News from December 31.

Houston activated Rafer Alston and placed Derek Anderson on IL with a
strained right calf.

Golden State activated Chris Taft and placed Adonal Foyle on IL with back
spasms.

San Antonio activated Sean Marks and placed Nick Van Exel on IL.

Memphis activated Lawrence Roberts and Anthony Roberson and placed Damon
Stoudamire (torn patellar tendon) and Mike Miller (sprained left ankle) on
IL.

Seattle activated Johan Petro and placed Mikki Moore on IL.


Dal 95, NO 90  at Oklahoma City
Josh Howard (Dal) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points including 7-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points.
David West (NO) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Cle 97, Det 84  at Cle
LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5
turnovers.
Drew Gooden (Cle) had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 18 points including 5-16 FG and 11 rebounds
including 6 offensive.
Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 21 points.
Ben Wallace (Det) had 11 points, 18 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 4
blocks.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 21 points.

SA 98, Den 88  at Den
Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Michael Finley (SA) had 14 points and 5 assists.
Manu Ginobili (SA) had 20 points including 7-10 FT, 8 assists, and 4
steals.
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points on 8-22 FG and 9-13 FT and 8 rebounds
including 6 offensive.
Andre Miller (Den) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 5 assists, and 5
turnovers.

Pho 107, Chi 98 OT  at Chi
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 28 points including 13-22 FG and 16 rebounds
including 6 offensive.
Raja Bell (Pho) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 25 points and 3 steals in 50 minutes.
Luol Deng (Chi) had 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Pho shot 18-21 FT and Chi shot 8-11 FT.
Leandro Barbosa (Pho, left knee injury) did not play.

Mem 100, Sea 96  at Sea
Shane Battier (Mem) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-7 3-pointers.
Pau Gasol (Mem) had 22 points on 6-8 FG and 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8
assists.
Eddie Jones (Mem) had 17 points including 5-14 FG.
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Ray Allen (Sea) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 4-9 3-pointers.
Danny Fortson (Sea, suspended) did not play.

GS 94, Hou 89  at Hou
Troy Murphy (GS) had 12 points including 3-12 FG and 7 rebounds.
Jason Richardson (GS) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Baron Davis (GS) had 23 points including 8-22 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 5
rebounds, and 7 assists.
Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 32 points on 10-28 FG and 10-15 FT and 10
rebounds.
Stromile Swift (Hou) had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Jon Barry (Hou, calf injury) did not play.

Bos 111, LAC 92  at LAC
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Ricky Davis (Bos) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Marcus Banks (Bos) had 14 points.
Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 4-8 3-pointers.
Sam Cassell (LAC) had 24 points.
Bos shot 56.6% (47-83) FG and LAC shot 46.3% (37-80) FG.

Uta 108, Phi 102  at Uta
Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks,
and 6 turnovers.
Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 21 points including 6-17 FG and 13 rebounds.
Gordan Giricek (Uta) had 23 points.
Chris Webber (Phi) had 21 points and 8 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 37 points including 13-18 FT and 4 steals.