News from December 26.

Indiana placed Mark Pope on IR with a sprained left knee and activated
Etdrick Bohannon.


Was 97, Dal 95 - at Dal
Chris Webber (Was) had 17 points and 4 steals.
Juwan Howard (Was) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Calbert Cheaney (Was) had 21 points and 5 rebounds.
Tracy Murray (Was) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Dennis Scott (Dal) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Khalid Reeves (Dal) had 22 points.
Shawn Bradley (Dal, torn calf muscle) did not play.

Mil 99, Atl 94 OT - at Mil
Tyrone Hill (Mil) had 14 points and 16 rebounds including 9 offensive.
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 28 points and 5 rebounds.
Elliot Perry (Mil) had 17 points.
Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 19 points.
Alan Henderson (Atl) had 20 points and 9 rebounds.

Min 116, NJ 96 - at Min
Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 22 points on 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Stephon Marbury (Min) had 22 points including 10-12 FT and 11 assist.
Sam Mitchell (Min) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.
Sam Cassell (NJ) had 31 points including 11-19 FG and 13 assists.

GS 81, Den 69 - at Den
Joe Smith (GS) had 14 points including 4-12 FG.
Erick Dampier (GS) had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Bimbo Coles 9GS) had 10 points.
Tony Battie (Den) had 11 points including 4-13 FG and 7 rebounds.
LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 19 points including 10-11 FT.
GS shot 45.3% (29-64) FG and Den shot 32% (24-75) FG.

LAL 118, LAC 114 OT - at LAL
Rick Fox (LAL) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 3
blocks, and 3 steals.
Elden Campbell (LAL) had 18 points on 5-14 FG and 8-18 FT, 11 rebounds, 6
assists, and 5 blocks.
Eddie Jones (LAL) had 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 30 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 12 assists.
Lorenzen Wright (LAC) had 32 points including 8-10 FT and 15 rebounds.
Rodney Rogers (LAC) had 21 points, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers.
Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10
rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, strained abdominal muscle) and Lamond Murray (LAC,
injured right hand) did not play.

Pho 118, Van 100 - at Van
Cedric Ceballos (Pho) had 22 points including 9-13 FG.
Antonio McDyess (Pho) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4
steals.
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 23 points including 7-11 FT and 6 rebounds.
George Lynch (Van) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
George McCloud (Pho, bruised thigh) did not play.

SA 101, Bos 86 - at SA
Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points including 9-12 FG, 15 rebounds, 8 blocks,
and 6 turnovers.
David Robinson (SA) had 34 points on 11-14 FG and 12-15 FT, 13 rebounds, 3
blocks, and 3 steals.
Monty Williams (SA) had 16 points.
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Ron Mercey (Bos) had 16 points.
SA shot 30-39 FT and Bos shot 8-10 FT.
SA out-rebounded Bos 48-25.
Vinny Del Negro (SA, right tricep tendon strain) did not play.

Ind 107, Orl 81 - at Ind
Chris Mullin (Ind) had 12 points on 6-9 FG.
Rik Smits (Ind) had 20 points including 9-12 FG.
Fred Hoiberg (Ind) had 20 points including 5-5 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers.
Brian Evans (Orl) had 14 points.
Ind shot 63.1% (41-65) FG and Orl shot 36.5% (31-85) FG.
Rony Seikaly (Orl, flu) and Gerald Wilkins ((Orl, back spasms) did not
play.

Cha 96, Cle 88 - at Cha
Glen Rice (Cha) had 26 points including 14-15 FT.
Vlade Divac (Cha) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds.
David Wesley (Cha) had 20 points and 5 assists.
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 12 points including 4-5 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
Wesley Person (Cle) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers.

Mia 88, Det 74 - at Det
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 11 points and 9 rebounds.
Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 5 assists.
Voshon Lenard (Mia) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Brian Williams (Det) had 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Grant Hill (Det) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Sea 111, Sac 95 - at Sac
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 17 points on 4-13 FG and 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds,
and 5 assists.
Vin Baker (Sea) had 25 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals.
Dale Ellis (Sea) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 23 points and 6 rebounds.
Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 25 points including 8-10 FT and 9 assists.