News from January 7.

Toronto activated T.J. Ford and placed Uros Slokar on IL.

San Antonio activated Jackie Butler and placed Tony Parker on IL with a
strained right hip.

Orlando activated Grant Hill and placed Travis Diener on IL.


LAL 101, Dal 98  at LAL
Luke Walton (LAL) had 21 points and 6 assists.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Ronny Turiaf (LAL) had 13 points.
Josh Howard (Dal) had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 29 points and 13 rebounds.
LAL shot 54.9% (39-71) FG and Dal shot 42.2% (38-90) FG.

SA 110, Mem 96  at Mem
Tim Duncan (SA) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Manu Ginobili (SA) had 34 points including 10-15 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and
5 steals.
Robert Horry (SA) had 18 points.
Mike Miller (Mem) had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Pau Gasol (Mem) had 24 points and 6 rebounds.

Tor 116, Was 111  at Tor
Chris Bosh (Tor) had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Anthony Parker (Tor) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6
assists.
T.J. Ford (Tor) had 20 points.
Caron Butler (Was) had 24 points and 8 rebounds.
Antawn Jamison (Was) had 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 33 points including 17-21 FT.
Tor shot 16-22 FT and Was shot 31-41 FT.

Min 103, Hou 99 OT  at Min
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Mark Blount (Min) had 21 points including 8-11 FT and 10 rebounds.
Mike James (Min) had 12 points including 3-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 10
assists.
Shane Battier (Hou) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Juwan Howard (Hou) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 31 points including 5-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
Min shot 34-40 FT and Hou shot 12-19 FT.

Pho 128, GS 105  at Pho
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 24 points including 11-19 FG, 17 rebounds, 3
blocks, and 3 steals.
Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers
and 5 assists.
James Jones (Pho) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers.
Andris Biedrins (GS) had 7 points and 17 rebounds including 8 offensive.
Monta Ellis (GS) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 9 turnovers.
Pho shot 8-13 FT and GS shot 27-35 FT.
Jason Richardson (GS, fractured bone right hand) did not play.

Orl 87, Bos 79  at Orl
Tony Battie (Orl) had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 8-12 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
Grant Hill (Orl) had 21 points including 13-14 FT and 8 rebounds.
Al Jefferson (Bos) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Tony Allen (Bos) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 steals, and 6 turnovers.
Orl out-rebounded Bos 51-31 including 13-6 offensive.

Mia 93, Por 90  at Por
Jason Kapono (Mia) had 19 points.
Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 33 points including 15-17 FT and 5 rebounds.
Brandon Roy (Por) had 18 points.
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Mia shot 25-30 FT and Por shot 5-7 FT.
Wayne Simien (Mia, salmonella infection) did not play.


Schedule for Monday January 8  [All times Central]
  LA Clippers @ New Orleans    7:00 pm  at Oklahoma City
  Houston @ Chicago            7:30 pm  NBATV
  Milwaukee @ Denver           8:00 pm