SAN FRANCISCO — Phil Jackson has written off this season for Carmelo Anthony as impossible to judge because of Anthony's season-long knee injury, saying the Knicks star played his 40…
The Trail Blazers didn’t have to scramble to finish against the Detroit Pistons, and that was a good thing with a looming five-game road trip.
Paul Millsap scored 23 points and the Atlanta Hawks made five 3-pointers in the final 6:38 to pull away from the Phoenix Suns, 96-87 on Friday night.
Kyle Lowry scored 19 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat visiting Miami for the first time in more than five years, 102-92.
Kenneth Faried had 24 points and 17 rebounds, Randy Foye hit three crucial 3-pointers down the stretch and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat short-handed Golden State 114-103 on Friday night as the Warriors rested several of their top players, including Stephen Curry.
Kyle Lowry scored 19 points, DeMar DeRozan had 18, and Toronto beat Miami for the first time in more than five years.
Chandler Parsons scored 22 points, Tyson Chandler had his 26th double-double after missing most of the last game against Los Angeles and the Dallas Mavericks ran away from the Clippers 129-99 on Friday night.
Russell Westbrook collected his sixth triple-double in eight games and scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder pull away for a 113-99 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
Evan Turner scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics overcame an 11-point deficit to beat the Orlando Magic 95-88 on Friday night.
Gerald Henderson scored 20 points, Mo Williams added 18, and Charlotte used a big second-half turnaround to beat Chicago, 101-91.
Robert Covington scored 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-107 on Friday night.
The Knicks are one of a few NBA teams that don’t rest their stars. Then again, you’d have to have stars in order to rest them.