News from January 7. The NBA fined Don Nelson (Dal) $10,000 and suspended him for 1 game for bumping a ref and his confrontation with Karl Malone (Uta) during Thursday's Dal-Uta game. The NBA fined Karl Malone (Uta) $10,000 for throwing an elbow at Shawn Bradley (Dal) and his confrontation with Don Nelson (Dal) during Thursday's Dal-Uta game. Chicago signed Matt Maloney. Houston signed Devin Gray to a 10-day contract and placed Tony Massenburg on IR with a strained groin. Minnesota activated Bobby Jackson, placed Andrae Patterson on IR with an injured right knee, and signed Eric Riley to a 10-day contract. Orlando signed Kiwane Garris to a 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Ben Davis to a 10-day contract. Seattle activated Shammond Williams and placed Vernon Maxwell on IR. Maxwell underwent surgery on his right knee to repair cartilage damage and is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. Utah signed Armon Gilliam and released Pete Chilcutt. Atl 105, Tor 97 - at Atl Jim Jackson (Atl) had 31 points including 12-17 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Rider (Atl) had 27 points and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 34 points including 11-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Charles Oakley (Tor) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Dee Brown (Tor, sore knee) did not play. Bos 101, Sac 93 - at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Vitaly Potapenko (Bos) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Chris Webber (Sac) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nick Anderson (Sac) had 24 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. Van 101, NJ 91 - at NJ Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 19 points on 5-15 FG and 9-9 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Michael Dickerson (Van) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Van) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Chi 110, Was 103 - at Was Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 33 points on 9-15 FG and 14-16 FT and 10 assists. Elton Brand (Chi) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Ron Artest (Chi) had 19 points and 6 assists. Juwan Howard (Was) had 19 points including 9-12 FG. Mitch Richmond (Was) had 17 points including 6-17 FG. Chi shot 59.4% (41-69) FG and Was shot 53.3% (40-75) FG. It was Chi's first road win of the season. Isaac Austin (Was, strep throat) did not play. NY 94, Orl 86 - at Orl Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Allan Houston (NY) had 23 points on 11-19 FG. Corey Maggette (Orl) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. NY shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and Orl shot 35.4% (35-99) FG. Orl out-rebounded NY 58-39 including 25-6 offensive. SA 102, Pho 83 - at Pho Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. David Robinson (SA) had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Malik Rose (SA) had 13 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 22 points on 9-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. LAL 87, Cha 83 - at LAL Glen Rice (LAL) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 23 points including 7-15 FT, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 13 points including 5-19 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Bobby Phills (Cha) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Eddie Jones (Cha, torn ligament left elbow) did not play.