News from December 30. The NBA named Tim Hardaway (Mia) as Player of the Week. Hardaway averaged 24.5 points, 9.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.8 steals as Miami went 4-0. Phoenix placed Jason Kidd on IR with a hairline fracture in his right collarbone and activated Wayman Tisdale. Kidd is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Utah placed Shandon Anderson on IR with a stress fracture in his left foot. He is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Vancouver activated Greg Anthony and released Moochie Norris. Cle 108, Min 96 - at Cle Danny Ferry (Cle) had 17 points. Terrell Brandon (Cle) had 31 points on 10-12 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Bobby Phills (Cle) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. James Robinson (Min) had 23 points including 7-9 FG and 6-7 3-pointers in 10 minutes. Hou 99, Sea 91 - at Hou Charles Barkley (Hou) had 25 points including 8-12 FG and 14 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Maloney (Hou) had 17 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Craig Ehlo (Sea, corneal abrasion) did not play. Pho 100, Sac 88 - at Pho Kevin Johnson (Pho) had 28 points on 9-13 FG and 9-10 FT, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Danny Manning (Pho) had 23 points on 11-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Rex Chapman (Pho) had 12 points. Billy Owens (Sac) had 22 points, 12 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 40 points including 12-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Pho shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Sac shot 41% (34-83) FG. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Sac, flu) did not play. SA 95, Van 88 - at Van Will Perdue (SA) had 11 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Vernon Maxwell (SA) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Avery Johnson (SA) had 23 points and 13 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Anthony Peeler (Van) had 23 points. Vinny Del Negro (SA, injured right shoulder) did not play. Det 97, Orl 85 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 25 points including 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Otis Thorpe (Det) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Terry Mills (Det) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Dennis Scott (Orl) had 24 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rony Seikaly (Orl) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Cha 101, Was 92 - at Was Anthony Mason (Cha) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Matt Geiger (Cha) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Glen Rice (Cha) had 38 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 13-13 FT. Juwan Howard (Was) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Webber (Was) had 22 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Rod Strickland (Was) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dell Curry (Cha, flu) did not play. Chi 81, Ind 79 - at Chi Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 21 rebounds. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Derrick McKey (Ind) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 13 points on 5-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Toni Kukoc (Chi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 104, Den 102 - at Den Dino Radja (Bos) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. David Wesley (Bos) had 25 points including 10-14 FG, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Ricky Pierce (Den) had 21 points. Dana Barros (Bos, sore left ankle), Frank Brickowski (Bos, sore right shoulder), Todd Day (Bos, back spasms) did not play, and Bryant Stith (Den, sprained left foot) did not play. LAC 115, Uta 101 - at LAC Loy Vaught (LAC) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Sharone Wright (LAC) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Darrick Martin (LAC) had 38 points including 15-15 FT and 8 assists. Karl Malone (Uta) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. John Stockton (Uta) had 23 points including 8-12 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. NY 98, NJ 86 - at NY Patrick Ewing (NY) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 21 points. John Starks (NY) had 19 points including 8-12 FG. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 23 points including 8-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 28 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 4 steals. NY shot 49.3% (36-73) FG and NJ shot 39.7% (31-78) FG. Jayson Williams (NJ, bruised right knee) and Robert Pack (NJ, sprained left thumb) did not play. ---- Admin note: there are not games scheduled for December 31 and January 1, so unless there is other NBA news, I won't be sending anything out tomorrow or the next day. Happy New Year! patricia