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The fans at AT&T Center will be treated to a game between the Brooklyn Nets and the San Antonio Spurs when they take their seats on Monday. Brooklyn At San Antonio When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 31, 2012 Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Prediction: Spurs 105, Nets 96. Oddsmakers currently have...

The Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Toyota Center. Atlanta At Houston When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 31, 2012 Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Prediction: Rockets 102, Hawks 97 Oddsmakers currently have the Rockets listed as 3½-point...

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic meet at Amway Center. Miami At Orlando When: 5:00 PM ET, Monday, December 31, 2012 Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Prediction: Heat 105, Magic 88. Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 9½-point favorites...

Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy made nice after a brief fallout in Orlando and have remained friends with regular text messages, often about Howard's new role with the Los Angeles Lakers. Their continuing correspondence is frank, and Van Gundy has been open about his assessment of the center. Speaking...

Jamal Crawford scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 107-96 on Sunday night for their 17th consecutive victory, becoming the third team in NBA history to record a perfect month. For more news, notes and analysis of the...

Call it a sign of the times Sunday when Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni, with 16 championship banners hanging behind him at the team's practice facility, admitted his team is looking up to the Los Angeles Clippers and their 16-game winning streak. "They're real good and they're having a...

Despite high-profile names like Phil Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy being tossed around, Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King says he has "not contacted anybody" about becoming the permanent replacement for recently fired head coach Avery Johnson. King told Ian O'Connor during an interview on ESPN New York 98.7 FM...

Orlando waited 20 years to host All-Star weekend again, and Dwight Howard wants nothing to spoil the party. So forget that trade request, Magic fans. Ignore the rapidly approaching deadline for deals. When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Oddsmakers currently have the East...

The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at TD Garden. Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 1-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total is sitting at 182. Miami was a 101-91 loser in its last match...

Their next 3 1/2 weeks are filled with road contests, and that stretch begins Tuesday night in one of the NBA's toughest arenas. Suns (23-22, 8-12 away) vs Heat (33-11, 19-2 home) Coverage: Sun Sports When: 7:30 PM ET, March 20, 2012 Where: AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL The Suns try to extend their longest...

Los Angeles opens a set of back-to-back-to-back road games Tuesday night when the Pacers try to avoid a seventh loss in nine games. Clippers (26-18, 11-10 away) vs Pacers (25-18, 13-6 home) Coverage: FOX WEST When: 7:00 PM ET, March 20, 2012 Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN After dropping three of four to...