Clips top Magic in OT; Billups hurt

CBSSports.com w With all the expectations heaped on the Los Angeles Clippers following their offseason makeover, they hadnt been faced with a major dose of adversity through the first part of the season. That is about to change. The Clippers overcame a 15-point first-half deficit and got 29 points and eight assists from Chris Paul [...]

Garnett, Rondo big as Celtics down Memphis

CBSSport Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers could see that Kevin Garnett was looking and feeling spry. Running the floor and looking strong on the glass, the 35-year-old Garnett matched his season-high with 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Celtics to their fourth straight win, a 98-80 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on [...]

Spurs blow out Thunder as Tony Parker sets franchise assist record

CBSSports.com Tony Parker wasnt playing for an All-Star invitation. He made a strong case just the same. Putti and Parker scored 42 points and became the all-time franchise assists leader for the San Antonio Spurs in a 107-96 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. His nine assists moved him past Avery Johnson [...]

Wade helps Heat pull away from 76ers in fourth

CBSSports.com With LeBron James running the show, Miami ran the Sixers out of their building. Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. Needing a jumpstart in the fourth, James shifted to point guard, [...]

Rose takes over in fourth, Bulls get past Knicks

CBSSports. Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony are both All-Star starters. Only Rose is the reigning MVP, and he was the one who owned Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. Rose had 32 points, 13 assists and a basket seemingly every time the Knicks were poised to rally in the Bulls 105-102 victory. “Every time I [...]

Bucks defeat Heat for second time this season

CBSSports.c The Miami Heat have the stars, the sun and South Beach. Somehow, the Milwaukee Bucks have bragging rights. Brandon Jennings scored 31 points, including three 3-pointers in a critical stretch of the fourth quarter, and Milwaukee beat Miami 105-97 on Wednesday for the Bucks second win over the Heat this seaso he scored a [...]

Melo returns, helps Knicks rout Pistons

CBSSports.c Carmelo Anthony came back and the New York Knicks offensive woes went away. Anthony scored 25 points in his return to the lineup, Landry Fields added 16 of his 18 in a flawless first half, and the Knicks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 113-86 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. [...]

Clips defeat Thunder in battle of 1st place teams

CBSSports.com Blake Griffins jaw-dropping one-handed jam over Kendrick Perkins sent Los Angeles Clippers fans into a frenzy, fired up his teammates, lit up the Twitterverse and burned the Oklahoma City Thunder. Griffin had 22 points to go with Chris Pauls 26 points and 14 assists in a 112-100 victory Monday night that snapped the Thunders [...]

Billups cools off ex-team, fuels Clips past Nuggets

CBSSports After fans in Denver showed him their appreciation, Chauncey Billups gave them one more reason to miss their native son and rue the day he left. Billups homecoming couldnt have gone better. He scored a season-high 32 points and drew a crucial foul in the waning seconds to help seal the Los Angeles Clippers [...]

Lakers’ road woes continue in Milwaukee loss

CBSSports.co The Milwaukee Bucks already were trying to cope with the recent loss of center Andrew Bogut to an injury. Then they lost Stephen Jackson to a suspension just a few hours before tipoff. They didnt need ei another sign of just how bad the Lakers have been on the road this season. Drew Gooden [...]