News from December 27.

Denver named John MacLeod as an assistant coach.

Phoenix activated Daniel Santiago and placed Jake Tsakalidis on IR with a
sprained right hand.


Dal 89, Chi 74 - at Dal
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points and 6 rebounds.
Steve Nash (Dal) had 9 points including 4-13 FG and 14 assists.
Eduardo Najera (Dal) had 15 points on 7-7 FG and 1-5 FT, 14 rebounds, and
3 steals.
Ron Mercer (Chi) had 19 points.
Ron Artest (Chi) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds.
Greg Anthony (Chi, right Achilles tendinitis) and Charles Oakley (Chi,
right elbow tendinitis) did not play.

Sea 101, LAC 90 - at Sea
Vin Baker (Sea) had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 43 points including 18-27 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Corey Maggette (LAC) had 25 points on 5-14 FG and 15-16 FT and 7 rebounds.
Jeff McInnis (LAC) had 20 points including 6-18 FG.
Sea shot 48.1% (39-81) FG and LAC shot 32.9% (24-73) FG.
Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea, mild concussion) , Lamar Odom (LAC, sprained
right wrist), and Eric Piatkowski (LAC, strained right hip flexor) did not
play.

Pho 84, Bos 82 - at Pho
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3
steals.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 33 points on 9-24 FG and 12-13 FT and 7 rebounds.
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 17 points including 7-24 FG and 6 rebounds.
Tony Delk (Pho, right knee sprain) did not play.

Ind 108, Was 81 - at Ind
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 26 points.
Jamal Tinsley (Ind) had 16 points and 12 assists.
Carlos Rogers (Ind) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds.
Brendan Haywood (Was) had 9 points including 4-12 FG and 11 rebounds.
Tyronn Lue (Was) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers.
Ind shot 50.6% (43-85) FG and Was shot 37.3% (31-83) FG.

Uta 99, Por 87 - at Por
Karl Malone (Uta) had 19 points.
John Stockton (Uta) had 20 points and 11 assists.
Bryon Russell (Uta) had 18 points and 4 steals.
Ruben Patterson (Por) had 18 points.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 22 points and 7 rebounds.

NJ 88, Det 75 - at Det
Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 3 blocks.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 15 points.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 4 points including 1-11 FG, 7 rebounds, 18 assists,
and 4 steals.
Clifford Robinson (Det) had 14 points.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 16 points including 7-20 FG, 5 assists, and 7
turnovers.

Atl 100, Mia 96 - at Atl
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 22 points on 6-19 FG and 9-12 FT and 10
rebounds.
Jason Terry (Atl) had 32 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 10-10 FT, 5
rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Dion Glover (Atl) had 16 points.
Brian Grant (Mia) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Eddie Jones (Mia) had 24 points and 3 steals.
Emanual Davis (Atl, post concussion syndrome), Toni Kukoc (Atl, back
spasms), and Malik Allen (Mia, right knee strain) did not play.