NBA Basketball News

Dirk Nowitzki says he wasn't thinking about the last time the Dallas Mavericks blew a 30-point lead and lost.

Al Jefferson scored 28 points, Kemba Walker had 20 points and 14 assists, and the Charlotte Bobcats defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-92 Friday night for their sixth straight win at home.

Carmelo Anthony scored 18 of his 29 points in the first quarter, sending the New York Knicks to a rare easy night in a 108-81 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday.

Terrence Ross scored 18 points to lead the Raptors to a 99-87 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, spoiling Gay's return to Toronto.

Marc Gasol had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies used their stout defense to beat the Chicago Bulls 85-77 Friday night.

Kevin Love had 28 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the Detroit Pistons for a 114-101 victory Friday night.

Rajon Rondo totaled 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics by the Brooklyn Nets 91-84 Friday night at the TD Garden.

His final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium could come tonight when No. 4 Duke plays host to rival North Carolina - if the freshman phenom jumps to the NBA after the season, as most outsiders always assumed he would do.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova has been suspended one game without pay for punching Sacramento forward Reggie Evans in the stomach.

Louie Corbett's dream was to see the Boston Celtics play ball - a dream made all the more urgent due to the 12-year-old's degenerative eye disease that has stolen 50% of his sight in the past year alone and will soon render him blind.

Talking with TNT analyst Kenny Smith a week ago, he was looking for an explanation as to why the Bay Area was so down on the Warriors.

San Antonio beats Miami to close within half a game of Oklahoma City for the NBA Western Conference lead, as the Thunder loses to Phoenix.

Darren Collison had a team-high 24 points while starting at shooting guard for the injured Jamal Crawford.

Markieff Morris added 24 points, including two free throws with 24.4 seconds to play.

Tim Duncan had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed against the Miami Heat, weathering a sluggish third quarter for an intense and emotional 111-87 victory Thursday.

The NBA regular season has been sucked dry of all suspense with one very interesting and fast-materializing exception: We have an MVP race.

White was drafted 16th overall by the Rockets in 2012 but never played for the team after the sides couldn't find common ground on how to treat his anxiety disorder, which includes a fear of flying.

Just like any other night in the NBA, the starting lineups of the Boston Celtics and visiting Golden State Warriors were introduced over the public address system.

Hours before the Lakers added another loss, Jordan Hill and Nick Young sat by nearby locker stalls playfully teasing each other about the uncertainty ahead .

Wesley Matthews had a simple goal going into the Blazers' game against the Hawks: Don't let Kyle Korver get the ball.