News from December 26. TRADE: Dallas traded Jason Kidd, Loren Meyer, and Tony Dumas to Phoenix for Sam Cassell, Michael Finley, A.C. Green, and a 2nd round pick in 1997 or 1998. Houston activated Brent Price and placed Charles Jones on IR with a lower back strain. San Antonio signed Gaylon Nickerson (G). Nickerson was playing for the Oklahoma City Cavalry and averaged 17.5 points and 7.4 assists. Seattle activated Antonio Harvey and placed Steve Scheffler on IR with plantar fasciatis in his right foot. Toronto activated Marcus Camby and placed Hubert Davis on IR with a bone contusion in his right knee. Portland placed Rasheed Wallace on IR and activated Dontonio Wingfield. Wallace underwent surgery on his fractured left thumb Thursday. Scott Burrell (Cha) will undergo surgery Friday to remove torn cartilage in his right knee. GS 113, Dal 108 - at Dal Chris Mullin (GS) had 16 points on 7-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joe Smith (GS) had 30 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 steals. Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. George McCloud (Dal) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Gatling (Dal) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Oliver Miller (Dal, sore lower back) did not play. Sac 111, Van 88 - at Sac Olden Polynice (Sac) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Roy Rogers (Van) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds in 16 minutes. Sac out-rebounded Van 60-36 including 25-12 offensive. Tor 98, NJ 96 - at Hamilton, Ontario Walt Williams (Tor) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Popeye Jones (Tor) had 12 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 18 points on 4-17 FG and 8-11 FT and 6 assists. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 23 points including 6-11 FT, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Robert Pack (NJ) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jayson Williams (NJ, sprained right knee) did not play. Sea 94, SA 86 - at Sea Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 20 points including 8-12 FG and 11 rebounds. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 3 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sean Elliott (SA) had 17 points and 6 assists. Dominique Wilkins (SA) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Ind 95, Det 89 OT - at Det Dale Davis (Ind) had 13 points, 21 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Antonio Davis (Ind) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Grant Hill (Det) had 19 points on 6-20 FG and 7-10 FT, 16 rebounds, and 7 assists. Michael Curry (Det) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Mia 96, Orl 76 - at Mia Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 25 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Isaac Austin (Mia) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Dennis Scott (Orl) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Brian Shaw (Orl) had 12 points and 6 assists. Mia shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Orl shot 36.7% (29-79) FG. Nick Anderson (Orl, right wrist surgery) did not play. Phi 118, Den 89 - at Den Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 31 points including 13-19 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 4 steals. Mark Jackson (Den) had 10 points and 13 assists. LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Phi shot 48.9% (46-94) FG and Den shot 39.5% (34-86) FG. Hou 101, Mil 90 - at Mil Charles Barkley (Hou) had 20 points and 16 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 29 points including 14-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 20 points and 8 assists. Matt Maloney (Hou) had 19 points including 6-8 FG and 5 assists. Vin Baker (Mil) had 23 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Sherman Douglas (Mil) had 16 points and 8 assists. Atl 108, Chi 103 - at Atl Christian Laettner (Atl) had 37 points including 12-12 FT and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Steve Smith (Atl) had 18 points on 4-15 FG, 0-6 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 20 points including 9-14 FG. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 34 points including 12-13 FT. Toni Kukoc (Chi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Uta 99, Por 94 - at Uta Bryon Russell (Uta) had 23 points including 8-9 FG and 4 steals. Karl Malone (Uta) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Stockton (Uta) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Clifford Robinson (Por) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Min 88, NY 80 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 22 points on 7-11 FG and 8-8 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 27 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7-10 FT and 7 assists. Charles Oakley (NY) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Childs (NY) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Min shot 27-34 FT and NY shot 10-14 FT. Doug West (Min, sprained right wrist) did not play.