Ben Wallace showed why the Chicago Bulls wanted him on their side. Wallace had eight points and 18 rebounds as the Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers 89-80 on Saturday night. Kirk Hinrich scored 23 points and Luol Deng added 21 for Chicago, which bounced back from a lopsided defeat at Cleveland on Thursday night.
LeBron James scored 38 points, 25 in the second half, to help the Cleveland Cavaliers overcome a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit and stun the Boston Celtics 94-93 on Saturday.
Ray Allen knew a traditional move wasn't going to work against Josh Smith. Allen made a layup over Smith's outstretched arms with 1.2 seconds left in overtime to give the Seattle SuperSonics a 113-112 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
Dunks, layups and turnaround jumpers on one end, blocked shots and rebounds at the other. Yao Ming did it all on Friday night, scoring 35 points, grabbing 17 boards and matching a career high with seven blocks in the Houston Rockets' 103-94 victory over the New York Knicks.
Shaquille O'Neal returned to the Miami Heat lineup Friday night against the New Jersey Nets after missing two games with a bruised left knee. [AP]
In a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals, Dirk Nowitzki scored 35 points, Jason Terry had 30 and Jerry Stackhouse had 23 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 119-112 Thursday night for their first victory of the season.
James, accused of quitting on the Cavaliers by walking off the court too early in his previous game, scored 19 points and had a season-high 12 assists to lead Cleveland past the Chicago Bulls 113-94 on Thursday night.
Being tabbed the "next Michael Jordan" is great for as long as it lasts. There's fat contracts and sneaker deals, commercials by the dozen, an invite inside every velvet rope and endless adulation.
Every dribble, every dunk and every decision he makes is dissected. Some more so than others. LeBron James understands that. He just doesn't get why some are saying he quit on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Cuttino Mobley scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-85 Wednesday night, keeping the defending Western Conference champions winless.
Tony Parker scored 29 points and Fabricio Oberto added 22 on 11-of-11 shooting to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-106 overtime victory over the struggling Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.
Chris Bosh hit a three-pointer with 6.1 seconds left to give the Toronto Raptors a 106-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
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