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Ryan Anderson had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to a 102-83 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. Dwight Howard had 14 points and nine rebounds and became the Magic’s all-time leading scorer. He came in needing just eight points to break the record. Howard picked up his third [...]

LeBron James was not at his best, and a game against his former team was slipping away. Chris Bosh made sure that didn’t happen. Bosh scored 17 points in the fourth quarter — the biggest final period by any Miami player this season — and finished with a game-high 35 points, carrying the Heat to [...]

Tyson Chandler had 20 points and 17 rebounds as the New York Knicks snapped a six-game losing streak with a 111-78 rout of the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night. Chandler, a former Bobcats player, shot 9 for 10 from the field as the Knicks won despite a career-low scoring output from star Carmelo Anthony.

The Memphis Grizzlies have picked up the third-year option on Quincy Pondexter’s contract, guaranteeing his deal through the 2012-13 season. The Grizzlies announced the move Tuesday. The guard-forward has averaged 4.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 14.9 minutes since Memphis acquired the 6-foot-6 Pondexter from New Orleans on Dec.

Kevin Durant wasn’t sure at first that he wanted to be a movie star and a basketball star. It took some peer pressure and some encouragement from his mother, but now Durant is bringing Hollywood to Oklahoma City for a few days. The two-time NBA scoring champion filmed scenes from the upcoming movie “Thunderstruck” Tuesday [...]

New Jersey Nets forward Damion James will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to replace a screw in his right foot. Nets General Manager Billy King announced Tuesday that James had the surgery earlier in the day at University Health Center in Indianapolis. Dr. David Porter replaced the screw in James’ fifth [...]

Heat guard Dwyane Wade missed his fifth consecutive game Tuesday night with a sprained right ankle, sitting out Miami’s matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Also out for the contest: Cleveland rookie Tristan Thompson, sidelined with a sprained left ankle. Wade remains listed as day-to-day and will travel with the Heat to Detroit for their game [...]

The Bobcats have announced guard D.J. Augustin is expected to miss the next four games with a right toe injury. Augustin saw Charlotte orthopedist Dr. Bob Anderson on Tuesday and the diagnosis confirmed an inflammatory condition of the sesmoid bones that lie in the flexor tendons on Augustin’s right big toe.

The clock is ticking for the Minnesota Timberwolves to get a contract extension done with star forward Kevin Love. The deadline for players from the 2008 draft class to sign an extension is 11 p.m. Central time Wednesday. If the Wolves and Love do not come to agreement, Love will become a restricted free agent [...]

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng hopes he won’t need surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist. Deng was injured in the fourth quarter Saturday against Charlotte and figures to miss at least a few more games after sitting out Monday’s win over the New Jersey Nets. He says the wrist is still [...]