NBA

The fans at Pepsi Center will be treated to a game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets when they take their seats on Friday. Oklahoma City At Denver When: 10:30 PM ET, Friday, March 1, 2013 Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, Fox Sports Oklahoma,...

The fans at US Airways Center will be treated to a game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Phoenix Suns when they take their seats on Friday. Atlanta At Phoenix When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, March 1, 2013 Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona TV: 9 p.m. ET, SPSO (Atlanta), FSAZ (Phoenix) PREDICTION:...

The Dallas Mavericks and the Brooklyn Nets will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Barclays Center. Dallas At Brooklyn When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, March 1, 2013 Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York TV: 8 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Southwest (Dallas), YES (Brooklyn) PREDICTION: Nets 97, Mavericks...

The Los Angeles Clippers and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena. L.A. Clippers At Cleveland When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, March 1, 2013 Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Prime Ticket (Los Angeles),...

The Milwaukee Bucks are learning how to pull out the close ones. Monta Ellis sank an off-balance 3-pointer just before the final buzzer to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 110-107 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Ellis scored 27 points and handed out 13 assists, Ersan Ilyasova added 20...

After a 25-day, nine-game road trip, the San Antonio Spurs were glad to be back in their own building, relaxed and ready to add to their 18-game home winning streak. Maybe too relaxed. Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Wesley Johnson hit a 3-pointer at the end of regulation...

Stephen Curry rose for another jumper, and by then even the Knicks probably figured it would go in. Curry had hardly missed in a scintillating second half of the NBA's most electric performance this season, the crowd cheering even before the ball left his hands. This time, Raymond Felton jumped with...

LeBron James may consider grounding his popular dunking warm-up routine before Miami Heat games if the criticism keeps coming his way. The league's reigning three-time MVP said Tuesday he never intended for his acrobatic dunking display in the Heat's layup line to become a potential distraction that apparently has given...

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins was highly critical of his team's effort Tuesday and openly questioned his players' preparation following a loss to the lowly Orlando Magic. "I sure didn't see this effort coming," Collins said to open his extremely candid postgame news conference. "I thought we played incredibly hard...

Indiana center Roy Hibbert was ejected and four other players received technical fouls Tuesday night after a skirmish between the Pacers and Golden State Warriors spilled into the seats behind the baseline. The Warriors' David Lee, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson also were called for technicals, along with Indiana forward...

Dwyane Wade got hot down the stretch, and LeBron James missed a layup in the final minute. Both were huge breaks for the Miami Heat. James scored 28 points, Wade scored 11 of his 24 in the final five minutes - when Miami needed him most - and the Heat...

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...