Philadelphia at Minnesota (2 p.m. EST). Kevin Garnett, the league's top rebounder, leads the Timberwolves against the 76ers.

STARS

Friday

_Latrell Sprewell, Timberwolves, scored 35 points to lead Minnesota to a 97-84 victory over the Lakers.

_Allen Iverson, 76ers, had 31 points and eight assists in an 85-82 win over the Hornets.

_Richard Hamilton, Pistons, scored all eight of Detroit's points in overtime and had 28 overall in a 90-89 win over Toronto.

_Lamar Odom, Heat, finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, lifting Miami to a 97-88 win over the Clippers.

BRYANT INJURED

Kobe Bryant was placed on the injured list Friday because of a severe cut on his right index finger that will sideline him for at least a week. The Lakers said he needed nine to 10 stitches to close the wound. He was injured Thursday when he put his hand through a glass window while trying to move boxes in his garage.

JAZZ FINED

The Utah Jazz were fined $15,000 by the NBA for a skit performed by their mascot that ridiculed Karl Malone and teammate Kobe Bryant during a timeout in the Lakers' game at Utah last week.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

The Suns' Joe Johnson had 28 points and nine assists in a 105-100 loss to the Wizards on Friday night. ... The Clippers' Elton Brand totaled 23 points and 15 rebounds in Los Angeles' 97-88 loss to the Heat.

SIDELINED

Forward Mike Dunleavy left early in the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors' 101-81 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night after spraining his left ankle. Dunleavy had 15 points, all on 3-pointers, before he left. He did not return.

SPEAKING

``After 18 years, for them to stoop to that kind of level, that's no class. And that's something I'll never forget.'' _ Lakers forward Karl Malone, on a skit performed by the Jazz mascot ridiculing Malone and teammate Kobe Bryant during a timeout in a game at Utah last week. Utah was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Friday.