Charlotte Bobcats 92 in Charlotte. (NBA) Philadelphia 76ers 95, New Orleans Hornets 91 in Philadelphia. (NBA) New Jersey Nets 85, Atlanta Hawks 84 in Atlanta. (NBA) Sacramento Kings 89, Los Angeles Clippers 83 in L.A. (NBA) Detroit Pistons 94, Phoenix Suns 80 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (NBA) San Antonio Spurs 101, Washington Wizards 73 in San Antonio. (NBA) Toronto Raptors 100, Minnesota Timberwolves 91 in Minneapolis. (NBA) Memphis Grizzlies 99, Houston Rockets 80 in Memphis. (NBA) Golden State Warriors 107, Denver Nuggets 97 in Oakland. (NBA) Utah Jazz 102, Los Angeles Lakers 94 in L.A. (NBA) Tennis: Belgian sports minister Claude Eerdekens states that US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has tested positive for the stimulant ephedrine. (BBC) Cricket: England (411 for 8 dec & 332 for 9 dec) beat South Africa (419 & 247) to win the fourth Test match of their five-match series by 77 runs, with approximately 9 overs remaining. It is the first time in 49 years that England have won at the Wanderers Ground, Johannesburg. Matthew Hoggard's 12 for 205 wins him the man of the match award, and improves his World Ranking to 10. England now lead the series 2–1. (Cricinfo) Bangladesh (211 & 285 for 5) and Zimbabwe (298 & 286) draw the second test in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh win the two-test series 1–0, their first ever series victory. (BBC) 16 January 2005 (Sunday) NBA basketball: (NBA) The Toronto Raptors defeat the New Orleans Hornets 102–99 in Toronto. (NBA) The Seattle SuperSonics defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 105–97 in Seattle. (NBA) Dakar Rally Finalists: Motorcycle: Cyril Despres, France, KTM 660 Rally, Team Gauloises KTM, Time 47:27:31, Penalty 9:00 Car: Stéphane Peterhansel, Jean-Paul Cottret, France, Mitsubishi Pajero Evo, Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports, Time 52:31:39, Penalty n/a Truck: Firdaus Kabirov, Aydar Belyaev, Andrei Mokeev, Russia, Kamaz 4911, Team Kamaz-Master, Time 71:13:55, Penalty n/a NFL Playoffs: The Philadelphia Eagles advance to their fourth consecutive NFC championship game by defeating the Minnesota Vikings in Philadelphia 27–14. Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns. Although Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper threw for 316 yards, he was intercepted twice, and the Vikings also hurt themselves with a personnel mixup on a fake field goal and three key pass interference calls. The Eagles will host the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game on January 23. (AP/ESPN) The New England Patriots defeat the Indianapolis Colts in Foxboro, Massachusetts 20–3.