Vince Carter led a 19-0 surge in the third quarter and finished with 20 points as the Orlando Magic beat Boston 96-89 on Sunday, moving ahead of the Celtics and into second place in the Eastern Conference. Carter scored nine points during a rally that began after Rajon Rondo's 3-pointer gave the Celtics a 60-51 […]
The NFL's party week was briefly interrupted by a sobering message about the league's labor situation. Now it could be the NBA's turn. The league's collective bargaining agreement also will expire in 2011, and management and the players' association will meet next weekend during the All-Star events in Dallas as they try to negotiate a […]
Paul Pierce is playing for the Boston Celtics against the Orlando Magic after missing two games with a foot injury. The team's leading scorer was back in the starting lineup for Sunday's game. Backup guard Marquis Daniels also was in uniform after sitting out 29 games following surgery for a torn ligament in his left […]
Chris Bosh had 36 points and 11 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Kings 115-104 on Sunday afternoon, extending Sacramento's losing streak to six games. Hedo Turkoglu and Antoine Wright each scored 16 points as Toronto topped 100 points for the 16th consecutive game and won its seventh straight […]
The FBI investigated a series of threatening letters sent to Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly at the height of his team's success during the 1989-90 "Bad Boys" championship era, newly released government records show. The 67 pages, obtained by The Associated Press as part of a Freedom of Information Act request, detail how federal agents […]
Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Russell Westbrook added 21, and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fifth straight, beating the Golden State Warriors 104-95 Saturday night. Jeff Green had 18 points for the Thunder, who matched their best winning streak this season. Westbrook added 10 assists, a career-high eight steals and seven rebounds.
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George Hill scored all of his 22 points in the first three quarters against a Los Angeles Clippers squad suddenly faced with yet another transitionary period, and the San Antonio Spurs breezed to a 98-81 victory on Saturday night. Chris Kaman had 21 points and Eric Gordon added 20 in the Clippers' first game since […]
Lamar Odom replaced an injured Kobe Bryant and matched his career high with 22 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers broke their nine-game losing streak at the Rose Garden with a 99-82 victory Saturday night over the Portland Trail Blazers. Bryant sat out with a sore left ankle. The 12-time All-Star and last year's NBA […]
The Philadelphia 76ers made the final run, and that was the one that counted. Reserve Thaddeus Young scored 17 points, Willie Green added 15 and the 76ers overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 102-95 Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Philadelphia hadn't won four in a row since last March 11-17.
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Andrei Kirilenko scored 22 points and Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as the Utah Jazz won their eighth straight, beating the short-handed Denver Nuggets 116-106 on Saturday night. The Jazz pulled within two games of the Nuggets in the Northwest Division and avoided a four-game sweep […]