News from November 17. The NBA fined Steve Francis (Hou) $5,000 for his flagrant foul on Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) in Tuesday's Dal-Hou game. Chicago placed Fred Hoiberg (small tear right quad) and Dickey Simpkins (left Achilles strain) on IR and activated Corey Benjamin and Lari Ketner. Cha 104, Dal 99 - at Cha Eddie Jones (Cha) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 21 points including 8-12 FT, 18 rebounds, 8 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Brad Miller (Cha) had 13 points and 12 rebounds in 17 minutes. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Robert Pack (Dal) had 27 points including 11-18 FG, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. Cha out-rebounded Dal 60-35. Por 81, Orl 79 - at Orl Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 13 points including 6-18 FG and the game winning turnaround jumper with 1.3 seconds left, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 11 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 13 points including 3-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Gatling (Orl) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. LAC 89, Min 85 - at Min Lamar Odom (LAC) had 22 points including 8-21 FG and 7 rebounds in 48 minutes. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Tyrone Nesby (LAC) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Eric Murdock (LAC) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 23 points, 20 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Malik Sealy (Min) had 17 points in 18 minutes. Derek Anderson (LAC, concussion), Eric Piatkowski (LAC, bruised ribs), and Maurice Taylor (LAC, sprained left foot) did not play. Uta 98, NY 90 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 33 points including 13-15 FT, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Stockton (Uta) had 17 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 10 points and 3 steals. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcus Camby (NY) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Mia 98, Phi 93 - at Phi Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 27 points including 11-18 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 17 points including 7-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. George Lynch (Phi) had 26 points including 8-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 24 points on 8-27 FG and 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Anthony Carter (Mia, sprained right ankle) and Clarence Weatherspoon (Mia, strained left hamstring) did not play. Det 109, NJ 107 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 32 points including 12-15 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Christian Laettner (Det) had 20 points including 9-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jerome Williams (Det) had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 14 rebounds. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 30 points including 12-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 35 points including 6-8 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Sea 111, GS 106 - at Sea Vin Baker (Sea) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Ruben Patterson (Sea) had 20 points including 7-9 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Gary Payton (Sea) had 21 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 27 points. Mookie Blaylock (GS) had 15 points, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Terry Cummings (GS) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Bos 114, Cle 103 - at Bos Adrian Griffin (Bos) had 23 points including 9-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 21 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 30 points including 12-14 FT, 11 rebounds, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 27 points on 9-15 FG and 9-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Bobby Sura (Cle) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 5 assists. Calbert Cheaney (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. Pho 105, Chi 81 - at Pho Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Ron Artest (Chi) had 14 points and 3 steals. Elton Brand (Chi) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Pho shot 55.3% (42-76) FG and Chi shot 42.2% (27-64) FG. Clifford Robinson (Pho, jammed right wrist) and Toni Kukoc (Chi, back spasms) did not play.