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DALLAS (AP) - Rajon Rondo won't return before the All-Star break as the Dallas point guard recovers from breaking the orbital bone of his left eye.The Mavericks said Friday that Rondo would miss the remaining three games before the break, starting Saturday night against Portland. He will also miss...

PHOENIX (87)Tucker 2-7 0-0 6, Mark.Morris 8-19 1-3 18, Len 2-3 1-1 5, Bledsoe 5-10 6-7 17, G.Dragic 4-11 0-0 9, B.Wright 1-3 0-0 2, Thomas 2-9 2-2 6, Green 4-11 0-0 9, Marc.Morris 4-8 0-0 8, Plumlee 0-4 1-2 1, Z.Dragic 1-2 0-0 2, Bullock...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Paul George says he would like to play this season even though he understands the odds are against him making it back so fast from a gruesome right leg injury.In his first public comments in more than two months, Indiana's two-time All-Star told reporters Thursday that...

DALLAS (114)Parsons 9-18 5-9 24, Nowitzki 4-15 6-6 15, Chandler 8-9 5-6 21, Barea 3-10 2-2 10, Ellis 7-19 0-0 14, Aminu 5-9 1-1 12, Harris 2-7 2-2 8, Villanueva 3-9 0-0 9, Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0, Felton 0-1 0-0 0, Ledo 0-1 1-2 1. Totals...

HOUSTON (AP) - Rockets star Dwight Howard is out indefinitely after receiving an injection in his right knee.The team said Wednesday that Howard had a bone marrow aspirate injection and would begin rehabilitation immediately. The team said he will be re-evaluated in approximately four weeks, but did not offer...

UTAH (102)Hayward 10-16 4-7 27, Favors 8-18 4-7 20, Kanter 6-12 4-5 16, Exum 0-3 0-0 0, Ingles 1-5 2-2 5, Booker 3-4 0-0 6, Gobert 3-5 1-2 7, Burke 7-17 3-3 18, Millsap 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 39-85 18-26 102.PORTLAND (103)Batum 2-7 5-6 10, Aldridge 8-16...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Nearly an hour after the Cavaliers shook off the feisty Philadelphia 76ers for their 11th straight win, forward Kevin Love was still on the floor of an empty, sedate Quicken Loans Arena.As a few ushers, some curious police officers and maintenance workers watched, Love performed shooting...

MEMPHIS (102)Je.Green 4-12 3-5 12, Randolph 6-15 7-8 19, Gasol 4-11 7-8 15, Conley 9-15 4-5 23, Lee 2-4 2-2 6, Allen 5-12 0-0 10, Udrih 1-3 2-4 4, Leuer 2-6 0-0 4, Koufos 1-2 2-2 4, Calathes 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 36-83 27-34 102.PHOENIX (101)Tucker 2-7...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Pelicans All-Star power forward Anthony Davis says he'll return to the lineup Monday night when New Orleans tries to end Atlanta's 19-game winning streak.Davis, who missed one game and has had four days of rehabilitation since straining his left groin against Denver last Wednesday night,...

NEW YORK (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 18 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 92-80 on Sunday.With Kobe Bryant out for the season and both teams among the worst in the NBA, it was anything but a...

CHARLOTTE (104)Kidd-Gilchrist 7-13 3-5 17, Zeller 10-11 1-2 21, Jefferson 7-15 0-0 14, Roberts 0-7 0-0 0, Henderson 4-10 0-0 8, Stephenson 2-10 0-2 4, Maxiell 6-10 2-2 14, Neal 3-5 4-4 10, Vonleh 3-5 4-6 10, Hairston 0-3 2-2 2, Taylor 2-4 0-2 4. Totals...

DALLAS (93)Jefferson 3-6 0-0 7, Nowitzki 4-16 3-4 12, Chandler 5-7 1-2 11, Rondo 2-4 0-0 4, Ellis 4-9 3-6 12, Aminu 3-5 4-6 10, Harris 3-8 0-0 9, Smith 1-2 1-2 3, Villanueva 7-15 0-0 20, Barea 2-10 0-0 5. Totals 34-82 12-20 93.MIAMI (72)Granger 0-6...