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SACRAMENTO (101)Gay 0-5 0-0 0, Williams 2-5 5-6 9, Cousins 9-19 10-11 28, Collison 6-13 2-2 15, McLemore 3-9 0-0 7, Stauskas 4-5 2-2 11, Miller 3-8 6-7 13, Casspi 1-2 2-2 4, J.Thompson 1-3 0-0 2, Sessions 0-3 0-0 0, McCallum 3-7 1-2 7, Hollins...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As he has done with everything else in his meteoric rise to NBA stardom, Anthony Davis is taking his first All-Star start in stride.Davis drew more than 1.3 million votes from fans in totals announced Thursday night. That is the third highest in the league behind...

CHICAGO (AP) - Derrick Rose scored 22 points and the struggling Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-81 on Thursday night.The Bulls came away with a much-needed win after dropping six of eight and handed the defending champions their most lopsided loss of the season.The Central division leaders...

TORONTO (86)DeRozan 2-11 2-2 6, A.Johnson 4-9 3-4 11, Valanciunas 4-8 4-4 12, Lowry 7-23 4-7 20, Vasquez 1-8 1-2 3, Ross 0-3 0-0 0, Patterson 2-7 6-6 11, Williams 6-15 7-7 21, J.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Hansbrough 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-85 27-32 86.MEMPHIS (92)Green...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Trail Blazers All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge won't play in Wednesday night's game against the Phoenix Suns because of a left thumb injury.Aldridge hurt his thumb in the second quarter of the Blazers' 98-95 victory against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. X-rays following the game were...

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Hawks won their 13th straight game, one shy of tying the team record, as Mike Scott and Paul Millsap each scored 20 points Monday in a 93-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons.The Hawks haven't lost since Dec. 26 against Milwaukee.Scott, a backup, had eight...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - David Arseneault Jr. thought nothing of the email when it first appeared in his inbox.The message from Dean Oliver, the Sacramento Kings' director of player personnel and analytics, just seemed like another inquiry about the quirky system his father ran at tiny Grinnell College....

TORONTO (AP) - Tyreke Evans scored on a driving layup with 1.6 seconds left and the New Orleans Pelicans beat Toronto 95-93 on Sunday, their first victory in seven meetings with the Raptors.Evans scored 26 points, and Alexis Ajinca had 22 to help the Pelicans win without injured starters...

L.A. CLIPPERS (117)Barnes 10-15 2-2 26, Griffin 11-16 8-11 30, Jordan 3-6 2-8 8, Paul 4-13 4-4 12, Redick 7-14 0-0 18, Crawford 5-15 2-2 13, Rivers 0-3 1-2 1, Hawes 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 44-92 20-31 117.SACRAMENTO (108)Williams...

L.A. CLIPPERS (117)Barnes 10-15 2-2 26, Griffin 11-16 8-11 30, Jordan 3-6 2-8 8, Paul 4-13 4-4 12, Redick 7-14 0-0 18, Crawford 5-15 2-2 13, Rivers 0-3 1-2 1, Hawes 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 44-92 20-31 117.SACRAMENTO (108)Williams...

Feb. 13-15 - All-Star weekend, New York.Feb. 19 - Trade deadline (3 p.m. EST).April 15 - Last day of regular season.April 18 - Playoffs begin.

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at STAPLES Center. Portland At L.A. Lakers When: 9:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 11, 2015 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TV: 9:30 p.m. ET, CSN Northwest (Trail Blazers), TWC SportsNet...