The Mavericks think they are on their way to righting a poor start. Dallas opened with four straight losses but has won its last two, including a 103-96 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
Yao Ming won his matchup with O'Neal, finishing with 34 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Rockets to the fourth straight victory, 94-72 over the Miami Heat.
Ron Artest and Mike Bibby are finding their shooting touch and the Kings' rebounding by committee is working about as well as they could have hoped. And Kevin Martin? The kid keeps putting up big numbers.
Vince Carter's 34 points included a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to force overtime, and Jason Kidd's 77th career triple-double included 18 assists Sunday night, leading the New Jersey Nets to a 105-93 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points and the Denver Nuggets forced Charlotte into a franchise-worst 29 turnovers in a 108-101 victory over the Bobcats on Sunday.
Vince Carter's 34 points included a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to force overtime, and Jason Kidd's 77th career triple-double included 18 assists Sunday night, leading the New Jersey Nets to a 105-93 victory over the Washington Wizards.
The Los Angeles Clippers' stifling defense made it another ugly visit to Staples Center for the New Orleans Hornets. Elton Brand had 22 points and 10 rebounds and five other players scored in double figures for the Clippers, who forced the Hornets into 26 turnovers in Sunday's 92-76 victory.
Jason Richardson tested his legs and thoroughly enjoyed the result: A spectacular one-handed jam that showed everyone on the Golden State Warriors their star player is finally nearing full strength.
Amare Stoudemire is nearly ready to declare himself back to normal. Stoudemire, who missed all but three games last season following two knee surgeries, scored a season-high 25 points Saturday night as the Phoenix Suns snapped a four-game losing streak with a 96-87 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
The best night in Milwaukee Bucks franchise history was not enough for a win. Michael Redd scored 57 points to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's franchise record, but Matt Harpring made a layup with 1.8 seconds left to give the Utah Jazz a 113-111 victory over the Bucks on Saturday night.
It's a good thing the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks won't meet again in the regular season. Otherwise, things might get even uglier.
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