News from January 14. Charlotte placed Bobby Phills on IR with a pulled left groin muscle and signed Donald Royal to a 10-day contract. The NBA announced the contestants for the new 2-ball competition to take place All-Star Saturday (February 7). In teams of two players, one each from the NBA and WNBA, the pair alternate taking shoots from 6 different spots on the court (each spot worth different points) during 60 seconds. The contestants are Glen Rice (Cha) and Andrea Stinson (Sting), Wesley Person (Cle) and Michelle Edwards (Rockers), Kobe Bryant (LAL) and Lisa Leslie (Sparks), Steve Nash (Pho) and Michele Timms (Mercury), Karl Malone (Uta) and Tammi Reiss (Starzz), Clyde Drexler (Hou) and Cynthia Cooper (Comets), Allan Houston (NY) and Rebecca Lobo (Liberty), and Mitch Richmond (Sac) and Ruthie Bolton-Holifield (Monarchs). Atl 108, Dal 82 - at Atl Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 21 points and 19 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 29 points including 10-15 FG and 7-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Eldridge Recasner (Atl) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Dennis Scott (Dal) had 12 points including 4-13 FG. Michael Finley (Dal) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Atl shot 49.4% (38-77) FG and Dal shot 36% (32-89) FG. Atl out-rebounded Dal 55-36. Sac 108, Orl 96 - at Sac Michael Stewart (Sac) had 12 points on 6-8 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 23 points and 7 assists. Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) had 20 points including 8-10 FT. Rony Seikaly (Orl) had 24 points including 10-15 FT and 5 rebounds. Mark Price (Orl) had 14 points and 9 assists. LAL 132, Den 114 - at LAL Rick Fox (LAL) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 6 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 34 points on 14-20 FG and 6-11 FT and 10 rebounds including 8 offensive. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 14 points and 4 steals. Tony Battie (Den) had 15 points and 10 rebounds - all offensive. Danny Fortson (Den) had 19 points including 6-9 FG and 5 rebounds. LAL shot 57.3% (47-82) FG and Den shot 42.7% (38-89) FG. Nick Van Exel (LAL, sore left knee) and Johnny Newman (Den, sore left shoulder) did not play. Mil 101, GS 95 - at Mil Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 20 points including 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 31 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 18 points and 7 assists. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Joe Smith (GS) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Delk (GS) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Tyrone Hill (Mil, sprained MCL) did not play. SA 89, Was 79 - at Was Tim Duncan (SA) had 28 points including 12-19 FG and 17 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 22 points including 7-24 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Avery Johnson (SA) had 12 points and 7 assists. Chris Webber (Was) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Juwan Howard (Was) had 21 points including 8-23 FG and 6 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Was) had 16 points including 4-11 FG, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. SA shot 47.9% (34-71) FG and Was shot 36.1% (30-83) FG. Vinny Del Negro (SA, sore right elbow) did not play. Ind 100, Det 93 - at Ind Chris Mullin (Ind) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 25 points including 3-11 3-pointers. Mark Jackson (Ind) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Grant Hill (Det) had 37 points on 15-29 FG and 7-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Joe Dumars (Det) had 23 points. Tor 109, LAC 101 - at Tor Marcus Camby (Tor) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Doug Christie (Tor) had 14 points, 6 assists, 7 steals, and 6 turnovers. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 36 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Lamond Murray (LAC) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rodney Rogers (LAC) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Lorenzen Wright (LAC, strained left knee) did not play.