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![]() National Basketball League NewsSpurs cool off Billups, Nuggets 108-91 (AP) - Nuggets coach George Karl thinks anger trumps happiness on an NBA basketball court every time. Tony Parker scored 22 points, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili each added 21, and the smarting San Antonio Spurs took advantage of a rare poor performance by Chauncey Billups since he arrived in Denver to whip the Nuggets 108-91 on Thursday night. 76ers F Brand out with hamstring injury (AP) - Philadelphia forward Elton Brand will miss Friday's game at Detroit with a strained right hamstring. Brand had an MRI on Thursday and did not travel with the Sixers. He is listed as day-to-day. Brand didn't play the final 17 minutes of the 76ers' 114-102 loss to the Lakers on Wednesday when he first complained of the injury. Celtics win 10th straight, beat Pacers (AP) - The way Rajon Rondo played, there was no way the Boston Celtics could lose to the Indiana Pacers again. Rondo notched his first career triple-double and Ray Allen scored 31 points, leading the Celtics over the Pacers, 114-96 on Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory. "He was amazing," Kevin Garnett said. Raptors fire Mitchell, Triano takes over (AP) - The Toronto Raptors fired coach Sam Mitchell on Wednesday and replaced him with assistant Jay Triano, one day after an embarrassing loss at Denver. Mitchell led the Raptors to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons and was honored as the NBA's coach of the year for 2006-07. Toronto was off to a sluggish 8-9 start, due in part to injuries. Cavaliers now 10-0 at home, rip Knicks (AP) - If this keeps up, LeBron James will never leave home. James scored 21 points and then grabbed an early seat on the bench as the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 10-0 on their own floor for the first time in their history and won for the 14th time in 15 games, 118-82 over the tired and tired-looking New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Bryant scores 32 to beat hometown 76ers (AP) - Kobe Bryant heard some different sounds from the hometown crowd during his usual mix of rally-killing 3-pointers and straight-to-YouTube baskets. Long reviled in Philadelphia, Bryant heard some cheers, even some "MVP!" chants this time around. Winning a game and winning over fans made it a good night for Bryant. Wade helps Heat move back over .500 (AP) - Maybe a winning record will help Dwyane Wade get over his migraine. Wade overcame his headache and foul trouble while leading Miami to a 93-89 victory over the short-handed Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, getting the Heat back above .500 as they ended a five-game Western Conference road trip. "I was going to play. Howard, Lewis lift Magic by Timberwolves (AP) - Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu are still standing. And that's enough for the Orlando Magic, who keep winning despite an injury decimated backcourt. Howard had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Lewis also scored 23 points to lead the Magic to a 100-89 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Roy helps Blazers to sixth straight win (AP) - Pssst, all you NBA players who try to guard Brandon Roy. Listening? Here's a little tip: The guy is right-handed, but he is quite talented with his left. Roy took his time to get going Wednesday night, and then he took over, scoring 12 of his 22 points in the final 8 minutes to help the Portland Trail Blazers extend their winning streak to six games by coming back to beat the Washington Wizards... |