News from December 2.

Indiana activated Rik Smits and Duane Ferrell and placed Adrian Caldwell
with tendinitis in his right knee and Fred Hoiberg with lower back spasms
on IR.


Den 109, Min 105 - at Den
Dale Ellis (Den) had 20 points.
Dikembe Mutombo (Den) had 22 points on 7-10 FG and 8-10 FT, 16 rebounds,
and 10 blocks.
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Den) had 24 points and 9 assists.
Tom Gugliotta (Min) 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Isaiah Rider (Min) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds.

Sac 109, Orl 106 - at Sac
Brian Grant (Sac) had 27 points on 9-12 FG and 9-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6
turnovers.
Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 17 points.
Dennis Scott (Orl) had 19 points.
Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 22 points on 6-21 FG and 8-8 FT, 6 rebounds,
and 8 assists.
Sac shot 55.6% (40-72) FG and Orl shot 45% (36-80) FG.

Chi 104, LAC 98 - at Anaheim, California
Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, and
9 turnovers.
Ron Harper (Chi) had 18 points including 6-7 FG.
Michael Jordan (Chi) had 37 points including 11-14 FG, 11 rebounds, 5
assists, and 4 steals.
Brian Williams (LAC) had 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Terry Dehere (LAC) had 21 points and 12 rebounds.

NJ 79, Cle 78 - at NJ
P.J. Brown (NJ) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Jayson Williams (NJ) had 17 points and 17 rebounds.
Chris Mills (Cle) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Bobby Phills (Cle) had 15 points including 4-14 FG.
NJ out-rebounded Cle 55-36 including 22-8 offensive.
Armon Gilliam (NJ, sprained right ankle) did not play.

SA 101, Pho 93 - at SA
Sean Elliott (SA) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
David Robinson (SA) had 37 points including 13-17 FT, 15 rebounds
including 9 offensive, and 7 blocks.
Chuck Person (SA) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Charles Barkley (Pho) had 34 points including 18-20 FG and 18 rebounds.
Michael Finley (Pho) had 17 points including 5-16 FG and 7 rebounds.
SA shot 44.6% (37-83) FG and Pho shot 35% (28-80) FG.

NY 94, Phi 85 - at Phi
Anthony Mason (NY) had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Patrick Ewing (NY) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
John Starks (NY) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) had 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Sharone Wright (Phi) had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 23 points including 9-11 FT.

Hou 113, Cha 98 - at Hou
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 41 points including 17-23 FG and 5-9 3-pointers, 6
rebounds, and 6 assists.
Sam Cassell (Hou) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Scott Burrell (Cha) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds.
Larry Johnson (Cha) had 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Hou shot 56.8% (46-81) FG and Cha shot 44.3% (38-88) FG.
Robert Horry (Hou) did not play.

GS 100, Ind 97 - at GS
Joe Smith (GS) had 20 points including 10-12 FT and 6 rebounds.
Rony Seikaly (GS) had 19 points including 5-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 28 points including 5-9 3-pointers.
Eddie Johnson (Ind) had 18 points including 7-11 FG.

Was 135, Bos 107 - at Baltimore, Maryland
Chris Webber (Was) had 21 points including 10-15 FG.
Juwan Howard (Was) had 18 points including 6-16 FG and 11 rebounds.
Robert Pack (Was) had 25 points and 8 assists.
Todd Day (Bos) had 18 points.
David Wesley (Bos) had 15 points including 5-7 FG.
Was shot 58.7% (54-92) FG and Bos shot 43.6% (34-78) FG.
Was out-rebounded Bos 47-31.

Det 104, Atl 96 - at Det
Grant Hill (Det) had 24 points including 6-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 11
assists.
Joe Dumars (Det) had 19 points.
Craig Ehlo (Atl) had 17 points.