News from January 24. Toronto activated Walt Williams and placed Chris Garner on IR with right ankle tendinitis. New Jersey activated Chris Gatling and released Xavier McDaniel. Due to having the best record in the Western Conference, George Karl (Sea) and his staff will coach the West team for the All-Star game. Cha 94, Dal 92 - at Dal Anthony Mason (Cha) had 29 points including 12-19 FG and 16 rebounds. Glen Rice (Cha) had 29 points and 6 rebounds. David Wesley (Cha) had 15 points and 7 assists. Samaki Walker (Dal) had 13 points and 20 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 23 points including 11-18 FG and 8 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points. Tor 113, Min 107 OT - at Tor Oliver Miller (Tor) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Doug Christie (Tor) had 31 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 25 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 7 assists. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 18 points and 9 assists. Den 99, LAC 81 - at LAC Dean Garrett (Den) had 12 points and 15 rebounds. Johnny Newman (Den) had 19 points on 3-9 FG and 13-14 FT. Anthony Goldwire (Den) had 20 points on 6-8 FG and 8-10 FT. Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 13 points. Darrick Martin (LAC) had 14 points. Den shot 50.8% (33-65) FG and LAC shot 37.1% (26-70) FG. The win snapped Den's 23 game losing streak (preventing them from tying the NBA record for longest losing streak) and was Den's first road win of the season (1-22). Eric Washington (Den, flu) and Brent Barry (LAC, plantar fasciaitis) did not play. Van 107, GS 96 - at Van Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 20 points on 5-17 FG and 10-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Otis Thorpe (Van) had 15 points including 7-11 FG, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Blue Edwards (Van) had 18 points including 6-7 FG and 5 assists. Joe Smith (GS) had 32 points including 12-12 FT. Brian Shaw (GS) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Van shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and GS shot 40.2% (35-87) FG. Hou 112, SA 87 - at Hou Charles Barkley (Hou) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Matt Maloney (Hou) had 16 points on 7-11 FG. David Robinson (SA) had 16 points on 7-10 FG and 2-9 FT and 6 rebounds. Avery Johnson (SA) had 13 points and 11 assists. Mario Elie (Hou) did not play. NY 99, Det 92 - at Det Larry Johnson (NY) had 16 points. Charles Oakley (NY) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. John Starks (NY) had 16 points including 6-8 FG. Grant Hill (Det) had 20 points including 6-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 35 points on 13-20 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Cle 111, Phi 92 - at Cle Cedric Henderson (Cle) had 16 points. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Wesley Person (Cle) had 17 points on 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mark Davis (Phi) had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 5 rebounds. Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds including 7 offensive. Cle shot 53.8% (43-80) FG and Phi shot 43.2% (35-81) FG. Ind 95, Bos 88 - at Ind Chris Mullin (Ind) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 15 points including 6-18 FG and 15 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 32 points including 12-15 FT and 5 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 22 points on 8-25 FG and 6-10 FT and 16 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Bos) had 14 points. Por 92, Atl 77 - at Atl Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists. Gary Trent (Por) had 21 points including 11-13 FT and 11 rebounds. Tyrone Corbin (Atl) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Christian Laettner (Atl) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Por shot 43.4% (33-76) FG and Atl shot 32.9% (27-82) FG. Arvydas Sabonis (Por, back spasms) did not play. Mil 101, Sac 97 - at Mil Tyrone Hill (Mil) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 23 points and 13 assists. Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 32 points and 5 rebounds. Was 104, NJ 87 - at Was Chris Webber (Was) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Juwan Howard (Was) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tracy Murray (Was) had 22 points. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 21 points on 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Sea 101, LAL 95 - at Sea Vin Baker (Sea) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dale Ellis (Sea) had 17 points. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 30 points on 12-19 FG and 6-13 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 23 points and 8 rebounds.