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Ryan Gomes scored 27 points, the most by a Timberwolves player this season, and Minnesota snapped a 15-game losing streak by beating the Denver Nuggets 106-100 Sunday night. Corey Brewer and Jonny Flynn each scored 16 points in helping Minnesota rally from 17 points down in the first half and register their first win since [...]

So much for this notion of the Boston Celtics having a "Big 3." And even Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce would agree, it's probably time for Rajon Rondo to figure somewhere into that designation as well. Garnett scored 24 points on 11 of 12 shooting, Allen hit the clinching 3-pointer with 1:38 left, [...]

Already with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Magic might be getting even better. Rashard Lewis seems to have found his form after a season-opening suspension. Lewis scored 13 of his season-high 26 points in the third quarter, and the Magic beat the New York Knicks 114-102 on Sunday night for their [...]

Tim Duncan scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their fifth straight with a 97-89 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night. Tony Parker added 16 points and the Spurs extended their longest winning streak since last December, when they climbed back up the standings after a similar slow start last season.

Aaron Brooks scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half, Carl Landry had 21 points and 10 rebounds after replacing injured Luis Scola and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-91 on Sunday night. Already without All-Stars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, the Rockets lost Scola 22 seconds into the game [...]

Houston forward Luis Scola left the Rockets' game at Oklahoma City after being poked in the right eye. Scola appeared to be bleeding after Oklahoma City's Etan Thomas poked him in the eye with his left hand while dunking with his right hand on the Thunder's opening possession of the game Sunday night.

The NBA fined Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire and Charlotte Bobcats forward Tyson Chandler $7,500 each Sunday for posting to their Twitter accounts during games in violation of league rules. Stoudemire's Twitter feed was updated during the Suns' 126-111 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, and Chandler tweeted a message the same night while [...]

Mike Dunleavy will always remember his 600th regular-season victory because of the way his team earned it for him. Eric Gordon scored 29 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 98-88 on Sunday. "I'm very proud of the guys," Dunleavy said.

When Ray Allen left to join the Boston Celtics for their road trip, his ailing son began to cry. Walker Allen's tears dried, though, when reminded that his father would be playing basketball on television. "That was a beautiful thing," Ray Allen said. Thanksgiving was a difficult time for Allen and his family, with his [...]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the league's better offensive-rebounding teams this season. Sunday, they took it to another level. Detroit had 24 offensive rebounds, including 11 from Ben Wallace, as they ended a seven-game losing streak with a 94-88 win over the Atlanta Hawks. "Ben was phenomenal again today," Detroit coach John Kuester [...]