News from January 3. The NBA suspended Tyson Chandler (NO) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Joel Przybilla (Por) during Friday's Por-NO game. Przybilla was fined $7,500 and assessed a flagrant foul for his role in the altercation. Houston activated Dikembe Mutombo and placed Shane Battier (inflammation left foot) on IL. Atlanta activated Othello Hunter and placed Marvin Williams (sore left shoulder) on IL. Milwaukee activated Austin Croshere and placed Andrew Bogut (back spasms) on IL. Sacramento activated Shelden Williams and placed Quincy Douby on IL. New Jersey activated Maurice Ager and placed Devin Harris (sore right hamstring) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Dwyane Wade (Mia) 28.8 LeBron James (Cle) 27.5 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.8 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.8 Marcus Camby (LAC) 13.3 Andris Biedrins (GS) 11.9 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.5 Deron Williams (Uta) 9.8 Jose Calderon (Tor) 8.7 Atl 103, Hou 100 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 29 points including 13-16 FG. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 14 points and 14 assists. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 13 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left. Carl Landry (Hou) had 18 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 8-8 FT and 5 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 16 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Atl shot 58.9% (43-73) FG and Hou shot 48.1% (37-77) FG. Ron Artest (Hou, sore right ankle) and Tracy McGrady (Hou, sore left knee) did not play. Cha 102, Mil 92 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 24 points including 9-10 FT and 3 steals. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ind 122, Sac 117 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 35 points including 13-16 FT and 6 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 13 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 16 points and 7 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 45 points on 13-24 FG, 7-12 3-pointers, and 12-12 FT, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mia 101, NJ 96 OT at Mia Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 29 points on 8-23 FG and 13-17 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Yakhouba Diawara (Mia) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Bobby Simmons (NJ) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 20 points on 5-21 FG and 9-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Keyon Dooling (NJ) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Shawn Marion (Mia, back spasms) did not play. Min 102, Chi 92 at Chi Ryan Gomes (Min) had 19 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Randy Foye (Min) had 21 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 17 points on 7-21 FG and 6 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 22 points and 5 assists. Luol Deng (Chi, sprained left ankle), Drew Gooden (Chi, sprained right ankle) did not play. SA 108, Phi 106 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Roger Mason (SA) had 19 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points including the game winning jumper at the buzzer and 10 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andre Miller (Phi) had 28 points including 12-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Den 105, NO 100 at Den Camelo Anthony (Den) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 17 points. Nene (Den) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 19 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. David West (NO) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Paul (NO) had 30 points including 12-18 FG, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (NO, suspended) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 4 (All times Central) Orlando @ Toronto 11:30 am Cleveland @ Washington 12:00 pm Detroit @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Dallas @ Memphis 3:00 pm Boston @ New York 5:00 pm NBATV Portland @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html