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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...

AP Sports WriterFormer No. 5 pick Exum, Hill to compete for minutes on JazzBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Dante Exum has been consistently called the point guard of the future after being drafted No. 5 overall in 2014 by the Utah Jazz. That doesn't mean he'll be...

Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy made nice after a brief fallout in Orlando and have remained friends with regular text messages, often about Howard's new role with the Los Angeles Lakers. Their continuing correspondence is frank, and Van Gundy has been open about his assessment of the center. Speaking...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia At New York When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, April 5, 2015 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, MSG (New York), CSN...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder has fallen ill and is missing their game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Assistant coach Igor Kokoskov filled in for Snyder on Monday night. Snyder didn't feel well earlier in the day, and decided he couldn't coach about 30 minutes before game time. Kokoskov...

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...