News from December 27. The NBA fined Jason Kidd (NJ) $20,000 for criticizing the refs following Tuesday's Det-NJ game. Cleveland activated Shannon Brown and placed Scot Pollard on IL. Atlanta activated Josh Childress and Speedy Claxton and placed Tyronn Lue (groin injury) and Esteban Batista on IL. Minnesota activated Bracey Wright and placed Eddie Griffin on IL. Toronto activated Uros Slokar and placed Morris Peterson on IL sore right hamstring. Orlando activated Keith Bogans and Hedo Turkoglu and placed Travis Diener and J.J. Redick on IL. Milwaukee activated Chris McCray and placed Steve Blake on IL with a sprained back. Sacramento activated Ron Artest and placed Shareef Abdur-Rahim on IL with the flu. Boston activated Kendrick Perkins and placed Delonte West on IL with back spasms. Hou 96, NJ 71 at NJ Shane Battier (Hou) had 23 points including 7-12 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 17 points including 4-16 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (NJ) had 12 points including 4-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 11 points including 2-9 FG, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Hou shot 44.6% (33-74) FG and NJ shot 32.9% (24-73) FG. Hou out-rebounded NJ 54-32 including 14-8 offensive. Chi 109, Mia 103 at Chi Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 16 points on 7-11 FG. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 40 points on 11-17 FG and 17-19 FT, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dorell Wright (Mia) had 17 points including 5-10 FT and 14 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mia) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 7-10 3-pointers. Sac 101, Phi 76 at Sac Brad Miller (Sac) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 16 points. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 6 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 12 points including 3-4 FG and 8 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 14 points including 5-19 FG and 5 assists. NY 151, Det 145 3OT at NY Channning Frye (NY) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Eddy Curry (NY) had 33 points on 11-15 FG and 11-15 FT and 7 rebounds in 54 minutes. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 29 points including 11-12 FT, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers in 53 minutes. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 41 points on 13-23 FG and 12-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists in 51 minutes. Nazr Mohammed (Det) had 18 points and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 17 points on 3-13 FG and 9-11 FT and 10 assists in 51 minutes. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 51 points on 19-37 FG and 12-12 FT in 55 minutes. NY shot 56.3% (49-87) FG and Det shot 43.9% (54-123) FG. NY shot 48-63 FT and Det shot 30-36 FT. Nate Robinson (NY, suspended) and Mardy Collins (NY, suspended) did not play. Por 100, NO 85 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 15 points including 4-11 FG. Jarrett Jack (Por) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Desmond Mason (NO) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Jannero Pargo (NO) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (NO, sprained right ankle) did not play. LAC 100, Bos 77 at LAC Tim Thomas (LAC) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 25 points including 11-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 11 points including 7-11 FT and 11 rebounds. Gerald Green (Bos) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Sebastian Telfair (Bos) had 18 points including 6-17 FG. LAC shot 50.7% (36-71) FG and Bos shot 31.9% (23-72) FG. LAL 106, Orl 93 at Orl Kwame Brown (LAL) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points on 8-22 FG and 11-12 FT and 7 assists. Smush Parker (LAL) had 20 points and 3 steals. Grant Hill (Orl) had 20 points including 10-14 FT. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 15 points and 7 assists. Was 114, Cha 107 at Cha Caron Butler (Was) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 39 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 14-16 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 40 points on 15-27 FG and 10-11 FT, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, 4 blocks, and 6 steals. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 22 points including 7-10 FG, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Was shot 52.9% (36-68) FG and Cha shot 42.9% (39-91) FG. Cle 89, Atl 76 at Atl LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points and 9 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 17 points including 5-14 FG, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Speedy Claxton (Atl) had 11 points including 4-13 FG, 7 assists, and 8 steals. Mil 112, Mem 96 at Mem Michael Redd (Mil) had 20 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 20 points on 10-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 18 points and 6 assists. Ruben Patterson (Mil) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Miller (Mem) had 18 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 29 points including 12-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Tor 100, Min 97 at Tor Anthony Parker (Tor) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 28 points including 12-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 13 points. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 24 points including 10-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike James (Min) had 20 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals.