Javaris Crittenton won't contest his NBA suspension for taking a gun into the Washington Wizards' locker room. NBA Players' Association executive director Billy Hunter said in a statement on Tuesday that Crittenton "believes far more good will be done by moving forward and focusing on the future." Last Wednesday, league commissioner David Stern suspended Crittenton […]
The Boston Celtics say guard J.R. Giddens has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The team said the procedure Tuesday was a success but no date has been set for his return. Giddens has played in 21 games for the Celtics this season. He scored a season-high six points and grabbed seven rebounds against […]
Derrick Rose has been excused from the rookie challenge at All-Star weekend and will be replaced by Golden State's Anthony Morrow. Rose, last season's Rookie of the Year, was selected as a reserve for the All-Star game and is competing in the skills challenge as the defending champion of the event.
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The Portland Trail Blazers were determined to overcome the slow starts that were costly in two recent consecutive home losses. On Monday, the Trail Blazers started quickly and led from the opening basket in beating Charlotte 98-79. Portland (29-21) hit its first four shots and wound up shooting 53.3 percent.
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Kobe Bryant got the Los Angeles Lakers' franchise scoring record, but the Memphis Grizzlies spoiled the celebration. Bryant scored 44 points, passing Jerry West as the Lakers' career scorer, but it wasn't enough as the Grizzlies got 22 points and 17 rebounds from Zach Randolph to defeat the Lakers 95-93 on Monday night.
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Kobe Bryant got the Los Angeles Lakers' franchise scoring record, but the Memphis Grizzlies spoiled the celebration. Bryant scored 44 points, passing Jerry West as the Lakers' career scorer, but it wasn't enough as the Grizzlies got 22 points and 17 rebounds from Zach Randolph to defeat the Lakers 95-93 on Monday night.
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After three periods of lead changes and ties, the Utah Jazz put an end to the back-and-forth with the Dallas Mavericks with a smothering fourth quarter. Utah outscored Dallas 27-16 and had twice as many rebounds in the final period while pulling away for a 104-92 win Monday night, extending the Jazz's longest winning streak […]
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points and Nicolas Batum and Jerryd Bayless had 15 points each and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 98-79 Monday night. Portland, which had lost its previous two home games, got off to a 10-2 start and never looked back in ending Charlotte's three-game winning streak.
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The Phoenix Suns had a good reason not to be overconfident playing New Orleans without injured All-Star point guard Chris Paul. They'd already lost to the Hornets in November when Paul didn't play. Amare Stoudemire scored 25 points and Grant Hill hit two late key baskets and the Suns held on to beat the Hornets […]
Arron Afflalo hit a 21-foot baseline jumper with 18.4 seconds left in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets, down by 17 points in the third quarter, rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-109 Monday night. Kenyon Martin had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Chauncey Billups had 23 points for the Nuggets, who improved to 3-0 […]