News from January 12. Cleveland activated Ira Newble and placed Shannon Brown on IL. Cedric Simmons was recalled from the NBADL and Brown was assigned to the NBADL. Dallas activated J.J. Barea and placed Josh Howard (personal reasons) on IL. Indiana activated Jermaine O'Neal and placed Ike Diogu on IL. Minnesota activated Mark Madsen and placed Chris Richard. Boston activated Gabe Pruitt and placed Rajon Rondo on IL with a sore lower back. Detroit activated Amir Johnson and placed Lindsey Hunter on IL. Stats Leaders Points LeBron James (Cle) 29.1 Allen Iverson (Den) 26.9 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.7 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 15.2 Marcus Camby (Den) 13.9 Chris Kaman (LAC) 13.8 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.9 Jason Kidd (NJ) 10.7 Chris Paul (NO) 10.4 Dal 95, LAC 94 at LAC Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Brandon Bass (Dal) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 20 points including 10-14 FT and 7 rebounds. Tim Thomas (LAC) had 21 points including 10-17 FG and 6 assists. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 20 points and 6 assists. Was 85, Bos 78 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 16 points including 5-17 FG, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 10 points including 4-15 FG, 16 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 3 steals. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Oleksiy Pecherov (Was, fractured ankle) did not play. Det 103, Cha 100 OT at Cha Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 22 points on 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 26 points including 9-25 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 27 points including 10-17 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 26 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 9-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jason Richardson (Cha) had 20 points and 8 assists in 51 minutes. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 19 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Derek Anderson (Cha, bruised right knee), Raymond Felton (Cha, sprained right ankle), Othella Harrington (Cha, sore left knee), and Jeff McInnis (Cha, strained right quad) did not play. SA 105, Min 88 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points including 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 24 points. SA shot 22-35 FT and Min shot 12-13 FT. Uta 119, Orl 115 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 16 points including 6-7 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 29 points including 10-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 17 points and 11 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29 points including 17-24 FT and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Pho 122, Mil 114 at Pho Boris Diaw (Pho) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 31 points on 12-16 FG and 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 35 points including 13-17 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 29 points including 14-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Charlie Bell (Mil) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 7 assists. Pho shot 21-25 FT and Mil shot 7-11 FT. Grant Hill (Pho, appendectomy) did not play. Ind 111, Sac 105 at Sac Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 12 points on 2-8 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Travis Diener (Ind) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Brad Miller (Sac) had 14 points including 5-15 FG, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 25 points on 7-9 FG and 10-10 FT. David Harrison (Ind, suspended) and Ron Artest (Sac, right elbow surgery) did not play. On the lighter side: Flip Saunders (Det coach) on Richard Hamilton shooting 2-9 3-pointers: "I thought he was at the state fair or something trying to win a stuffed animal."