Clips' broadcasters suspended for Haddadi remarks
AP - 12 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi.

Butler leads Clips to 106-99 win over Nuggets
AP - 12 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reserve forward Rasual Butler scored 27 points, Al Thornton added 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers withstood an early scoring spree from Carmelo Anthony to beat the Denver Nuggets 106-99 on Friday night.

Ellis leads Warriors over Blazers
AP - 12 hours ago

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Monta Ellis scored a season-high 34 points and had eight assists, Anthony Morrow added 23 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-94 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Reserves spark Mavericks to fifth straight win
AP - 14 hours ago

DALLAS (AP) - Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Dallas got 52 points from the bench and the Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 104-102 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.

Jennings does it again with 29, Bucks top Bobcats
AP - 14 hours ago

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 29 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 95-88 victory over Charlotte on Friday night, with minority owner Michael Jordan on hand to witness his Bobcats drop their seventh straight.

McGrady wants to play, Rockets say no
AP - 14 hours ago

ATLANTA (AP) - Tracy McGrady is eager to play. The Houston Rockets say he'll have to wait.

Magic win 4th straight, beating Boston 83-78
AP - 15 hours ago

BOSTON (AP) - Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night.

Thunder fend off Wizards 127-108
AP - 15 hours ago

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

Smith's last-second shot gives Hawks another win
AP - 15 hours ago

ATLANTA (AP) - Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, beating the Houston Rockets 105-103 Friday night to maintain the NBA's best record.

Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside
AP - 15 hours ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jence Rhoads scored 14 points to help No. 22 Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside 75-60 on Friday night, avenging a loss to the Highlanders last season.