News from December 30. Jason Richardson (GS) suffered a broken bone in his right hand. Early estimates are that Richardson will be out 6 to 8 weeks. Charlotte activated Sean May and placed Walter Herrmann on IL. Indiana activated Rawle Marshall and placed Shawne Williams on IL. Orlando activated J.J. Redick and Travis Diener and placed Keyon Dooling and Grant Hill (rest) on IL. Memphis activated Stromile Swift and placed Brian Cardinal on IL. Cleveland activated Anderson Varejao and placed Dwayne Jones on IL. Chicago activated Andre Barrett and placed Kirk Hinrich on IL with a strained groin. Milwaukee activated Steve Blake and placed Chris McCray on IL. Utah activated Matt Harpring and placed C.J. Miles on IL. Golden State activated Troy Murphy and placed Anthony Roberson on IL with a sprained left big toe. After the game, Golden State activated Roberson (still injured) and assigned Patrick O'Bryant to the NBADL. Sacramento activated Jason Hart and placed Kenny Thomas on IL with the flu. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (Den) 31.6 Allen Iverson (Den) 30.7 Gilbert Arenas (Was) 30.3 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 12.5 Chris Bosh (Tor) 12.2 Kevin Garnett (Min) 12.1 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.3 Jason Kidd (NJ) 9.2 Chris Paul (NO) 9.0 Andre Miller (Phi) 9.0 Dal 94, NO 80 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points. Jason Terry (Dal) had 25 points and 6 assists. Desmond Mason (NO) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Marc Jackson (NO) had 22 points including 10-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO, sprained ankle) did not play. Sac 119, GS 96 at Sac Kevin Martin (Sac) had 25 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 21 points and 6 assists. Quincy Douby (Sac) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Matt Barnes (GS) had 17 points including 4-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Ike Diogu (GS) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS, right shoulder contusion) did not play. Cha 113, Ind 102 at Ind Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Adam Morrison (Cha) had 30 points including 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 19 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 27 points including 11-14 FT, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Danny Granger (Ind) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Chi 103, Cle 96 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 32 points including 15-19 FG and 6 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 21 points and 7 assists. P.J. Brown (Chi) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points including 15-26 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Zydrunis Ilgauskas (Cle) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Orl 97, Mia 68 at Orl Tony Battie (Orl) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Orl) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Jason Kapono (Mia) had 15 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Dorell Wright (Mia) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Orl shot 44.6% (33-74) FG and Mia shot 34.3% (23-67) FG. Orl shot 27-33 FT and Mia shot 15-17 FT. Jason Williams (Mia, quadricep fatigue) did not play. NJ 100, Min 92 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mikki Moore (NJ) had 20 points including 9-9 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points including 5-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ricky Davis (Min) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Mil 119, Was 102 at Mil Charlie Bell (Mil) had 19 points. Michael Redd (Mil) had 28 points including 4-14 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Ruben Patterson (Mil) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Caron Butler (Was) had 29 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 19 points including 7-22 FG, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brendan Haywood (Was, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mem 110, Tor 104 at Mem Mike Miller (Mem) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 7-12 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Rasho Nesterovic (Tor) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 19 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Tor, sprained right ankle) did not play. Uta 96, Por 86 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 14 points and 3 blocks. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Por) had 34 points including 16-25 FG and 13 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 17 points.