Miami released Anfernee Hardaway and signed Luke Jackson.
New Jersey released Eddie Gill.
LA Lakers head coach Phil Jackson formally signed his 2 year, $24 million contract extension. He is now signed through 09-10.
Indiana signed Courtney Sims.
Dallas activated Eddie Jones and J.J. Barea and placed Maurice Ager and Devin Harris (stomach flu) on IL.
Toronto activated Darrick Martin and placed T.J. Ford on IL with a head and neck injury.
Golden State activated Brandan Wright and placed Monta Ellis on IL with a strained left thigh.
Houston activated Rafer Alston and placed Carl Landry on IL.
Orlando activated Pat Garrity and placed Carlos Arroyo on IL.
Indiana activated David Harrison and placed Jeff Foster (back spasms) and Stephen Graham on IL.
Philadelphia activated Louis Williams and placed Rodney Carney on IL with the flu.
Tor 92, Dal 76 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 7 assists. Kris Humphries (Tor) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Terry (Dal) had 21 points including 7-11 FG. Josh Howard (Dal) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Ind 117, Chi 102 at Ind Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 18 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kareem Rush (Ind) had 22 points including 9-13 FG. Joe Smith (Chi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 5 rebounds. Ind shot 55.7% (44-79) FG and Chi shot 42.7% (38-89) FG.
Den 105, NO 99 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 32 points on 10-28 FG and 11-13 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Marcus Camby (Den) had 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Allen Iverson (Den) had 22 points and 11 assists. Caron Butler (NO) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. David West (NO) had 25 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Paul (NO) had 30 points including 12-20 FG, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Morris Peterson (NO, strained back) and Peja Stojakovic (NO, strained left groin) did not play.
Mil 100, Orl 86 at Mil Jialian Yi (Mil) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 20 points including 6-14 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 points including 8-16 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mil shot 50% (35-70) FG and Orl shot 33.8% (26-77) FG.
Sea 117, NY 110 at NY Earl Watson (Sea) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Durant (Sea) had 30 points and 5 rebounds. Jeff Green (Sea) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Zach Randolph (NY) had 27 points including 11-18 FG and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 29 points and 6 assists. Sea shot 58% (47-81) FG and NY shot 47.4% (45-95) FG.
Phi 98, Min 94 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 blocks. Willie Green (Phi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 22 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rashad McCants (Min) had 15 points and 5 assists.
Hou 80, Det 77 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 29 points and 6 assists. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 10 points and 6 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 15 points and 7 assists. Hou shot 6-22 FT and Det shot 13-22 FT.
Bos 90, Sac 78 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 26 points including 11-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 16 points including 10-10 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ray Allen (Bos) had 15 points. Ron Artest (Sac) had 16 points. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 16 points. Bos shot 30-32 FT and Sac shot 11-12 FT. Kendrick Perkins (Bos, injured right big toe) and Kevin Martin (Sac, strained right groin) did not play.
Por 105, GS 95 at Por Brandon Roy (Por) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. James Jones (Por) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Matt Barnes (GS) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Baron Davis (GS) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Por shot 23-30 FT and GS shot 12-13 FT. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, plantar fasciitis) did not play.
Pho 103, Uta 98 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 26 points including 12-19 FG, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 18 points including 6-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 29 points including 10-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 steals. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 18 points and 6 assists. Mehmet Okur (Uta, shoulder injury) did not play.
Cha 108, LAC 103 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 25 points including 7-12 FT, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 6 assists. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 23 points including 9-14 FG. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
News from December 13.
The NBA suspended Al Horford (Atl) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on T.J. Ford (Tor) during Tuesday's Tor-Atl game.
The LA Clippers released Ruben Patterson.
Theo Ratliff (Min) is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Tuesday.
Utah recalled Kyrylo Fesenko from the NBADL.
San Antonio activated Darius Washington and placed Tim Duncan on IL with a sprained right ankle. Washington was recalled from the NBADL.
Miami activated Jason Williams and placed Earl Barron on IL.
LAL 102, SA 97 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 6 points on 3-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Bruce Bowen (SA) had 22 points. Brent Barry (SA) had 17 points. Fabricio Oberto (SA) had 9 points including 3-4 FG and 16 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA, sprained left ankle) did not play.
Was 104, Mia 91 at Mia Caron Butler (Was) had 19 points including 8-21 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 16 points including 7-21 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brendan Haywood (Was) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 10 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 26 points including 6-12 3-pointers. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 19 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points including 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 8 turnovers. Chris Quinn (Mia) had 22 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Gilbert Arenas (Was, knee surgery) and Oleksiy Pecherov (Was, fractured right ankle) did not play.
Schedule for Friday, December 14 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Orlando @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Toronto @ Indiana 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Boston 6:30 pm Cleveland @ New Jersey 7:00 pm ESPN Atlanta @ Detroit 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Seattle @ Minnesota 7:00 pm New York @ Chicago 7:30 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 7:30 pm Utah @ Portland 9:00 pm LA Lakers @ Golden State 9:30 pm
