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If — and it remains a colossal IF — the Knicks land the No. 1 overall draft pick as a reward for their historically inept season, there undoubtedly will be…

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Tyreke Evans scored on a driving layup with less than 2 seconds to go, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the host Toronto Raptors, 95-93, on Sunday for their first victory in seven meetings between the teams.

Detroit, surging since releasing forward Josh Smith, has a chance to avenge a close loss to Atlanta, which is in the midst of a 12-game winning streak and has the second-best record in the league.

There’s no question the Oklahoma City Thunder have had their struggles at times on the road this season.

Tiago Splitter scored 14 points, Kawhi Leonard had 12 points and nine rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed while holding Utah to a season-low scoring total in an 89-69 victory over the Jazz on Sunday night.

The 5-36 Knicks begin the second half of their season without any practice since their return from London.

Blake Griffin scored 18 of his 30 points in the second half, Matt Barnes had 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 117-108 on Saturday night.

Singler scored 20 points, and Greg Monroe had a double-double as Detroit routed visiting Philadelphia.

Zach Randolph had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Beno Udrih added 17 points, including two key buckets in the final minute, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 102-98 on Saturday night.

Klay Thompson had a great night offensively on Saturday.

Andrew Wiggins scored a career-high 31 points and Robbie Hummel had two big tip-in baskets in the fourth quarter, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the Denver Nuggets 113-105 on Saturday night.

The basketball analyst and former N.B.A. player Greg Anthony was suspended indefinitely by CBS after he was arrested on a charge of soliciting a prostitute in a Washington hotel room.

The Atlanta Hawks are looking down at the rest of the Eastern Conference heading into the second half of the season.

Lance Stephenson was back at his trash-talking best — this time against his old team.

Nene and Marcin Gortat made up for less impressive shooting by John Wall, Bradley Beal and Paul Pierce as Washington won at Barclays Center.

Nene scored 20 points, three other Washington big men were in double figures, and the Wizards beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-90 on Saturday night to split their home-and-home series.

Kyle Singler scored 20 points, Greg Monroe had a double-double and the Detroit Pistons routed the Philadelphia 76ers 107-89 Saturday night.

We know the 2014-15 Knicks are unimaginably terrible at the moment — losers on two continents now, not just one.

The Knicks made some minor news on Saturday without dumping salary or losing a game.

As Richard Nixon and George Foreman famously proved, there are indeed second acts in American lives.

Cleveland closed out its road trip with a sweep of Los Angeles’ NBA teams in a hint of a turnaround for a team coming out of a six-game skid.

Chris Bosh scored 30 points and Luol Deng had 25 to lead the Miami Heat to a 95-83 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.

Kawhi Leonard’s return from a 15-game absence has the San Antonio Spurs feeling whole, and they showed it by taking apart the Portland Trail Blazers.

Russell Westbrook had little to say about one of the best performances of his career.

Brook Lopez and Jarrett Jack each scored 26 points as the visiting Nets broke a seven-game losing streak with a 102-80 win over the Washington Wizards.

Gordon Hayward scored 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting and added seven assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a 94-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

Goran Dragic scored 21 points, Gerald Green added 19 and the Phoenix Suns sent the Minnesota Timberwolves back to their losing ways with a 110-99 victory on Friday night.

After starting their second-half surge inside, the Chicago Bulls went outside to finish off the Boston Celtics.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points after missing a game in Denver to rest, and the Dallas Mavericks split a home-and-home set against the Nuggets with a 97-89 victory Friday night.

The 76ers have a catchy anthem they play at every home game, a feel-good song with a lyric that implores fans to, “Stomp your feet, everybody.”

Austin Rivers joined coach Doc Rivers with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, and he made it clear he’s not expecting any favors from dear old dad.

Brandon Jennings scored a season-high 37 points and Andre Drummond tipped in the last-second winning shot to lead the Detroit Pistons over the Indiana Pacers 98-96 on Friday night.

Al Horford scored 22 points, Paul Millsap had 16 and the Atlanta Hawks extended their winning streak to 11 games, beating the Toronto Raptors 110-89 on Friday night.

Jeff Green scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Memphis Grizzlies held on to beat the Orlando Magic 106-96 on Friday night.

Brook Lopez and Jarrett Jack each scored 26 points as the Brooklyn Nets broke a seven-game losing streak with a 102-80 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

Lumpp had a notable career as a basketball player, and he also was the athletic director of the New York Athletic Club, whose track and field meets faced accusations of discrimination.

