News from December 29. TRADE: Philadelphia traded Kyle Korver to Utah for Gordan Giricek and a future 1st round draft pick. The pick has various protections on it and Philadelphia may receive it sometime between 2009 and 2016 (depending when it falls outside the protections). San Antonio signed DerMarr Johnson and released Marcus Williams. Utah placed Kyrylo Fesenko on IL. Cleveland activated Dwayne Jones and placed Shannon Brown on IL. Indiana activated Stephen Graham and placed Jamaal Tinsley on IL with a hamstring injury. Orlando activated Brian Cook and placed Jameer Nelson on IL with a strained back. Stats Leaders Points LeBron James (Cle) 28.8 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.3 Allen Iverson (Den) 26.8 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 15.3 Marcus Camby (Den) 14.2 Chris Kaman (LAC) 14.0 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 12.3 Jason Kidd (NJ) 10.6 Chris Paul (NO) 10.0 Dal 97, Atl 84 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Harris (Dal) had 19 points including 10-12 FT and 3 steals. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 5 assists. Det 98, Ind 92 at Ind Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 10 points including 4-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 24 points including 9-15 FG. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. NJ 97, Mil 95 at Mil Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 19 points. Vince Carter (NJ) had 23 points and 7 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, and 6 turnovers. Michael Redd (Mil) had 35 points including 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Orl 104, Cha 95 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 28 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 15 points including 5-12 FT, 21 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Carlos Arroyo (Orl) had 16 points and 6 assists. Jason Richardson (Cha) had 34 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Othella Harrington (Cha, sore left knee) did not play. Bos 104, Uta 98 at Uta Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points on 6-17 FG and 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 23 points on 9-15 FG. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 19 points including 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 22 points including 9-13 FG, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, strained right biceps tendon) did not play. Hou 91, Tor 79 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Bonzi Wells (Hou) had 13 points including 4-17 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 18 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 19 points including 7-20 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 11 points and 10 assists. Was 96, Mia 74 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 18 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ricky Davis (Mia) had 22 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 12 points, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Was shot 52.2% (36-69) FG and Mia shot 39.4% (28-71) FG. Antonio Daniels (Was, sprained right knee), Oleksiy Pecherov (Was, fractured right ankle), Shaquille O'Neal (Mia, left hip bursitis), and Jason Williams (Mia, left knee inflammation) did not play. NO 86, Cle 76 at NO David West (NO) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 11 points including 4-4 FG and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 20 points on 6-18 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 steals. LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points including 8-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. NO shot 17-22 FT and Cle shot 7-11 FT. Melvin Ely (NO, fractured eye socket) did not play. Sea 109, Min 90 at Sea Jeff Green (Sea) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Sea) had 18 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Sebastian Telfair (Min) had 12 points and 6 assists. Sea shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Min shot 39.4% (37-94) FG. Luke Ridnour (Sea, sore left quad) did not play.