News from December 27.

Mitchell Butler (Cle) will undergo surgery to remove a herniated disk from
his neck on Monday and will be out for the rest of the season.

Portland placed Alton Lister on IR and activated Vincent Askew.


Hou 111, Was 101 - at Hou
Mario Elie (Hou) had 18 points including 5-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers.
Charles Barkley (Hou) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Kevin Willis (Hou) had 26 points and 14 rebounds.
Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 26 points including 11-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Juwan Howard (Was) had 20 points including 6-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists,
and 5 turnovers.
Chris Webber (Was) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals.
Tracy Murray (Was) had 21 points and 5 rebounds.

Por 102, Uta 91 - at Uta
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Isaiah Rider (Por) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 24 points on 7-21 FG and 10-13 FT, 11 rebounds, 6
assists, and 3 blocks.
Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 19 points.

NJ 112, Mil 104 2OT - at NJ
Kendall Gill (NJ) had 25 points including 8-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 steals,
and 5 turnovers in 53 minutes.
Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 26 points and 13 rebounds in 55 minutes.
Jayson Williams (NJ) had 10 points including 4-15 FG, 22 rebounds
including 14 offensive, and 5 blocks.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Sam Cassell (NJ) had 25 points including 11-11 FT, 15 assists, and 6
turnovers.
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 29 points including 9-10 FT, 11 rebounds, 3
steals, and 9 turnovers.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 27 points and 5 rebounds in 54 minutes.
Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 19 points and 7 rebounds.

Orl 96, Cha 87 - at Orl
Rony Seikaly (Orl) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 10 rebounds.
Derek Harper (Orl) had 26 points including 4-6 3-pointers.
Mark Price (Orl) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Glen Rice (Cha) had 29 points and 7 rebounds.
Matt Geiger (Cha) had 22 points on 6-6 FG and 10-11 FT and 9 rebounds.

Chi 97, Atl 90 - at Chi
Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 13 points including 5-14 FG.
Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 6 points, 29 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Michael Jordan (Chi) had 47 points on 18-26 FG and 11-13 FT and 3 steals.
Steve Smith (Atl) had 18 points.
Eldridge Recasner (Atl) had 18 points.
Chi out-rebounded Atl 54-37 including 22-11 offensive.

Tor 97, NY 94 - at NY
Doug Christie (Tor) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals.
Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 30 points and 5 assists.
John Wallace (Tor) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 6 rebounds.
Larry Johnson (NY) had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Allan Houston (NY) had 21 points.
Walt Williams (Tor, hyperextended left knee) did not play.

LAC 105, Den 103 - at LAC
Rodney Rogers (LAC) had 29 points including 11-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Lorenzen Wright (LAC) had 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Brent Barry (LAC) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and
6 turnovers.
Tony Battie (Den) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds.
LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 20 points and 6 rebounds.

Phi 85, GS 78 - at GS
Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 22 points on 4-14 FG and 14-18 FT and 11
rebounds.
Tim Thomas (Phi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Jim Jackson (Phi) had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
Donyell Marshall (GS) had 20 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6
turnovers.
Joe Smith (GS) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Phi shot 27-39 FT and GS shot 6-12 FT.