News from December 22, 2006 Rashard Lewis (Sea) underwent surgery on a torn tendon in his right hand and is expected to be out at least 8 weeks. Nenad Krstic (NJ) is expected to miss the rest of the season with a torn left ACL. New Orleans signed Devin Brown and placed Bobby Jackson on IL with a cracked rib. Denver released Ivan McFarlin and activated Jamal Sampson. Dallas activated Jose Juan Barea and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with a sprained left ankle. The LA Clippers activated Tim Thomas and placed Yaroslav Korolev on IL. Orlando activated Jameer Nelson and placed James Augustine on IL. Charlotte activated Brevin Knight and placed Bernard Robinson on IL. Philadelphia activated Steven Hunter and placed Andre Miller on IL (the trade was not finalized (all players passing physicals) by the Phi-Bos start (but was by Den-Sac start)). Boston activated Michael Olowokandi and placed Paul Pierce on IL with a stress reaction in his left foot. Pierce is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks. Milwaukee activated Chris McCray and placed Ruben Patterson on IL with a stomach virus. Sacramento activated Maurice Taylor and placed Ron Artest on IL with sore knees. Toronto activated Jose Calderon and placed Uros Slokar on IL. Dal 115, LAC 83 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 25 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Devean George (Dal) had 21 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 18 points. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 19 points. Dal shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and LAC shot 41.2% (28-68) FG. Was 144, Pho 139 OT at Pho Caron Butler (Was) had 34 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 54 points on 21-37 FG, 6-12 3-pointers, and 6-6 FT. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 28 points including 8-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 42 points including 14-25 FG and 7-15 3-pointers, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hou 97, SA 78 at SA Yao Ming (Hou) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 12 points and 9 assists. Bonzi Wells (Hou) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points including 10-17 FG. Hou shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and SA shot 40.3% (29-72) FG. Mil 113, Min 107 at Min Charlie Bell (Mil) had 28 points and 4 steals. Michael Redd (Mil) had 29 points. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 24 points including 8-11 FT, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Ricky Davis (Min) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike James (Min) had 28 points and 8 assists. Ind 100, Atl 90 at Atl Al Harrington (Ind) had 20 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 16 points, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, 5 blocks, and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 18 points including 7-11 FG. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 31 points including 14-24 FG, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Sac 101, Den 96 at Den John Salmons (Sac) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brad Miller (Sac) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 14 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Earl Boykins (Den) had 25 points including 8-23 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Allen Iverson (Den) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 10 assists. Marcus Camby (Den, hand injury), Carmelo Anthony (Den, suspended), and J.R. Smith (Den, suspended) did not play. Phi 98, Bos 83 at Bos Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 31 points on 11-15 FG and 9-12 FT and 9 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kevin Ollie (Phi) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Gerald Green (Bos) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Bos) had 20 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Phi shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Bos shot 40.3% (29-72) FG. Joe Smith (Phi, trade) and Wally Szczerbiak (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. NO 100, Mem 97 OT at Oklahoma City Desmond Mason (NO) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points on 3-12 FG and 8-11 FT and 14 assists. Marc Jackson (NO) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 28 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Miller (Mem) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. NO out-rebounded Mem 57-37 including 19-7 offensive. LAL 99, NJ 95 at NJ Brian Cook (LAL) had 11 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points on 4-13 FG and 11-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Smush Parker (LAL) had 13 points. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 33 points and 5 rebounds. NY 103, Chi 92 at NY Eddy Curry (NY) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10-10 FT. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 8 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 27 points. NY out-rebounded Chi 57-36 including 20-11 offensive. Jared Jeffries (NY, suspended), Nate Robinson (NY, suspended), and Mardy Collins (NY, suspended) did not play. GS 117, Orl 108 at Orl Baron Davis (GS) had 38 points including 13-15 FT, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 21 points on 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 18 points including 8-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Orl) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Grant Hill (Orl) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 22 points. Cha 101, Uta 89 at Cha Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Primoz Brezec (Cha) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 18 points including 5-19 FG, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Tor 101, Por 100 OT at Por T.J. Ford (Tor) had 23 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Fred Jones (Tor) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Por) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 18 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tor shot 12-15 FT and Tor shot 26-32 FT.