Garnett helps Celts win fourth straight (AP) -
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers could see that Kevin Garnett was looking and feeling spry. Running the floor and looking strong on the glass, the 35-year-old Garnett matched his season-high with 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Celtics to their fourth straight win, a 98-80 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:52:31 PSTJames scores 30 as Heat hold off Raptors (AP) -
LeBron James took a hard foul and clearly was not happy. So the next time he saw the ball, he made sure no Toronto player could reach him. James' steal and dunk with just more than two minutes left gave Miami some breathing room, and the Heat held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 on Sunday. James finished with 30 points and Dwyane Wade added 25 for the Heat (18-6), who won for the 10th...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:12:26 PSTSeattle working to bring NBA back (AP) - The city of Seattle has been working behind the scenes the past eight months with a hedge-fund manager to bring an NBA team back to town -- possibly as early as next fall if the Sacramento Kings fail to get a satisfactory deal for a new arena, newly released documents show. The city turned over the documents to The Seattle Times on Friday under a public records request (http://is.gd/PyQ06N ).
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:26:26 PSTParker's 42 power Spurs over Thunder (AP) - Tony Parker wasn't playing for an All-Star invitation. He made a strong case just the same. Putting together his most dazzling game in three years -- and doing it against the NBA's hottest team, no less -- Parker scored 42 points and became the all-time franchise assists leader for the San Antonio Spurs in a 107-96 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:27:43 PSTSixers avoid back-to-back losses again (AP) -
The Sixers are making the NBA's lockout-induced compressed schedule a vehicle to show off their superior depth and resiliency. Playing without Elton Brand and facing one of the Eastern Conference's top five teams for the second straight night, Philadelphia had double figures from each of its four bench players to overwhelm the Atlanta Hawks 98-87 Saturday night.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:35:49 PSTGriffin's near triple-double lifts Clips (AP) -
Blake Griffin fell two assists shy of a triple-double, and he didn't even play in the fourth quarter. It was that kind of dominating night for the Los Angeles Clippers, who rebounded from a disappointing loss in a big way, jumping on the Washington Wizards early and cruising to a 107-81 win. Griffin had 21 points, 11 rebounds and tied a season-high with eight assists to lead Los Angeles, but he...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:58:42 PSTCavs beat Mavs on Irving's late layup (AP) -
One spectacular late-game layup in a week wasn't enough for rookie Kyrie Irving. So, the cool-as-ice kid dropped in another. Irving made a driving layup in traffic with 15.8 seconds left -- one similar to the shot he made last Sunday in Boston -- to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 91-88 win Saturday night over the Dallas Mavericks, who were unable to stop the 19-year-old sensation when it...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:27:41 PSTHornets to sign F Thomas to 10-day deal (AP) - New Orleans general manager Dell Demps says the Hornets plan to sign forward Lance Thomas to a 10-day contract on Monday. The move comes as forward Carl Landry recovers from a left knee injury that occurred during the Hornets' loss at Detroit on Saturday night. Landry posted on his Twitter account on Sunday that he has a sprained medial collateral ligament.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:30:28 PSTDeng has 21 in return, Bulls rout Bucks (AP) -
Derrick Rose knows how important Luol Deng is to the Chicago Bulls. Rose scored 26 points and had 13 assists and Deng added 21 points in his return after missing seven games due to injury, as the Chicago Bulls easily beat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-90 Saturday night. "He makes the game easy," Rose said of his teammate.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:29:46 PSTBatum hits 9 3s as Blazers beat Nuggets (AP) -
Nicolas Batum woke up hoping his injured knee would allow him to play. As it happened, he set a Trail Blazers record with nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points to help Portland beat the Denver Nuggets 117-97 Saturday night. "When I came in tonight I was thinking, `Don't hurt my knee, don't be crazy tonight,"' said Batum, who sat out two games with a bruised bone.
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