high ▁ 5 0 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁reb ounds ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁S uns . ▁( N BA ) ▁Houston ▁Rock ets ▁ 9 9 , ▁Ut ah ▁Jazz ▁ 8 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Toy ota ▁Center . ▁( N BA ) ▁Dallas ▁Ma ver icks ▁ 1 2 3 , ▁Mil w au kee ▁Buck s ▁ 1 0 4 , ▁at ▁American ▁Airlines ▁Center . ▁D irk ▁Now itz ki ▁leads ▁the ▁Ma ver icks ▁with ▁ 3 9 . ▁( N BA ) ▁Sac r amento ▁Kings ▁ 8 6 , ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Sp urs ▁ 8 1 ▁at ▁AR CO ▁Arena . ▁( N BA ) ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers ▁ 9 9 , ▁Den ver ▁N ug gets ▁ 9 1 , ▁also ▁at ▁St ap les ▁Center . ▁K obe ▁Bry ant ▁leads ▁the ▁L akers ▁with ▁ 4 2 ▁points . ▁( N BA ) ▁▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Cr icket : ▁The ▁International ▁Cr icket ▁Council ▁announ ces ▁a ▁two - match ▁one - day ▁series ▁between ▁an ▁I CC ▁XI ▁and ▁an ▁Asian ▁XI . ▁The ▁games ▁will ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁human itar ian ▁relief ▁operation ▁in ▁South - E ast ▁Asia ▁following ▁the ▁t sun ami ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁earth qu ake . ▁The ▁first ▁game ▁will ▁be ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound , ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January . ▁The ▁I CC ▁XI ▁will