News from January 11. In a rarity, the NBA upheld Miami's protest of the December 19 game at Atlanta. Atlanta led 114-111 with 51.9 seconds left in overtime when the scoring table ruled that Shaquille O'Neal (MIA) had collected his 6th foul and, thus, was disqualified when it was actually only O'Neal's 5th foul. Atlanta went on to win the game 117-111. That game is now invalid (with Atlanta losing a win and Miami losing a loss in the current standings) and the game will be replayed starting with 51.9 seconds left and the score 114-111 Atlanta on March 8 prior to the scheduled Miami at Atlanta game (the replay game will occur and then the teams will play a full game). The Hawks were also fined $50,000 for the mistake. It was the first time since December 1982 that the NBA upheld a protest. The NBA suspended David Harrison (Ind) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug program. Chicago suspended Joakim Noah for 1 game for internal disciplinary reasons. Chicago activated Demetris Nicholas and placed Noah on IL. Troy Hudson (GS) underwent surgery on his left hip to repair a torn labrum. He is expected to miss the rest of the season. Denver activated Steven Hunter and placed Chucky Atkins on IL. Atkins underwent surgery to repair a strained right groin and is expected to be out at least 8 weeks. Memphis activated Casey Jacobsen and placed Andre Brown on IL. Golden State activated Patrick O'Bryant and placed Marco Belinelli on IL. Minnesota activated Michael Doleac and placed Mark Madsen on IL. Houston activated Kirk Snyder and placed Bonzi Wells on IL with a strained left shoulder. New Orleans activated Rasual Butler and placed Julian Wright on IL. Boston activated Ray Allen and placed Gabe Pruitt on IL. Toronto activated Darrick Martin and placed Maceo Baston on IL. Dal 90, Sea 70 at Sea Josh Howard (Dal) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points including 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 11 points and 4 steals. Nick Collison (Sea) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Sea) had 17 points on 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Chris Wilcox (Sea, dislocated right pinkie finger) did not play. Bos 86, NJ 77 at NJ Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ray Allen (Bos) had 16 points. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 17 points. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 11 points including 4-15 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bos out-scored NJ 23-9 in the 4th quarter. Tor 99, NY 90 at NY Jamario Moon (Tor) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 40 points including 12-15 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 27 points and 6 turnovers. Nate Robinson (NY) had 24 points. Cle 113, Cha 106 2OT at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points including 9-15 FT, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, 8 assists, 3 blocks, 4 steals, and 8 turnovers. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 16 points and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Richardson (Cha) had 19 points including 7-26 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 21 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Derek Anderson (Cha, right knee bruise) and Othella Harrington (Cha, left knee discomfort) did not play. Hou 113, Min 82 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 15 points including 6-8 FG. Luis Scola (Hou) had 22 points on 7-10 FG and 8-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carl Landry (Hou) had 15 points on a perfect 7-7 FG and 1-1 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Min) had 16 points including 7-9 FG. Hou out-rebounded Min 52-34 including 13-7 offensive. Was 102, Atl 98 at Atl Caron Butler (Was) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 22 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 35 points on 15-26 FG and 4-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 8 points and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 23 points and 9 assists. Oleksiy Pecherov (Was, fractured ankle) did not play. Chi 100, Phi 97 at Phi Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 27 points including 11-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Joe Smith (Chi) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 25 points including 7-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 21 points and 20 rebounds including 9 offensive. Andre Miller (Phi) had 20 points. Den 113, Orl 103 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 32 points including 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Anthony Carter (Den) had 21 points including 9-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Allen Iverson (Den) had 21 points including 8-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nene (Den, personal reasons) did not play. NO 114, Mia 88 at NO Tyson Chandler (NO) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points on a perfect 7-7 FG and 2-2 3-pointers, 16 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bobby Jackson (NO) had 25 points on a perfect 9-9 FG and 7-7 3-pointers. Mark Blount (Mia) had 27 points including 13-16 FG. Jason Williams (Mia) had 12 points and 6 assists. NO shot 61% (47-77) FG and Mia shot 47.4% (37-78) FG. GS 116, Mem 104 at GS Stephen Jackson (GS) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 5 turnovers. Al Harrington (GS) had 19 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Baron Davis (GS) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 19 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 27 points including 12-15 FG and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 43 points on 17-25 FG and 9-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Juan Carlos Navarro (Me) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. GS shot 6-8 FT and Mem shot 18-27 FT. LAL 110, Mil 105 at LAL Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 25 points including 10-13 FG, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 37 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 13 points. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 28 points and 6 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 22 points including 10-17 FG. LAL shot 24-36 FT and Mil shot 15-18 FT. Sasha Vujacic (LAL, back spasms) did not play.