News from December 3.

Boston activated Adrian Griffin and placed Chris Herren on IR with bone
spurs in his right shoulder.


LAL 99, Dal 97 - at LAL
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 25 points including 5-19 FT and 14 rebounds
including 7 offensive.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Isaiah Rider (LAL) had 11 points including 3-9 FG.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 22 points on 11-19 FG and 5 assists.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers.
LAL shot 22-39 FT and Dal shot 9-11 FT.
LAL out-rebounded Dal 51-32 including 21-9 offensive.
Steve Nash (Dal, strained right calf), Hubert Davis (Dal, strained left
groin), and Eduardo Najera (Dal, sprained ankle) did not play.

Mil 92, Ind 80 - at Mil
Tim Thomas (Mil) had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 16 points and 4 steals.
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 24 points and 9 rebounds.
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 21 points including 9-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 
blocks.
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.

SA 97, Van 79 - at Van
Sean Elliott (SA) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 30 points including 14-22 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 assists,
and 5 turnovers.
David Robinson (SA) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Grant Long (Van) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 3 steals.
SA shot 54.7% (41-75) FG and Van shot 38.8% (33-85) FG.

Bos 96, LAC 87 - at Bos
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 14 rebounds.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points including 8-23 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists,
and 3 steals.
Bryant Stith (Bos) had 18 points including 6-8 FG.
Lamar Odom (LAC) had 19 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 13 points including 5-16 FG and 11 rebounds
including 8 offensive.

Det 93, Was 87 - at Det
Ben Wallace (Det) had 9 points including 4-6 FG and 14 rebounds.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 24 points including 8-12 FT and 5 assists.
Chucky Atkins (Det) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists.
Felipe Lopez (Was) had 23 points and 6 rebounds.
Gerard King (Was) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Mitch Richmond (Was, mild left knee sprain) did not play.

Pho 84, Por 79 - at Pho
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 20 points including 8-21 FG, 7 rebounds, 9
assists, and 5 turnovers.
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 29 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7
assists, and 6 steals.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Dale Davis (Por) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 13 rebounds.

Sea 118, GS 102 - at Sea
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 38 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Ruben Patterson (Sea) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Antawn Jamison (GS) had 51 points including 23-36 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Chris Porter (GS) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Sea shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and GS shot 46.2% (42-91) FG.
Vin Baker (Sea, sore right knee), Chris Mullin (GS, knee injury), and 
Chris Mills (GS, sore right ankle) did not play.