News from December 7. Orlando activated Monty Williams and placed Grant Hill on IR with a sore left foot. Boston activated Walter McCarty and placed Randy Brown on IR with a right abductor strain. Cleveland named Chuck Person as an assistant coach. Glen Rice (Hou) will be out at least a month with a partially torn patella tendon in his knee. Bos 109, Pho 102 OT - at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 17 points including 7-22 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 26 points including 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Eric Williams (Bos) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 24 points, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tony Delk (Pho) had 20 points including 9-15 FG. Bos shot 29-39 FT and Pho shot 16-19 FT. SA 86, Phi 76 - at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points on 5-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. David Robinson (SA) had 12 points on 6-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Charles Smith (SA) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Speedy Claxton (Phi) had 19 points. SA shot 48.5% (32-66) FG and Phi shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. Cherokee Parks (SA, hyperextended right knee), Derrick Coleman (Phi, hyperextended left knee), and Allen Iverson (Phi, sprained left thumb) did not play. Orl 129, Atl 94 - at Orl Mike Miller (Orl) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 32 points including 10-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Troy Hudson (Orl) had 20 points including 6-8 FG. Jason Terry (Atl) had 21 points. Mark Strickland (Atl) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Orl shot 57.3% (43-75) FG and Atl shot 42% (34-81) FG. Tor 98, Den 96 OT - at Tor Keon Clark (Tor) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 42 points including 13-15 FT and the game winning 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Alvin Williams (Tor) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 27 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Antonio Davis (Tor, sore left knee) did not play. NJ 96, Cle 84 - at NJ Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 6 assists. Lamond Murray (Cle) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 19 points including 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Ind 98, Chi 83 - at Ind Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Al Harrington (Ind) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Fizer (Chi) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Brad Miller (Chi) had 13 points and 3 steals. Travis Best (Ind, lower back strain), Primo Brezec (Ind, sore right ankle), and Tyson Chandler (Chi, mid-back strain) did not play. Sac 97, LAL 91 - at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 25 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 21 points and 6 assists. Doug Christie (Sac) had 15 points on 2-8 FG and 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 31 points on 14-23 FG and 3-11 FT, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Mia 98, Sea 94 OT - at Sea Brian Grant (Mia) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 21 points on 7-9 FG and 7-11 Ft, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 17 points including 4-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Brent Barry (Sea) had 18 points on 3-9 FG and 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Cha 106, GS 89 - at GS Elden Campbell (Cha) had 21 points including 9-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Baron Davis (Cha) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. David Wesley (Cha) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. Troy Murphy (GS) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Cha shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and GS shot 42.5% (34-80) FG. Uta 102, LAC 86 - at LAC Karl Malone (Uta) had 29 points on 10-16 FG and 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 29 points including 13-20 FG and 6 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 25 points including 13-16 FT and 10 rebounds. Lamar Odom (LAC) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eric Piatkowski (LAC, strained right hip flexor) did not play.