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January 13, 2009

Dwyane Wade took a pass off the backboard from Chris Paul, leaped with arms outstretched and effortlessly threw down a fierce two-handed dunk. ...more

July 15, 2008

TRAIL BLAZERS 115, BULLS 109: Jarrett Jack drove for a go-ahead basket and converted a three-point play with 19 seconds left in the second overtime as Portland outlasted Chicago for its 15th win in 16 games. ...more

January 4, 2008

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points, and Kenyon Martin added a season-high 20 to help the Denver Nuggets rout the Miami Heat 115-89. Allen Iverson also scored 20 points, and Marcus Camby had 21 rebounds - his fifth 20-rebound game of the season - for the Nuggets, who led by 33 in the second half. Dwyane Wade had 13 points for Miami, and Ricky Davis and Daequan Cook had 11 each. Wade and Shaquille O'Neal were saddled with early foul trouble. O'Neal picked up two fouls in the first 5:33, and Wade was whistled for two quick ones late in the first and sat the entire second quarter with three fouls. CELTICS 80, CAVALIERS 70: With LeBron James sidelined for his second straight game with a sprained finger, Boston beat Cleveland despite limited contributions from two of their stars but with more outstanding defense. Boston improved to an NBA best 14-2 and was led by Ray Allen with 20 points and Rajon Rondo with 12. Kevin Garnett had only nine points in 26 minutes and Paul Pierce scored 7 in 30 minutes. PACERS 101, CLIPPERS 95: Jamaal Tinsley made three consecutive 3-pointers down the stretch to cap a 29-point effort and Jermaine O'Neal added 20 points and 19 rebounds despite a sore shoulder, leading Indiana to victory over Los Angeles. SPURS 100, TRAIL BLAZERS 79: Tony Parker scored 27 points and San Antonio beat Portland despite losing Tim Duncan in the second quarter with an injured knee and ankle. Duncan bruised his right knee and sprained his right ankle in the first half and did not return to the game. The team said all of Duncan's ligaments appeared stable but that he would undergo an MRI exam on Monday. PISTONS 118, NETS 95: Jason Maxiell had 18 points and 11 rebounds to help Detroit rout New Jersey. Richard Hamilton added 19 points, Jarvis Hayes had 14, and Antonio McDyess 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting. Detroit won for the sixth time in seven games, and beat the Nets for the fifth straight time. SUNS 115, KNICKS 104: Grant Hill scored a season-high 28 points, nine during a fourth-quarter flurry that broke open a close game, and Phoenix pulled away to beat the New York Knicks. Don Marbury, the father of Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury, died during the game. Knicks team spokesman Jonathan Supranowitz said no other information was immediately available, other than Don Marbury wasn't at Madison Square Garden when he died. Stephon Marbury was escorted out of the arena by security shortly after the game. WARRIORS 109, SONICS 96: Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington led Golden State with 20 points apiece, and the highest-scoring team in the NBA jumped to a 19-point first-quarter lead and coasted past Seattle for its sixth straight win. The Associated Press ...more

December 3, 2007