Dwyane Wade scored 24 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter as the Miami Heat rallied for a 92-89 National Basketball Association victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Toronto forward Chris Bosh and Phoenix point guard Steve Nash were named the National Basketball Association players of the month for January.
McGrady and Allen both scored 36 points, but McGrady sank a 3-pointer with 51 seconds left to clinch the Houston Rockets' 112-102 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics, who tied a franchise record with their 14th consecutive road loss.
Furniture dealer Hilton Koch bought the Houston Comets, making the four-time WNBA champions the league's fifth independently owned franchise in the women's basketball league.
A few days ago, you could stand in a hallway at Toyota Center and hear famous lyrics coming from a familiar deep voice.
Playing without the suspended Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers' late rally fell short in their season-high third straight loss, 99-94 to the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
Shaquille O'Neal put his police skills to use early Sunday. O'Neal, the Miami Heat's All-Star center and a reserve officer with the Miami Beach Police Department, followed a driver who allegedly crashed into his Cadillac Escalade and tried to flee the scene, the team said.
Michael Finley nailed a three-pointer with a second to go in overtime to give the San Antonio Spurs a stunning 96-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
Michael Finley's 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left in overtime gave the cold-shooting San Antonio Spurs an improbable 96-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
Steve Nash scored 23 points and kept Phoenix's high-energy offense purring with 15 assists as the Suns extended their winning streak to 17 games - the NBA's longest in seven years - by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-100 on Sunday.
Mo Williams had 30 points, including a running, 20-foot jumper with 3.1 seconds left, and 10 assists to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.
Ben Gordon had 34 points and seven assists as the Chicago Bulls beat the Miami Heat 100-97 on Saturday.