News from January 2. Dallas named Donn Nelson as director of scouting. Nelson has been a Phoenix assistant for the past 3 years and was his father's assistant in Golden State for the previous 8 years. Head coach Don Nelson says that Donn will become his head assistant next season and will take over as head coach in 2000-01. Dallas also named Mark Aguirre as a scout. Dallas activated Erick Strickland and placed Chris Anstey on IR with a sprained left ankle. Boston placed Greg Minor on IR with the flu and activated Pervis Ellison. Washington placed Lorenzo Williams on IR with sore knees and activated Tim Legler. Cleveland placed Mitchell Butler on IR after undergoing surgery to remove a herniated disc and activated Tony Dumas. Seattle activated Stephen Howard and placed James Cotton on IR with patella tendinitis on his right knee. Pho 92, Dal 85 - at Pho Antonio McDyess (Pho) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 20 points including 7-22 FG, 12 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Rex Chapman (Pho) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Samaki Walker (Dal) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Danny Manning (Pho, right abdominal strain) did not play. LAL 116, Atl 106 - at LAL Eddie Jones (LAL) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 22 points on 10-14 FG and 2-7 FT and 9 rebounds in 24 minutes. Christian Laettner (Atl) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 21 points and 6 assists. Ed Gray (Atl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Corie Blount (LAL, sprained right ankle) did not play. Det 91, Tor 88 - at Tor Brian Williams (Det) had 26 points and 13 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 20 points and 7 assists. Joe Dumars (Det) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Doug Christie (Tor) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 11 points including 5-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 16 assists. Marcus Camby (Tor, strained abdominal muscle) and Walt Williams (Tor, hyperextended left knee) did not play. Cle 81, Orl 71 - at Orl Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Danny Ferry (Cle) had 13 points on 6-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Horace Grant (Orl) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Brian Evans (Orl) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Cha 99, Mia 88 OT - at Cha Anthony Mason (Cha) had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 42 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10-11 FT. Vlade Divac (Cha) had 10 points including 4-13 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 20 points including 6-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 23 points and 10 assists. Sea 90, Phi 73 - at Sea Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 13 points. Gary Payton (Sea) had 15 points and 9 assists. Dale Ellis (Sea) had 13 points on 6-9 FG and 3 steals. Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kebu Stewart (Phi) had 11 points in 10 minutes. Sea shot 45.6% (36-79) FG and Phi shot 33.8% (25-74) FG. Hou 116, Den 115 OT - at Den Charles Barkley (Hou) had 21 points including 11-12 FT, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Kevin Willis (Hou) had 33 points and 19 rebounds including 11 offensive. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 21 points and 7 assists. Harold Ellis (Den) had 22 points on 8-10 FG and 6-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bobby Jackson (Den) had 20 points. LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 26 points and 9 rebounds. Eric Washington (Den) had 21 points. NJ 103, NY 98 - at NJ Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 11 points and 15 rebounds. Sherman Douglas (NJ) had 17 points on 4-5 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 assists. Larry Johnson (NY) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Allan Houston (NY) had 18 points. NJ shot 39-50 FT and NY shot 11-20 FT. Chi 114, Mil 100 - at Chi Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 8 points on 3-9 FG, 21 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Luc Longley (Chi) had 24 points including 9-12 FG, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 44 points on 15-22 FG and 13-15 FT and 5 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 42 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 24 points and 13 assists. Chi out-rebounded Mil 49-27 including 16-8 offensive. Tyrone Hill (Mil, illness in family) did not play. Ind 99, Was 81 - at Was Rik Smits (Ind) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Mark Jackson (Ind) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Juwan Howard (Was) had 19 points on 6-18 FG and 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Chris Webber (Was) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ind shot 49.3% (37-75) FG and Was shot 36.3% (29-80) FG. Dale Davis (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 93, Min 89 - at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 27 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 18 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Bos) had 10 points. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 19 points including 7-22 FG. Sam Mitchell (Min) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Carr (Min) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Tyus Edney (Bos, flu) and Tom Gugliotta (Min, flu) did not play. LAC 94, GS 79 - at GS Lorenzen Wright (LAC) had 23 points including 11-14 FG, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Brent Barry (LAC) had 12 points and 9 assists. Darrick Martin (LAC) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 15 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 steals. Erick Dampier (GS) had 16 points including 8-10 FT and 12 rebounds. LAC shot 47% (39-83) FG and GS shot 35.8% (29-81) FG. Muggsy Bogues (GS, small tear in right hamstring) did not play. Sac 94, Van 80 - at Sac Billy Owens (Sac) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Olden Polynice (Sac) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 30 points on 10-13 FG and 10-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Otis Thorpe (Van) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Corliss Williamson (Sac, suspended) and Sam Mack (Van, sprained right hand) did not play. SA 85, Por 69 - at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 8 points and 16 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Jaren Jackson (SA) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Kenny Anderson Por) had 16 points and 4 steals. Gary Trent (Por) had 16 points. SA shot 46.9% (30-64) FG and Por shot 32.9% (25-76) FG.