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Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 108-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Deron Williams added 24 points and 15 assists for the Jazz, who won for the fifth time in six games. Brandon Roy scored 19 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 [...]

Mo Williams made 7 of 7 3-point attempts, LeBron James scored 25 points with 12 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from a lackluster loss in Charlotte by beating the road-tested Dallas Mavericks 111-95 on Saturday night. Williams finished with 25 points and Anderson Varejao scored 15 — 13 in the second half — for [...]

Gerald Wallace had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton each scored 12 points and the Charlotte Bobcats rolled over the Washington Wizards 92-76 on Saturday night. The win was the Bobcats' fourth straight — their longest winning streak since a five-game run from Feb. 25-March 7, 2009.

Bucks guard Michael Redd will not play against the Orlando Magic because of a sore left knee. Redd has already missed nine games because of a knee strain he sustained Oct. 31 against Detroit while dunking on a fast break. He returned on Wednesday and played in the final three games of Milwaukee's most recent [...]

Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker is apologizing for "unacceptable" living conditions at Chicago buildings owned by his companies. Walker told the Chicago Tribune he wants to "humbly apologize" to everyone who's been affected by the failings of his companies, Walker Ventures LLC and AW Realty LLC.

Allen Iverson is talking about a comeback. And the Philadelphia 76ers are at least discussing the idea of bringing back their former franchise superstar. A person with knowledge of the talks says the Sixers have been approached about signing the recently retired guard, and team management has held internal discussions about bringing Iverson back.

Orlando Magic forward Matt Barnes was fined $20,000 by the NBA on Saturday for throwing a basketball into the stands. The Miami Heat's Michael Beasley soared over Barnes to grab an offensive rebound and dunk the ball for the winning points with 1.6 seconds left in a 99-98 win over Orlando on Wednesday.

Ray Allen rejoined the Boston Celtics on Saturday after spending the night in a hospital with his ailing 2-year-old son. Allen missed practice Saturday, but the Celtics said he was back with the team for its flight to Miami and should be available to play against the Heat on Sunday night in the opener of [...]

Ray Allen rejoined the Boston Celtics on Saturday after spending the night in a hospital with his ailing 2-year-old son. Allen missed practice Saturday, but the Celtics said he was back with the team for its flight to Miami and should be available to play against the Heat on Sunday night in the opener of [...]

Allen Iverson's retirement from the NBA could be a short one. A person with knowledge of the talks says the Philadelphia 76ers have been approached about signing their former superstar, and team management has held internal discussions about bringing Iverson back. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because talks have not been made [...]