News from December 18. Tom Gugliotta (Pho) has been released from the Portland hospital he was admitted to after suffering a seizure Friday night. The cause of the seizure is still unknown and he has returned to Phoenix for further tests. Dallas activated Randell Jackson and placed Robert Pack on IR with a sprained right ankle. Phoenix named John MacLeod as an assistant coach. Denver activated Chris Herren and placed Chauncey Billups on IR with a dislocated left shoulder. The injury occurred on Thursday and he will undergo an MRI to determine if surgery is necessary. If surgery is necessary, Billups will be out for the rest of the season. Else, he will be out at least 3 weeks. Vancouver activated Doug West and placed Antoine Carr on IR with left Achilles tendinitis. Min 108, Dal 104 - at Dal Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 27 points including 11-18 FG, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 20 points and 6 assists. Michael Finley (Dal) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hubert Davis (Dal) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Joe Smith (Min, flu) and Steve Nash (Dal, sprained right ankle) did not play. Was 95, NY 83 - at NY Juwan Howard (Was) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Jahidi White (Was) had 15 points including 7-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Was) had 19 points on 9-15 FG. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 20 points on 5-14 FG and 10-12 FT. Uta 106, Atl 96 - at Atl Bryon Russell (Uta) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 33 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points and 11 assists. Jim Jackson (Atl) had 22 points on 6-17 FG and 9-9 FT and 5 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Isaiah Rider (Atl) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Lorenzen Wright (Atl, flu) did not play. NJ 98, Cle 74 - at Cle Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 18 points. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 18 points. Johnny Newman (NJ) had 17 points. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 14 points. Bob Sura (Cle) had 12 points. NJ out-scored Cle 27-9 in the 3rd quarter. Mil 109, Ind 95 - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Scott Williams (Mil) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Danny Manning (Mil) had 19 points including 8-10 FG. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 19 points on 9-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Dale Davis (Ind) had 18 points and 15 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Det 104, Phi 91 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 26 points including 11-12 FT and 6 turnovers. Jerome Williams (Det) had 18 points on 5-6 FG and 8-11 FT and 16 rebounds including 7 offensive. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 19 points and 3 steals. Matt Geiger (Phi) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Cha 106, Mia 89 - at Mia Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 19 points on 9-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Cha) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Bobby Phills (Cha) had 18 points on 8-10 FG. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 18 points on 7-20 FG and 4-8 FT, 11 rebounds, and 9 blocks. Anthony Carter (Mia) had 10 points and 10 assists. Orl 83, Chi 74 - at Chi John Amaechi (Orl) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Gatling (Orl) had 10 points. Bo Outlaw (Orl) had 9 points including 4-5 FG and 8 rebounds. Elton Brand (Chi) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Corey Benjamin (Chi) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Dedric Willoughby (Chi, strained left groin) did not play. Hou 100, Bos 94 - at Hou Carlos Rogers (Hou) had 17 points on 7-9 FG and 3-8 FT and 5 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 21 points including 7-11 FT. Kelvin Cato (Hou) had 27 points including 11-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 5 assists. Den 86, SA 84 - at Den Antonio McDyess (Den) had 11 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Keon Clark (Den) had 18 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Ron Mercer (Den) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 33 points including 13-15 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. David Robinson (SA) had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Raef LaFrentz (Den, nausea) did not play. Pho 119, Sac 103 - at Pho Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 33 points including 12-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 27 points, 14 rebounds, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Williams (Sac) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Tom Gugliotta (Pho, seizure), Anfernee Hardaway (Pho, plantar fasciaitis), and Luc Longley (Pho, back spasms) did not play. Sea 112, Van 89 - at Sea Vin Baker (Sea) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 3 steals. Ruben Patterson (Sea) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 25 points including 13-16 FT and 8 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Van) had 13 points and 8 assists. Obinna Ekezie (Van, sprained ankle) did not play. [Subliminal message: Vote for Michael Finley as a starter for the All-Star game at http://allstar.nba.com/ballot/]