News from December 29. The NBA suspended James Posey (Mia) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Luol Deng (Chi) during Wednesday's Mia-Chi game. Chris Paul (NO) is expected to be out at least 4 weeks with a sprained right ankle. San Antonio assigned James White to the NBADL. Memphis announced that Tony Barone Sr. will coach the team for the rest of the season. Brevin Knight underwent surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle. Chauncey Billups (Det) is expected to be out 10 days to 2 weeks with a strained right calf. Toronto activated Morris Peterson and placed Uros Slokar on IL. Cleveland activated Ira Newble and Dwayne Jones and placed Shannon Brown and Anderson Varejao (strained neck) on IL. Miami activated Robert Hite and placed Dwyane Wade on IL with a sprained right wrist. Indiana activated Jermaine O'Neal and placed Josh Powell on IL. Atlanta activated Esteban Batista and placed Lorenzen Wright on IL with a left calf injury. Philadelphia activated Steven Smith and placed Chris Webber on IL with a bruised right foot. Boston activated Delonte West and placed Michael Olowokandi on IL. Sacramento activated Shareef Abdur-Rahim and placed Jason Hart on IL. Ind 93, Det 92 at Det Al Harrington (Ind) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 14 points including 5-17 FG, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 22 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. NO 99, Den 89 at Oklahoma City Desmond Mason (NO) had 17 points. Rasual Butler (NO) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Devin Brown (NO) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Allen Iverson (Den) had 21 points on 6-22 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 turnovers. Earl Boykins (Den) had 26 points. Chris Paul (NO, sprained right ankle), Carmelo Anthony (Den, suspended), J.R. Smith (Den, suspended), Marcus Camby (Den, fractured finger), and Nene (Den, right knee injury) did not play. NJ 91, Mia 81 at Mia Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dorell Wright (Mia) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 4 steals. Jason Williams (Mia) had 17 points. James Posey (Mia, suspended) did not play. Hou 94, Atl 68 at Hou Juwan Howard (Hou) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 31 points on 13-18 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 1-6 FT. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 12 points including 4-15 FG. Sheldon Williams (Atl) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Josh Childress (Atl) had 15 points. Hou shot 50.7% (36-71) FG and Atl shot 34.7% (25-72) FG. Bonzi Wells (Hou, sore lower back) did not play. Cle 109, Mil 99 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 8-13 FT and 5 assists. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 26 points including 10-17 FG. Donyell Marshall (Cle) had 29 points on 11-15 FG and 7-10 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Redd (Mil) had 24 points on 5-16 FG and 14-14 FT. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ruben Patterson (Mil) had 17 points including 5-10 FT and 10 rebounds including 8 offensive. Chi 107, Tor 97 at Tor Luol Deng (Chi) had 25 points including 11-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 16 points. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 22 points and 6 assists. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chi shot 59.7% (43-72) FG and Tor shot 40.7% (35-86) FG. Was 112, Orl 111 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 20 points and 6 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 25 points including 10-5 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 36 points including 13-14 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 20 points including 5-6 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Keyon Dooling (Orl) had 20 points on 9-13 FG. Cha 133, LAL 124 3OT at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 28 points and 8 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 22 points including 10-15 FG, 25 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks in 51 minutes. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 22 points including 7-24 FG and 15 assists in 57 minutes. Matt Carroll (Cha) had 27 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Luke Walton (LAL) had 14 points, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Kwame Brown (LAL) had 11 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 58 points on 22-45 FG, 4-11 3-pointers, and 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds in 54 minutes. Cha out-scored LAL 13-4 in the 3rd overtime. Pho 108, NY 86 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Raja Bell (Pho) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Steve Nash (Pho) had 20 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Eddy Curry (NY) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 21 points. Pho shot 49.4% (43-87) FG and NY shot 37.4% (34-91) FG. Pho shot 10-11 FT and NY shot 15-21 FT. Nate Robinson (NY, suspended) and Mardy Collins (NY, suspended) did not play. Min 101, Sea 82 at Min Mark Blount (Min) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Min) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Randy Foye (Min) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ray Allen (Sea) had 14 points including 4-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Johan Petro (Sea) had 12 points. Min shot 50% (41-82) FG and Sea shot 35.2% (31-88) FG. GS 110, Bos 100 at GS Mickael Pietrus (GS) had 26 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 20 points including 9-12 FG, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Baron Davis (GS) had 27 points including 9-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tony Allen (Bos) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Bos) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Monta Ellis (GS, right shoulder contusion) and Anthony Roberson (GS, sprained left big toe) did not play. LAC 102, Sac 93 at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Sac) had 26 points. Brad Miller (Sac) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phi 98, Por 95 at Por Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 32 points including 10-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Andre Miller (Phi) had 25 points including 7-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kyle Korver (Phi) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Brandon Roy (Por) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Por) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Phi shot 23-35 FT and Por shot 13-19 FT.