News from November 12. The NBA fined Kurt Thomas (Dal) $7,500 for elbowing Stacey Augmon (Por) in Saturday's Dal-Por game. John Long (Det) announced his retirement as a player. Denver placed Eric Williams on IR with a torn ACL and activated LaPhonso Ellis. Toronto placed Carlos Rogers on IR with a lower back strain and activated Ed Stokes. Orlando placed Danny Schayes on IR and activated Tim Kempton. Det 102, GS 71 - at GS Grant Hill (Det) had 13 points including 4-16 FG, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Brian Williams (Det) had 19 points including 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 22 points. Joe Smith (GS) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 14 points and 5 assists. Det shot 47.9% (35-73) FG and GS shot 36.7% (29-79) FG. Phi 114, Hou 100 - at Hou Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 26 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 15 assists. Charles Barkley (Hou) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 14 points including 6-19 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Phi shot 62% (49-79) FG and Hou shot 44.4% (36-81) FG. Atl 89, Ind 86 - at Ind Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 25 points including 12-18 FG and 15 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 18 points, 9 assists, and 6 steals. Rik Smits (Ind) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 30 points including 10-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Was 90, Chi 83 - at Chi Chris Webber (Was) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Was) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Was) had 17 points including 6-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Luc Longley (Chi) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 28 points on 10-28 FG and 8-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Sac 115, Orl 89 - at Orl Billy Owens (Sac) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Sac) had 20 points on 10-14 FG. Rony Seikaly (Orl) had 13 points including 4-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Derek Strong (Orl) had 17 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Sac shot 53.5% (46-86) FG and Orl shot 40.5% (34-84) FG. Bos 96, Den 86 - at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 19 points on 4-15 FG and 10-11 FT, 12 rebounds including 9 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Travis Knight (Bos) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Battie (Den) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Dean Garrett (Den) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Uta 98, Van 80 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shandon Anderson (Uta) had 13 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Pho 103, Mil 95 - at Pho Rex Chapman (Pho) had 21 points. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 31 points including 15-24 FG and 5 rebounds. Ervin Johnson (Mil) had 16 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Pho shot 22-28 FT and Mil shot 12-13 FT. Cedric Ceballos (Pho) did not play. NY 93, Tor 70 - at Tor Larry Johnson (NY) had 27 points. Patrick Ewing )NY) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Dudley (NY) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 10 points and 7 assists. John Wallace (Tor) had 13 points. NY shot 45.7% (37-81) FG and Tor shot 33.3% (27-81) FG. Tracy McGrady (Tor, sore left ankle) did not play.