News from December 27. Wally Szczerbiak (Cle) is expected to be out at least a week with a bruised right knee. Memphis placed Darko Milicic on IL. Milicic is expect to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a broken knuckle on his right ring finger. Detroit activated Alex Acker and placed Richard Hamilton (groin injury) on IL. Milwaukee activated Francisco Elson and placed Charlie Bell on IL. Houston activated Ron Artest and placed Tracy McGrady (sore left knee) on IL. Orlando activated Adonal Foyle and placed Brian Cook on IL. Oklahoma City activated Steven Hill and placed Johan Petro on IL. Stats Leaders Points Dwyane Wade (Mia) 28.9 LeBron James (Cle) 27.3 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.2 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.6 Marcus Camby (LAC) 12.3 Andris Biedrins (GS) 11.6 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.3 Deron Williams (Uta) 9.9 Jose Calderon (Tor) 8.7 Hou 120, Uta 115 2OT at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 26 points including 9-23 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Ron Artest (Hou) had 28 points including 11-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 20 points including 7-20 FG, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ronnie Brewer (Uta) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Hou shot 32-38 FT and Uta shot 12-18 FT. SA 106, Mem 103 2OT at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 32 points and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 20 points. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 13 points including 5-18 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 29 points. Det 87, Mil 76 at Mil Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Det) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Det 43% (34-79) FG and Mil shot 30.4% (24-79) FG. Orl 118, Min 94 at Min Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rashad McCants (Min) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 4 steals. Al Jefferson (Min) had 16 points including 7-21 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Orl shot 53.8% (43-80) FG and Min shot 41.2% (35-85) FG. Por 102, Tor 89 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Greg Oden (Por) had 16 points including 5-7 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por) had 32 points including 14-19 FG and 9 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 29 points including 11-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Tor) had 17 points and 3 blocks. NJ 114, Cha 103 OT at Cha Vince Carter (NJ) had 28 points including 10-12 FT and 6 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 26 points and 3 steals. Jarvis Hayes (NJ) had 14 points. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 32 points on 11-17 FG and 9-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 16 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. NJ out-scored Cha 18-7 in overtime. Atl 129, Chi 117 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 41 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 7 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 33 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 27 points including 12-19 FG and 7 assists. Luol Deng (Chi, sprained left ankle) and Drew Gooden (Chi) did not play. Was 104, OKC 95 at Was Dominic McGuire (Was) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 29 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andray Blatche (Was) had 19 points, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Jeff Green (OKC) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Caron Butler (Was, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, December 28 (All times Central) Denver @ New York 12:00 pm Dallas @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Miami @ Cleveland 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Boston @ Sacramento 8:00 pm Golden State @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html