Apparently there is nothing like a game against the two-time defending champions to end a lengthy losing streak.
Minnesota's Kevin Love notched his 52nd straight game with at least 10 points and 10 rebounds on Wednesday to break the modern NBA "double-double" record set by Moses Malone.
On the verge of an NBA record, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love missed practice on Tuesday with a bruised left knee, adding drama to his quest for basketball history.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points and the Portland Trail Blazers ripped Miami 105-96, spoiling 30-point scoring efforts by Dwyane Wade and LeBron James as the Heat lost their fifth game in a row.
The star-studded Miami Heat know it is a crying shame they have struggled to win the close games and tears of frustration were shed in the locker-room Sunday after their 87-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
Kobe Bryant ended with 26 points while Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol dominated inside, as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Atlanta Hawks, 101-87, to earn their eighth straight win.
The star-studded Miami Heat know it is a crying shame they have struggled to win the close games and tears of frustration were shed in the locker-room Sunday after their 87-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
Phoenix Suns forward Channing Frye will be sidelined for two to three weeks after an MRI exam on Monday showed that he has a dislocated right shoulder.
The Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of Dwight Howard’s absence and defeated the Orlando Magic 89-85 on Monday.
The two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers handed league-leader San Antonio a punishing 99-83 defeat on its home floor Sunday in a game billed as a possible Western Conference finals preview.
For the first time in 21 years, the University of Alberta Golden Bears face the Calgary Dinos in the Canada West men's hockey final this weekend, and they'll be led by a slight, skilled, would-be-pharmacist who comes from the basketball-mad city of Spokane, Wash.