News from January 16.

The NBA fined Rafer Alston (Tor) $7,500 for verbally abusing a ref during
Friday's Phi-Tor game.

Larry Hughes (Was) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a broken right
thumb.

Houston signed Brandin Knight to a 10-day contract and placed Reece Gaines
on IR with left patella tendinitis.


Sea 105, Cle 97  at Sea
Ray Allen (Sea) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Luke Ridnour (Sea) had 18 points including 4-13 FG.
Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers
and 11 rebounds.
Drew Gooden (Cle) had 27 points on 9-13 FG and 9-10 FT and 3 steals.
LeBron James (Cle) had 35 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals.
Sea out-rebounded Cle 50-31.
Rashard Lewis (Sea, left knee tendinitis) and Dajuan Wagner (Cle, colitis) 
did not play.

Tor 102, NO 99  at Tor
Chris Bosh (tor) had 24 points including 10-12 FT and 10 rebounds.
Morris Peterson (Tor) had 25 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 10
rebounds.
Jalen Rose (Tor) had 19 points.
Lee Nailon (NO) had 32 points including 14-20 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Baron Davis (NO) had 15 points on 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Tor shot 28-31 FT and NO shot 11-17 FT.