News from December 28. Utah released Troy Hudson. Sac 92, Phi 90 - at Sac Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 23 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Billy Owens (Sac) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mitch Richmond (sac) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 14 points on 3-16 FG and 8-13 FT and 10 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 17 points on 2-14 FG and 13-16 FT, 7 rebounds, 11 assist, and 4 steals. Bos 108, LAL 102 - at LAL Walter McCarty (Bos) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 28 points and 13 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Bos) had 16 points, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. Rick Fox (LAL) had 27 points and 9 rebounds. Elden Campbell (LAL) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, strained abdominal muscle) did not play. Por 82, SA 79 - at Por Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 13 points on 2-10 FG and 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kenny Anderson (Por) had 12 points on 6-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 16 points on 4-12 FG and 8-14 FT, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brian Grant (Por, left thigh contusion) and Vinny Del Negro (SA, right tricep tendon strain) did not play. Uta 89, Van 88 - at Van Karl Malone (Uta) had 26 points and 13 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 20 points including the game winning jumper with 2.3 seconds left and 7 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Anthony Daniels (Van) had 13 points and 10 assists. Sea 106, Pho 97 - at Pho Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 25 points including 10-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Vin Baker (Sea) had 20 points. Gary Payton (Sea) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Dale Ellis (Sea) had 19 points including 6-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Cedric Ceballos (Pho) had 18 points on 5-16 FG and 8-11 FT and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Rex Chapman (Pho) had 26 points including 9-11 FT. Sea shot 51.5% (35-68) FG and Pho shot 35.8% (29-81) FG. Mia 101, Ind 90 - at Mia P.J. Brown (Mia) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 22 points including 10-12 FG and 13 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 21 points including 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 19 points on 3-13 FG and 11-12 FT. Antonio Davis (Ind) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Mia shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and Ind shot 40.6% (26-64) FG. Jamal Mashburn (Mia, sprained left ankle) did not play. Min 93, Det 89 - at Det Kevin Garnett (Min) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Grant Hill (Det) had 27 points including 12-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Brian Williams (Det) had 19 points and 16 rebounds.