News from December 20.

Chicago placed James Edwards on IR with a bad back.  

The NBA fined Miami $25,000 for failing to make the players available to
the media prior to Tuesday's game vs New York.


Mia 112, NJ 104 OT - at NJ
Kevin Gamble (Mia) had 37 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 assists, and
5 steals.
Danny Schayes (Mia) had 17 points and 16 rebounds.
Keith Askins (Mia) had 17 points on 6-8 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds,
and 5 assists.
Armon Gilliam (NJ) had 25 points and 7 assists.
Jayson Williams (NJ) had 19 points including 5-10 FT and 20 rebounds
including 12 offensive.
Kenny Anderson (NJ) had 26 points and 8 assists.
Billy Owens (Mia, bruised right shoulder) and Kevin Willis (Mia, bruised
left arch) did not play.

Orl 107, Min 100 - at Orl
Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) had 30 points on 11-16 FG and 8-13 FT, 5 rebounds,
and 3 blocks.
Nick Anderson (Orl) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 10
rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals.
Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 32 points including 13-19 FG.
Christian Laettner (Min) had 29 points including 12-14 FT and 10 rebounds.
Horace Grant (Orl) did not play.

Pho 106, Was 104 OT - at Pho
Charles Barkley (Pho) had 26 points on 2-16 FG and 22-27 FT, 14 rebounds,
5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Wayman Tisdale (Pho) had 30 points including 13-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Elliot Perry (Pho) had 20 points and 12 assists.
Juwan Howard (Was) had 23 points and 5 rebounds.
Robert Pack (Was) had 20 points.
Pho shot 39-47 FT and Was shot 15-28 FT.
Kevin Johnson (Pho, strained left groin), John Williams (Pho, sprained
right knee), and Chris Webber (Was, sprained ankle) did not play.

Ind 109, LAL 98 - at Ind
Rik Smits (Ind) had 27 points and 8 rebounds.
Derrick McKey (Ind) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points and 6 assists.
Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.
Vlade Divac (LAL) had 18 points including 6-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Eddie Jones (LAL, broken nose) did not play.

Phi 108, Uta 104 - at Phi
Trevor Ruffin (Phi) had 32 points including 9-14 FG and 7-10 3-pointers.
Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 18 points including 10-10 FT, 15 rebounds, 8
assists, and 6 turnovers.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 31 points including 9-11 FT, 8 rebounds, an d8
assists.
Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 22 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 6
assists, and 4 steals.

Det 102, Mil 77 - at Det
Allan Houston (Det) had 29 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 3
steals, and 5 turnovers.
Otis Thorpe (Det) had 19 points including 9-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
Vin Baker (Mil) had 25 points and 9 rebounds.
Det shot 50.6% (41-81) FG and Mil shot 38.4% (28-73).

Den 109, GS 104 - at Den
Don MacLean (Den) had 38 points including 9-13 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Dale Ellis (Den) had 21 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Dikembe Mutombo (Den) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks.
Chris Mullin (GS) had 26 points on 10-14 FG and 6-8 3-pointers.
Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Den shot 29-42 FT and GS shot 16-21 FT.
Antonio McDyess (Den, sprained left ankle) and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Den,
sprained left ankle) did not play.