News from January 6.

Dallas signed Greg Buckner to a 10-day contract.

Cleveland signed Kornel David to a 10-day contract.

Houston signed Anthony Miller to a 10-day contract.

Minnesota activated Dean Garrett.

Golden State signed Sam Mack.

Aleksandr Radojevic (Tor) had season ending surgery to repair a bulging
disk in his back.


Uta 105, Dal 92 - at Dal
Bryon Russell (Uta) had 20 points including 9-14 FG.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 24 points including 8-11 FT and 11 rebounds.
John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals.
Cedric Ceballos (Dal) had 21 points and 14 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points and 7 rebounds.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Utah shot 31-39 FT and Dal shot 14-20 FT.
Steve Nash (Dal, sprained right ankle) and Gary Trent (Dal, left groin
strain) did not play.

Cle 90, GS 75 - at Cle
Lamond Murray (Cle) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Bob Sura (Cle) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds.
Andre Miller (Cle) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Antawn Jamison (GS) had 22 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive.
Mookie Blaylock (GS) had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Trajan Langdon (Cle, injured right knee), Chris Mills (GS, bone spurs), 
John Starks (GS, tendinitis right knee) did not play.

Tor 101, Sac 89 - at Tor
Vince Carter (Tor) had 14 points on 7-23 FG and 6 assists.
Antonio Davis (Tor) had 20 points and 16 rebounds.
Doug Christie (Tor) had 16 points on 6-17 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 3
blocks.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 27 points and 19 rebounds.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 7 rebounds.
Dee Brown (Tor, flu) did not play.

Mia 111, Hou 99 - at Mia
Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 19 points and 4 steals.
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 28 points including 12-15 FG and 9 blocks.
Dan Majerle (Mia) had 15 points.
Shandon Anderson (Hou) had 17 points including 6-9 FG.
Steve Francis (Hou) had 22 points and 6 assists.
Mia shot 53.5% (46-86) FG and Hou shot 41.9% (31-74) FG.
Voshon Lenard (Mia, left groin strain) and Kelvin Cato (Hou, sprained
right wrist) did not play.

Det 101, Mil 95 - at Det
Grant Hill (Det) had 31 points including 13-21 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists,
and 5 turnovers.
Christian Laettner (Det) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 18 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Jerome Williams (Det) had 11 points and 17 rebounds including 9 offensive.
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 31 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and
7 turnovers.
Sam Cassell (Mil, tendinitis right ankle) did not play.

Min 98, Por 96 - at Min
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 27 points including 11-18 FG and the game winning
short banker with 3.3 seconds left, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals.
Malik Sealy (Min) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 5 rebounds.
Terrell Brandon (Min) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 14 assists.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 24 points on 7-10 FG and 10-13 FT, 5 rebounds,
and 4 steals.
Steve Smith (Por) had 20 points.
Arvydas Sabonis (Por, upper respiratory infection) did not play.

Ind 102, Den 87 - at Den
Rik Smits (Ind) had 17 points.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 20 points including 7-11 FG.
Sam Perkins (Ind) had 12 points on 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.
Antonio McDyess (Den) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
James Posey (Den) had 14 points including 5-7 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4
steals.


On the lighter side: Doc Rivers (Orl) after Wednesday's Orl-Van win:
"Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink."