News from December 23.

Stan Albeck (Tor assistant) suffered a stroke prior to last night's
Tor-Mia games and was taken to the hospital [no update on his status].

Randy Brown (Bos) is scheduled to undergo a hernia operation on January 8
and is expected to miss the rest of the season.


Sac 133, Pho 101 - at Sac
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 26 points and 8 rebounds.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Hidayet Turkoglu (Sac) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10 
rebounds.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Tony Delk (Pho) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Sac shot 57.8% (52-90) FG and Pho shot 39.1% (36-92) FG.
Chris Webber (Sac, left ankle tendinitis), Dan Majerle (Pho, flu), and
Jake Tsakalidis (Pho, sprained right hand) did not play.

Bos 85, Mem 80 - at Bos
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Vitaly Potapenko (Bos) had 10 points on 5-5 FG and 11 rebounds including 8
offensive in 15 minutes.
Shane Battier (Mem) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals.
Tony Massenburg (Mem) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Bos out-rebounded Mem 61-37 including 22-9 offensive.
Rodney Buford (Mem, flu) did not play.

Tor 83, Mia 76 - at Tor
Antonio Davis (Tor) had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 27 points, 10 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6
assists.
Alvin Williams (Tor) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Hakeem Olajuwon (Tor, sore left toe) did not play.

Mil 101, SA 91 - at SA
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 30 points on 15-26 FG.
Sam Cassell (Mil) had 33 points including 13-19 FG and 3 steals.
Michael Redd (Mil) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
David Robinson (SA) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds.
Steve Smith (SA) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers.
Mil shot 54.4% (43-79) FG and SA shot 41% (34-83) FG.
Mil shot 10-14 FT and SA shot 17-25 FT.
Ray Allen (Mil, left knee tendinitis) did not play.