News from January 27. Cleveland activated Tyrone Hill and placed Joe Courtney on IR with tendinitis in his right shoulder. Vancouver activated Rich Manning and placed Kenny Gattison on IR with a pinched nerve in his neck. Dallas released Reggie Slater. Indiana activated Travis Best and placed Fred Hoiberg on IR with a sore back. RUMOR: There are lots of rumors floating around that Magic Johnson will rejoin the Lakers this week. Magic has been practicing with the team. Rumors are that the team has agreed to a $2.5 million contract with Magic. The reports are that the announcement for his return will come either Monday or Tuesday and that his first game will be either Tuesday against Golden State or Friday against Chicago. Por 112, Dal 103 - at Dal Clifford Robinson (Por) had 29 points including 10-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Rod Strickland (Por) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. George McCloud (Dal) had 19 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Jim Jackson (Dal) had 23 points on 7-20 FG and 7-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Tony Dumas (Dal) had 22 points. Por shot 51.8% (44-85) FG and Dal shot 40.9% (38-93) FG. LAL 100, NJ 98 - at NJ Cedric Ceballos (LAL) had 29 points. Elden Campbell (LAL) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and the game winning tip in with .1 seconds left, 13 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Vlade Divac (LAL) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Armon Gilliam (NJ) had 16 points including 6-20 FG and 12 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (NJ) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Childs (NJ, back spasms) and Ed O'Bannon (NJ, sore left shoulder) did not play. Sea 96, LAC 87 - at Anaheim, California Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 23 points and 8 assists. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Brent Barry (LAC) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Terry Dehere (LAC) had 18 points. Was 102, Van 77 - at Was Juwan Howard (Was) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Gheorghe Muresan (Was) had 22 points on 11-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Calbert Cheaney (Was) had 23 points. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 13 points. Greg Anthony (Van) had 10 points including 3-14 FG and 8 assists. Was shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and Van shot 36.8% (32-87) FG. Chris Webber (Was, strained left shoulder) and Mark Price (Was, sore left foot) did not play. Uta 108, GS 91 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Felton Spencer (Uta) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Antoine Carr (Uta) had 15 points including 6-9 FG. Joe Smith (GS) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 21 points including 8-10 FT. Hou 105, Det 85 - at Hou Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Sam Cassell (Hou) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Grant Hill (Det) had 26 points and 12 rebounds. Allan Houston (Det) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Theo Ratliff (Det, stomach virus) did not play. Cha 110, Phi 105 - at Cha Dell Curry (Cha) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Matt Geiger (Cha) had 13 points and 21 rebounds. Glen Rice (Cha) had 21 points including 6-17 FG. Kenny Anderson (Cha) had 22 points including 12-14 FT and 14 assists. Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 17 points including 5-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Trevor Ruffin (Phi) had 21 points and 5 turnovers. Ind 102, Orl 79 - at Ind Rik Smits (Ind) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Ricky Pierce (Ind) had 18 points. Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 21 points and 5 turnovers. Ind shot 48.6% (35-72) FG and Orl shot 34.6% (28-81) FG. Mia 102, Cle 85 - at Cle Billy Owens (Mia) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Rex Chapman (Mia) had 29 points including 7-13 3-pointers and 6 assists. Chris Mills (Cle) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Bobby Phills (Cle) had 16 points. Mia shot 56% (42-75) FG and Cle shot 41.1% (30-73) FG. Den 93, Tor 82 - at Den Dikembe Mutombo (Den) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 blocks. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Den) had 21 points and 9 assists. LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Tracy Murray (Tor) had 11 points including 4-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 23 points and 5 assists. Den shot 45.2% (36-78) FG and Tor shot 33.7% (33-98) FG. NY 104, Min 95 - at NY Charles Oakley (NY) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Charles Smith (NY) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Sam Mitchell (Min) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Christian Laettner (Min) had 17 points including 5-18 FG and 8 rebounds.