The Phoenix Suns finally figured out how to win the kind of road game they've been losing lately. Amare Stoudemire scored a season-high 36 points, Steve Nash handed out 16 assists and the Suns snapped a five-game road losing streak with a 115-111 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
After scoring a season-high 45 points, Kevin Durant was bound to make a move in the NBA scoring race. So where does he stand now? "Don't even tell me," Durant said. Without knowing it, Durant passed LeBron James to take over second place in the scoring race, Russell Westbrook added 28 points and eight assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 112-104 on…
Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers has a partially torn ligament in his left thumb and is out indefinitely.
For the first time all season, Al Jefferson got to take a seat on the bench late in the fourth quarter and watch his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates finish off a rout. He definitely enjoyed the view. "It's good and relaxing," Jefferson said. "I just smiled and had a good time." Kevin Love had a career-high 25 points to go with 11 rebounds and the Timberwolves exacted a…
Even though the Detroit Pistons are having their worst season in 16 years, coach Stan Van Gundy knew his Orlando Magic were in trouble Sunday night. After all, the Magic had lost 10 of their last 11 visits to the Palace of Auburn Hills, and they were knocked out of the playoffs by the Pistons in 2007 and 2008.
When LeBron James hit his fourth 3-pointer of the first quarter — from 30 feet away — Los Angeles Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy sat silent in his chair while the sold-out crowd roared around him. There was little Dunleavy or his team could do to stop the Cleveland Cavaliers during their 114-89 win Sunday night.
Chris Bosh has had one taste of a division title. Now he wants another. Bosh had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani scored 17 points and the Toronto Raptors won their fifth straight game, beating the Indiana Pacers 117-102 on Sunday night. "Bosh was just too much for us," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said.
At least the New Jersey Nets' games are getting closer. One problem: Being close won't help them in trying to avoid the worst season ever. Andre Iguodala scored 14 points, including seven in a key portion of the third quarter, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to an 83-79 victory over the Nets on Sunday night.
Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy will coach the Eastern Conference All-Stars for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, to be played on Sunday, Feb. 14, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Los Angeles Lakers are doing their best to forget all those awful memories of playing in the Boston Garden. Kobe Bryant sank the go-ahead basket with 7.3 seconds left, and the Lakers won 90-89 on Sunday for their third consecutive victory over the struggling Celtics. Boston has not been able to make good on the traditional "Beat L.A.!" chant since winning 131-92 to clinch the 2008 NBA…