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Kevin Durant scores 43, hits game-winner as Suns top Bulls
Kevin Durant knocked down a tiebreaking 17-footer with 1.6 seconds left to give the Phoenix Suns a 115-113 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Monday night....

Jayson Tatum, Celtics win battle with Luka Doncic, Mavs
Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 39 points and collected 11 rebounds to help the visiting Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks 119-110 on Monday night....

Hornets withstand historic night from Karl-Anthony Towns, beat Wolves
Miles Bridges scored 28 points, Brandon Miller finished with 27 and the Charlotte Hornets overcame a record-setting performance by Karl-Anthony Towns to rally for a 128-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis....

Grizzlies hold off Raptors to end losing streak
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 27 points and six steals and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Monday night....

Lakers, Clippers enter matchup riding momentum
The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers have been singing a better tune of late and will hit the stage opposite each other Tuesday in their second-to-last meeting as co-tenants in their downtown arena....

Joel Embiid scores franchise-record 70 points as 76ers beat Spurs
Joel Embiid scored a career-high and franchise-record 70 points to go along with 18 rebounds as the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 133-123 on Monday....

Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double lifts Bucks past Pistons
Giannis Antetokounmpo notched a triple-double with 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons for the second time in three days, 122-113, on Monday....

Jarrett Allen makes Cavs history in win over Magic
Jarrett Allen set a franchise record with his 12th consecutive double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 126-99 road blowout of the Orlando Magic on Monday....

Thunder, Blazers meet again shortly after historic blowout
The last time the Portland Trail Blazers and Thunder faced off, Oklahoma City cruised to a 62-point rout for its biggest win in franchise history....

Pelicans, Jazz collide trying to renew hot streaks
The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans both have winning records since their last meeting....

Improved Knicks cross bridge to face stunned Nets
It was just before Christmas when the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets last met — the Knicks about a week away from retooling their roster, the Nets hovering around the .500 mark....

Pacers, Pascal Siakam adjust with Nuggets up next
Indiana and Denver are meeting for the second time in nine days, but it's a different Pacers team the Nuggets beat on Jan. 14....

Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis (knee) out vs. Mavericks
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis was ruled out of Monday's road game against the Dallas Mavericks with right knee inflammation....

The NBA 'superstar' landscape has shifted
There is no greater conduit for NBA hyperbole than the conversation around “superstars.” To have a rational, substantive debate, there must first be basic groundwork for what constitutes superstar status. First, the bad news: former Finals MVPs Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kawhi Leona...

Surging Suns out to extend recent dominance of Bulls
The Phoenix Suns are hitting their stride and the club's Big Three are leading the way....

Mavs rested, ready to take on league-leading Celtics
It'll be a well-rested Dallas Mavericks team that takes the floor against the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday night....

Lakers bounce back by blasting Blazers
D'Angelo Russell scored 34 points to go along with eight assists and LeBron James added 28 points as the Los Angeles Lakers got back on track with a 134-110 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night....

Cavs looking for eighth straight win when they face Magic
The red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers seek their eighth consecutive win when they visit the Orlando Magic on Monday....

NBA roundup: Clippers end game on 22-0 run, shock Nets
Kawhi Leonard hit the go-ahead jumper with 2:50 remaining in the fourth quarter and scored 14 of his 21 points during a game-ending 22-0 run for the Los Angeles Clippers, who stormed back for a 125-114 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday....

Kevin Durant (40 points), Suns put away Pacers
Kevin Durant scored 13 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns recovered after squandering a lead to hold off the visiting Indiana Pacers 117-110 Sunday....