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Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim had surgery on his right knee Friday and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Abdur-Rahim, in his 11th NBA season, averaged 1.7 points, 1.7 assists and 8.5 minutes per game in six games off the bench this year for Sacramento. Abdur-Rahim averaged 9.9 points last season.

The Orlando Magic have been the best road team in the NBA this season, but the Indiana Pacers might be headed in that direction. Danny Granger poured in a season-high 27 points and the Pacers rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to beat Orlando 115-109 on Friday night. It was Indiana’s fifth win in…

The Houston Rockets jumped out early, then talked afterward about how well they responded to New Jersey’s run. What run? Yao Ming had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Tracy McGrady added 24 points, and the Rockets never trailed in a 96-89 victory over the Nets on Friday night. The game was never really in doubt…

The Boston Celtics are tearing apart teams at home like the days when Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish roamed the fabled parquet. Kevin Garnett scored 23 points and the Celtics improved to 10-0 at home with a 112-84 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Paul Pierce had 18 points and Ray…

Before Friday night’s game, Ben Wallace still looked like a member of the Pistons family. But after the pre-game hugs and jokes, Wallace did what he’s been doing since he joined the Bulls: post a win over his old pals. Wallace had 10 points and 13 rebounds and the Bulls improved to 5-1 in the…

The 76ers’ rotation went a little deeper, the lead was held a little longer and there was a locker room full of smiling faces for one of the few times this year. Beating the Knicks was nice. So was the Sixers’ realization that if they beat New York again Saturday night, they’ll have their first…

There it was for everyone to see, out on the court during the flow of the game and later in black and white on the stat sheet, yet hardly anyone could believe it: 42 assists on 50 field goals for the Phoenix Suns. “Pretty crazy, right?” said Raja Bell. “Impressive,” said Amare Stoudemire. “Just incredible,”…

LeBron James didn’t practice Friday and will miss his fifth straight game with a sprained left index finger when the Cavaliers play Saturday night at Charlotte. In speaking to reporters for the first time since he sprained the finger at Detroit on Nov. 28, when Nazr Mohammed slapped at the ball as he attempted to…

Allen Iverson went hard to the basket. He didn’t get there, but he did draw a foul. The next time down the court, A.I. made another veteran move, drawing another foul on the same defender. The game was only 1 1/2 minutes old, yet Iverson already was in full control. A day after scoring 51…

UCLA’s matchup against Davidson in the John Wooden Classic looks a lot more enticing than it did when originally announced. That’s because the seventh-ranked Bruins (7-1) will face a mid-major team that put scares into No. 1 North Carolina and Duke this season. The pesky Wildcats (3-4) lost both of those games, by four to…

UCLA’s matchup against Davidson in the John Wooden Classic looks a lot more enticing than it did when originally announced. That’s because the seventh-ranked Bruins (7-1) will face a mid-major team that put scares into No. 1 North Carolina and Duke this season. The pesky Wildcats (3-4) lost both of those games, by four to…

UCLA’s matchup against Davidson in the John Wooden Classic looks a lot more enticing than it did when originally announced. That’s because the seventh-ranked Bruins (7-1) will face a mid-major team that put scares into No. 1 North Carolina and Duke this season. The pesky Wildcats (3-4) lost both of those games, by four to…