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Bobcats end 18-game skid with 91-81 win over Bulls
Squandering a healthy lead is nothing new to the Charlotte Bobcats — hanging onto one is. Kemba Walker had 18 points and eight rebounds, and the ...
Warriors whip short-handed Celtics 101-83
What a December to remember for the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry had 22 points and nine assists, David Lee scored 20 points and the Warriors ...
Hornets extend Bobcats' skid to 18 games
Eric Gordon made his return to the lineup Saturday night. And for the better part of 24 minutes, he looked as if he'd never been away. Gordon had 24 ...
Carlesimo has Prokhorov's trust and a win in debut
Skiing in Canada is postponed. Mikhail Prokhorov's new agenda calls for lunch with his basketball coach. Prokhorov can always reschedule his vacation.
Bynum, Pistons top short-handed Heat 109-99
LeBron James and the short-handed Heat were no match for Detroit's brilliant bench. Will Bynum had 25 points and 10 assists, leading another spirited ...
Clippers roll past Celtics 106-77
The Clippers came roaring out of the opening tip and kept on going to their 15th consecutive victory. Boosted by an early 24-9 lead their starters ...
Wade suspended game for action against Sessions
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Thursday for flailing his leg and making contact with the groin of ...
Net loss: Brooklyn fires coach Avery Johnson
Coach of the month in November, out of a job by New Year's. The Brooklyn Nets have elevated expectations this season, and a .500 record wasn't good ...
Smith's baseline jumper at buzzer beats Suns 99-97
Without Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton, the New York Knicks still had enough to eke out a 99-97 victory in Phoenix, thanks to a pair of very late, ...
James leads Heat over Thunder in Finals rematch
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined to score 54 points, more than any set of teammates had managed in a game against Miami all season.
Lakers beat Knicks 100-94 to get to .500
The pieces of the puzzle that have been the Lakers' confounding season so far are starting to fall into place. Kobe Bryant engineered a second-half ...
Rondo leads Celtics past Nets 93-76
Rajon Rondo lost his cool, and any chance at history, in the second quarter when Boston last met Brooklyn. This time, the second period featured some ...
Sports year: Sad sagas the story of 2012
Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away. Lance Armstrong ...
AP photographers captured the year in sports
From London to Los Angeles, Miami to Medinah and just about everywhere else imaginable, Associated Press photographers captured countless images from ...
Anthony, 3 others tossed as Bulls beat Knicks
Bottled up by the Bulls and baffled by the officials, Carmelo Anthony expected to spend the final minutes of the Knicks' loss alone in the locker room
Durant scores 41 as streaking Thunder top Hawks
Oklahoma City's biggest stars displayed a unique version of balanced scoring against Atlanta: Russell Westbrook led the Thunder in the first half and ...
Wade, James carry Heat past Timberwolves, 103-92
The Miami Heat were outrebounded by 28, matching the second-largest margin in team history. They finished with only 24 boards, matching the ...
Lin leads Rockets' rout in return to New York
Jeremy Lin will never forget that brief, beautiful stretch of basketball known as Linsanity. His first trip back to Madison Square Garden was ...
Lin returns to New York, recalls Linsanity fondly
Jeremy Lin returned Monday to the home he never thought he was leaving, reflecting fondly on Linsanity but not trying to recreate it. Lin made his ...
Athletes shaken by Connecticut shooting
When the Miami Heat players and coaches showed up for work Saturday morning, basketball was secondary. Newtown was the focus. Friday's massacre at an ...
McHale, Garnett embrace after Rockets top Celtics
Kevin Garnett, his eyes fixed low, walked over to Kevin McHale after the final buzzer and gave him a long hug. Several other Celtics followed, ...
Anthony scores 30 as Knicks beat slumping Lakers
The pregame boos had barely finished, and Mike D'Antoni suddenly had much bigger problems. Carmelo Anthony had three 3-pointers in less than three ...
Anthony scores 30, Knicks beat slumping Lakers
Sensing a fellow shooter had become gun shy, Kobe Bryant had a message for Carmelo Anthony last summer. Ignore the critics, he said. Stop worrying ...
D'Antoni hopes Lakers start playing like Knicks
Mike D'Antoni never built the team he wanted in New York. Now he looks at the Knicks and sees what he would like his Lakers to become.
Griffin leads streaking Clippers past Bulls 94-89
Chris Paul liked the way the Los Angeles Clippers grinded out an ugly win when they were challenged. Blake Griffin had 22 points and 10 rebounds to ...