News from January 16.

Chicago placed Steve Kerr on IR with a broken left collarbone and
activated Rusty LaRue.  Kerr will be out 6 to 8 weeks.

Detroit placed Scot Pollard on IR with a strained right groin.


Pho 111, Orl 86 - at Pho
Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 17 points including 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Danny Manning (Pho) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 16 points including 7-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9
assists.
Horace Grant (Orl) had 14 points.
Rony Seikaly (Orl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Pho shot 54.5% (42-77) FG and Orl shot 43.6% (34-78) FG.

Cle 99, Den 74 - at Den
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Wesley Person (Cle) had 20 points.
Derek Anderson (Cle) had 20 points.
LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 16 points.
Bobby Jackson (Den) had 28 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals, and 7 turnovers.
Cle shot 45.3% (34-75) FG and Den shot 34.8% (24-69) FG.
Johnny Newman (Den, subluxation left shoulder) did not play.

Por 96, Uta 86 - at Por
Gary Trent (Por) had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Isaiah Rider (Por) had 28 points including 10-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and
5 turnovers.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 23 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 16 points.

Was 112, Van 110 - at Was
Chris Webber (Was) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Juwan Howard (Was) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Rod Strickland (Was) had 23 points including 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 12
assists.
Tracy Murray (Was) had 23 points.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds.
Otis Thorpe (Van) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Sam Mack (Van) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers.

Ind 117, Sac 92 - at Ind
Chris Mullin (Ind) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers.
Rik Smits (Ind) had 20 points.
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 23 points including 11-16 FG in 24 minutes.
Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 15 points on 4-13 FG and 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds,
and 5 assists.
Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 24 points.
Ind shot 57.6% (49-85) FG and Sac shot 41.3% (33-80) FG.

SA 76, Cha 71 - at Cha
Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Avery Johnson (SA) had 16 points and 8 assists.
Will Perdue (SA) had 13 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 1-1 FT and 7
rebounds in 17 minutes.
Matt Geiger (Cha) had 22 points and 13 rebounds.
David Wesley (Cha) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Dell Curry (Cha, strained right calf) did not play.

Atl 102, GS 89 - at Atl
Tyrone Corbin (Atl) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds.
Christian Laettner (Atl) had 23 points including 11-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and
5 turnovers.
Steve Smith (Atl) had 20 points on 10-15 FG.
Donyell Marshall (GS) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds.
Erick Dampier (GS) had 20 points and 12 rebounds including 8 offense.
Atl shot 28-34 FT and GS shot 11-18 FT.

Min 116, Hou 115 OT - at Hou
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points and 7 rebounds.
Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 33 points including the game winning 5-footer with
1 second left, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
Stephon Marbury (Min) had 20 points and 7 assists.
Cherokee Parks (Min) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds.
Charles Barkley (Hou) had 29 points including 11-13 FT, 9 rebounds, 6
assists, and 5 turnovers.
Kevin Willis (Hou) had 27 points and 13 rebounds.
Eddie Johnson (Hou) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Tom Hammonds (Min, fractured nose) did not play.

Chi 96, Mil 86 - at Mil
Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 21 points.
Luc Longley (Chi) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Michael Jordan (Chi) had 27 points and 8 rebounds.
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 27 points including 7-8 3-points and 3 steals.
Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 21 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals.