For one night, everything looked fine with the Boston Celtics.
With Richard Jefferson out with a sprained ankle and Vince Carter battling a flu-bug, Jason Kidd put on a one-man show for the New Jersey Nets.
Adam Morrison scored 27 points, surpassing his career high established just one night earlier, as the Charlotte Bobcats beat the San Antonio Spurs 95-92 in overtime Wednesday night.
Keyon Dooling scored 25 points, keying a big third-quarter run to lift the Orlando Magic over the Denver Nuggets 108-99 on Wednesday night.
Rookie Renaldo Balkman scored a season-high 18 points, and the New York Knicks used their best defensive performance of the season to beat the Washington Wizards 102-82 Wednesday night.
NBA commissioner David Stern thinks the Sacramento Kings' long-running effort to get a new arena needs a fresh start and a new leader.
Paul Pierce scored 32 points and Wally Szczerbiak added 20 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 114-88 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
LeBron James had 32 points, seven assists and seven rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers win their fourth straight game with a 100-87 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.
ABC of Cote d'Ivoire, the defending champions of the Federation of International Basketball Africa Club Champions Cup, will arrive in Nigerian commercial capital Lagos on Wednesday
Kobe Bryant is being sued by an Arkansas man, who claims the Los Angeles Lakers star deliberately elbowed him during a Memphis Grizzlies' game last year.
The Denver Nuggets beat Miami 112-105 on Tuesday to record their third straight win and pile on the problems for the NBA champion Heat.
Yao Ming had 20 points and six rebounds as the Houston Rockets lost to the San Antonio Spurs 92-84 at home.