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Surging Heat extend winning streak to 9
Mar 16 2007 11:45PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Besides rookie Chris Quinn, there's only one man in the Miami Heat locker room without a championship ring. And Eddie Jones is playing like he desperately wants one.
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Pistons beat Suns for 5-0 Western sweep
Mar 16 2007 11:38PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Ronald Murray scored a season-high 25 points and the Detroit Pistons completed their first 5-0 road sweep through the West in 15 years with a 105-83 victory over Phoenix on Friday night that snapped the Suns' six-game winning streak.
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Mavs rebound from consecutive losses
Mar 16 2007 11:17PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki came through with a strong fourth-quarter finish to help the Dallas Mavericks end a rare slump. Nowitzki scored 30 points, 19 in the final quarter, and Josh Howard matched a career high with 30 points as the Mavericks bounced back from consecutive defeats, rallying from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 on Friday.
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West gets Hornets back on winning track
Mar 16 2007 10:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Steve Francis went for another game-winner. When that missed, the New Orleans Hornets finally had a victory in March. David West made the go-ahead jumper with 55 seconds remaining, and the Hornets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 92-90 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
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Wizards, Heat suddenly in division race
Mar 16 2007 10:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Not that long ago, the Washington Wizards owned a cushy lead in the Southeast Division, Gilbert Arenas was the NBA's latest big thing, and Caron Butler was excited about his All-Star debut.
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Alston, Yao carry Rockets past Raptors
Mar 16 2007 9:58PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Tracy McGrady and Rafer Alston made life rough on their old team Friday night. Yao Ming made things even rougher.
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Thomas rallies Clippers off the bench
Mar 16 2007 9:46PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Tim Thomas told his Los Angeles Clippers teammates that they were thinking too much during a recent losing streak. Apparently he was right.
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Korver gets 2nd chance and beats Jazz
Mar 16 2007 9:23PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Samuel Dalembert's NFL-like collision flattened Gordan Giricek. That was the opening Kyle Korver needed to finish off the Jazz. Korver rolled off the hard screen and hit the winning basket with 5.1 seconds left, and Andre Iguodala scored 23 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to an 89-88 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.
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Pacers faced with tying record slide
Mar 16 2007 6:58PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Three years ago, the Indiana Pacers had the best record in the NBA. Now, they're one loss from tying their franchise record for consecutive defeats. The Pacers need to win at home against Atlanta on Saturday night to avoid matching the 12-game skid set during the 1988-89 season.
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Ex-Cav Boozer returns to Cleveland
Mar 16 2007 6:46PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - It's been nearly three years since Carlos Boozer spurned the Cavaliers to make more money in Utah. Surely, fans have forgotten by now. Or maybe not.
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Wizards' Butler out with knee injury
Mar 16 2007 3:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler will miss a week to 10 days with a left knee injury and won't travel with the team on its March 20-26 road trip.
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Pop speaks, but Spurs don't listen
Mar 16 2007 5:28AM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich warned the Spurs that facing a downtrodden team in its first game with a new coach can be dangerous. Then they saw it for themselves. The Milwaukee Bucks made a winner of Larry Krystkowiak in his NBA debut, ending San Antonio's 13-game winning streak with a 101-90 victory on Thursday night.
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Pop speaks, but Spurs don't listen
Mar 16 2007 5:28AM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich warned the Spurs that facing a downtrodden team in its first game with a new coach can be dangerous. Then they saw it for themselves. The Milwaukee Bucks made a winner of Larry Krystkowiak in his NBA debut, ending San Antonio's 13-game winning streak with a 101-90 victory on Thursday night.
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LA Lakers fall to Denver Nuggets 113-86
Mar 16 2007 3:49AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Not a good day or night for Phil Jackson thanks to the NBA and Linas Kleiza. Jackson got fined $50,000 for accusing the league of having a vendetta against Kobe Bryant and then lost a seventh straight game for the first time in his 16-year coaching career Thursday night when the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Denver Nuggets 113-86.
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LA Lakers fall to Denver Nuggets 113-86
Mar 16 2007 3:49AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Not a good day or night for Phil Jackson thanks to the NBA and Linas Kleiza. Jackson got fined $50,000 for accusing the league of having a vendetta against Kobe Bryant and then lost a seventh straight game for the first time in his 16-year coaching career Thursday night when the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Denver Nuggets 113-86.
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