News from December 18.

Portland retired Bob Gross' #30.  Portland had also retired #30 for Terry
Porter on Tuesday.

Memphis reached a buyout agreement and released Antoine Walker.

Golden State moved Monta Ellis from the suspended list to the inactive
list and released Richard Hendrix.

Orlando activated Dwight Howard and placed Jeremy Richardson on IL.


Orl 90, SA 78  at Orl
Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 14 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 24 points including 11-18 FG and 7 assists.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points and 9 rebounds.
Manu Ginobili (SA) had 10 points including 4-12 FG and 8 rebounds.
Fabricio Oberto (SA, sore foot) did not play.

Por 124, Pho 119  at Por
Brandon Roy (Por) had 52 points on 14-27 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 19-21 FT,
5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Steve Blake (Por) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 10 assists, and
4 steals.
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 23 points including 11-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8
assists.
Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds.
Matt Barnes (Pho) had 22 points including 7-8 FG and 5-6 3-pointers.


Schedule for Friday, December 19  (All times Central)
  LA Clippers @ Indiana         6:00 pm
  Philadelphia @ Washington     6:00 pm
  Golden State @ Atlanta        6:30 pm
  Chicago @ Boston              6:30 pm
  Dallas @ New Jersey           6:30 pm
  Milwaukee @ New York          6:30 pm
  Utah @ Detroit                7:00 pm
  Charlotte @ Memphis           7:00 pm
  LA Lakers @ Miami             7:00 pm  ESPN
  Toronto @ Oklahoma City       7:00 pm
  Sacramento @ Houston          7:30 pm
  Cleveland @ Denver            9:30 pm  ESPN


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  Patricia Bender                       pbender@eskimo.com
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