News from January 7. The NBA suspended Juwan Howard (Hou) for 1 game for shoving the ball into the face of Mike James (Tor) during Friday's Hou-Tor game. Marquis Daniels (Dal) is expected to be out 2 weeks with a strained neck. New Orleans activated Bostjan Nachbar and placed Chris Paul on IL with a torn ligament on his right thumb. Orlando activated Travis Diener and placed Grant Hill on IL with a groin strain. Washington activated Awvee Storey and placed Jared Jeffries on IL with a left eye abrasion. Minnesota activated Richie Frahm and placed Ronald Dupree on IL. Stat Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 33.7 Allen Iverson (Phi) 33.1 LeBron James (Cle) 30.6 Rebounds Marcus Camby (Den) 12.9 Ben Wallace (Det) 12.6 Dwight Howard (Orl) 12.2 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 10.9 Baron Davis (GS) 9.3 Andre Miller (Den) 8.8 Dal 83, Min 79 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points including 8-24 FG and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 11 points including 4-15 FG. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Dal shot 35.3% (30-85) FG and Min shot 49.3% (33-67) FG. Dal shot 18-26 FT and Min shot 10-13 FT. Pho 91, SA 86 at Pho Boris Diaw (Pho) had 18 points. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 22 points, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 19 points. Leandro Barbosa (Pho, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 96, Mil 88 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 35 points including 14-22 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 14 points on 4-11 FG and 6-10 FT and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Donyell Marshall (Cle) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 32 points. T.J. Ford (Mil) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Uta 94, Det 90 at Det Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points including 7-20 FG and 8 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 24 points including 7-21 FG and 8 assists. Chi 111, Mem 82 at Chi Ben Gordon (Chi) had 21 points including 7-11 FG. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 26 points including 9-12 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 16 points on a perfect 4-4 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 6-6 FT and 6 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Antonio Burks (Mem) had 18 points. Chi shot 62.1% (41-66) FG and Mem shot 39.1% (27-69) FG. LAL 112, LAC 109 at LAC Chris Mihm (LAL) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 50 points on 17-41 FG, 7-15 3-pointer, and 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Brian Cook (LAL) had 16 points including 6-9 FG. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 36 points on 12-18 FG and 10-11 FT. Elton Brand (LAC) had 28 points including 8-10 FT and 10 rebounds. LAL shot 12-27 3-pointers and LAC shot 3-5 3-pointers. Was 103, Bos 102 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 20 points including 6-17 FG. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 31 points including 17-18 FT and the game winning free throws with 3.5 seconds left, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points including 11-14 FT. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Orl 108, Cha 92 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points including 8-11 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Battie (Orl) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 14 rebounds. Steve Francis (Orl) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Keith Bogans (Cha) had 22 points including 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Orl shot 56.3% (40-71) FG and Cha shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. Jake Voskuhl (Cha, swollen right knee) and Kareem Rush (Cha) did not play. Atl 101, NO 93 at Atl Al Harrington (Atl) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 20 points. Tyronn Lue (Atl) had 15 points and 3 steals. David West (NO) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Speedy Claxton (NO) had 29 points including 11-13 FT and 4 steals.