News from December 15. Atlanta activated Roshown McLeod and placed Jim Jackson on IR with a sprained right knee. Chicago activated Bryce Drew and placed Jake Voskuhl on IR with left foot tendinitis. Cleveland activated J.R. Reid and placed Chris Mihm on IR with a sprained right ankle. Minnesota activated Sam Jacobson and placed Todd Day on IR with a hyperextended left knee. New Jersey signed Vladimir Stepania and released Kevin Ollie. Dal 112, Phi 94 - at Phi Michael Finley (Dal) had 25 points and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 36 points including 13-19 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 26 points on 7-20 FG and 12-12 FT. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. Cha 103, Was 89 - at Was Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Baron Davis (Cha) had 19 points and 9 assists. David Wesley (Cha) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists. Juwan Howard (Was) had 15 points. Gerard King (Was) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (Cha, sore left foot) did not play. Por 106, Orl 96 - at Por Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Steve Smith (Por) had 13 points including 3-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 39 points on 14-25 FG and 10-11 FT. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Grant Hill (Orl, injured left foot) did not play. Sea 99, Mia 81 - at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Patrick Ewing (Sea) had 16 points on 8-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 25 points and 13 assists. Anthony Mason (Mia) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Anthony Carter (Mia) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sea shot 50.6% (39-77) FG and Mia shot 36.8% (28-76) FG. Don MacLean (Mia, surgery right toe) did not play. Atl 85, Chi 74 - at Chi Alan Henderson (Atl) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 12 points on 3-10 FG and 6-10 FT, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Atl) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 8 rebounds, and 13 assists. Elton Brand (Chi) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Ron Mercer (Chi) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Cle 103, Ind 96 - at Ind Lamond Murray (Cle) had 12 points. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 24 points including 10-17 FG, 9 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Andre Miller (Cle) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 24 points including 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 20 points including 5-14 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. Uta 89, NY 58 - at NY Karl Malone (Uta) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. John Starks (Uta) had 18 points. Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 10 points including 4-6 FG and 5 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 14 points. Uta shot 49.3% (34-69) FG and NY shot 39.1% (25-64) FG. Larry Johnson (NY, sprained right MCL) did not play. Sac 104, Bos 81 - at Bos Chris Webber (Sac) had 30 points including 10-15 FT, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Doug Christie (Sac) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 5 steals. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 14 points including 5-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Sac shot 25-31 FT and Bos shot 7-9 FT. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac, bruised right shoulder) did not play. LAL 98, Van 76 - at LAL Rick Fox (LAL) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Horace Grant (LAL) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Isaiah Rider (LAL) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Van) had 12 points. LAL out-rebounded Van 58-36 including 19-10 offensive. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, graduating from college) and Devean George (LAL, sore throat) did not play. Min 99, Det 90 - at Det Kevin Garnett (Min) had 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chauncey Billups (Min) had 15 points. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Smith (Det) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 29 points including 9-14 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mil 104, Tor 97 - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 31 points and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 13 points and 8 assists. Charles Oakley (Tor) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 12 rebounds. LAC 98, Pho 88 - at Pho Lamar Odom (LAC) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jeff McInnis (LAC) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 21 points including 4-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Delk (Pho) had 20 points. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. LAC shot 46.3% (31-67) FG and Pho shot 35.9% (33-92) FG. Mario Elie (Pho, broken left hand) and Tom Gugliotta (Pho) did not play.