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NEW YORK (AP) LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 11 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to eight games with a 106-79 victory Monday over Brooklyn in the Nets' first game since an organizational shake-up.A day after coach Lionel Hollins was fired and general...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Lamar Odom won't be charged with any drug counts after the former NBA star was found unconscious last year at a Nevada brothel with cocaine in his system, prosecutors said Monday.Evidence in the case did not prove that Odom used the drug during his three...

When Jason Kidd left the bench for the operating table, some NBA coaches understood exactly how he felt.Their bodies hurt, too.The Golden State Warriors have been playing all season without Steve Kerr, who is recovering from back surgery. Kidd joined him on the injured list when he had to...

NEW YORK (AP) Billy King's bold moves often seemed made with little regard for the future.Now Brooklyn's future isn't King's concern.The Nets reassigned their general manager and fired coach Lionel Hollins on Sunday in the midst of their worst season since moving from New Jersey.The Nets said assistant...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Golden State's Stephen Curry made eight 3-pointers and scored 38 points to lead the Warriors to a 128-116 win at Sacramento on Saturday, extending their run of victories against the Kings to an even dozen.The result kept the Warriors 11 games clear in the NBA's...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio extended its unbeaten home record to 22 games by edging the New York Knicks 100-99 on Friday.The Spurs improved to 32-6 - equaling the franchise's best-ever record after 38 games - but had to sweat on a missed 3-point attempt by New York...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Former NBA star Lamar Odom has been transferred from a Los Angeles hospital to a private facility. But there's no word on his condition, three months after he was found unconscious and in critical condition at a Nevada brothel.Family spokeswoman Alvina Alston says Friday that...

CHICAGO (AP) Pau Gasol had 17 points and 18 rebounds and Derrick Rose scored 18 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 101-92 on Thursday for their sixth straight victory.The Bulls used a big third quarter to extend their longest win streak of the season and...

WASHINGTON (AP) LeBron James scored 34 points and Kyrie Irving scored 21 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the injury-ravaged Washington Wizards 121-115 in the NBA on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory.Irving scored 10 points in a row in the...

NEW YORK (AP) Toronto forward DeMarre Carroll has had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and the Raptors say his status will be updated when appropriate.Carroll missed nine games last month with a bruised right knee, then played in five in a row before sitting out a loss...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Golden State's Klay Thompson scored 22 of his 36 points in the first quarter to lay the foundation for a 109-88 over the lowly Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, exposing the gulf between the top and bottom teams in the Pacific Division.Elsewhere, New York held...

OAKLAND, California (AP) Golden State's Draymond Green became the second Warriors player in history to post three straight triple-doubles, leading the hosts to a 111-101 victory over Charlotte which extended their winning streak in regular-season home games to 35.Green joined Tom Gola, who did it back in 1959-60,...