News from January 20. The NBA named Grant Hill (Det) as Player of the Week. Hill averaged 28.3 points, 12 rebounds, and 10.7 assists as Detroit went 2-1. John Starks (NY) will be out 7 to 10 days with a sprain near the collarbone. Sacramento signed Jeff Grayer to a 10-day contract. Grayer averaged 16.3 points and 5.5 rebounds with the Rockford Lightning of the CBA. New Jersey activated Xavier McDaniel and placed Reggie Williams on IR with a sore left leg. New Jersey signed Lloyd Daniels to a 2nd 10-day contract. Miami signed Willie Anderson to a 2nd 10-day contract. Philadelphia signed Joe Courtney to a 2nd 10-day contract. LAL 109, Dal 99 - at LAL Elden Campbell (LAL) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 5 steals. Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 24 points and 8 assists. Jamal Mashburn (Dal) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jim Jackson (Dal) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 7 turnovers. Chris Gatling (Dal) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. George McCloud (Dal, strained right hip flexor) did not play. Atl 106, Cha 97 - at Atl Christian Laettner (Atl) had 23 points including 7-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 31 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 33 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Anthony Mason (Cha) had 14 points including 4-16 FG, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists. Vlade Divac (Cha) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 15 rebounds. Pho 89, Det 86 - at Pho Cedric Ceballos (Pho) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 10-10 FT. Kevin Johnson (Pho) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rex Chapman (Pho) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Grant Hill (Det) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 steals. Mil 114, Phi 104 - at Phi Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 29 points and 7 rebounds. Vin Baker (Mil) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Elliot Perry (Mil) had 17 points including 6-6 FG and 5 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 23 points and 5 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 31 points including 11-29 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. NY 95, Was 79 - at NY Larry Johnson (NY) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Buck Williams (NY) had 17 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Chris Webber (Was) had 17 points. Gheorghe Muresan (Was) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. NY shot 10-13 FT and Was shot 25-37 FT. John Starks (NY, sprained clavicular joint) did not play. Min 96, SA 83 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points on 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 18 points including 6-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Monty Williams (SA) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Vinny Del Negro (SA) had 22 points. Chris Carr (Min, sprained right ankle) and Dominique Wilkins (SA, strained right patella) did not play. Den 132, NJ 123 - at Den LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 36 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 29 points and 3 blocks. Mark Jackson (Den) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 22 assists. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 30 points, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 26 points including 12-17 FG. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 20 points. Shawn Bradley (NJ, pneumonia) did not play. Uta 94, Cle 74 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 32 points on 10-14 FG and 12-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 19 points including 7-8 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Bobby Phills (Cle) had 17 points. Donny Marshall (Cle) had 13 points. Uta shot 55.7% (34-61) FG and Cle shot 36.8% (25-68) FG. Greg Ostertag (Uta, knee injury) did not play. Sea 112, Van 96 - at Sea Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 23 points on 6-9 FG and 9-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 30 points including 11-14 FG and 6-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 19 points. Greg Anthony (Van) had 24 points including 7-10 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Sea shot 56.5% (39-69) FG and Van shot 47.9% (34-71) FG.