Ex-Knicks point guard Greg Anthony reportedly has been caught in a sting operation and busted for allegedly hiring a prostitute in Washington, DC. "He is currently in lockup,'' ABC News…

Police say CBS basketball analyst and former NBA player Greg Anthony has been arrested and charged with soliciting a prostitute.

The Knicks returned to U.S. soil, but they ominously remain only halfway home in a season that essentially has been over for weeks.

In case any shred of doubt remained, the Knicks are bloody dreadful on any continent.

Amar’e Stoudemire lasted only eight minutes in his return to the lineup.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes the free-falling Knicks “are in good hands.”

LONDON — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he's not worried All-Star Weekend will be a bust next month in Brooklyn and Manhattan because the two locals teams are experiencing dreadful…

LONDON — Prince Harry would have been proud. Anthony said his knee and body felt very good after his two-week break and said he wants to be there for the…

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James traded hugs, big shots and verbal jabs all night with warmth and humor. In the waning minutes, they went head-to-head in yet another entertaining duel between two of this generation’s greatest talents.

James Harden scored 15 of his 31 points in the Houston Rockets’ big first quarter in a 112-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.

The game was played on a different continent, but the result was the same: The Knicks were hammered, falling to 5-36.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has nothing but “good problems” right now.

Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 18 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Portland 100-94 on Wednesday night.

Lionel Hollins put the Nets through a morning shootaround on Wednesday, their first on the day of a home game this season. But they went on to their seventh straight loss, falling to Memphis.

The New Orleans Pelicans brought the hot Detroit Pistons back to earth.

The New Orleans Pelicans brought the hot Detroit Pistons back to earth.

Paul Pierce had 22 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls, 105-99, even as Derrick Rose had a season-high 32 points.

Ty Lawson had 29 points and 12 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the slumping Dallas Mavericks 114-107 on Wednesday night.

Paul Pierce had 22 points and the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 105-99 Wednesday, despite Derrick Rose’s season-high 32.

DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague each scored 22 points to help the Atlanta Hawks win their 10th straight game, 105-91 over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Manu Ginobili said he needed a game like this.

Kyle Lowry had 18 points and 12 assists, DeMar DeRozan returned from a groin injury to score eight of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Toronto Raptors never trailed in a 100-84 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

Victor Oladipo had 32 points, Nik Vucevic added 25 and 12 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 120-113 on Wednesday night.

Zach Randolph had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the slumping Brooklyn Nets 103-92 on Wednesday night in their first matchup against former coach Lionel Hollins.

LeBron James, who had been out for eight games with injuries, scored 33 points and was involved in all facets of Tuesday’s game, the Cavaliers’ sixth consecutive defeat.

Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings was fined $15,000 by the NBA for making an “obscene gesture.”

The news from Europe was delivered by Carmelo Anthony as if he were channeling the legendary Edward R. Murrow.

Mike Lupica explains to a Londoner that the Knicks have lost 25 of 26 and now have been forced to leave the country.

Carmelo Anthony has squared off against the so-called King, but the seven-time All-Star also got to hang out with authentic royalty.

LONDON — After Tuesday's practice at Imperial College, Tim Hardaway Jr. made a promotional appearance for adidas. That looks to be the only place he is gaining traction. As the…

LONDON — There are 2,700 Ladbrokes betting parlors in Great Britain, but not one is taking any action on the Knicks-Bucks NBA contest at O2 Arena Thursday. Ray, a Ladbrokes…

There will be time to check out the sights, but trying to win a game vs. the Bucks at O2 Arena is the primary focus for the Knicks.

With Dwyane Wade in the locker room and Chris Bosh enduring a nightmare of a shooting night, the Miami Heat still found the defensive moxie to finish an unlikely Staples Center sweep.

Monta Ellis scored six of his 28 points in overtime and added 10 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 108-104 on Tuesday night.

LeBron James rejoined the Cavaliers and brought a lot of excitement with him.

Williams, a veteran point guard, had the highest point total in the N.B.A. this season, going 19 of 33 from the field in a victory over Indiana.

Mo Williams could sense what was happening and knew the Indiana Pacers couldn’t stop it. He told them that, too.

Dominique Wilkins slapped Al Horford on his back during a brief locker room chat and dished out a few kind words.

