When the NBA champion Celtics take the court in Cleveland on Friday night, LeBron James expects to see the Boston team that opened the season 27-2, not the one that has...

Pau Gasol had 33 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Kobe Bryant added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit for their seventh...

Travis Outlaw hit a fadeaway jumper with 8.9 seconds to go and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped Detroit’s seven-game winning streak with an 84-83 victory...

Danny Granger matched a career high with 37 points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer that gave the Indiana Pacers a 113-110 victory over the Phoenix Suns on...

Chauncey Billups, Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith scored 21 points apiece to help the Denver Nuggets win their fifth straight game, 108-97 over the Miami Heat on Wednesday...

Paul Millsap had 27 points and 14 rebounds to extend his NBA-leading double-double streak to 19 games and the Utah Jazz took advantage of the weary New Orleans Hornets...

Andre Miller hit a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left, finishing with 28 points and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers held on for a rare road win Wednesday night,...

Randy Foye and the Minnesota Timberwolves are on their first roll of the season.

Now the Celtics are losing at home, too.

Vince Carter had 25 points and a season-high 12 assists, and the New Jersey Nets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-89 on Wednesday night for their third straight home...

The Orlando Magic built a big lead, then held on to hand the Atlanta Hawks a rare loss at home.

The Celtics are coming. The Cavaliers are ready.

Down to nine players, the Toronto Raptors still easily beat the worst-in-the-East Washington Wizards 99-93 on Wednesday night, with Andrea Bargnani scoring 25 points...

Shaquille O’Neal missed the Phoenix Suns’ game Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers because of a back injury.

The rebuilding Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired another first-round draft pick along with guard Chucky Atkins in a trade that sent seldom-used center Johan Petro to...

The Memphis Grizzlies waived forward Darius Miles, who was trying to make a comeback after a two-year absence following knee surgery.

The team that pushed around the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals now isn’t even tough enough for the Charlotte Bobcats.

David West scored 15 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, Chris Paul added 32 points and 15 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets beat Los Angeles 116-105 on Tuesday...

Dirk Nowitzki scored 34 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 37 seconds left right after he blocked a shot, and the Dallas Mavericks survived for a 107-102...