New Jersey at San Antonio (8:30 p.m. EST). The Spurs won the first rematch between the teams that played in last season's NBA Finals, an 85-71 victory on Nov. 12.

STARS

Monday

_Kevin Garnett, Timberwolves, had 29 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists to lead Minnesota over New Orleans 97-90.

_Tracy McGrady, Magic, scored 34 points in Orlando's 106-99 win over Milwaukee.

_Peja Stojakovic, Kings, had 31 points to help Sacramento rout the Los Angeles Clippers 125-100.

_Stephon Marbury, Knicks, totaled 28 points and 14 assists in New York's 90-79 victory over Toronto.

_Jermaine O'Neal, Pacers, finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds, sending Indiana past Atlanta 100-97.

_Pau Gasol, Grizzlies, had 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting, and grabbed 11 rebounds in Memphis' 88-83 win over Houston.

LUCKY 13

Detroit won its franchise record-tying 13th straight game by beating San Antonio 85-77 on Monday. The Pistons also won 13 in a row in 1989-90, when they captured their second consecutive NBA title. Detroit coach Larry Brown hadn't won 13 in a row in his Hall of Fame career until Monday.

RARITY

Monday night's 88-85 loss to Phoenix was just the third in 23 home games for the Los Angeles Lakers this season.

BOARD GAME

Erick Dampier had a career-high 24 rebounds in Golden State's 101-85 win over Utah on Monday night. It was Dampier's third game with 20 or more rebounds.

SNAPPED

Detroit snapped a six-game losing streak to San Antonio with a 85-77 win on Monday.

STREAKING

Sacramento won for the ninth time in 10 games and improved the NBA's best record to 29-9 with Monday's 125-100 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. ... Memphis won its fifth straight, and eighth in its last nine, 88-83 over Houston.

SLUMPING

The Los Angeles Clippers have lost 17 of their last 22 against Sacramento, and are 0-3 against the Kings this season, including a 125-100 loss Monday.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 32 points in Atlanta's 100-97 loss to Indiana on Monday. ... Glenn Robinson had 27 points for Philadelphia in a 90-81 loss to Seattle. ... Baron Davis finished with 25 points in New Orleans' 97-90 loss to Minnesota. ... Raja Bell had a career-high 25 points, six rebounds and five assists in Utah's 101-85 loss to Golden State.

LEBRON-LESS

LeBron James, who sprained his right ankle during a win at Utah on Saturday, was not expected to play in Cleveland's home game against Seattle on Tuesday night. Cavs coach Paul Silas plans for James to miss at least one game.

SUSPENDED

Cleveland's Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Utah's Greg Ostertag were suspended for one game by the NBA for fighting in a game Saturday night. Ostertag sat out the Jazz's game against Golden State on Monday. Ilgauskas was to miss the Cavaliers' game Tuesday night against Seattle.

LOSING IT

New Orleans coach Tim Floyd is 0-8 lifetime against Minnesota, including a 97-90 loss Monday. He was ejected for chasing referee Phil Robinson.

SPEAKING

``I'm kind of upset with those guys. It's Martin Luther King Day, and they could have been a little nicer to us. They don't dribble the ball much, they pass the ball, get open shots, and they were knocking down those shots. You can't defend that.'' _ Los Angeles' Elton Brand on Sacramento, which routed the Clippers 125-100 on Monday.