News from December 5.

New York activated Larry Johnson and placed DeMarco Johnson on IR with a
sprained left ankle.

Phoenix activated Toby Bailey and placed Shawn Marion on IR with a sore 
left knee.

Seattle activated Lazaro Borrell and placed Fred Vinson on IR with a sore
knee.


Mil 103, Dal 97 - at Mil
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 20 points.
Sam Cassell (Mil) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 18 assists, 6 steals, and 7
turnovers.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 29 points.
Hubert Davis (Dal) had 18 points and 5 turnovers.
Damon Jones (Dal) had 18 points and 5 assists.
Steve Nash (Dal, sprained right ankle), Robert Pack (Dal, strained right
groin), and Gary Trent (Dal, slightly torn left hamstring) did not play.

Tor 98, SA 92 - at Tor
Vince Carter (Tor) had 39 points including 15-25 FG and 7 rebounds.
Doug Christie (Tor) had 12 points and 9 assists.
Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 27 points and 13 rebounds.
Avery Johnson (SA) had 20 points and 5 assists.
Jerome Kersey (SA, sprained left ankle) did not play.

Den 80, NY 78 - at NY
Antonio McDyess (Den) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 12 rebounds.
Nick Van Exel (Den) had 20 points including 8-23 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Kurt Thomas (NY) had 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Ron Mercer (Den, sinus infection) did not play.

Por 92, Pho 90 - at Pho
Scottie Pippen (Por) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5
turnovers.
Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and the game winning
15-footer with 1.3 seconds left and 8 rebounds.
Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 19 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds.
Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 19 points and 5 turnovers.
Anfernee Hardaway (Pho, injured right foot) did not play.

Cha 103, Sea 81 - at Sea
Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 26 points including 11-19 FG, 11 rebounds, 5
assists, and 4 blocks.
Elden Campbell (Cha) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Eddie Robinson (Cha) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 4 steals.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 17 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8
assists.
Jelani McCoy (Sea) had 12 points on 6-8 FG.
Bobby Phills (Cha, pulled left hamstring) and Horace Grant (Sea, knee
sprain) did not play.

LAL 117, Orl 100 - at LAL
Glen Rice (LAL) had 24 points.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 27 points on 11-16 FG and 5-11 FT, 10 rebounds,
and 7 assists.
Derek Fisher (LAL) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 3 steals.
Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 20 points and 9 assists.
Pat Garrity (Orl) had 16 points.