News from January 27. Atlanta signed Jeremy Richardson to a 10-day contract and placed him on IL. Atlanta elected not to sign Dijon Thompson for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Luke Walton (LAL) is expected to be out at least a week with a sprained right ankle. Zeljko Rebraca (LAC) is scheduled to undergo surgery on Tuesday to remove herniated disc fragments in his lower back and will miss the rest of the season. Memphis activated Pau Gasol and placed Brian Cardinal on IL. Miami activated Alonzo Mourning and placed Shaquille O'Neal on IL. With O'Neal fresh back from injury, the Heat decided not to play him in the 2nd night of a back-to-back game. Chicago activated Michael Sweetney and placed Viktor Khryapa on IL. Charlotte activated Othella Harrington and placed Sean May on IL. Minnesota activated Rashad McCants and placed Justin Reed on IL. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (Den) 31.5 Gilbert Arenas (Was) 29.6 Allen Iverson (Den) 28.8 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 12.5 Marcus Camby (Den) 12.4 Dwight Howard (Orl) 12.3 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.7 Deron Williams (Uta) 9.2 Jason Kidd (NJ) 9.0 Dal 106, Sac 104 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 32 points including 11-18 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points and 7 assists. Devin Harris (Dal) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ron Artest (Sac) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. NJ 112, Den 102 at Den Vince Carter (NJ) had 40 points on 14-23 FG and 12-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Bostjan Nachbar (NJ) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 23 points on 5-14 FG and 13-16 FT and 5 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 28 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Chi 100, Mia 97 at Chi Ben Gordon (Chi) had 34 points on 11-17 FG and 10-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 19 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points on 8-24 FG and 8-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. James Posey (Mia) had 17 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Chi shot 31-44 FT and Mia shot 11-16 FT. Gary Payton (Mia, upper respiratory infection) did not play. NO 94, Uta 83 at Oklahoma City Desmond Mason (NO) had 20 points on 7-11 FG and 6-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 8 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 blocks. Bobby Jackson (NO) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. Deron Williams (Uta) had 27 points including 11-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 15 points and 17 rebounds including 10 offensive. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, sprained right ankle) did not play. Por 135, Mem 132 2OT at Mem Ime Udoka (Por) had 21 points including 8-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Por) had 42 points on 16-40 FG and 9-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Mike Miller (Mem) had 28 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 8 rebounds in 52 minutes. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 24 points, 14 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 9 turnovers in 50 minutes. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Hakim Warrick (mem) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Ind 102, Tor 84 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 15 points and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 14 points including 6-8 FG, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. GS 131, Cha 105 at GS Al Harrington (GS) had 28 points including 9-11 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Baron Davis (GS) had 17 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Adam Morris (Cha) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. GS shot 55.7% (44-79) FG and Cha shot 44.6% (37-83) FG. Min 101, LAC 87 at LAC Kevin Garnett (Min) had 32 points including 12-13 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike James (Min) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Mark Blount (Min) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 5 turnovers. Phi 104, Atl 89 at Atl Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 19 points including 8-11 FG, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 24 points including 10-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 18 points and 3 steals. Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Phi shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and Atl shot 40.3% (31-77) FG.