LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant combined for 55 points Tuesday, carrying the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-109 win over the Chicago Bulls.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The NBA Monday bestowed its weekly player honors on Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire.
BOSTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Kevin Garnett, playing in his 1,000th NBA game, scored 18 points Friday and Boston limited Chicago to 31 first-half points in rolling past the Bulls 96-80.
BOSTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Paul Pierce scored 27 points Tuesday when the Boston Celtics opened their NBA title defense with a 90-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Shareef Abdur-Rahim, a 12-year NBA veteran, announced his retirement Monday, citing a reoccurring knee injury.
LOS ANGELES, June 16 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 25 points and the Los Angeles Lakers, despite wasting another big lead, beat Boston 103-98 Sunday in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
BOSTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Paul Pierce's 41 points led the Boston Celtics past the Cleveland Cavaliers 97-92 Sunday in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, named league MVP earlier in the week, was selected to the All-NBA first ream, the NBA announced Thursday.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- A 15-0 second quarter run Friday spurred the Cleveland Cavaliers' 105-88 rout of Washington and a 4-2 victory in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
SAN ANTONIO, April 4 (UPI) -- North Carolina star Tyler Hansbrough was awarded the Oscar Robertson Trophy Friday as the nation's top college basketball player.
CLEVELAND, March 21 (UPI) -- LeBron James became Cleveland's all-time leading scorer Friday when he scored 29 points to pace the Cavaliers past Toronto 90-83.
NEW YORK, March 17 (UPI) -- Washington's Antawn Jamison and Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire were selected the NBA players of the week, the league said Monday.
HOUSTON, March 16 (UPI) -- Rafer Alston sank eight three-point shots and totaled 31 points for Houston, which beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-92 Sunday for its 22nd straight victory.
CLEVELAND, March 10 (UPI) -- LeBron James carded 24 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds Monday for his seventh triple-double this season in Cleveland's 88-80 win over Portland.
NEW YORK, March 10 (UPI) -- Houston's Tracy McGrady and Charlotte's Jason Richardson were selected the NBA players of the week, the league said Monday.
