News from December 20. The Phoenix @ Denver game was postponed due to a blizzard hitting the Denver area. The new date for the game has not been announced. Dallas activated Anthony Johnson and placed Jose Juan Barea on IL. Philadelphia placed Steven Hunter on IL with tendinitis in his right knee. Boston activated Michael Olowokandi and placed Kendrick Perkins on IL. Charlotte activated Walter Herrman and placed Sean May on IL with a sprained right ankle. Milwaukee activated Maurice Williams and Charlie Villanueva and placed Lynn Greer and Chris McCray on IL. Minnesota activated Mark Madsen and placed Bracey Wright on IL. New Jersey activated Josh Boone and placed Mile Ilic on IL. Portland activated Brandon Roy and placed Dan Dickau on IL. The LA Clippers activated Sam Cassell and placed Tim Thomas on IL with a bruised left elbow. Dal 103, Sea 95 at Sea Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 16 rebounds including 9 offensive. Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points and 6 assists. Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Sea) had 21 points and 9 assists. Earl Watson (Sea) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Dal shot 29-34 FT and Sea shot 7-10 FT. GS 96, Bos 95 at Bos Baron Davis (GS) had 31 points including 11-16 FG, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mickael Pietrus (GS) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 12 points, 9 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tony Allen (Bos) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Wally Szczerbiak (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. Ind 101, Phi 93 at Phi Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 34 points including 13-21 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 25 points including 9-15 FG. Danny Granger (Ind) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points including 6-18 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Kyle Korver (Phi) had 20 points. Andre Miller (Phi, trade) and Joe Smith (Phi, trade) did not play. Mil 121, Mia 95 at Mil Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 17 points including 6-7 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Michael Redd (Mil) had 28 points including 9-16 FG. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points and 8 assists. Dorell Wright (Mia) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. SA 105, Mem 98 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points on 8-8 FG and 5-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 10 assists. Michael Finley (SA) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Mike Miller (Mem) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 16 points. NJ 113, Cle 111 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 18 points including 8-10 FG. Vince Carter (NJ) had 38 points on 10-18 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 14-18 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 37 points including 16-21 FT and 8 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 18 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. NJ shot 57.4% (39-68) FG and Cle shot 42.2% (35-83) FG. LAL 111, Min 94 at Min Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 6 assists. Vladimir Radmanovic (LAL) had 17 points. Maurice Evans (LAL) had 15 points including 7-9 FG. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ricky Davis (Min) had 22 points including 9-16 FG. LAL out-scored Min 34-7 in the 4th quarter. Tor 98, LAC 96 at LAC T.J. Ford (Tor) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and the game winning jumper at the buzzer and 9 assists. Fred Jones (Tor) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8-11 FT. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 13 points including 3-12 FG and 7 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 20 points including 8-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jorge Garbajosa (Tor, strained right calf) did not play. Uta 112, Atl 106 at Atl Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 30 points including 11-17 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derek Fisher (Uta) had 18 points including 6-8 FG. Deron Williams (Uta) had 13 points, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points including 9-16 FG, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 27 points including 8-13 FT and 5 assists. Orl 86, NO 83 at Orl Grant Hill (Orl) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 13 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Orl) had 14 points. Chris Paul (NO) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Desmond Mason (NO) had 14 points on 3-12 FG and 8-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Bobby Jackson (NO, cracked rib) did not play. Por 89, Hou 87 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Por) had 13 points and 6 assists. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 12 points and 4 blocks. Yao Ming (Hou) had 34 points on 12-21 FG and 10-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 20 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. NY 111, Cha 109 2OT at NY Channing Frye (NY) had 30 points and 6 rebounds in 50 minutes. David Lee (NY) had 10 points including the game winning tap in at the buzzer, 19 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Eddy Curry (NY) had 29 points on 11-15 FG and 7-12 FT and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Primoz Brezec (Cha) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. NY shot 23-34 FT and Cha shot 13-15 FT. Jared Jeffries (NY, suspended), Mardy Collins (NY, suspended), and Nate Robinson (NY, suspended) did not play.