News from December 29

Utah released Andy Toolson and activated Greg Ostertag.

Miami signed Voshon Lenard and placed Ronnie Grandison on IR.

Detroit will retire Isiah Thomas' #11 prior to February 17th's game vs
Toronto.


Was 127, NY 120 OT - at Was
Juwan Howard (Was) had 27 points including 12-17 FG and 11 rebounds.
Ledell Eackles (Was) had 24 points and 6 rebounds.
Chris Webber (Was) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Anthony Mason (NY) had 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Charles Oakely (NY) had 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Derek Harper (NY) had 21 points and 3 steals.
Calbert Cheaney (Was, sore right leg) and Patrick Ewing (NY, sprained
right ankle) did not play.

Cha 102, Por 99 - at Cha
Scott Burrell (Cha) had 20 points and 6 rebounds.
Kendall Gill (Cha) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Matt Geiger (Cha) had 17 points and 9 rebounds.
Clifford Robinson (Por) had 26 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5
turnovers.
Predrag Sabonis (Por) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds in 22
minutes.

Pho 103, Den 92 - at Pho
Wayman Tisdale (Pho) had 26 points including 11-16 FG in 19 minutes.
Michael Finley (Pho) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Charles Barkley (Pho) had 19 points including 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds.
Dale Ellis (Den) had 16 points including 7-11 FG.
Jalen Rose (Den) had 16 points including 5-7 FG and 7 turnovers.
Pho shot 22-28 FT and Den shot 10-14 FT.
Kevin Johnson (Pho, strained groin) and Don MacLean (Den) did not play.

GS 117, Atl 96 - at Atl
Joe Smith (GS) had 22 points including 8-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 32 points including 12-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
B.J. Armstrong (GS) had 21 points including 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers.
Grant Long (Atl) had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Stacey Augmon (Atl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
GS shot 56.9% (41-72) FG and Atl shot 41.9% (36-86) FG.

Sac 117, Phi 97 - at Sac
Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 20 points including 7-10 FG.
Walt Williams (Sac) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers.
Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) had 21 points including 9-11 FG and 6
rebounds.
Sac shot 64.4% (47-73) FG and Phi shot 42.9% (33-77).
Sac out-rebounded Phi 47-30.

Orl 122, LAC 98 - at Orl
Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 10 rebounds.
Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Loy Vaught (LAC) had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Orl shot 53.3% (49-92) FG and LAC shot 43% (40-93) FG.
Orl out-rebounded LAC 57-36.

Sea 124, Bos 85 - at Sea
Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 24 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers.
Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 6 turnovers.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 26 points including 7-10 FT, 9 assists, and 3
steals.
Rick Fox (Bos) had 14 points.
Sea shot 54.3% (44-81) and Bos shot 33.3% (30-90) FG.

Chi 120, Ind 93 - at Chi
Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 assists,
and 4 steals.
Michael Jordan (Chi) had 29 points including 13-18 FG and 7 rebounds.
Eddie Johnson (Ind) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 14 points.
Chi out-rebounded Ind 46-31.