News from December 27. Charlotte placed Scott Burrell on IR with torn cartilage in his right knee and activated Rafael Addison. The LA Clippers placed Kevin Duckworth on IR with plantar fasciaitis in his left foot and activated Dwayne Schintzius. New Jersey released Adrian Caldwell. Portland released Aleksandr Djordjevic, placed Reggie Jordan on IR with a broken finger, and activated Marcus Brown. Por 102, LAC 98 - at LAC Clifford Robinson (Por) had 19 points. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Por) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Rodney Rogers (LAC) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Lorenzen Wright 9LAC) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Por shot 31-39 FT and LAC shot 12-18 FT. LAL 109, Bos 102 - at LAL Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 25 points including 5-13 FT and 11 rebounds. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Elden Campbell (LAL) had 14 points including 6-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Rick Fox (Bos) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. David Wesley (Bos) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. LAL shot 28-52 FT and Bos shot 13-22 FT. Dana Barros (Bos, sore back) and Frank Brickowski (Bos, sore shoulder) did not play. Was 100, Tor 82 - at Was Juwan Howard (Was) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Chris Webber (Was) had 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rod Strickland (Was) had 10 points including 4-12 FG and 10 assists. Doug Christie (Tor) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Cle 94, Mil 86 - at Cle Chris Mills (Cle) had 21 points including 8-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Danny Ferry (Cle) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Cle) had 30 points including 5-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Vin Baker (Mil) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 14 points including 10-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Mia 101, Cha 86 - at Cha Sasha Danilovic (Mia) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Loshon Lenard (Mia) had 19 points including 6-9 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Anthony Mason (Cha) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Glen Rice (Cha) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Dell Curry (Cha) had 23 points. NJ 105, Ind 94 - at NJ Kendall Gill (NJ) had 31 points on 7-10 FG and 15-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Shawn Bradley (NJ) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 blocks. Robert Pack (NJ) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 13 assists. Travis Best (Ind) had 20 points. Antonio Davis (Ind) had 22 points including 12-14 FT and 11 rebounds. Jayson Williams (NJ, bruised right knee) did not play.