News from December 2. Philadelphia signed Allen Iverson to a 1 year, minimum contract. Iverson is expected to play on Monday. [A very short "retirement" for Iverson.] Utah signed head coach Jerry Sloan to a 1 year contract extension - making him signed through 10-11. The LA Clippers activated Brian Skinner and placed Eric Gordon (strained groin) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Nick Collison and placed Kevin Ollie (right knee surgery) on IL. Cleveland activated Danny Green and placed Jawad Williams on IL. Dal 117, NJ 101 at NJ Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 16 points including 5-6 FG, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 16 points on 2-6 FG and 12-13 FT and 6 assists. Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJ) had 24 points. Dal shot 58.7% (44-75) FG and NJ shot 44.2% (34-77) FG. Rafer Alston (NJ, sore left knee), Yi Jianlian (NJ, sprained right MCL), and Eduardo Najera (NJ, sore lower back) did not play. Cle 107, Pho 90 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Channing Frye (Pho) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Was 104, Mil 102 at Was Antawn Jamison (Was) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Nick Young (Was) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 22 points and 9 assists. Earl Boykins (Was) had 13 points including 7-10 FT and the game winning free throws with 1 second left. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 20 points and 6 assists. Hakim Warrick (Mil) had 20 points. Was shot 54.3% (38-70) FG and Mil shot 44.2% (42-95) FG. Was shot 25-34 FT and Mil shot 9-12 FT. Atl 146, Tor 115 at Atl Marvin Williams (Atl) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 24 points including 10-12 FG and 7 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 13 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 7 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points including 9-12 FT. Atl out-rebounded Tor 51-29 including 15-8 offensive. Atl had 9 players in double-digit scoring. Antoine Wright (Tor) did not play. Orl 118, NY 104 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 20 points including 6-8 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points on 6-7 FG and 7-10 FT and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Bass (Orl) had 17 points. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 20 points on 5-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl, torn meniscus left knee) and Nate Robinson (NY) did not play. Chi 92, Det 85 at Chi Derrick Rose (Chi) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Salmons (Chi) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Brad Miller (Chi) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points on 4-16 FG and 9-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Det) had 18 points. Charlie Villanueva (Det, fractured nose) did not play. Hou 102, LAC 85 at LAC Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 16 points. Chase Budinger (Hou) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 20 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Al Thornton (LAC) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Marcus Camby (LAC) had 9 points, 19 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 steals. OKC 117, Phi 106 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jeff Green (OKC) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Nick Collison (OKC) had 18 points including 8-9 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points. Louis Williams (Phi, fractured jaw) did not play. Mem 97, Min 95 at Min Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Min) had 16 points including 7-9 FG. Sac 110, Ind 105 at Sac Jason Thompson (Sac) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 21 points on 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 26 points including 12-14 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 33 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Jeff Foster (Ind) had 6 points and 18 rebounds including 10 offensive. Schedule for Thursday, December 3 (All times Central) Boston @ San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Miami @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT Houston @ Golden State 9:30 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