News from December 17. The LA Clippers activated Boniface N'Dong and placed Walter McCarty on IL. Cleveland activated Ira Newble and placed Martynas Andriuskevicius on IL. New York activated David Lee and placed Nate Robinson on IL. Indiana activated Samaki Walker and placed Fred Jones on IL with a sprained left ankle. Charlotte activated Gerald Wallace and Alan Anderson and placed Melvin Ely (flu-like symptoms) and Kevin Burleson on IL. Memphis activated Shane Battier and placed Jake Tsakalidis on IL. Utah activated C.J. Miles and placed Matt Harpring on IL with a knee injury. Stats Leaders Points Allen Iverson (Phi) 34.0 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 31.6 LeBron James (Cle) 31.0 Rebounds Marcus Camby (Den) 13.3 Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.1 Tim Duncan (SA) 12.3 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 10.3 Baron Davis (GS) 10.0 Chauncey Billups (Det) 8.8 SA 90, Sac 89 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 24 points, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Tony Parker (S) had 25 points including 11-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Michael Finley (SA) had 16 points including the game winning long jumper with 2.5 seconds left. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Sac) had 25 points including 12-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 21 points and 6 assists. Chi 118, Bos 86 at Chi Michael Sweetney (Chi) had 24 points including 10-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Duhon (Chi) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. Darius Songaila (Chi) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 21 points, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points. Chi shot 59.7% (43-72) FG and Bos shot 38.4% (33-86) FG. Ind 102, NY 96 at NY Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 31 points including 12-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Sarunas Jasikevicius (Ind) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 25 points including 8-23 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 15 points including 4-14 FG. Uta 88, Mil 80 at Mil Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Gordan Giricek (Uta) had 14 points. Deron Williams (Uta) had 14 points. Michael Redd (Mil) had 19 points. Jamaal Magloire (Mil) had 14 points and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Bobby Simmons (Mil, shoulder injury) did not play. Mem 91, Pho 87 at Mem Mike Miller (Mem) had 14 points including 6-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Shane Battier (Mem) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 16 points including 8-25 FG, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Eddie House (Pho) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Mem shot 10-15 FT and Pho shot 3-4 FT. Leandro Barbosa (Pho, sprained knee), James Jones (Pho, sprained right ankle), Sharrod Ford (Pho, sprained right ankle), and Pat Burke (Pho, strained right shoulder) did not play. Cle 115, Mia 107 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 41 points on 12-19 FG and 15-16 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Donyell Marshall (Cle) had 25 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 33 points including 11-13 FT and 7 assists. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. LAC 89, Hou 81 at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 18 points. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 22 points including 9-16 FG and 8 assists. Yao Ming (Hou) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derek Anderson (Hou, strained right calf) did not play. Det 103, Cha 78 at Cha Ben Wallace (Det) had 13 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 21 points and 12 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 15 points. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 14 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Primoz Brezec (Cha) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Det shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and Cha shot 35.2% (31-88) FG.