News from December 19.

Indiana activated Derrick McKey and placed Mark West on IR.  West will be
undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

Philadelphia activated Derrick Coleman and placed Anthony Parker on IR
with a left medial collateral ligament sprain.

Atlanta activated Anthony Miller and released Randy Livingston.


Hou 116, Sac 98 - at Hou
Mario Elie (Hou) had 14 points and 4 steals.
Charles Barkley (Hou) had 23 points including 11-17 FG, 16 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Kevin Willis (Hou) had 28 points including 10-11 FT and 10 rebounds.
Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3
steals.
Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 24 points.
Rodrick Rhodes (Hou, strained left knee) did not play.

Was 106, Cha 86 - at Was
Chris Webber (Was) had 24 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals.
Juwan Howard (Was) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds.
Calbert Cheaney (Was) had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
J.R. Reid (Cha) had 13 points including 3-9 FG and 5 rebounds.
Dell Curry (Cha) had 14 points.
Was shot 51.8% (44-85) FG and Cha shot 39.1% (34-87) FG.

Mia 91, Phi 84 - at Phi
P.J. Brown (Mia) had 13 points including 5-5 FG and 7 rebounds.
Voshon Lenard (Mia) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers.
Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists.
Tim Thomas (Phi) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds.
Mia shot 46.6% (34-73) FG and Phi shot 34.2% (27-79) FG.

Ind 98, Det 90 - at Ind
Dale Davis (Ind) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds.
Rik Smits (Ind) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 17 points.
Grant Hill (Det) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals.
Brian Williams (Det) had 25 points and 14 rebounds.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 33 points.

Tor 92, Mil 91 - at Tor
Marcus Camby (Tor) had 5 points including 1-10 FG, 14 rebounds, and 8
blocks.
Oliver Miller (Tor) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 36 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 8
assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 21 points including 8-23 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 23 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds.

NY 104, Cle 77 - at Cle
Patrick Ewing (Cle) had 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Allan Houston (Cle) had 13 points.
Chris Mills (Cle) had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Derek Anderson (Cle) had 16 points.

LAL 98, Atl 96 - at Atl
Elden Campbell (LAL) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points and 3 steals.
Christian Laettner (Atl) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 7
turnovers.
Steve Smith (Atl) had 25 points and 3 steals.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, strained abdominal muscle) did not play.

Por 96, Van 91 - at Por
Brian Grant (Por) had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Isaiah Rider (Por) had 31 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 14 points including 6-9 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 25 points including 7-11 FT and 10 rebounds.
Bryant Reeves (Van) had 18 points on 9-11 FG.
Otis Thorpe (Van, strained patella tendon) did not play.