Yao Ming scored 25 points, Shane Battier hit a pair of key 3-pointers and added 17, and the Houston Rockets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 82-75 on Tuesday night.
National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern said on Tuesday he expects to sign a new television deal, one that includes a "healthy" increase over the current $4.6 billion terms, before the end of the 2006-07 basketball season.
Don Nelson had no interest in discussing another milestone he's about to add to his coaching resume.
For those straining to hear, the message was nonetheless clear: Shaquille O'Neal's latest injury should not be interpreted as a sign that he's in decline.
The Miami Heat used half a dozen different defenders on Allen Iverson, from 6-foot-1 Jason Williams to 6-10 Alonzo Mourning. They trapped and blitzed him and even used a zone against him. And they were happy to hold him to 45 points.
Dwight Howard's inside presence was too much for the Utah Jazz to handle. Howard had 21 points and 16 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Jazz 88-75 Monday night in a matchup of the teams with the best records in each conference.
No headbands, no problems. That was the message the Bulls sent Monday afternoon, two days after Chicago center Ben Wallace flouted a team rule against wearing a headband during a game.
Knicks coach Isiah Thomas recently sat down for his pregame remarks to the media and was asked one of the easiest questions he's faced in a long time. What was it like to be a game out of first place?
In a three-day span, the Golden State Warriors handled the top two teams in the NBA in impressive fashion: first Utah, then San Antonio.
The Miami Heat shot even better than Allen Iverson. Dwyane Wade had 33 points and 13 assists, and Miami sank a season-best 59 percent of its shots to withstand Iverson's 45 points in a 103-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
Orlando Magic star center Dwight Howard and Denver's Carmelo Anthony have been named Players of the Week by the NBA.
Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets were selected as the NBA's top players for the week ending November 26
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