News from January 7. Portland activated Ha Seung Jin and placed Shareef Abdur-Rahim (right elbow surgery) and Darius Miles (left knee injury) on IR. Sacramento signed Eddie House and placed Bobby Jackson on IR with left wrist surgery. Mia 103, Por 92 at Por Eddie Jones (Mia) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 28 points including 11-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 12 assists. Ruben Patterson (Por) had 27 points including 12-14 FG. Zach Randolph (Por) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Min 89, Phi 84 at Min Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 23 points. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 18 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Sam Cassell (Min) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Marc Jackson (Phi) had 17 points on 3-10 FG and 11-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Corliss Williamson (Phi) had 21 points. Allen Iverson (Phi, right ankle sprain) did not play. LAL 111, Hou 104 at LAL Caron Butler (LAL) had 21 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points including 6-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. Yao Ming (Hou) had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Bob Sura (Hou) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Det 110, Bos 104 at Bos Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 22 points including 6-8 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Mil 107, Tor 105 OT at Tor Desmond Mason (Mil) had 23 points including 11-14 FT. Joe Smith (Mil) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 22 points and 8 assists. Eric Williams (Tor) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 21 points including 9-13 FT. Aaron Williams (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mem 84, NO 76 at Mem Shane Battier (Mem) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Mike Miller (Mem) had 16 points. Lee Nailon (NO) had 14 points including 6-19 FG and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Baron Davis (NO) had 19 points including 6-20 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mem shot 44.9% (31-69) FG and NO shot 31.7% (26-82) FG. Brian Cardinal (Mem, shoulder injury) did not play. Chi 84, Uta 78 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 steals, and 5 turnovers. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 13 points including 4-6 FG and 5 rebounds. Gordon Giricek (Uta) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Raja Bell (Uta, inflamed right knee) did not play. NJ 82, GS 72 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Calbert Cheaney (GS) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Brian Scalabrine (NJ, strained left hamstring) and Jason Richardson (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play. Orl 111, Cha 91 at Orl Steve Francis (Orl) had 10 points, 13 assists, and 7 turnovers. Pat Garrity (Orl) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 22 points including 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Primoz Brezec (Cha) had 15 points including 8-11 FG. Orl shot 28-35 FT and Cha shot 11-19 FT. Kelvin Cato (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Sac 100, Atl 97 at Atl Peja Stoajkovic (Sac) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Webber (Sac) had 28 points including 13-22 FG and 8 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 31 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals, and 6 turnovers. Al Harrington (Atl) had 22 points including 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Atl) had 21 points and 11 rebounds.