News from December 18.

Toronto activated Eric Williams and placed Jose Calderon on IL.

New Jersey activated Zoran Planinic and placed Linton Johnson on IL.

Washington activated Awvee Storey and placed Jarvis Hayes on IL with a
sore right knee.


Dal 102, Min 95  at Dal
Josh Howard (Dal) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Devin Harris (Dal) had 14 points and 6 assists.
Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 28 points and 5 rebounds.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Troy Hudson (Min) had 20 points.

Hou 76, LAL 74  at LAL
Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
David Wesley (Hou) had 18 points.
Luther Head (Hou) had 16 points including 4-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and
3 steals.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points including 11-12 FT and 6 assists.
Kwame Brown (LAL) had 11 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Hou shot 10-13 FT and LAL shot 19-27 FT.
Yao Ming (Hou, sore right big toe) and Derek Anderson (Hou, calf injury)
did not play.

NO 89, SA 76  at NO
David West (NO) had 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Chris Paul (NO) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals.
Speedy Claxton (NO) had 14 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Michael Finley (SA) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.

Por 97, Was 92  at Por
Juan Dixon (Por) had 20 points.
Steve Blake (Por) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Jarrell Jack (Por) had 11 points including 2-6 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8
assists.
Chucky Atkins (Was) had 13 points on 5-15 FG.
Gilbert Renas (Was) had 29 points.

Atl 110, Den 107 OT  at Atl
Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 13 rebounds
including 8 offensive.
Joe Johnson (Atl) had 30 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and
9 assists.
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 37 points on 9-24 FG and 19-24 FT, 11 rebounds,
3 steals, and 6 turnovers.
Andre Miller (Den) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Atl shot 17-19 FT and Den shot 26-34 FT.
Greg Buckner (Den, groin strain), Marcus Camby (Den, sprained finger), and
Kenyon Martin (Den, left knee tendinitis) did not play.

NJ 118, GS 90  at NJ
Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Vince Carter (NJ) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 24 points including 10-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 13
assists.
Troy Murphy (GS) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Baron Davis (GS) had 18 points and 5 assists.
NJ shot 57.5% (46-80) FG and GS shot 38.2% (29-76) FG.

Phi 107, Tor 80  at Tor
Kyle Korver (Phi) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6
rebounds, and 7 assists.
Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 11 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 26 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Chris Bosh (Tor) had 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Charlie Villanueva (Tor) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and
3 blocks.
Steven Hunter (Phi, left shin contusion) did not play.