News from December 11. Former NBA player and coach Larry Costello died at age 70. Costello played 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Warriors, Syracuse, and Philadelphia 76ers, was a 6-time All-Star, and coached 10 seasons with Milwaukee and Chicago. Phoenix released Charlie Bell. Seattle activated Antonio Harvey. Washington activated Tyrone Nesby and placed Courtney Alexander on IR with contusions of the left fibula and a sprained left ankle. Dal 105, Por 103 - at Dal Michael Finley (Dal) had 20 points including 7-26 FG and 7 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 39 points on 12-16 FG and 13-16 FT and 7 assists. Tim Hardaway (Dal) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 5 assists. Bonzi Wells (Por) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Scottie Pippen (Por, sprained right knee) did not play. Bos 102, NY 93 OT - at NY Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points and 6 steals. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 42 points including 6-17 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 49 points including 18-32 FG and 6-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Marcus Camby (NY) had 6 points including 2-9 FG and 21 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 24 points including 7-22 FG and 4-11 3-pointers. Sea 104, LAL 93 - at LAL Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Vin Baker (Sea) had 27 points including 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 29 points and 10 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 37 points including 1-7 FT, 16 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points including 7-23 FG. Calvin Booth (Sea, tendinitis right ankle) did not play. Sac 112, Orl 100 - at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 23 points. Chris Webber (Sac) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Hidayet Turkoglu (Sac) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mike Miller (Orl) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Was 91, Mem 81 - at Mem Michael Jordan (Was) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Richard Hamilton (Was) had 30 points. Brendan Haywood (Was) had 17 points including 7-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Rodney Buford (Mem) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mem) had 17 points and 11 assists. Was shot 12-17 FT and Mem shot 4-9 FT. Nick Anderson (Mem, sprained ankle) and Stromile Swift (Mem, hyperextended left knee) did not play. Mia 99, Mil 97 - at Mia Jim Jackson (Mia) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 21 points including 5-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 30 points including 10-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 18 points including 5-17 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jason Caffey (Mil, strained left hip flexor) did not play. Cha 99, Den 96 - at Den P.J. Brown (Cha) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Lee Nailon (Cha) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 18 points including 7-22 FG, 7 rebounds, and 15 assists. James Posey (Den) had 22 points. Atl 89, Phi 87 - at Atl Toni Kukoc (Atl) had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 23 points and 5 steals. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 34 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Cal Bowdler (Atl, back spasms), Derrick Coleman (Phi, hyperextended left knee), and Eric Snow (Phi, birth of son) did not play. NJ 107, Chi 93 - at Chi Jason Kidd (NJ) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 16 points on 7-10 FG. Lucious Harris (NJ) had 22 points including 8-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Ron Mercer (Chi) had 18 points. Greg Anthony (Chi) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Min 107, GS 86 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Joe Smith (Min) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Danny Fortson (GS) had 17 points on 2-7 FG and 13-15 FT, 14 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Larry Hughes (GS) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Min shot 7-11 FT and GS shot 23-31 FT. Cle 107, Hou 102 - at Hou Jemaine Jones (Cle) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Lamond Murray (Cle) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 33 points. Oscar Torres (Hou) had 28 points including 10-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kelvin Cato (Hou, sprained left wrist) and Glen Rice (Hou, sore left knee) did not play.