NBA: Weakened Mavericks stun Lakers

The heavily anticipated new era of Los Angeles Lakers basketball began with a whimper as their much vaunted team bristling with All-Stars were beaten 99-91 by an under-strength Dallas Mavericks on......

Miami heat up in fourth quarter to beat Cavs

The Miami Heat inched closer to top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 107-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 26 points and LeBron James had 24......

James leads Cavaliers to victory

LeBron James scored a season-high 37 points and Larry Hughes added 22 points against his former team to lead the Cavaliers to a 114-99 win against the Washington Wizards in Cleveland on Tuesday.The......

Mavericks edge past Rockets

Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks held off the Houston Rockets 103-100 to claim a 3-2 series lead in their Western Conference quarter-final playoff......

Wizards win first playoff game in 17 years

Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, added seven rebounds and seven assists to lead the Washington Wizards to their first playoff game triumph for 17 years with a 117-99 home win over the Chicago Bulls......