News from December 30. Milwaukee activated Terrell Brandon and placed Jerald Honeycutt on IR with a sprained right foot. Philadelphia activated Anthony Parker and placed Doug Overton on IR with tendinitis in his left ankle. Detroit placed Lindsey Hunter on IR with a torn muscle in his right calf. Portland suspended Vincent Askew for one game for skipping practice. A _big_ boo to the person who called the Target center and left a message that Michael Jordan's (Chi) mother was in the hospital. Jordan received the message during halftime and frantically tried to get a hold of his mother or relatives to find out if his mother was all right. Jordan missed the first 3 minutes of the 3rd quarter of the Chi-Min game. The call was a hoax. Mil 105, Dal 98 OT - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals in 52 minutes. Ray Allen (Mil) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 18 points, 14 assists, and 3 steals. Michael Finley (Dal) had 23 points and 3 steals. Dennis Scott (Dal) had 17 points on 4-18 FG and 9-9 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists in 53 minutes. Khalid Reeves (Dal) had 18 points and 5 assists. Pho 100, Bos 90 - at Pho Cedric Ceballos (Pho) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Antonio McDyess (Pho) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 28 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Walter McCarty (Bos) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Pho shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and Bos shot 38.4% (33-86) FG. Danny Manning (Pho, right abdominal strain) did not play. SA 124, Van 115 - at Van Sean Elliott (SA) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points on 7-10 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Chuck Person (SA) had 32 points including 11-16 FG and 9-14 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 24 points and 5 assists. Sam Mack (Van) had 28 points including 10-14 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. SA shot 31-40 FT and Van shot 15-19 FT. Min 99, Chi 95 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 23 points including 6-11 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Luc Longley (Chi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 33 points including 10-13 FT. Por 96, Phi 86 - at Por Brian Grant (Por) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kelvin Cato (Por) had 14 points on 3-4 FG and 8-8 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Alvin Williams (Por) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Thomas (Phi) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Arvydas Sabonis (Por, sprained right hand) and Derrick Coleman (Phi, suspended) did not play. Sea 101, GS 87 - at GS Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Payton (Sea) had 22 points including 9-12 FG, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dale Ellis (Sea) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Joe Smith (GS) had 23 points including 11-19 FG, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Muggsy Bogues (GS, small tear right hamstring) did not play. LAL 93, Sac 80 - at LAL Rick Fox (LAL) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Elden Campbell (LAL) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 17 points. Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) had 19 points, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 15 points including 4-18 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. Corliss Williamson (Sac, suspended) did not play. Uta 132, Den 99 - at Den Karl Malone (Uta) had 18 points including 8-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Antoine Carr (Uta) had 19 points including 6-8 FG. Greg Ostertag (Uta) had 21 points on 7-9 FG and 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Bobby Jackson (Den) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Johnny Newman (Den) had 21 points including 6-9 FG. Uta shot 61.5% (48-78) FG and Den shot 33.8% (26-77) FG. NY 84, Orl 79 - at Orl Larry Johnson (NY) had 26 points including 10-16 FG. Allan Houston (NY) had 16 points including 4-12 FG and 6 assists. John Starks (NY) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Derek Harper (Orl) had 15 points. Brian Evans (Orl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. NY shot 46.5% (33-71) FG and Orl shot 36.2% (25-69) FG. Det 100, Tor 95 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 29 points on 10-16 FG and 9-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Joe Dumars (Det) had 24 points on 7-11 FG and 8-8 FT and 7 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 24 points on 5-19 FG and 13-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Reggie Slater (Tor) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 36 points including 7-11 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Walt Williams (Tor, hyperextended left knee) did not play. Ind 109, NJ 91 - at Ind Chris Mullin (Ind) had 23 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Rik Smits (Ind) had 20 points on 10-17 FG and 13 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 6 assists. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 17 points including 6-20 FG and 11 rebounds. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 14 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 2-2 FT and 7 rebounds. Sam Cassell (NJ) had 18 points and 9 assists. Ind shot 61% (47-77) FG and 10-11 FT and NJ shot 39.5% (32-81) FG and 23-33 FT. Mia 90, Cle 78 - at Cle Dan Majerle (Mia) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 29 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Voshon Lenard (Mia) had 11 points including 4-12 FG. Cedric Henderson (Cle) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jamal Mashburn (Mia, sprained left ankle) did not play. ---- Have a Happy New Year! (and good riddance to 1997) patricia