News from December 19. Denver released Jelani McCoy. Indiana released Courtney Sims. Washington signed Mike Wilks. Theo Ratliff (Min) underwent surgery on his right knee. He is expected to be out at least 6 weeks. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) suffered a torn patellar tendon in his right knee during Wednesday's Mia-Atl game. Houston activated Rafer Alston and placed Steve Francis on IL with the flu. Milwaukee activated Michael Ruffin and placed Charlie Villanueva on IL with a sprained right ankle. Cleveland activated Dwayne Jones and placed Shannon Brown on IL. Chicago activated Viktor Khryapa and placed Ben Wallace on IL with a sore left foot. Boston activated Ray Allen and placed Gabe Pruitt on IL. Miami activated Earl Barron and placed Jason Williams on IL with a hyperextended left knee. Indiana activated Travis Diener and placed Jamaal Tinsley on IL with a left thigh bruise. Dal 108, Pho 105 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 23 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points including 9-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Devin Harris (Dal) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 23 points including 10-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 18 assists, and 5 turnovers. Det 87, Bos 85 at Bos Antonio McDyess (Det) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 28 points including 10-11 FT and the game winning free throws with .1 seconds left and 8 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 26 points on 9-15 FG and 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. It was Bos's first home loss of the season, the last team without a home loss. Mem 88, SA 85 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points including the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mike Miller (Mem) had 31 points including 12-18 FG and 5-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Juan Carlos Navarro (Mem) had 10 points on 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Manu Giniobili (SA) had 20 points including 7-21 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mem shot 12-15 FT and SA shot 7-9 FT. Tony Parker (SA, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 107, Sea 93 at Sea David West (NO) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Chris Paul (NO) had 21 points, 15 assists, and 4 steals. Morris Peterson (NO) had 25 points on 9-14 FG and 7-10 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (Sea) had 18 points and 5 assists. Nick Collison (Sea) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. NO shot 3-5 FT and Sea shot 16-19 FT. Melvin Ely (NO, fractured left eye socket) and Peja Stojakovic (NO, strained left groin) did not play. Atl 117, Mia 111 OT at Atl [Protested game, result discarded. Game to be replayed March 8 starting with Atlanta leading 114-111 in overtime with 51.9 seconds left and Miami having the ball.] [Last 51.9 seconds replayed 3/8 with the same result - neither team scored during the replay time.] Marvin Williams (Atl) had 26 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers in 50 minutes. Anthony Johnson (Atl) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 9 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 26 points including 0-7 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 3 steals in 53 minutes. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 36 points including 20-22 FT, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Orl 97, Hou 92 at Hou Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 13 points including 4-15 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Keith Bogans (Orl) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 19 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bonzi Wells (Hou) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Chi 95, Was 84 at Was Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Aaron Gray (Chi) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Caron Butler (Was) had 29 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Cha 98, Uta 92 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 26 points including 13-16 FT and 3 steals. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Richardson (Cha) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 21 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 20 points and 5 assists. Othella Harrington (Cha, left knee) and Matt Harpring (Uta, gastric distress) did not play. Ind 102, Phi 85 at Ind Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 19 points and 5 assists. Marquis Daniels (Ind) had 26 points including 11-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points on 3-12 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 15 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Ind shot 45.7% (43-94) FG and Phi shot 34.6% (27-78) FG. Ind shot 7-9 FT and Phi shot 28-33 FT. NY 108, Cle 90 at NY Quentin Richardson (NY) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 21 points and 6 assists. David Lee (NY) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 11 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 2-21 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals. NY shot 56.2% (41-73) FG and Cle shot 43.8% (35-80) FG. Por 101, Tor 96 at Por Martell Webster (Por) had 15 points including 4-5 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 19 points on 9-16 FG and 9 assists. Por shot 13-17 FT and Tor shot 8-10 FT. GS 111, Min 98 at Min Al Harrington (GS) had 25 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 20 points. Monta Ellis (GS) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Baron Davis (GS) had 18 points and 10 assists. Al Jefferson (Min) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 14 rebounds. Rashad McCants (Min) had 23 points including 9-16 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Gerald Green (Min) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Marko Jaric (Min, flu) and Antoine Walker (Min, sprained ankle) did not play. Sac 102, Mil 89 at Mil Ron Artest (Sac) had 26 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. John Salmons (Sac) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 24 points on 9-13 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Michael Redd (Mil) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 8-11 FT. Kevin Martin (Sac, strained right groin) did not play.