News from December 30. New Jersey elected not to match Oklahoma City's 3 year, $15.8 million offer to restricted free agent Nenad Krstic, thus Krstic is now a member of the Thunder. Oklahoma City released Steven Hill. Houston signed Dikembe Mutombo. Carlos Boozer (Uta) is expected to underto arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Oklahoma City named Ron Adams as an assistant coach. Dallas activated Gerald Green and placed Shawne Williams on IL. Sacramento activated Kevin Martin and placed Spencer Hawes (strained abdomen) on IL. Portland activated Shavlik Randolph and placed Brandon Roy (strained hamstring) on IL. Milwaukee activated Charlie Bell and placed Malik Allen on IL. Memphis activated Hamed Haddidi. Indiana activated T.J. Ford and placed Maceo Baston on IL. Charlotte activated Shannon Brown and Ryan Hollins and placed Raja Bell (strained groin) and Nazr Mohammed on IL. Dal 107, Min 100 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 23 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 16 assists, and 4 steals. Jason Terry (Dal) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Al Jefferson (Min) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Randy Foye (Min) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Dal out-scored Min 34-16 in the 4th quarter. Mia 104, Cle 95 at Mia Shawn Marion (Mia) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 6-7 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points including 7-23 FG, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. LeBron James (Cle) had 38 points including 11-14 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Delonte West (Cle) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Mil 100, SA 98 at SA Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Michael Redd (Mil) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Finley (SA) had 20 points on 8-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points on 7-20 FG and 8-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points and 10 assists. Por 91, Bos 86 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Steven Blake (Por) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 17 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 28 points including 14-15 FT and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. NO 97, Was 85 at NO David West (NO) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 16 assists. Rasual Butler (NO) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Mike James (Was) had 16 points and 7 assists. Caron Butler (Was, sprained left ankle) did not play. Pho 101, Mem 89 at Mem Grant Hill (Pho) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 25 points on 7-11 FG and 11-14 FT and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Pho, back spasms) and Goran Dragic (Pho, ill) did not play. Atl 110, Ind 104 at Ind Josh Smith (Atl) had 24 points including 10-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points on 6-18 FG and 12-16 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jarrett Jack (Ind) had 22 points. NY 93, Cha 89 at Cha Wilson Chandler (NY) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. David Lee (NY) had 13 points and 16 rebounds. Chris Duhon (NY) had 15 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Danilo Gallinari (NY, sore lower back) did not play. Sac 92, LAC 90 at Sac Kevin Martin (Sac) had 20 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. John Salmons (Sac) had 15 points including 5-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brad Miller (Sac) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Paul Davis (LAC) had 18 points including 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marcus Camby (LAC) had 15 points, 24 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (LAC, sore left knee) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, December 31 (All times Central) Orlando @ Chicago 1:00 pm New Jersey @ Detroit 2:00 pm Milwaukee @ Houston 6:00 pm Denver @ Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Golden State @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ LA Clippers 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