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NEW YORK (AP) Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis is missing his second straight game because of a sore left Achilles' tendon. Carmelo Anthony and Courtney Lee were back in the starting lineup against Orlando after missing all or part of the last game, but the Knicks decided to give Porzingis another...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James rarely gets caught off guard. But time flies when you're having fun, and the year's shortest month blew by for James and the Cavaliers. ''It's over? February is over, huh?'' James asked late Monday night. ''Yeah, that sucks. It's been a great month for our team.'' After...

ATLANTA (AP) Russell Westbrook extended his streak of triple-doubles to six games, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 102-99 victory over the skidding Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Westbrook scored 32 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and doled out 12 assists, carrying on the NBA's longest run of triple-doubles since...

The fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be treated to a game between the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers when they take their seats on Sunday. Chicago At Indiana When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 3, 2013 Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TV: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN, WCIU (Chicago) PREDICTION: Pacers...

NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland's four-game sweep of Atlanta in the Eastern Conference finals averaged 6.8 million viewers on TNT, a 7 percent increase from last season's coverage.The four games, along with the Inside the NBA studio show, were the two highest-rated programs on cable each night. Game 3...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay and guard Ben McLemore have been cleared to play in the team's season opener next week. The Kings said Saturday that a CT scan on Gay's jaw showed no fracture. He was injured in the second quarter of Sacramento's 93-92 win over...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) David West has undergone four surgeries in his long NBA career: left knee, right elbow and right foot twice to fix a couple of toes. ''I don't even like saying all that,'' he said. So, yes, West knows real pain. Draymond Green has never needed an operation -...

The fans at Verizon Center will be treated to a game between the Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards when they take their seats on Sunday. Toronto At Washington When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 31, 2013 Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia TV: 6 p.m. ET, Sportsnet One (Toronto), CSN...

Kobe Bryant was just a little better than Dirk Nowitzki in a spirited game befitting Western Conference leaders - not teams battling for ninth place. Bryant had 38 points to win a scoring duel with Nowitzki, and Steve Nash helped beat his former team by scoring 20 points for the...

Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 109-97 on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams with the two best records in the NBA. Serge Ibaka added 17 points before fouling out late while helping the Thunder improve...

Toronto rookie Terrence Ross beat defending champion Jeremy Evans to win the slam-dunk contest during All-Star Saturday night. The 6-foot-6 Ross jumped over a ball boy, whipped the ball between his legs and threw down a one-handed slam to clinch the victory. Earlier, Ross donned a Vince Carter jersey, took...

NEW YORK (AP) Dirk Nowitzki has moved ahead of Shaquille O'Neal into sixth place on the NBA's career scoring list.Nowitzki made a jumper with 9:51 left in the second quarter of Dallas' game in Brooklyn on Wednesday night to pass O'Neal. Nowitzki finished with 22 points, making the...