News from December 22. The NBA named Michael Jordan (Chi) as Player of the Week. Jordan averaged 30.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists as Chicago went 3-0. New York placed Patrick Ewing on IR with a dislocated right wrist and activated Ronnie Grandison. Sacramento placed Lawrence Funderburke on IR with a strained right rotator cuff. NY 79, Dal 67 - at NY Larry Johnson (NY) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 19 points. Buck Williams (NY) had 12 points including 5-6 FG, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dennis Scott (Dal) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. A.C. Green (Dal) had 10 points on 5-5 FG and 9 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal, torn calf muscle) did not play. Pho 91, GS 76 - at Pho Antonio McDyess (Pho) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 10 points on 5-7 FG, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Cedric Ceballos (Pho) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Joe Smith (GS) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Erick Dampier (GS) had 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Pho shot 16-29 FG and GS shot 5-12 FT. Donyell Marshall (GS, sprained lower back) did not play. Sac 89, Min 79 - at Sac Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 13 points. Michael Stewart (Sac) had 13 points, 13 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 4 blocks. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 27 points including 13-16 FT and 4 steals. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 19 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 15 points including 4-17 FG and 2-11 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 8 turnovers. Sac shot 44.6% (33-74) FG and Min shot 32.9% (27-82) FG. Was 110, Mil 79 - at Mil Juwan Howard (Was) had 25 points including 9-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Chris Webber (Was) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Rod Strickland (Was) had 19 points, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tyrone Hill (Mil) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 22 points. Was shot 60.3% (41-68) FG and Mil shot 38% (30-79) FG. Terry Davis (Was, Achilles tendon injury) did not play. LAL 94, Hou 83 - at Hou Rick Fox (LAL) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Elden Campbell (LAL) had 18 points including 8-11 FT and 14 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Charles Barkley (Hou) had 14 points and 21 rebounds. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 17 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, strained abdominal muscle) did not play. NJ 99, Orl 88 - at Orl Kendall Gill (NJ) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 16 points including 6-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Sam Cassell (NJ) had 28 points including 12-17 FG, 6 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Horace Grant (Orl) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mark Price (Orl) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Uta 101, Atl 99 - at Atl Karl Malone (Uta) had 27 points on 10-15 FG and 7-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 15 points. John Stockton (Uta) had 13 points and 8 assists. Christian Laettner (Atl) had 20 points on 5-14 FG and 10-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Cha 81, Tor 79 - at Cha Anthony Mason (Cha) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Glen Rice (Cha) had 16 points including the game winning putback at the buzzer and 6 rebounds. David Wesley (Cha) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Marcus Camby (Tor) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Det 96, Phi 92 - at Phi Grant Hill (Det) had 22 points including 11-14 FG, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Brian Williams (Det) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 17 points on 3-10 FG and 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Tim Thomas (Phi) had 18 points. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 23 points including 10-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Jim Jackson (Phi) had 20 points.