News from January 8.

Houston signed John Lucas to a 10-day contract and placed Derek Anderson
on IL with a calf strain.

New York activated Quentin Richardson and placed Jackie Butler on IL.

Seattle activated Vitaly Potapenko and placed Danny Fortson on IL.

Portland activated Zach Randolph and Sebastian Telfair and placed Charles
Smith and Sergei Monia on IL.


Mia 118, Por 89  at Por
James Posey (Mia) had 12 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 31 points including 13-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Jason Williams (Mia) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers
and 8 assists.
Travis Outlaw (Por) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Ruben Patterson (Por) had 16 points and 3 steals.
Mia shot 58.8% (47-80) FG and Por shot 41.9% (31-74) FG.

NJ 105, Tor 104  at Tor
Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Vince Carter (NJ) had 42 points including the game winning 3-pointer with
.1 second left and 10 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 15
assists.
Chris Bosh (Tor) had 27 points on 9-16 FG and 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
Mike James (Tor) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Den 92, Hou 90  at Hou
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 19 points including the game winning jumper with
1 second left, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Earl Boykins (Den) had 17 points.
Earl Watson (Den) had 20 points on 7-8 FG and 6-7 FG.
Stromile Swift (Hou) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Rafer Alston (Hou) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and
11 assists.
Juwan Howard (Hou, suspended) did not play.

NY 120, Sea 116  at NY
Eddy Curry (NY) had 22 points including 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
Stephon Marbury (NY) had 23 points on 8-21 FG and 7-10 FT, 15 assists, and
4 steals.
Maurice Taylor (NY) had 23 points including 11-14 FG and 6 rebounds.
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 19 points including 6-20 FG and 5 rebounds.
Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 30 points including 10-12 FG and 8-10
3-pointers.
Ray Allen (Sea) had 33 points including 4-13 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Vitaly Potapenko (Sea, strained lower back) did not play.

Ind 108, Sac 83  at Sac
Danny Granger (Ind) had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 31 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Fred Jones (Ind) had 18 points.
Kenny Thomas (Sac) had 21 points and 5 rebounds.
Brad Miller (Sac) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Sac, fractured jaw) and Corliss Williamson (Sac,
death in family) did not play.