With victory assured, Danny Granger's next goal was to score 50 points. The versatile forward didn't quite get there, but he scored 18 of his career-high 44 points in the fourth quarter to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Utah Jazz 122-106 on Friday night. "I was trying to get 50, but I just ran out of gas at the end," he said, laughing.
Miami closed the gap to catch Milwaukee to a single game in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Now injuries to Heat center Jermaine O'Neal and Bucks forward Carlos Delfino may shape both teams' fate the rest of the way. Dwyane Wade had 30 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, leading the Heat to an 87-74 victory over the Bucks on Friday night in a game overshadowed when Delfino was...
An eventful day for the Washington Wizards ended with another loss and a dubious record. Hours after suspended guard Gilbert Arenas was ordered to spend 30 days in a halfway house for a felony gun charge but avoided jail time, the Charlotte Bobcats pulled away late for a 107-96 victory Friday night to hand the Wizards their franchise-worst 14th consecutive loss.
Phil Jackson hasn't decided whether he will come back for an 11th season as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, though winning another NBA championship just might convince him. Jackson, who has won more NBA titles than any other coach and will turn 65 in September, has already won three straight NBA championships on three separate occasions, twice with the Chicago Bulls and once with Los Angeles.
The New Jersey Nets aren't going to be the worst team in NBA history. Brook Lopez had a career-high 37 points and Yi Jianlian had a career-best 31 and the Nets eliminated any chance of setting a record for fewest wins in a season, beating the Detroit Pistons 118-110 on Friday night for their first winning streak of the season.
Leandro Barbosa scored 18 points in his fifth game back from wrist surgery to help the Phoenix Suns stretch their winning streak to a season-best six games with a 132-96 rout of the New York Knicks on Friday night. The Suns have won 20 of 25 to climb within a half-game of No. 4 Utah and a game of No. 3 Dallas in the Western Conference.
Carmelo Anthony takes great pleasure in knocking the life out of a crowd. Anthony buried an 18-foot fadeaway at the buzzer to lead the Denver Nuggets to a come-from-behind 97-96 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. "I think hitting one on the road, you get that much more joy out of it," said Anthony.
Tim Duncan walked out of the locker room with a slight limp. Tony Parker and his broken hand sneaked out way earlier. Manu Ginobili made sure they left with a win. A big one. Ginobili scored half of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and San Antonio beat Cleveland 102-97 on Friday night, ending the Cavaliers' eight-game winning streak that began with a home victory over the Spurs earlier this...