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Luis Scola scored a career-high 44 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Houston Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets 116-108 on Saturday night to keep their fading playoff hopes alive. Scola hit 20 of 25 shots, many of them open layups, and reached the highest point total by a Rocket this season. Kevin Martin [...]

After the game, J.J. Redick was dishing out geography trivia and talking about Duke’s run in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Too bad his conversational versatility doesn’t also include hockey — because it was a stat usually associated with the sport on ice that stood out in the Orlando Magic’s eight straight win.

J.R. Smith scored 19 of his 30 points in the second half, rallying the Denver Nuggets to a 125-108 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. Smith was 11 of 16 from the field, including 7 for 10 on 3-pointers, to help the Nuggets win their sixth straight. Carmelo Anthony finished with 24 points [...]

The Atlanta Hawks followed through with their plan to jump on the Detroit Pistons early. The surprise was after the Hawks led by 28 points in the second quarter, they had to jump on the Pistons again late. Joe Johnson scored 26 points and the Hawks had their best shooting game of the season but [...]

The Atlanta Hawks followed through with their plan to jump on the Detroit Pistons early. The surprise was after the Hawks led by 28 points in the second quarter, they had to jump on the Pistons again late. Joe Johnson scored 26 points and the Hawks had their best shooting game of the season but [...]

Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for making contact with a referee. The NBA also announced Saturday that Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry has been fined $25,000 for improper conduct toward a referee and for failing to leave the court in a timely manner after his [...]

Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison is expecting to play Sunday when Cleveland hosts the Boston Celtics in a game between division leaders. Jamison missed Friday’s win against Philadelphia because of a cyst behind his left knee. He said Saturday he thought he could have played against the 76ers, but team doctors advised him to rest.

The Charlotte Bobcats signed veteran guard Larry Hughes to help with depth in the backcourt as they attempt to reach the playoffs for the first time. Also, an MRI on forward Gerald Wallace’s left ankle on Saturday revealed no fractures or ligament ruptures. But Wallace likely will miss Sunday’s game at Orlando after being injured [...]

The Charlotte Bobcats have signed veteran guard Larry Hughes to help with depth in the backcourt as they attempt to reach the playoffs for the first time. General manager Rod Higgins announced this month they wouldn’t sign Hughes because of his broken finger. But the injury has healed, and a team spokesman says Hughes passed [...]

Carmelo Anthony had the whole repertoire working. There were graceful rainbow jumpers from 20 feet, tough layups in crowds, backdoor cuts for two-handed jams and even some gritty offensive rebounds and putbacks. The struggling New Orleans Hornets could keep pace for only so long. Anthony scored 12 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter [...]