a car accident. Denver activated Carmelo Anthony. Orlando activated Hedo Turkoglu and placed Trevor Ariza on IL. Miami activated Antoine Walker and James Posey and placed Robert Hite and Wayne Simien (salmonella infection) on IL. Dal 115, Ind 113 OT at Ind Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 43 points on 13-24 FG and 15-18 FT and 12 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 30 points including 10-18 FG and 7 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 22 points. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 17 points including 7-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 22 points including 10-11 FT and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tor 95, Bos 86 at Bos Chris Bosh (Tor) had 27 points including 13-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Gerald Green (Bos) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 23 points including 9-12 FT, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Wally Szczerbiak (Bos, sprained right ankle), Delonte West (Bos, bruised lower back), and Brian Scalabrine (Bos, right knee injury) did not play. NO 104, Was 97 at Oklahoma City Desmond Mason (NO) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Devin Brown (NO) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Rasual Butler (NO) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jannero Pargo (NO) had 19 points. Caron Butler (Was) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 23 points on 5-19 FG and 11-12 FT, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 22 points including 9-12 FG. Bobby Jackson (NO, cracked ribs) and David West (NO, right elbow synovitis) did not play. Por 95, Sac 87 at Por Ime Udoka (Por) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Por) had 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Juan Dixon (Por) had 21 points. Ron Artest (Sac) had 16 points and 5 turnovers. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jarrett Jack (Por, concussion) did not play. Min 116, Mem 110 at Mem Kevin Garnett (Min) had 28 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Ricky Davis (Min) had 27 points including 10-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike James (Min) had 16 points and 7 assists. Mike Miller (Mem) had 23 points and 7 assists. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 9-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Phi 110, Mil 97 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 26 points on 6-18 FG and 13-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Willie Green (Phi) had 30 points on 13-19 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Kyle Korver (Phi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 24 rebounds including 9 offensive. Charlie Bell (Mil) had 26 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 3 steals. Phi shot 25-30 FT and Mil shot 9-12 FT. Michael Redd (Mil, left patella tendon strain) did not play. Atl 99, Det 93 at Atl Marvin Williams (Atl) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 34 points including 13-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Josh Childress (Atl) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 32 points and 6 rebounds. LAL 109, Orl 106 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points on 9-15 FG and 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Smush Parker (LAL) had 26 points including 9-16 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Luke Walton (LAL) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 25 points on 9-14 FG and 7-16 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Grant Hill (Orl) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Hou 90, Den 86 at Den Shane Battier (Hou) had 25 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 12 points on 5-17 FG and 2-9 FT, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Den) had 28 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Marcus Camby (Den) had 7 points on 3-10 FG and 24 rebounds including 5 offensive. Carmelo Anthony (Den, suspended) did not play. Sea 122, Uta 114 OT at Sea Nick Collison (Sea) had 25 points on 8-10 FG and 9-10 FT and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ray Allen (Sea) had 54 points on 17-32 FG, 8-12 3-pointers, and 12-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Earl Watson (Sea) had 10 points including 3-9 FG, 16 assists, and 4 steals. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 32 points including 14-20 FG, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea, strained tendon in hand) did not play. Mia 118, GS 96 at GS Jason Kapono (Mia) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Baron Davis (GS) had 21 points including 8-22 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Matt Barnes (GS) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Keith McLeod (GS, abdominal strain) and Jason Richardson (GS, fracture right hand) did not play. Cha 126, NY 110 at NY Matt Carroll (Cha) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 9 rebounds, 10 blocks, and 3 steals. Derek Anderson (Cha) had 29 points including 9-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 16 points and 14 assists. Eddy Curry (NY) had 27 points on 10-16 FG and 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Quentin Richardson (NY) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Cha shot 59.3% (48-81) FG and NY shot 47.1% (40-85) FG.