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San Antonio never trailed after the opening four minutes, allowing coach Gregg Popovich to limit his starters and Manu Ginobili to an average of 17 minutes.

Kenneth Faried scored 24 points, Darrell Arthur led a big effort from Denver's bench with 18, and the Nuggets beat the suddenly reeling Miami Heat 111-107 on Friday night, handing the NBA champions their fifth loss in six games.

In this Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2014 file photo, singer Lil Wayne watches the Los Angeles Clippers play the Houston Rockets during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Los Angeles.

The 76ers have a catchy anthem they play at every home game, a decades-old tune with a chorus the fans belt out: "1-2-3-4-5-Sixers."

Goran Dragic scored 20 points and the Phoenix Suns scored the last seven to beat the cold-shooting Boston Celtics 87-80 Friday night.

Phil Jackson's deal to become president of the New York Knicks was expected to be finalized Friday, according to ESPN.

The Tigers loss by 19 points on their home floor. The Bulls beat the Rockets 111-87.

The Philadelphia 76ers signed guard Darius Johnson-Odom to a 10-day contract on Friday and waived guard Lorenzo Brown.

Kyle Korver scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to help Atlanta beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-97 Thursday night for the Hawks' first back-to-back victories in nearly six weeks.

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant scored 29 points apiece, and the Oklahoma City Thunder avenged Sunday's surprising loss to the Los Angeles Lakers by rolling past them 131-102 Thursday night.

Mike Dunleavy scored all of his 21 points in the second half, Joakim Noah flirted with another triple-double and the Chicago Bulls posted a 111-87 wire-to-wire victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.

But nearly a week after expressing strong doubt Nash would play this season because of persisting nerve issues in his back and hamstrings, Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni officially ruled Nash out for the remainder of the 2012-13 season.

The Clippers beat the Warriors 111-98. Blake Griffin led L.A. with 30 points and 15 rebounds.

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Al Jefferson had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Gerald Henderson went 6 for 9 in his return from a calf injury Wednesday night to Mar 12, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards small forward Martell Webster battles for the ball with Charlotte Bobcats point guard Luke Ridnour during the second half at Verizon Center.

Kyrie Irving scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers spoiled the return of Phoenix's Eric Bledsoe with a 110-101 victory over the Suns on Wednesday night.

The San Antonio Spurs continued rolling against the elite teams they struggled against early in the season, using a balanced attack to beat the Portland Trail Blazers for their eighth straight victory.

Rudy Gay scored 27 points, Isaiah Thomas added 20 and the Sacramento Kings defeated Philadelphia 115-98 Wednesday night to extend the 76ers' losing streak to 18 games.

Anthony scored 19 of his 34 points in the first half as New York built a 24-point lead and coasted to their fifth straight win, 116-92 over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

The Nuggets got there with plenty to spare and needed all of it to rally past the Orlando Magic 120-112.