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Talks between the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers about a trade involving Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum have stalled. The deal is not dead, but it is no longer progressing. The Cavs, who have until Jan. 7 to trade Bynum before his contract becomes guaranteed and loses its instant...

Stephen Curry scored 36 points and handed out 12 assists, and David Lee scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Miami Heat 123-114 Thursday night and extended the NBA's longest current winning streak to seven games. Curry was 13 for 22 from the field and 8 for...

Brook Lopez is out for the remainder of the season, but general manager Billy King says the Brooklyn Nets plan to replace the All-Star center internally -- at least for now. Lopez again fractured the fifth metatarsal of his surgically repaired right foot late in the fourth quarter of Friday...

The Denver Nuggets have emerged as a new suitor at the forefront of the free-agent pursuit of Mike Miller, according to sources close to the process. Sources told us that the Nuggets are now getting strong consideration from Miller along with the early frontrunners in the race to sign him:...

For the New York Knicks, it was about playing harder, even if not really much better. Saving their season would be more about effort than execution. "Tonight it was just one of them days where you just got to leave it out there on the basketball court," Carmelo Anthony said. Now...

LeBron James and the Miami Heat didn't even give the Chicago Bulls room to breathe, practically squeezing the playoff life out of them to take a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal. Another effort like this will seal it. James scored 27 points and the Heat nearly matched a franchise...

Nate Robinson was spitting blood in the first half, then delivered the deepest cuts of the night in the final moments. And the Chicago Bulls reminded the Miami Heat that no one in the NBA plays them any tougher. Yes, the streakbusters struck again. Robinson scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler added...

Heading to his locker to get dressed, Josh Smith griped a bit when told he would have to go to the podium for the second game in a row. Then he smiled. No way the Atlanta Hawks forward was getting out of those duties. Not after the way he played Monday...

Flourishing instead of fading in the fourth quarter, the Nets extended their first season in Brooklyn. They need one more victory to set up the biggest game here yet. Brook Lopez had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Deron Williams added 23 points and 10 assists, and the Nets beat Chicago...

The Houston Rockets finally found a way to close out a game in their playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And it allowed them to escape playoff elimination with a 105-103 win over the Thunder on Monday night. Chandler Parsons scored 27 points and Patrick Beverley added 16 points with...

Zach Randolph's fast start helped the Memphis Grizzlies return to their inside dominance. Randolph had 13 of his 27 points in the first quarter and finished with 11 rebounds, and the Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 94-82 on Thursday night to pull within 2-1 in this first-round series. "Zach...

Every game, someone different steps up for the Miami Heat. Well, someone different and that guy named LeBron. Ageless Ray Allen scored 23, setting the NBA career playoff record for 3-pointers in the process, and LeBron James had seven of his 22 points during a decisive run that closed out the...