News from January 4.

The LA Lakers activated Jamal Sampson and placed Karl Malone on IR with 
a sprained right MCL.

Teams may start signing players to 10-day contract today (Monday).


LAC 101, LAL 98  at LAC
Corey Maggette (LAC) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Elton Brand (LAC) had 30 points on 9-15 FG and 12-14 FT, 15 rebounds, 6
assists, and 5 blocks.
Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 20 points.
Doug Overton (LAC) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Stanislav Medvedenko (LAL) had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 44 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 12-15 FT, 10
rebounds, and 4 steals.
Bobby Simmons (LAC, sprained right wrist), Marko Jaric (LAC, sprained left
foot), and Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, strained right calf) did not play.

NJ 95, NY 85  at NY
Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 13 points including 5-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 35 points including 12-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 13
assists.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.
Keith Van Horn (NY) had 21 points on 10-16 FG and 11 rebounds.
Allan Houston (NY) had 17 points on 8-23 FG and 6 rebounds.
NJ shot 15-19 FT and NY shot 5-7 FT.
Aaron Williams (NJ, pulled groin) and Frank Williams (NY, strained left
groin) did not play.

Sac 130, Sea 99  at Sac
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 24 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 5
rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Brad Miller (Sac) had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 21 points on 9-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Reggie Evans (Sea) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds.
Sac shot 58.4% (52-89) FG and Sea shot 42.4% (39-92) FG.
Lawrence Funderburke (Sac, left Achilles) and Gerald Wallace (Sac,
death in family) did not play.

Tor 83, Pho 73  at Tor
Vince Carter (Tor) had 23 points and 5 rebounds.
Donyell Marshall (Tor) had 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Jalen Rose (Tor) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 5 assists.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 11 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 17 points on 5-17 FG and 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 6
assists, and 4 steals.

Mil 100, Was 94  at Was
Tim Thomas (Mil) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds.
Michael Redd (Mil) had 27 points including 10-11 FT and 7 rebounds.
Desmond Mason (Mil) had 18 points and 7 rebounds.
Kwame Brown (Was) had 23 points on 7-11 FG and 9-11 FT and 11 rebounds.
Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 18 points including 6-18 FG.
Brevin Knight (Was, personal reasons) did not play.