News from December 9 Philadelphia signed Matt Barnes. Toronto named Gene Keady as an assistant coach. Chicago retired Scottie Pippin's #33. Denver activated Francisco Elson and placed Kenyon Martin on IL with left knee tendinitis. Miami activated Dorell Wright and Earl Barron and placed Shandon Anderson and Jason Williams (right knee tendinitis) on IL. Charlotte activated Kareem Rush and placed Primoz Brezec on IL with flu-like symptoms. Memphis activated Antonio Burks and placed Anthony Roberson on IL. Chicago activated Kirk Hinrich and placed Ben Gordon on IL with a sprained right knee. Seattle activated Johan Petro and placed Robert Swift on IL. Utah activated C.J. Miles and placed Gordan Giricek on IL. Phoenix activated Leandro Barbosa and placed Brian Grant on IL with knee surgery. Portland activated Ha Seung-Jin and placed Theo Ratliff on IL with a sore left foot. Dal 90, Mem 83 at Mem Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 35 points and 9 rebounds. Marquis Daniels (Dal) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Devin Harris (Dal) had 10 points including 4-14 FG and 8 assists. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Mike Miller (Mem) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal, strained right hamstring) did not play. Det 106, GS 103 at GS Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 22 points and 6 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 29 points including 9-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Richardson (GS) had 36 points including 15-26 FG and 6 rebounds. Baron Davis (GS) had 14 points including 5-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. SA 101, Bos 89 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 14 points and 4 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 19 points and 7 assists. Mark Blount (Bos) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Den 100, Mia 92 at Mia Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 40 points including 13-14 FT. Marcus Camby (Den) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Greg Buckner (Den) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 37 points including 17-21 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Antoine Walker (Mia) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phi 119, Cha 115 at Phi Kyle Korver (Phi) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points including 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 steals. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 43 points including 12-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Melvin Ely (Cha) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. NJ 109, Cle 100 at Cle Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 18 points including 8-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 38 points including 15-21 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 10-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. NJ shot 55.6% (40-72) FG and Cle shot 43% (34-79) FG. LAL 93, Chi 80 at Chi Lamar Odom (LAL) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Brian Cook (LAL) had 16 points on 8-11 FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Michael Sweetney (Chi) had 22 points including 9-16 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 7 assists. Pho 85, NY 81 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 14 points including 6-18 FG, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Raja Bell (Pho) had 17 points. Steve Nash (Pho) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9 assists. Eddy Curry (NY) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Pho shot 7-8 FT and NY shot 10-15 FT. Sea 106, Uta 90 at Uta Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 26 points including 10-16 FG, 3 blocks, and 7 steals. Reggie Evans (Sea) had 5 points including 1-4 FG and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Luke Ridnour (Sea) had 16 points on 7-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Sea) had 19 points including 6-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 16 points. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 17 points including 8-15 FT, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Por 98, NO 95 OT at Por Viktor Khryapa (Por) had 16 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joel Przybilla (Por) had 11 points and 19 rebounds including 5 offensive. Juan Dixon (Por) had 28 points on 13-22 FG. Chris Paul (NO) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Speedy Claxton (NO) had 27 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals.