News from January 9. Grant Hill (Pho) underwent an appendectomy and is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks. Portland activated Taurean Green and assigned Josh McRoberts to the NBADL. Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and Erick Dampier and placed J.J. Barea and Maurice Ager on IL. Golden State placed Patrick O'Bryant on IL. Indiana activated Travis Diener and placed Jermaine O'Neal on IL with a sore left knee. New Orleans activated Melvin Ely and placed Rasual Butler on IL. Boston activated Gabe Pruitt and placed Ray Allen on IL with a pinched nerve in his neck. Atlanta activated Solomon Jones and placed Zaza Pachulia on IL with a sore toe. Dal 102, Det 86 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Devin Harris (Dal) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. Jason Terry (Dal) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 16 points. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points. Dal shot 56.8% (42-74) FG and Det shot 40.5% (34-84) FG. Mil 98, Mia 92 at Mil Bobby Simmons (Mil) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 17 points including 7-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 35 points including 12-12 FT and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 34 points including 12-13 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jason Williams (Mia) had 23 points and 3 steals. Michael Redd (Mil, left quad contusion) did not play. Cha 95, Bos 83 at Bos Jason Richardson (Cha) had 34 points including 14-22 FG and 9 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 16 points and 8 assists. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 13 points including 4-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 24 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Derek Anderson (Cha, injured right knee), Othella Harrington (Cha, left knee pain), and Glen Davis (Bos, sore right knee) did not play. Atl 90, Cle 81 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points. Al Horford (Atl) had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 29 points including 11-14 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points including 13-22 FG, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. LAL 109, NO 80 at NO Luke Walton (LAL) had 14 points. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 17 points including 8-10 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. David West (NO) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 32 points and 5 assists. LAL shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and NO shot 36.9% (31-84) FG. Sasha Vujacic (LAL, sprained left ankle and back spasms) did not play. NJ 99, Sea 88 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 28 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nick Collison (Sea) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Johan Petro (Sea) had 22 points including 10-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Wilcox (Sea, dislocated right little finger) did not play. Pho 129, Ind 122 OT at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 25 points including 11-14 FT and 11 rebounds. Raja Bell (Pho) had 27 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 27 points including 10-12 FT and 5 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 19 points including 8-26 FG and 0-7 3-pointers and 11 assists. Shawne Williams (Ind) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Pho shot 33-42 FT and Ind shot 12-17 FT. Grant Hill (Pho, appendectomy) did not play. Orl 113, LAC 106 at LAC Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 28 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 17 points, 17 rebounds, and 4 steals. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 27 points including 12-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tim Thomas (LAC) had 20 points and 5 assists. Tor 109, Phi 96 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points including 8-10 FG and 3 blocks. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Andre Miller (Phi) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Willie Green (Phi) had 18 points. Tor shot 55.1% (43-78) FG and Phi shot 43.7% (38-87) FG. Hou 101, NY 92 at NY Yao Ming (Hou) had 36 points including 14-21 FG and 11 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 21 points. Por 109, GS 91 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Steve Blake (Por) had 24 points including 8-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. James Jones (Por) had 16 points. Mickael Pietrus (GS) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Matt Barnes (GS) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.