News from December 13.

Portland placed Dontonio Wingfield on IR with a sprained left thumb and
activated Mitchell Butler.


Van 95, Orl 93 - at Van
Bryant Reeves (Van) had 27 points and 8 rebounds.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 21 points on 6-21 FG and 9-9 FT, 11
rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Anthony Peeler (Van) had 17 points.
Rony Seikaly (Orl) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 12 rebounds, 3
blocks, and 7 turnovers.
Horace Grant (Orl) had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Anfernee Hardaway (Orl, sore left hamstring) and Nick Anderson (Orl,
sprained right wrist) did not play.

LAL 120, Por 119 OT - at LAL
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 34 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6
blocks.
Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds,
and 15 assists.
Eddie Jones (LAL) had 17 points including 7-11 FG.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 29 points on 9-10 FG and 11-15 FT and 9
rebounds.
Kenny Anderson (Por) had 34 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Cle 101, GS 87 - at Cle
Tyrone Hill (Cle) had 20 points on 6-9 FG and 8-11 FT and 8 rebounds.
Bobby Phills (Cle) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Bob Sura (Cle) had 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Chris Mullin (GS) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Joe Smith (GS) had 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 22 points including 6-19 FG, 5 assists, and 8
turnovers.

Was 108, Den 104 - at Was
Juwan Howard (Was) had 22 points and 3 steals.
Chris Webber (Was) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Gheorghe Muresan (Was) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds.
Rod Strickland (Was) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Dale Ellis (Den) had 22 points.
Mark Jackson (Den) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 18 assists, and 5
turnovers.
LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 21 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 8
rebounds.

Chi 113, NJ 92 - at NJ
Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Ron Harper (Chi) had 12 points including 3-3 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Michael Jordan (Chi) had 32 points including 11-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 6
assists, and 4 steals.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 20 points and 3 steals.
Robert Pack (NJ) had 25 points, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Chi shot 49.4% (40-81) FG and NJ shot 38.2% (34-89) FG.
Dennis Rodman (Chi, suspended) and Jayson Williams (NJ, strained ligaments
in right thumb) did not play.

Min 108, Pho 105 - at Min
Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Stephon Marbury (Min) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 10
assists.
John Williams (Pho) had 19 points and 9 rebounds.
Danny Manning (Pho) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Sam Cassell (Pho) had 21 points and 6 turnovers.

Cha 84, Phi 75 - at Cha
Glen Rice (Cha) had 24 points including 8-22 FG and 7 rebounds.
Anthony Mason (Cha) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Vlade Divac (Cha) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 11 rebounds
including 7 offensive.
Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 18 points.
Allen Iverson (Phi, sore left shoulder) did not play.

Ind 97, Bos 94 - at Ind
Derrick McKey (Ind) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and the game winning
3-pointer at the buzzer.
Travis Best (Ind) had 15 points and 5 assists.
Eric Williams (Bos) had 17 points and 9 rebounds.
David Wesley (Bos) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Frank Brickowski (Bos, sore right shoulder) and Dee Brown (Bos, back
injury) did not play.