No games scheduled. Play resumes with three games on Christmas Day.

STARS

Monday

_Eric Snow, 76ers, had 14 points and 14 assists in Philadelphia's 95-73 victory over Orlando.

_Andrei Kirilenko, Jazz, scored 26 points and had a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Utah to a 92-80 win over Chicago.

VAST IMPROVEMENT

The Denver Nuggets matched last season's victory total (17) on Monday night, beating Memphis 106-99. The Nuggets are 17-11 (.607) and are on pace for their best season since 1987-88, when they went 54-28 and won the Midwest Division.

NO PAYBACK

Magic coach Johnny Davis, who coached the 76ers during the 1996-97 season, lost to his former team Monday night, 95-73. Davis went 22-60 with Philadelphia that season before he was fired and replaced by Larry Brown. The Magic are 6-12 under Davis, who replaced Doc Rivers. Rivers was fired in November after the team started 1-10.

ROAD WARRIORS

The Utah Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls 92-80 on Monday night, to end their road trip that included six games in nine nights with a 3-3 record. The Jazz turned the ball over 26 times, but managed to win.

NEW YORK CHANGES

Scott Layden was fired Monday as president of the New York Knicks and was replaced by Isiah Thomas. The move came after New York missed the playoffs the past two seasons with a roster largely assembled by Layden. The Knicks are 10-18 this season. Layden joined the Knicks in the summer of 1999 after they were coming off an appearance in the NBA Finals.

SPEAKING

``I told guys my patience was wearing just a little bit thin on the lack of execution and knowing our handful of simple plays. We blew a couple early and I called a timeout. We did not execute again, and I started taking guys out.'' _ Bulls coach Scott Skiles, on his team's play in Monday night's 92-80 loss to the Jazz. The Bulls scored just 14 points in the first quarter and had 35 at halftime.