News from December 16. Houston activated Kelvin Cato and placed Carlos Rogers on IR with a sprained left knee. Vancouver activated Kevin Edwards and placed Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf on IR with back spasms. Season Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 28.8 Jerry Stackhouse (Det) 28.2 Vince Carter (Tor) 27.4 Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 13.2 Tim Duncan (SA) 11.6 Chris Webber (Sac) 11.4 Assists Jason Kidd (Pho) 9.8 Mark Jackson (Tor) 9.6 John Stockton (Uta) 9.3 Min 113, Ind 110 OT - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 34 points including 10-12 FT, 20 rebounds, and 5 assists. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 16 points including 5-17 FG and 8 assists. Chauncey Billups (Min) had 16 points and 5 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 30 points on 11-18 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 20 points and 5 assists. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 31 points and 5 rebounds. Den 102, Hou 100 - at Hou Antonio McDyess (Den) had 17 points on 6-17 FG and 5-10 FT and 20 rebounds. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 25 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Steve Franics (Hou) had 26 points including 11-19 FG, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 20 points. Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Den, flu) did not play. Phi 99, Chi 91 - at Chi Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 33 points including 9-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 6 assists. Ron Artest (Chi) had 29 points including 12-19 FG. Elton Brand (Chi) had 20 points including 8-12 FT, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ron Mercer (Chi) had 29 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Matt Geiger (Phi, right quad tendinitis) did not play. NJ 89, Atl 83 - at Atl Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 23 points and 7 assists. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 19 points. Lorenzen Wright (Atl) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 15 points including 7-10 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. NJ shot 16-24 FT and Atl shot 8-9 FT. SA 90, Pho 82 - at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. David Robinson (SA) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Antonio Daniels (SA) had 17 points and 6 assists. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 12 points including 4-20 FG and 6 rebounds. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 16 points including 5-20 FG. SA shot 46.9% (30-64) FG and Pho shot 31.1% (28-90) FG. Mario Elie (Pho, broken left hand) did not play. Cha 99, Bos 87 - at Cha Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Baron Davis (Cha) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. David Wesley (Cha) had 19 points and 5 assists. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 20 points including 7-20 FG, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Cha shot 54.3% (38-70) FG and Bos shot 42.9% (33-77) FG. Jamaal Magloire (Cha, sore left foot) and Eldridge Recasner (Cha, virus) did not play. Mia 93, GS 85 - at GS Anthony Mason (Mia) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Brian Grant (Mia) had 23 points including 9-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Marc Jackson (GS) had 26 points including 12-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Don MacLean (Mia, right toe surgery), Erick Dampier (GS, inflammed left knee), Adonal Foyle (GS, stress fracture right tibia), and Bob Sura (GS, strained left hamstring) did not play. Cle 99, Uta 92 - at Cle Clarence Weatherspoon (Cle) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Karl Malone (Uta) had 13 points including 4-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Stockton (Uta) had 16 points and 7 assists. Bryon Russell (Uta, left groin strain) and Robert Traylor (Cle, strained lower back) did not play.