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4th-quarter surge sends Grizzlies past Lakers
Jaren Jackson Jr. poured in 31 points and the Memphis Grizzlies hit their stride in the fourth quarter to beat the host Los Angeles Lakers 127-113 on Friday night....

Paolo Banchero shines as Magic knock off Nuggets
Paolo Banchero had 32 points, a career-high 11 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double, Jalen Suggs scored a career-high 27 points and the visiting Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-120 on Friday night....

Grayson Allen drills 9 3-pointers as Suns defeat Heat
Grayson Allen tied the franchise record with a career-high nine 3-pointers and scored 31 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 113-97 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Friday night....

Without Luka Doncic, Mavs demolish Blazers
Kyrie Irving led six scorers in double figures with 24 points to guide the short-handed Dallas Mavericks to a 139-103 rout of the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night....

Bulls drive past Hornets in Zach LaVine's return
Coby White had 22 points and 10 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan added 17 points as the Chicago Bulls defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets 104-91 on Friday to snap a two-game losing streak....

Wolves in complete control, blow out Rockets
Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 24 points, Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 22 points as part of a well-rounded performance and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a 122-95 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday....

Clippers run win streak to five by beating Pelicans
Paul George scored a game-high 24 points and the surging Los Angeles Clippers cooled off the host New Orleans Pelicans 111-95 on Friday night....

Nets defeat Thunder to halt five-game skid
Spencer Dinwiddie and Nic Claxton scored 23 points apiece as the Brooklyn Nets took control in the first half, survived a shaky fourth quarter and stopped a five-game losing streak with a 124-115 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night in New York....

Jalen Brunson and company help Knicks annihilate 76ers
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, Quentin Grimes added 19 and Isaiah Hartenstein had 17 as the New York Knicks handily defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 128-92 on Friday....

Cavaliers pummel Wizards for second straight game
Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert put up double-doubles and the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a two-game sweep of the visiting Washington Wizards 114-90 on Friday night....

Jayson Tatum leads Celtics' easy win over Jazz
Jayson Tatum collected 30 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 25 minutes and the Boston Celtics improved their home record to 17-0 by beating the Utah Jazz 126-97 Friday night....

Pacers overwhelm Hawks with offensive firepower
Myles Turner scored 27 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 10 points with 18 assists as the Indiana Pacers leaned into their high-powered offense to earn a 150-116 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday at Indianapolis....

Suns F Kevin Durant (hamstring) missing third striaght game
Phoenix star forward Kevin Durant will miss his third game straight game due to a hamstring injury when the Suns host the Miami Heat on Friday night....

Bulls' Zach LaVine returns to lineup Friday on minutes watch
Zach LaVine is back with the Chicago Bulls and available to play Friday for the first time since Nov. 28....

In honor of the Magic retiring Shaq's number, here is every NBA team's retired jersey numbers
With the announcement that the Orlando Magic will retire Shaquille O’Neal’s jersey, the NBA has finally done it! All 30 teams have officially retired a jersey number for a specific player (Yes, before Shaq, the Magic’s only jersey retired was No. 6 for “The Sixth Man,” a.k.a the fans)....

Advice to sports media people: Hype any team but the Clippers
There are certain teams as a sportswriter that you simply should not trust. Despite the way the Detroit Lions are playing, their fans won’t hesitate to tell you a size-14 steel-toe boot is about to drop at any moment. We all know what tortured souls I’m talking about so let’s spare them further angu...

The NBA was on fire in its return to Thursday night on TNT
My original plan was to write about Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama going head-to-head on Thursday night. These two skyscrapers, who were born on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, played basketball like the Empire State Building if Dr. Octopus’ metallic arms were attached. Those two ...

Warriors look to regroup vs. Pistons
The Golden State Warriors get a chance to vent some frustration on the NBA's losingest team when they host the Detroit Pistons on Friday night in San Francisco....

Nuggets look to build momentum vs. Magic
The Orlando Magic have had a day to rest for Friday night and should have a clear advantage over the Nuggets when the teams meet in Denver....

Nuggets stun Warriors on Nikola Jokic's buzzer-beater
Nikola Jokic banked in a buzzer-beating 39-footer as time expired Thursday night, capping a 25-4 Denver Nuggets finish that produced a shocking 130-127 victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco....