News from December 23.

New Jersey signed Billy Thomas.

Seattle assigned Mouhamed Sene to the NBADL.

Cleveland assistant coach Hank Egan underwent heart bypass surgery.

Cleveland activated Shannon Brown and placed Dwayne Jones on IL.

Golden State activated Patrick O'Bryant and placed Austin Croshere on IL
with a back injury.


Bos 103, Orl 91  at Bos
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 12 rebounds, 5
assists, and 3 blocks.
Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 23 points including 8-10 FG, 6 assists, and 4
steals.
Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers.
Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 23 points on 9-15 FG and 5-16 FT, 14 rebounds, and
5 turnovers.

Den 106, Sac 105  at Sac
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 30 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Marcus Camby (Den) had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Allen Iverson (Den) had 21 points including 6-21 FG, 6 assists, and 3
steals.
Linas Kleiza (Den) had 12 points including the game winning jumper at the
buzzer and 9 rebounds.
Ron Artest (Sac) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 9 rebounds, 8 assists,
and 4 steals.
Brad Miller (Sac) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Kevin Martin (Sac, strained right groin) did not play.

LAL 95, NY 90  at NY
Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 39 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists.  Bryant
became the 31st NBA player to scored 20,000 career points.
Jamal Crawford (NY) had 31 points including 7-10 FT.
Nate Robinson (NY) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 9 rebounds.
Luke Walton (LAL, sprained right ankle) did not play.

GS 105, Cle 96  at Cle
Stephen Jackson (GS) had 29 points and 5 rebounds.
Baron Davis (GS) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals.
Monta Ellis (GS) had 19 points including 7-11 FG.
LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points including 9-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8
assists.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 20 points.
GS shot 52.1% (38-73) FG and Cle shot 41.1% (37-90) FG.

Det 94, Hou 82  at Det
Antonio McDyess (Det) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 17 points and 6 assists.
Yao Ming (Hou) had 12 points including 4-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7
turnovers.
Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds.