The Los Angeles Lakers ended the Dallas Mavericks' 13-game winning streak as Kobe Bryant scored 26 points in a 101-98 victory that earned Lakers coach Phil Jackson his 900th career win on Sunday.
No Tony Parker, no sweat, Tim Duncan said with a straight face. Parker missed his first game of the season with a right hip strain, but Manu Ginobili scored a season-high 34 points, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96 Sunday.
Grant Hill scored 21 points and Dwight Howard had 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 87-79 on Sunday night for their fourth straight victory.
Mark Blount is making it tougher for Minnesota's opponents to focus on Kevin Garnett. The 7-foot Blount continued his recent strong play with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the Timberwolves' 103-99 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.
Ben Wallace did his best, then relented for the first time all night. He had just helped the Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 106-89 on Saturday night, and he had to admit this wasn't just another regular-season game.
It was a game of perspective exercises. Gilbert Arenas pegged Washington's loss on the early game time. Chris Bosh credited Toronto's win to having a full team for the first time in almost a month.
Baron Davis had 22 points, 11 assists and fed Matt Barnes for a tiebreaking layup that led the Golden State Warriors to their sixth straight home win, 108-104 over the Seattle SuperSonics on Saturday night.
Eight straight losses are bad enough, but dropping six in a row at home was even more painful for the struggling Atlanta Hawks. Thanks to one of their top defensive performances, both streaks ended with the Hawks' 86-74 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.
Ben Wallace did his best, then relented for the first time all night. He had just helped the Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 106-89 on Saturday night, and he had to admit this wasn't just another regular-season game.
Ben Wallace had 12 points and 14 rebounds in the first game against his former team, as the Chicago Bulls routed the Detroit Pistons 106-89 on Saturday.
Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks won a game that Manu Ginobili said the Spurs needed but "just couldn't take."
Larry Brown is returning to the Philadelphia 76ers as an executive vice president, nearly six years after leading the team to the NBA finals.
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