News from December 26. Cleveland activated Robert Traylor and placed Scott Williams on IR with left knee patella tendinitis. Golden State activated Derek Fisher and placed Luis Flores on IR with a strained right hamstring. The LA Clippers signed Kirk Penney. New York activated Jamison Brewer and placed Jamal Crawford on IR with turf toe. Houston activated Reece Gaines and placed Charlie Ward on IR with a right knee contusion. Washington activated Steve Blake and placed Laron Profit on IR with a strained left foot. Dal 102, Den 88 at Den Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 36 points and 8 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 20 points including 7-21 FG and 8 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 18 points and 8 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal, sore right hand) and Carmelo Anthony (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play. Min 109, Was 74 at Min Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 18 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, 8 assists, and 4 blocks. Sam Cassell (Min) had 22 points including 9-11 FG. Larry Hughes (Was) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. GS 98, Sac 94 at Sac Jason Richardson (GS) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. Troy Murphy (GS) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Speedy Claxton (GS) had 10 points including 4-11 FG and 9 assists. Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 18 points. Chris Webber (Sac) had 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Bobby Jackson (Sac, torn ligament left wrist) did not play. Pho 106, Tor 94 at Pho Quentin Richardson (Pho) had 18 points including 6-18 FG and 4-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 33 points on 13-18 FG and 7-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 13 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 19 points. Pho shot 10-16 FT and Tor shot 4-8 FT. Alonzo Mourning (Tor, right knee tendinitis) did not play. Hou 96, LAC 79 at Hou Jim Jackson (Hou) had 21 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Yao Ming (Hou) had 20 points including 8-10 FT, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Wilcox (LAC) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Marko Jaric (LAC, sprained right foot) did not play. SA 107, Bos 90 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 27 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Devin Brown (SA) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. NY 91, Cha 82 at NY Tim Thomas (NY) had 20 points including 7-11 FG. Nazr Mohammed (NY) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 14 points including 3-11 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 23 points including 9-12 FT and 15 rebounds including 11 offensive. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 11 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. NY shot 47.8% (33-69) FG and Cha shot 37.5% (33-68) FG. Mil 99, Chi 92 at Mil Joe Smith (Mil) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 39 points including 15-27 FG and 8 rebounds. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points and 6 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Keith Van Horn (Mil, right ankle tendinitis) did not play. Cle 100, NO 91 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 14 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 18 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (Cle) had 16 points and 10 assists. Lee Nailon (NO) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Matt Freije (NO) had 12 points on 5-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Cle shot 50.7% (37-73) FG and NO shot 35.7% (30-84) FG. George Lynch (NO, plantar fasciitis left foot), Chris Andersen (NO, food poisoning), and Junior Harrington (NO, sore right knee) did not play.