--F Troy Murphy had his best game of the season when he had 28 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and four steals in 39 minutes. "I've been working with one of our (assistant coach Frank Vogel), watching film and he pointed out that I was passing up some shots in previous games," Murphy said. "I just tried to stay aggressive."

--G Mike Dunleavy had 24 points, five assists and three steals in 27 minutes. He went three minutes past his 24-minute limit. "I was just going," coach Jim O'Brien said. "I knew I was keeping him in there. That's life."

--G Dahntay Jones fell hard to the ground trying to follow T.J. Ford's missed lay-up with a one-handed dunk with about seven minutes left in the game. He returned to the game with about 0.1 seconds left. "My shoulder, my hip, they're both sore," Jones said. "I'm sore, but I'll be fine.

MEDICAL WATCH:

--G Travis Diener is out at least three more weeks after undergoing surgery on his left big toe.

--F Danny Granger is out at least a month after tearing his right plantar fascia in the third quarter of the Dec. 5 game against the Los Angeles Clippers.