News from January 29. The NBA fined Larry Brown (Det) $35,000 for criticizing the refs following Monday's Min-Det game. Atlanta activated Royal Ivey and placed Kenny Anderson on IR with a strained left calf. Boston activated Tom Gugliotta and placed Justin Reed on IR with a sore right knee. Memphis activated Antonio Burks and placed James Posey on IR with a strained right Achilles. Minnesota signed John Thomas for the rest of the season. Stat Leaders Points Allen Iverson (Phi) 29.1 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.5 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 27.0 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 14.3 Ben Wallace (Det) 12.2 Tim Duncan (SA) 11.9 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.0 Brevin Knight (Cha) 9.3 Stephon Marbury (NY) 8.3 Phi 93, Dal 89 at Dal Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 12 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyle Korver (Phi) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. John Salmons (Phi) had 19 points and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points on 7-25 FG and 11-14 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 14 points, 26 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 7 blocks. Allen Iverson (Phi, strained left rotator cuff) and Josh Howard (Dal, back spasms) did not play. SA 93, NO 83 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points including 7-11 FT, 10 assists, and 4 steals. P.J. Brown (NO) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Dan Dickau (NO) had 16 points. SA shot 20-30 FT and NO shot 8-13 FT. LAC 96, GS 85 at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 27 points including 12-18 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rick Brunson (LAC) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Zeljko Rebraca (LAC) had 19 points including 6-9 FG and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 22 points and 6 assists. Jason Richardson (GS) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. LAC out-rebounded GS 54-34 including 21-11 offensive. Kerry Kittles (LAC, strained right groin), Corey Maggette (LAC, sprained left sc joint), Speedy Claxton (GS, right thigh contusion), and Troy Murphy (GS, hairline fracture left thumb) did not play. Orl 103, Was 97 at Was Grant Hill (Orl) had 27 points on 10-16 FG and 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Steve Francis (Orl) had 32 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 18 points including 6-21 FG. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 37 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 13-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Orl shot 48.1% (38-79) FG and Was shot 36.6% (30-82) FG. Kelvin Cato (Orl, sinus infection) did not play. Den 95, Ind 88 at Ind Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 25 points on 8-11 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 steals. Marcus Camby (Den) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 14 points on 5-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Den shot 50% (32-64) FG and Ind shot 36.1% (30-83) FG. Anthony Johnson (Ind, flu) did not play. Mem 84, Atl 83 at Mem Shane Battier (Mem) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mem) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 8 assists. Mike Miller (Mem) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Antoine Walker (Atl) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Al Harrington (Atl) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Collier (Atl, illness) and Predrag Drobnjak (Atl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Det 91, NY 61 at Det Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 14 points including 5-14 FG. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 10 points. Det shot 47.4% (36-76) FG and NY shot 36.1% (26-72) FG. Darvin Ham (Det, flu) and Anfernee Hardaway (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bos 101, Chi 97 at Chi Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points on 2-12 FG and 13-17 FT, 15 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Payton (Bos) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 24 points. Antonio Davis (Chi) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 31 points including 5-9 3-pointers. NJ 99, Uta 82 at Uta Rodney Buford (NJ) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 30 points including 5-5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 blocks. Raja Bell (Uta) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. NJ shot 52.9% (37-70) FG and Uta shot 38.6% (32-83) FG. Elden Campbell (NJ, not with team), Richard Jefferson (NJ, wrist surgery), and Brian Scalabrine (NJ, bruised right knee) did not play.