News from January 4.

Philadelphia released Steven Smith.

Seattle released Desmon Farmer and Andreas Glyniadakis.

Milwaukee released Chris McCray.

Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Maurice Ager on IL.

New Orleans activated Bobby Jackson and placed Chris Paul on IL with a
sprained right ankle.

The LA Lakers activated Aaron McKie and placed Kwame Brown on IL with an
ankle injury.

Sacramento activated Jason Hart and placed Brad Miller on IL with the flu.


Dal 100, Ind 91  at Dal
Josh Howard (Dal) had 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Devin Harris (Dal) had 24 points including 8-10 FG and 5 assists.
Al Harrington (Ind) had 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 20 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks.

LAL 132, Sac 128 OT  at Sac
Luke Walton (LAL) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Brian Cook (LAL) had 26 points.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 42 points including 17-20 FT, 10 rebounds, and 9
assists.
Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 15 points including 5-6 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Ron Artest (Sac) had 19 points and 3 steals.
Mike Bibby (Sac) had 38 points including 12-16 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Kevin Martin (Sac) had 21 points including 9-14 FT.

Det 92, NO 68  at NO
Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 27 points including 10-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Carlos Delfino (Det) had 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Desmond Mason (NO) had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
Jannero Pargo (NO) had 16 points including 6-24 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists,
and 3 steals.
Det shot 46.1% (35-76) FG and NO shot 33% (29-88) FG.
Det shot 18-23 FT and NO shot 33% (6-9) FG.


Schedule for Friday January 5  [All times Central]
  Atlanta @ Toronto            6:00 pm
  LA Clippers @ Washington     6:00 pm
  Charlotte @ Orlando          6:00 pm
  Chicago @ New Jersey         6:30 pm
  Boston @ Memphis             7:00 pm
  Dallas @ San Antonio         7:00 pm  ESPN   
  Philadelphia @ Minnesota     7:00 pm
  Cleveland @ Milwaukee        7:30 pm
  Utah @ Houston               7:30 pm
  Miami @ Phoenix              9:30 pm  ESPN
  Denver @ LA Lakers           9:30 pm
  New York @ Seattle           9:30 pm