News from December 29. Golden State retired Wilt Chamberlain's #13. Derek Harper (Det) submitted his retirement papers to the NBA. Harper was traded from the LA Lakers to Detroit this summer and refused to report to Detroit. He has been on Detroit's suspended list. Harper played in the NBA for 16 seasons. Dallas activated Erick Strickland. Chicago signed Khalid Reeves and released Rusty LaRue. Golden State signed Jamel Thomas and released Tim Legler. New York released DeMarco Johnson. Chris Mills (GS) underwent surgery on his right ankle to remove bone spurs. Ind 116, Atl 89 - at Atl Jalen Rose (Ind) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dale Davis (Ind) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 25 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Jim Jackson (Atl) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Rider (Atl) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ind shot 51.6% (47-91) FG and Atl shot 41.2% (35-85) FG. Mia 109, Orl 106 - at Orl P.J. Brown (Mia) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 28 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Anthony Carter (Mia) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 9 assists. Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Orl) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Gatling (Orl) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Mia shot 57% (45-79) FG and Orl shot 40.6% (39-96) FG. Jamal Mashburn (Mia, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 96, Was 94 - at Cle Lamond Murray (Cle) had 15 points. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 35 points including 11-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 12 points on 6-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jahidi White (Was) had 16 points including 6-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Was) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Det 91, Chi 77 - at Chi Grant Hill (Det) had 20 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 23 points including 9-12 FT. Jerome Williams (Det) had 9 points including 4-12 FG and 12 rebounds including 10 offensive. Elton Brand (Chi) had 17 points including 5-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 blocks, and 5 turnovers. B.J. Armstrong (Chi) had 22 points. Fred Hoiberg (Chi, strained left quad) did not play. Cha 109, Mil 105 - at Cha Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 27 points including 10-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Bobby Phills (Cha) had 13 points. Anthony Mason (Cha) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 36 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 7 points, 19 assists, and 8 turnovers. Ray Allen (Mil) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 19 points. Cha shot 31-40 FT and Mil shot 11-13 FT. Uta 101, Van 90 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 29 points including 13-14 FT, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 12 points. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 22 points including 10-14 FG. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 18 points. Michael Dickerson (Van) had 25 points and 3 steals. Uta shot 52.9% (37-70) FG and Van shot 42.7% (32-75) FG. LAL 103, Pho 87 - at LAL Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 27 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ron Harper (LAL) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 14 points including 6-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Rex Chapman (Pho) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. LAL shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Pho shot 37.8% (34-90) FG. Tom Gugliotta (Pho, medical tests) did not play. Sac 113, Sea 104 - at Sea Chris Webber (Sac) had 31 points on 10-17 FG and 10-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Darrick Martin (Sac) had 21 points and 7 assists. Vin Baker (Sea) had 22 points and 3 blocks. Brent Barry (Sea) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 25 points including 11-30 FG and 6 rebounds. Jason Williams (Sac, migrane) and Vernon Maxwell (Sea, sore right knee) did not play. Phi 97, GS 94 - at GS Allen Iverson (Phi) had 34 points including 9-11 FT and 8 turnovers. Tyrone Hill (Phi) had 10 points on 5-7 FG, 15 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Matt Geiger (Phi) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Vonteego Cummings (GS) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Mills (GS, bone spurs) did not play. [Subliminal note: vote for Michael Finley as an All-Star starter at http://allstar.nba.com/Ballot]