News from January 17.

Washington activated Calbert Cheaney and placed Ledell Eackles on IR with
a sore left Achilles tendon.

Mario Elie (Hou) fractured his right wrist during last night's Hou-Den
game and will be out for 8 weeks.

The participants for All-Star Saturday's Slam Dunk contest are Grant Hill
(Det), Jerry Stackhouse (Phi), Darrell Armstrong (Orl), Brent Barry (LAC),
Doug Christie (NY), Michael Finley (Pho), and Greg Minor (Bos).


Atl 102, Ind 93 - at Atl
Stacey Augmon (Atl) had 24 points on 7-10 FG and 10-10 FT.
Andrew Lang (Atl) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 
blocks.
Steve Smith (Atl) had 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Rik Smits (Ind) had 25 points and 5 rebounds.
Ricky Pierce (Ind) had 16 points including 7-11 FG.
Atl shot 28-30 FT and Ind shot 7-10 FT.
Reggie Miller (Ind, flu) did not play.

Orl 113, Pho 95 - at Pho
Dennis Scott (Orl) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) had 35 points including 15-20 FG and 8 rebounds.
Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 25 points, 7 assists, and 4 blocks.
Michael Finley (Pho) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Wesley Person (Pho) had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Orl shot 59% (46-78) FG and Pho shot 43.5% (37-85) FG.
Charles Barkley (Pho, toe), Kevin Johnson (Pho, strained left quad), and
John Williams (Pho, nerve irritation in right leg) did not play.

NJ 97, Cha 93 - at Cha
Armon Gilliam (NJ) had 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Chris Childs (NJ) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Kenny Anderson (NJ) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 
10 assists.
Larry Johnson (Cha) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Dell Curry (Cha) had 23 points including 10-15 FG.
Glen Rice (Cha) had 23 points including 8-25 FG.
Ed O'Bannon (NJ, stomach virus) did not play.

Min 98, GS 88 - at Min
Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 steals, and 5
turnovers.
Isaiah Rider (Min) had 31 points and 7 assists.
Joe Smith (GS) had 18 points including 6-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 19 points including 6-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5
steals.
Min shot 46.5% (40-86) FG and GS shot 34.4% (31-90) FG.
Christian Laettner (Min, flu) did not play.

Hou 120, Den 112 - at Den
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 37 points including 11-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 22 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 12
assists.
Antonio McDyess (Den) had 31 points and 7 rebounds.
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Den) had 26 points and 11 assists.
LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 20 points and 6 rebounds.
Hou shot 26-34 FT and Den shot 7-14 FT.
Robert Horry (Hou, tendinitis right knee) did not play.

Mia 96, Was 89 - at Mia
Kevin Willis (Mia) had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 38 points including 12-15 FT, 15 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
Rex Chapman (Mia) had 18 points.
Rasheed Wallace (Was) had 22 points and 6 rebounds.
Gheorghe Muresan (Was) had 19 points, 21 rebounds, and 6 blocks.
Brent Price (Was) had 27 points on 7-9 FG, 4-4 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT.
Billy Owens (Mia, sprained lower back) and Chris Webber (Was, strained 
left shoulder) did not play.

Mil 111, Phi 100 - at Phi
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 37 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 4 steals.
Vin Baker (Mil) had 22 points including 6-10 FT and 10 rebounds.
Benoit Benjamin (Mil) had 19 points and 8 rebounds.
Trevor Ruffin (Phi) had 17 points and 7 assists.
Vernon Maxwell (Phi) had 20 points.
Mil shot 29-38 FT and Phi shot 9-13 FT.

NY 92, LAC 81 - at LAC
Charles Smith (NY) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Patrick Ewing (NY) had 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Derek Harper (NY) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Loy Vaught (LAC) had 15 points and 8 rebounds.
Brian Williams (LAC) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Charles Oakley (NY, tendinitis in left heel) did not play.