John Wall broke yet another personal 0-for-forever streak, this one against an entire team, scoring 25 points with eight assists Tuesday night in a 101-93 win over the San Antonio Spurs that gave him his first taste of success against the reigning NBA champs.

Prokhorov, who owns 80 percent of the team and 45 percent of its arena, would have a chance to turn his $223 million investment into a profit of $1 billion or more.

After a two-week absence, LeBron James was back in the Cleveland lineup when the Cavaliers met the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.

Carmelo Anthony’s worst-case scenario – even worse than 5-35 – now seems inevitable.

Dwight Howard’s face might have been stinging from Kevin Garnett ramming his head into it, and now his ears were ringing as fans directed loud boos toward him.

Nikola Vucevic had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic snapped a six-game losing streak with a 121-114 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.

Kevin Garnett departed in the first quarter after head-butting Houston’s Dwight Howard, then the Rockets’ outside game helped them pull away.

Marcus Smart knows shooting is the biggest part of his game that he needed to improve. His work paid off with a timely 3-pointer on Monday night.

Though they were in the conversation as the worst team in the N.B.A., the Knicks planned to represent the league “with a sense of pride,” Coach Derek Fisher said.

Brandon Jennings had 34 points and 10 assists, and the Detroit Pistons won for the ninth time in 10 games, beating the Toronto Raptors 114-111 on Monday night.

For Madison Square Garden’s roommates, every Rangers success is being met with a corresponding Knicks failure.

Mr. Tarpley was a former Dallas Mavericks star center whose promising N.B.A. career was cut short by drug abuse, leading the league to bar him twice.

For four days, the Knicks will know peace. OK, maybe not peace, but at least they won't know another loss. The 5-35 Knicks, tied with the Magic and Suns for…

At this time a year ago, the Indiana Pacers were 29-7 and well on their way to finishing with the Eastern Conference’s best record.

Damian Lillard scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 106-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.

DeMarcus Cousins had 26 points and 13 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings beat Cleveland 103-84 on Sunday night, the Cavaliers’ seventh loss in eight games with LeBron James out with a strained back and sore left knee.

Chris Bosh scored 34 points and Hassan Whiteside had career highs of 23 points and 16 rebounds off the bench in a win that ended a three-game road skid for Miami.

Marc Gasol scored the first seven points in the second overtime, Zach Randolph had 27 points and 17 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the Phoenix Suns 122-110 on Sunday night.

The streaking Atlanta Hawks made it look easy against the Washington Wizards.

Hassan Whiteside spent the summer dialing NBA teams seeking a tryout. No was always the response until he heard yes from Miami coach Erik Spoelstra.

Derek Fisher has acknowledged that the Knicks’ NBA-worst record “is on my record,” regardless of Phil Jackson taking the blame.

Phil Jackson offered his “mea culpa” for this disastrous Knicks season, calling the worst start in franchise history “on me.”

This was a very different Phil Jackson on Saturday, chastened by the sort of start he might not even wish on Pat Riley.

Amar’e Stoudemire missed his ninth straight game on Saturday with knee swelling, but he is “trending in a pretty good direction.”

Brandon Jennings scored all 18 of his points in the second half, leading the Detroit Pistons to a win at home over the Nets.

James Harden had 30 points and five assists to lead the Houston Rockets to their third straight victory, 97-82 over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

The Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans have agreed on a five-player trade that would send forward Jeff Green from Boston to Memphis, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday.

Pau Gasol had a career-high 46 points to go along with 18 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls bounced back from a pair of ugly losses with a 95-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.

Michael Carter-Williams hit a running layup with 9.2 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 93-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.

Austin Daye scored a season-high 22 points and had 10 rebounds to help the San Antonio Spurs hand the Minnesota Timberwolves their 15th straight loss, 108-93 on Saturday night.

Michael Carter-Williams hit a running layup with 9.2 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 93-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.

Brandon Jennings scored all 20 of his points in the second half as the Detroit Pistons beat the Brooklyn Nets 98-93 Saturday night.

Kyle Lowry scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, James Johnson had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors won their fourth straight meeting with the Boston Celtics 109-96 Saturday night, snapping a season-high four-game losing streak.

Phil Jackson took responsibility for the Knicks’ terrible season before the team went on to lose its 15th game in a row, a team record.

The Clippers have been playing with big leads in their last two games and not blowing them.