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Stars Aligning
The All-Star Game isn’t in L.A. again, but this year’s star-studded clash is turning into an L.A. story. Fans voted in a total of four Lakers and Clippers as starters to take on the East’s elite.
Lin’s 25 bench points lead Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) Jeremy Lin cut through the Nets’ defense all night before he was finally surrounded.
Documents: Seattle working to bring NBA back
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle has been working behind the scenes the past eight months with a hedge-fund manager to bring an NBA team back to town - possibly as early as next fall if the Sacramento Kings fail to get a satisfactory deal for a new arena, newly released documents show.
Wolves top Rockets, spoil McHale’s homecoming
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves are mediocre. Considering how bad they have been in recent years, it’s a huge
accomplishment.
Cavaliers get first win over Mavericks since 2009
CLEVELAND (AP) One spectacular late-game layup in a week wasn’t enough for rookie Kyrie Irving.
Landry has sprained MCL; Hornets eye Thomas
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans general manager Dell Demps says the Hornets plan to sign forward Lance Thomas to a 10-day contract on Monday.
Garnett leads Celtics past Grizz for 4th win in row
BOSTON (AP) Kevin Garnett matched his season-high with 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to their
fourth straight win, 98-80 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.
Game Recap
The Thunder are the NBA’s best road team and lead the Northwest, but they were no match for the Southwest-leading Spurs who improved to 13-1 at home with Saturday’s 107-96 win.