News from January 4. The NBA fined Ron Artest (Ind) $35,000 and suspended him for 3 games for throwing a television monitor and smashing a $100,000 TV camera after Friday's Ind-NY game [I assume he also got the bill for those 2 items]. Ruben Wolkowyski (Bos) is expected to be out 3 to 4 weeks after having his appendix removed. Voshon Lenard (Tor) is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a sprained left ankle. Dal 102, Phi 83 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 18 points. Steve Nash (Dal) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 8 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 25 points including 11-19 FG. Greg Buckner (Phi) had 14 points on 7-11 FG. Walt Williams (Dal, strained left knee) did not play. Sac 87, Den 76 at Den Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 24 points including 9-16 FG and 3 steals. Doug Christie (Sac) had 12 points, 7 assists, and 7 steals. Juwan Howard (Den) had 20 points including 7-22 FG and 15 rebounds. Rodney White (Den) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Webber (Sac, left knee injury) did not play. Pho 107, LAL 93 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 17 points on 4-17 FG and 8-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 37 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Chi 85, Cle 79 at Chi Jalen Rose (Chi) had 19 points including 6-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 16 points including 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Trenton Hassell (Chi) had 14 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 1-1 3-pointers, and 1-1 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 17 points on 4-18 FG and 9-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 27 points and 10 rebounds including 8 offensive. Was 107, Ind 104 2OT at Was Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 20 points in 50 minutes. Larry Hughes (Was) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals in 50 minutes. Michael Jordan (Was) had 41 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10-12 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals in 53 minutes. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 26 points on 8-20 FG and 10-14 FT, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. Al Harrington (Ind) had 33 points including 14-22 FG. Ron Artest (Ind, suspended) did not play. Uta 105, Min 97 at Min Karl Malone (Uta) had 33 points including 11-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 8 points including 2-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 26 points including 2-9 FT, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Troy Hudson (Min) had 17 points. Uta shot 31-32 FT and Min shot 9-18 FT. Det 90, Atl 86 at Atl Ben Wallace (Det) had 7 points including 3-3 FG and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 23 points including 5-5 3-pointers. Richard Hamilton (Atl) had 18 points including 4-8 FT and 3 steals. Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 20 points on 5-16 F and 10-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 steals. Chris Crawford (Atl, inflammation left knee) did not play. NJ 88, Orl 83 at Orl Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 19 points on 4-12 FG and 11-16 FT and 12 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 15 points on 5-15 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 4-8 FT, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 30 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. NJ shot 24-36 FT and Orl shot 6-8 FT. Grant Hill (Orl, sore left ankle) did not play. GS 86, Hou 84 at Hou Troy Murphy (GS) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Erick Dampier (GS) had 11 points including 4-6 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 11 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Yao Ming (Hou) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 17 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Danny Fortson (GS, dental work) did not play.