News from December 18. TRADE: In a 3-team trade, Denver traded James Posey and received Mark Bryant, Art Long, a 2005 1st round draft pick (top 8 protected) from Philadelphia, and a 2004 2nd round draft pick from Houston; Houston traded Kenny Thomas and a 2004 2nd round draft pick and received James Posey; and Philadelphia traded Mark Bryant, Art Long, and a 2005 1st round draft pick (top 8 protected) and received Kenny Thomas. None of the traded players played in Wednesday's games. The NBA fined Pat Riley (Mia) $50,000 for his comments regarding the refs. The expansion committee recommended Robert L. Johnson and his group as the owners of the new expansion team for Charlotte, which will start playing in 03-04. The NBA Board of Governors has to approve the new owners. Johnson and his group will pay $300 million for the franchise. Charlotte will have the 4th pick in the 2003 draft. Denver released Kenny Satterfield. Seattle fined Kenny Anderson for missing Tuesday's practice. Dal 80, Den 75 at Den Michael Finley (Dal) had 31 points. Steve Nash (Dal) had 18 points. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 0 points (0-1 FG), 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Juwan Howard (Den) had 21 points including 11-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Rodney White (Den) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Dal shot 32.9% (27-82) FG and Den shot 35.7% (25-70) FG. Mia 91, Bos 81 at Bos Caron Butler (Mia) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Brian Grant (Mia) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 21 points including 5-17 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Tony Delk (Bos) had 20 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 10-15 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Malik Allen (Mia, right knee injury) did not play. Orl 97, Uta 90 at Uta Pat Garrity (Orl) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Shawn Kemp (Orl) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 16 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Karl Malone (Uta) had 15 points including 5-16 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Grant Hill (Orl, sore ankle) did not play. SA 91, Sea 88 at Sea Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points including 6-10 FT, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 blocks. David Robinson (SA) had 18 points including 6-9 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points and 6 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 25 points and 8 assists. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Steve Kerr (SA, family emergency) did not play. Hou 95, Ind 83 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 29 points on 10-15 FG and 91-0 FT and 10 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 14 points including 3-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Ron Artest (Ind) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 27 points including 11-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Hou out-rebounded Ind 60-34 including 25-9 offensive. Chi 96, Tor 83 at Chi Jalen Rose (Chi) had 20 points and 5 assists. Donyell Marshall (Chi) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus Fizer (Chi) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Jerome Williams (Tor) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 22 points. Chi shot 48.8% (42-86) FG and Tor shot 37.6% (32-85) FG. Antonio Davis (Tor, swollen right knee), Vince Carter (Tor, strained right knee), and Mamadou N'diaye (Tor, stress fracture heel) did not play. Det 111, Cle 106 OT at Cle Ben Wallace (Det) had 9 points, 19 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Clifford Robinson (Det) had 13 points including 4-12 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 23 points including 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 20 points on 5-24 FG and 9-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 29 points including 13-17 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tyrone Hill (Cle, sacrum contusion) did not play. Was 118, Mem 100 at Was Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 7 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 33 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kwame Brown (Was) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 25 points including 10-15 FG. Drew Gooden (Mem) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Was shot 61.8% (47-76) FG and Mem shot 53.2% (42-79) FG. Phi 99, Min 94 at Phi Eric Snow (Phi) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 9 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 41 points including 11-16 FT and 4 steals. Greg Buckner (Phi) had 11 points and 5 steals. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 24 points, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 7 turnovers. Radoslav Nesterovic (Min) had 19 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. GS 111, NO 106 at GS Erick Dampier (GS) had 35 points including 13-22 FG and 13 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 22 points and 7 assists. Troy Murphy (GS) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Baron Davis (NO) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. Elden Campbell (NO) had 24 points including 12-12 FT. Por 97, LAC 93 at LAC Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Bonzi Wells (Por) had 30 points and 9 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (Por) had 17 points. Andre Miller (LAC) had 25 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 24 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por, ill) and Eric Piatkowski (LAC, lower abdominal strain) did not play.