- Ferguson, Westbrook lead Thunder over skidding Lakers 133-96 Russell Westbrook, doing his MVP thing back home. Paul George and Carmelo Anthony lighting it up. Jan 4
- Gary Harris scores 36 points, Nuggets beat Suns 134-111 The Phoenix Suns didn't get to Denver until around 2 p.m. Wednesday because of plane trouble. Jan 4
- Curry's 3 lifts Warriors over Mavericks 125-122 The Dallas Mavericks were left shaking their heads at Stephen Curry's shot-making ability — and how they let him get one last great look at the basket.. Jan 4
- Davis scores 29, powers Pelicans past Jazz 108-98 The New Orleans Pelicans are ahead of the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference standings but haven't had recent success head-to-head. Jan 4
- DeRozan scores 35 points, Raptors beat Bulls 124-115 All that DeMar DeRozan wanted to talk about was the lift Toronto's bench provided. As for his recent scoring tear? Jan 4
- Rozier scores 20, leads Celtics to 102-88 win over Cavaliers One by one, the Boston Celtics lined up to embrace Isaiah Thomas. Jan 3
- Nets cool off Timberwolves 98-97 on Dinwiddie's jumper The Brooklyn Nets were well aware that Minnesota had been blowing teams off the starting line. Jan 3
- Beal's 27, Wall's 25 lead Wizards over Knicks 121-103 For weeks, the Washington Wizards have been hearing about their struggles against teams with losing records. Jan 3
- For Isaiah Thomas, no hard feelings in his return to Boston Isaiah Thomas wanted to make thing one perfectly clear during his return to Boston: He isn't holding onto any hard feelings about the way he left.. Jan 3
- Embiid shakes off sprained hand, Sixers edge Spurs Joel Embiid went from doubtful to dominant, using a sprained right hand that nearly sidelined him to instead rock the rim, swat shots and stop the Spurs.. Jan 3
- Rockets win without Harden, routing Magic 116-98 ORLANDO, Fla. Jan 3
- Olynyk, Dragic lift Heat past Pistons, 111-104 Kelly Olynyk had game-highs in points and rebounds, which was easy to see in the box score. Jan 3
- Bulls hope to set return date for LaVine early next week The Chicago Bulls hope to decide on a return date for guard Zach LaVine early next week. Jan 3
- 76ers' Embiid starts vs. Spurs with sprained right hand Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was in the starting lineup against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night after his coach said he was "very doubtful" to play because of a sprained right hand.. Jan 3
- Hard to believe, but Pop was once unwanted _ by Spurs fans Gregg Popovich was the coach nobody wanted. Jan 3
- Williams leads Clippers past Grizzlies, 113-105 It's happening with such regularity now, people are just expecting Lou Williams to come off the bench and put up 20-plus points while leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a victory.. Jan 3
- Howard, Walker help Hornets pull away and beat Kings 131-111 SACRAMENTO, Calif. Jan 3
- Thomas shines in debut as Cavs down Trail Blazers 127-110 Isaiah Thomas had one last wait. Jan 2
- Thomas makes debut with Cavs, could start soon Isaiah Thomas is back on the court doing what he does best. Jan 2
- Lakers' Ball, Lopez cleared for practice return from injury EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Jan 2