Zach Randolph is learning to be more effective by sharing the ball more. It's paying off for the Portland Trail Blazers, who have won a season-high four in a row. Randolph had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead the Trail Blazers over the Los Angeles Clippers 109-99 Friday night.
Memphis forward Pau Gasol was in the starting lineup for the Grizzlies' game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, his first action since breaking his left foot in the world championships.
It took Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen two up-and-down seasons to earn an everyday starting role. Now that he's got it, he's playing like he never wants to go back to the bench — even for a minute.
Maurice Cheeks is tired of talking about Allen Iverson, and frustrated by the Philadelphia 76ers' longest losing streak in 10 years. Yet, the coach is having a hard time faulting the players he has left. Even after they lost their 10th straight, 93-79 to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 53 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 112-101 in double overtime Friday night.
Former Dallas Maverick Center Wang Zhizhi scored 28 points as China beat Qatar 59-44 to win gold in the Asian Games men's basketball final.
Baron Davis got the ball with the clock winding down, glanced to the sideline and saw that coach Don Nelson had no plans for a timeout.
Manu Ginobili might want to keep a pad strapped to his lower back whether he's hurting or not. Ginobili continued his strong return from a lower back contusion in late November that caused him to miss four games, scoring 24 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 103-77 victory over the undermanned New Orleans Hornets on Thursday night.
Charlotte Bobcats head coach Bernie Bickerstaff has been looking for the right rotation of players to break the team out of its recent slump.
NBA commissioner David Stern is confident the Bobcats will succeed in Charlotte and predicted Thursday that the franchise will be among the league's best in two years.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, who led the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA titles, is skeptical about his old coach Pat Riley adding Allen Iverson to his Miami Heat squad.
Allen Iverson spent another day waiting to be traded, and the Philadelphia 76ers lost again without him. Paul Pierce and Ryan Gomes each scored 18 points, and Tony Allen had 16 to help the Boston Celtics beat the 76ers 101-81 Wednesday night, handing Philadelphia it's ninth straight loss.
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