News from December 14.

LAL 119, Dal 89 - at LAL
Rick Fox (LAL) had 19 points.
Elden Campbell (LAL) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Dennis Scott (Dal) had 18 points.
LAL shot 57.3% (47-82) FG and Dal shot 41.7% (35-84) FG.
Shaquille O'Neal (strained abdominal muscle) and Shawn Bradley (Dal, torn
right calf muscle) did not play.

Sea 107, LAC 101 - at Sea
Vin Baker (Sea) had 21 points on 10-13 FG and 1-8 FT and 8 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 21 points on 6-22 FG and 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 14
rebounds.
Sam Perkins (Sea) had 21 points on a perfect 5-5 FG, 4-4 3-pointers, and
7-7 FT and 3 steals.
Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
Brent Barry (LAC) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5
turnovers.
Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Sea shot 20-33 FT and LAC shot 12-17 FT.

Van 110, Hou 105 - at Van
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 22 points including 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and
13 assists.
Bryant Reeves (Van) had 23 points including 10-13 FG and 10 rebounds.
Blue Edwards (Van) had 13 points.
Charles Barkley (Hou) had 22 points, 21 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5
turnovers.
Kevin Willis (Hou) had 28 points and 6 rebounds.
Van shot 58% (40-69) FG and Hou shot 46.1% (41-89) FG.
Van shot 24-31 FT and Hou shot 14-17 FT.

Atl 93, Sac 89 - at Sac
Christian Laettner (Atl) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Steve Smith (Atl) had 19 points on 4-12 FG and 11-11 FT and 5 rebounds.
Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds,
5 assists, and 5 steals.
Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 17 points including 4-12 FG.
Alan Henderson (Atl, sprained right ankle) and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Sac,
sprained right ankle) did not play.


On the lighter side
Detroit assistant coach Alvin Gentry wanted to see if any of his players
actually read his pregame chalkboard, so he wrote "First one to trainer's 
room, $100," and waited.  It took 11 minutes before rookie Scot Pollard 
approached him for the money.

12/7 Reggie Miller (Ind) on his game winning shot vs Phoenix: "It was so 
quiet you could hear a rat pee on cotton."