News from December 2. Atlanta assigned Donta Smith to the NBADL and activated Tyronn Lue. Brian Grant (Pho) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected to be out 3 months. Washington activated Awvee Storey and placed Donell Taylor on IL. Philadelphia activated Louis Williams and placed Shavlik Randolph on IL. New York activated Jerome James and placed Eddy Curry on IL with a strained left calf. Memphis activated Mike Miller and placed Antonio Burks on IL. Orlando activated Travis Diener and placed Steve Francis on IL with a bruised chest and left shoulder. Denver activated Carmelo Anthony and placed Voshon Lenard (suspended) on IL. Indiana activated Jeff Foster and placed Jamaal Tinsley on IL with a sore left groin. Portland activated Charles Smith and placed Martell Wester (death in family) on IL. Charlotte activated Sean May and placed Jake Voskuhl on IL with a sprained right ankle. The LA Lakers activated Devean George and placed Aaron McKie on IL. Seattle activated Danny Fortson and placed Johan Petro on IL. Ind 98, Por 78 at Por Ron Artest (Ind) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 27 points including 9-11 FT and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Sarunas Jasikevicius (Ind) had 14 points including 5-6 FG. Joel Przybilla (Por) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Por) had 15 points including 6-7 FG. Tor 102, Atl 101 at Atl Chris Bosh (Tor) had 23 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Charlie Villanueva (Tor) had 22 points including 10-15 FG, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 15 points. Al Harrington (Atl) had 24 points on 12-19 FG, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 34 points including 14-23 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Mil 105, Was 102 at Was Michael Redd (Mil) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (Mil) had 17 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 35 points on 15-21 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and the game winning long 3-pointer at the buzzer and 6 assists. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 34 points including 14-23 FG. Caron Butler (Was) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Bobby Simmons (Mil, sprained right ankle) did not play. Det 106, NY 98 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Ben Wallace (Det) had 15 points including 5-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 40 points including 13-14 FT. Channing Frye (NY) had 21 points including 9-10 FT. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 22 points and 6 assists. Pho 102, Den 97 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kurt Thomas (Pho) had 16 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 21 points including 9-14 FG, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 5 turnovers. Marcus Camby (Den) had 33 points including 12-19 FG, 20 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Den) had 18 points, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brian Grant (Pho, right knee surgery) did not play. Mem 91, Orl 69 at Mem Damon Stoudamire (Mem) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Bobby Jackson (Mem) had 13 points and 6 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 11 points including 4-13 FG. DeShawn Stevenson (Orl) had 22 points including 10-14 FG. Mem shot 52.5% (31-59) FG and Orl shot 37.8% (28-74) FG. Mem shot 23-34 FT and Orl shot 11-18 FT. Chi 106, Bos 102 at Bos Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 10 points on 3-4 FG and 4-10 FT, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Luol Deng (Chi) had 28 points including 9-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 43 points on 12-21 FG, 5-8 3-pointers, and 14-18 FT, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 12 points including 3-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mia 98, Sac 87 at Sac Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Williams (Mia) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Brad Miller (Sac) had 18 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 16 points and 9 assists. NO 88, Phi 86 at Oklahoma City David West (NO) had 22 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. P.J. Brown (NO) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chris Webber (Phi) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 34 points including 11-14 FT, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Min 113, LAL 108 at LAL Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 34 points including 12-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 29 points including 11-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Troy Hudson (Min) had 18 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Brian Cook (LAL) had 19 points and 8 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Smush Parker (LAL) had 22 points on 9-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. GS 107, Cha 100 at GS Troy Murphy (GS) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Baron Davis (GS) had 21 points including 6-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 19 points on 4-13 FG and 11-14 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Brevin Knight (Cha) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. GS shot 25-33 FT and Cha shot 43-52 FT. Sea 115, Cle 108 at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Ray Allen (Sea) had 21 points including 8-22 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Ronald Murray (Sea) had 24 points on 7-11 FG and 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points and 8 assists. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 21 points including 10-13 FT, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers.