News from January 5. Phoenix activated Alton Ford. LAL 109, Pho 97 at LAL Rick Fox (LAL) had 11 points on 5-7 FG, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 36 points on 15-19 FG and 6-13 FT, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 10 points including 4-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 32 points including 6-10 FT and 6 assists. Sac 96, Mia 70 at Sac Keon Clark (Sac) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 11 points including 3-12 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 22 points on 9-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Caron Butler (Mia) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Eddie House (Mia) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Sac shot 43.8% (35-80) FG and Mia shot 29.8% (28-94) FG. Chris Webber (Sac, left knee bone bruise) and Eddie Jones (Mia, sprained ankle) did not play. SA 94, LAC 86 at LAC Bruce Bowen (SA) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 24 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 26 points including 11-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Lamar Odom (LAC) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Elton Brand (LAC) had 15 points and 6 rebounds including 7 offensive. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (LAC, sprained left ankle) did not play. Por 92, NY 89 at NY Scottie Pippen (Por) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 18 points and 12 rebound. Bonzi Wells (Por) had 22 points including 9-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 16 points. Allan Houston (NY) had 29 points and 5 assists. Por shot 29-35 FT and NY shot 11-14 FT. Derek Anderson (Por, left ankle sprain) did not play. NO 99, Tor 84 at Tor Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. P.J. Brown (NO) had 16 points including 10-12 FT and 10 rebounds. David Wesley (NO) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 17 points. Baron Davis (NO, back spasms), Voshon Lenard (Tor, sprained left ankle), Vince Carter (Tor, strained right knee), Mamadou N'diaye (Tor, stress fracture heel), and Michael Bradley (Tor, lower back injury) did not play.