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Brandon Jennings scores 55, leads Bucks past Warriors

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:37:43 -0500

MILWAUKEE - Rookie Brandon Jennings scored a career-high 55 points, including 29 in the third quarter, to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a come-from-behind 129-125 victory Saturday...

Pacers deliver on promise, beat Celtics 113-104

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:11:25 -0500

INDIANAPOLIS - Danny Granger scored 29 points and Dahntay Jones added a season-high 25, helping the Pacers defeat the Boston Celtics 113-104 on Saturday night. Granger...

Leaguewide retirement of No. 23 seems unlikely

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:02:18 -0500

NEW YORK - LeBron James may persuade NBA players to give up their No. 23s, but a leaguewide retirement of Michael Jordan's number seems unlikely. James said on Thursday...

Board game doesn't go way of stumbling Celtics

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:49:11 -0500

So much remains the same. The Garden crowd still boos Mike Bibby. Zaza Pachulia still gets under the skin of the Celtics big men. And the Hawks still aren't going...

Dirk Nowitzki gives Mavericks late lift

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:03:46 -0500

A little confrontation woke Dirk Nowitzki right up. Nowitzki scored 15 of his 20 points in a tense third quarter and had 11 rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a...

Bad result not tough to explain

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:54:20 -0500

The Celtics could look at their first loss of the season as an aberration of sorts. The Suns were a good team catching the bedraggled Bostonians near the end of a brutal opening...

Rival Al Horford begs to differ

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:51:55 -0500

After Thursday's practice, Kevin Garnett was asked if he considers Atlanta a rival. The Celtics forward responded, "Not at all." That comment didn't...

Paul Pierce's knee a pain

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:49:55 -0500

Paul Pierce has always been good at hiding his injuries, and playing through the pain. As such, it took a significant ding to send the captain to the locker room last...

Shelden Williams gets shot at ex-team

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:17:52 -0500

Shelden Williams has been a more than solid contributor for the Celtics this season, raising the eyebrows of some who didn't expect much from a free agent who signed...

LeBron James to switch numbers as Michael Jordan tribute

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:53:07 -0500

CLEVELAND - LeBron James wants NBA players to give up their No. 23s to honor of Michael Jordan. The Cavaliers superstar, who has worn 23 since he was a high school sophomore,...

Kobe Bryant scores 29, Lakers stop Suns' quick start

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:14:04 -0500

LOS ANGELES - One moment after Steve Nash threw a pass into the stands in the third quarter, Lamar Odom found Kobe Bryant with an alley-oop pass for a behind-the-head dunk. While...

Scouting report: Hawks at Celtics

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:49:31 -0500

TONIGHT - 8, TD Garden. TV - ESPN, CSN. Radio - WEEI-AM (850). THE NUMBERS: Differential for Celtics between points scored and allowed. ...

LeBron James leads Cavaliers past Heat, 111-104

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:46:25 -0500

MIAMI - LeBron James had little to say Thursday about the prospect of playing with Dwyane Wade next season, and that was fine. Having them on the same court was enough of...

Timberwolves' Al Jefferson to miss 2 games for personal reasons

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:18:30 -0500

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves center Al Jefferson will miss the next two games because of an illness in his family. The Timberwolves say Jefferson left the team...

Hornets fire coach Byron Scott, GM to take over

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:58:21 -0500

WESTWEGO, La. - The New Orleans Hornets fired Byron Scott only nine games into the season on Thursday and replaced him with general manager Jeff Bower, hoping the man who...

Young Timberwolves learning the hard way

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:10:58 -0500

MINNEAPOLIS - The young and rebuilding Minnesota Timberwolves are quickly finding out that learning on the job is a painful experience. The Timberwolves have started a...

Celtics tune out Jazz

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:34:28 -0500

Doc Rivers insisted earlier this week that the 3-pointers were OK, that deep jumpers were fine as long as his team didn't break the offense while wandering off downtown. ...

Slimmer, healthier Eddy Curry back for desperate Knicks

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:02:21 -0500

GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Eddy Curry has been on the court for all of 12 minutes of the New York Knicks' last 90 games, so nobody is calling him the team's savior. This...

Suns use 40-point first quarter to rout Hornets

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:47:26 -0500

PHOENIX - Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash combined to hit all eight of their first-quarter shots and the Phoenix Suns used a sizzling opening period to beat the New Orleans...

Dwyane Wade shoe-in for Air Jordan

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:10:00 -0500

MIAMI - Elsewhere in the NBA pleaded for years to join the Jordan Brand family, wanting to wear the shoe his idol made famous. His persistence is being rewarded. ...

LeBron James has answers for Magic

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:08:22 -0500

LeBron James scored 36 points, Shaquille O'Neal provided an inside presence and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Magic, 102-93, last night in Orlando in a rematch of...

A big test for Heat

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:04:59 -0500

MIAMI - One team is off to a flying start, already in first place and unbeaten in five games against Eastern Conference rivals. The other appears a bit slow from the...

Value of practice time shows for the Celtics

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:44:20 -0500

A few minutes into the third quarter last night, Ray Allen got the ball down low to Kendrick Perkins, who - honest to Ernie DiGregorio - slipped a behind the back pass to...

Kevin Garnett fine after scare

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:40:34 -0500

His return from knee surgery considered, Kevin Garnett has to expect that the TD Garden crowd will catch its collective breath when he hits the hardwood. Such was the...

Glen Davis digs up treasure

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:36:00 -0500

Glen Davis cleaned out his closet earlier this week, and in the process stumbled upon a precious slice of his childhood. The prize was an old issue of USA Today. It was...