News from December 26. Boston activated Paul Pierce and placed Walter McCarty on IR with a right foot injury. Toronto activated Sean Marks and placed Dell Curry on IR with a strained left heel. Sac 118, Dal 111 - at Sac Chris Webber (Sac) had 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Williams (Sac) had 23 points and 8 assists. Scot Pollard (Sac) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Gary Trent (Dal) had 20 points on 10-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Sac shot 56% (47-84) FG and Dal shot 45.5% (46-101) FG. Steve Nash (Dal, sprained right ankle) did not play. Was 103, Hou 92 - at Was Mitch Richmond (Was) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Rod Strickland (Was) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jahidi White (Was) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 21 points including 6-11 FT, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Walt Williams (Hou) had 20 points. Was shot 50.6% (39-77) FG and Hou shot 39.3% (35-89) FG. Mil 93, Mia 85 - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. J.R. Reid (Mil) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Carter (Mia) had 15 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jamal Mashburn (Mia, sprained left ankle) did not play. Det 114, Cha 96 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 30 points including 15-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jerome Williams (Det) had 7 points and 21 rebounds. Anthony Mason (Cha) had 28 points on 10-13 FG and 8-14 FT and 6 rebounds. Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Det shot 56.2% (41-73) FG and Cha shot 44.7% (34-76) FG. Tor 98, Cle 95 - at Cle Vince Carter (Tor) had 36 points including 11-11 FT and 8 assists. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Doug Christie (Tor) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Lamond Murray (Cle) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Bob Sura (Cle) had 20 points including 6-18 FG. Dee Brown (Tor, sore left ankle) did not play. NJ 103, Chi 76 - at NJ Kendall Gill (NJ) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Jamie Feick (NJ) had 10 points including 4-12 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Elton Brand (Chi) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Corey Benjamin (Chi) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 6 rebounds. NJ had 25 assists and Chi tied the NBA lower record with 3 assists (and didn't have an assists in the 1st half). Sherman Douglas (NJ, sore left ankle), Fred Hoiberg (Chi, strained left quad), and Dedric Willoughby (Chi, strained left groin) did not play. Den 109, Van 86 - at Den Antonio McDyess (Den) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 22 points, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Bibby (Van) had 14 points and 10 assists. Den shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and Van shot 39.3% (35-89) FG. Pho 108, GS 88 - at Pho Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 25 points including 11-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jason Caffey (GS) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Pho shot 57.9% (44-76) FG and GS shot 43.8% (35-80) FG. Tom Gugliotta (Pho, medical test) and Chris Mills (GS, bone spurs) did not play. LAC 103, Bos 100 - at LAC Lamar Odom (LAC) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 steals. Tyrone Nesby (LAC) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 28 points including 12-20 FG and 5 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points on 6-17 FG and 11-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derek Anderson (LAC, sprained left ankle) and Michael Olowokandi (LAC, sore left knee) did not play. Phi 92, Sea 86 - at Sea Allen Iverson (Phi) had 34 points including 9-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Todd MacCulloch (Phi) had 10 points on a perfect 4-4 FG and 2-2 FT in 11 minutes. Larry Hughes (Phi) had 12 points. Vin Baker (Sea) had 10 points including 2-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 32 points including 6-14 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. [Subliminal message: vote for Michael Finley as an All-Star starter at http://allstar.nba.com/Ballot]