News from December 19.

Indiana signed Derrick McKey to a 5 year, $24 million extension.

Miami activated Stacy King and placed Predrag Danilovic on IR with a
sprained wrist.

Chicago activated Jason Caffey.

Detroit activated Mark Macon and placed Stephen Bardo on IR with
tendinitis in his left knee.

Scottie Pippen (Chi) was named as Player of the Week as he averaged 29.7
points and 9.7 rebounds as Chicago went 3-0.


Chi 114, Dal 101 - at Chi
Michael Jordan (Chi) had 32 points.
Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Jim Jackson (Dal) had 19 points and 8 rebounds.
Tony Dumas (Dal) had 24 points.
Chi shot 28-31 FT and Dal shot 10-11 FT.
Jason Kidd (Dal) did not play.

Cle 100, Min 95 - at Cle
Chris Mills (Cle) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Terrell Brandon (Cle) had 32 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 9
assists.
Sam Mitchell (Min) had 18 points including 5-7 FG.
Christian Laettner (Min) had 19 points and 9 rebounds.

NY 89, Mia 70 - at NY
Patrick Ewing (NY) had 18 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
John Starks (NY) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers.
Kurt Thomas (Mia) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Bimbo Coles (Mia) had 15 points including 5-17 FG.
NY shot 50% (30-60) FG and Mia shot 30.6% (26-85) FG.
Kevin Willis (Mia) and Billy Owens (Mia) did not play.

Van 94, Sea 93 - at Van
Blue Edwards (Van) had 22 points including 4-4 3-pointers.
Byron Scott (Van) had 18 points.
Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Det 94, Tor 82 - at Tor
Grant Hill (Det) had 26 points including 14-15 FT and 11 rebounds.
Otis Thorpe (Det) had 21 points and 9 rebounds.
Terry Mills (Det) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5
turnovers.
Ed Pinckney (Tor) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Det shot 34-39 FT and Tor shot 15-24 FT.

LAL 109, Mil 105 - at Mil
Cedric Ceballos (LAL) had 23 points and 6 rebounds.
Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds,
and 7 assists.
Vin Baker (Mil) had 22 points and 14 rebounds.
Marty Conlon (Mil) had 17 points in 12 minutes.

Hou 103, Pho 96 - at Hou
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 31 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Mario Elie (Hou) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Charles Barkley (Pho) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6
turnovers.
Elliot Perry (Pho) had 22 points including 10-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11
assists.
Kevin Johnson (Pho) did not play.

SA 111, Por 103 - at SA
Sean Elliott (SA) had 27 points and 6 assists.
David Robinson (SA) had 31 points including 13-15 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5
blocks.
Clifford Robinson (Por) had 25 points and 5 rebounds.
Rod Strickland (Por) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists.

GS 102, Cha 99 - at GS
Joe Smith (GS) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Rony Seikaly (GS) had 24 points and 19 rebounds.
Larry Johnson (Cha) had 23 points and 9 rebounds.
Glen Rice (Cha) had 19 points.

Was 108, LAC 104 - at LAC
Chris Webber (Was) had 22 points including 4-10 FT, 12 rebounds, 7
assists, and 5 steals.
Juwan Howard (Was) had 27 points including 12-14 FG, 7 rebounds, 3 steals,
and 9 turnovers.
Loy Vaught (LAC) had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Brian Williams (LAC) had 33 points including 16-23 FG, 14 rebounds, and 4
steals.