News from December 15. The NBA fined Cuttino Mobley (Hou) $7,500 for publicly criticizing the refs. Golden State fired head coach Dave Cowens and named Brian Winters as interim coach. Dallas activated Donnell Harvey and placed Johnny Newman on IR with left knee tendinitis. San Antonio placed Danny Ferry on IR with lower back spasms. Portland activated Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje and placed Chris Dudley on IR. Dal 125, Min 117 - at Dal Juwan Howard (Dal) had 19 points and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists. Steve Nash (Dal) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Michael Finley (Dal) had 30 points and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Smith (Min) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 27 points including 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shawn Bradley (Dal, sprained ankle) did not play. Den 106, Pho 98 - at Den Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 24 points and 10 assists. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 16 points including 5-18 FG, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 27 points and 5 turnovers. Tom Gugliotta (Pho, left quadricep strain) did not play. Phi 94, Cle 91 - at Cle Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 13 points and 13 assists. Eric Snow (Phi) had 13 points including 4-5 FG and 12 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 40 points including 18-29 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Andre Miller (Cle) had 14 points, 22 assists, and 9 steals. Wesley Person (Cle) had 28 points and 3 steals. Corie Blount (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Atl 80, Chi 79 - at Chi Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Nazr Mohammed (Atl) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 16 points including the game winning dunk with 7.3 seconds left and 7 rebounds. Marcus Fizer (Chi) had 13 points including 5-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Brad Miller (Chi) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Emanual Davis (Atl, fractured nose) did not play. Mil 115, Ind 95 - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Ray Allen (Mil) had 21 points and 7 assists. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 19 points and 11 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 21 points including 9-12 FG. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Al Harrington (Ind) had 24 points including 7-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Mil shot 51.1% (45-88) FG and Ind shot 38.7% (36-93) FG. Jason Caffey (Mil, strained left hip flexor) did not play. SA 100, Uta 80 - at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 9-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points. Antonio Daniels (SA) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 31 points and 8 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. SA shot 48% (36-75) FG and Uta shot 36.7% (29-79) FG. Mia 76, Hou 73 - at Hou Jim Jackson (Mia) had 15 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 1 second left and 5 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Mia) had 12 points and 5 assists. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Kenny Thomas (Hou) had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Glen Rice (Hou, sore left knee) and Walt Williams (Hou, back spasms) did not play. Bos 106, Cha 97 - at Cha Antoine Walker (Bos) had 18 points including 6-21 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 30 points including 11-13 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 12 points and 5 assists. Baron Davis (Cha) had 18 points and 7 assists. David Wesley (Cha) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Por 117, Orl 106 - at Por Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 37 points including 15-26 FG and 13 rebounds. Ruben Patterson (Por) had 24 points including 11-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 10 assists. Mike Miller (Orl) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 36 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Por shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and Orl shot 43.9% (36-82) FG. Bonzi Wells (Por, left knee inflammation) did not play. GS 94, Mem 83 - at GS Antawn Jamison (GS) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Danny Fortson (GS) had 17 points and 15 rebounds. Larry Hughes (GS) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Williams (Mem) had 18 points including 7-20 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 10 rebounds. GS shot 16-26 FT and Mem shot 8-12 FT.