Parker scores 17 in only his second game of Spurs' last six

Tony Parker scored 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs stopped a three-game losing streak with a 106-84 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.

Durant scores 35, Westbrook 26 as Thunder run off Wiz

Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

First Cup: Friday

Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "Making his season's first appearance after sitting out the first 11 games because of a hamstring injury, Pau ...

Working the Wire: CDR worth picking up

Josh Whitling takes stock of the best players that are widely available in fantasy basketball leagues, including the Nets' Chris Douglas-Roberts, who can help fantasy owners win even if the Nets can't.

Wizards-Thunder Preview

Wizards-Thunder Preview

Jamison gets double-double in season debut; LeBron hurts wrist

LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison delivered 31 points and 10 rebounds in his season debut, and the Washington Wizards beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-91 Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak.

ESPN NBA Awards Watch

Most Valuable Player Watch 1. Steve Nash, Suns G MIN FG% 3P% FT% STL BLK RPG AST PTS PER 11 32.7 .529 .457 .935 0.1 0.3 2...

Jennings, Ariza, Bynum soar in rankings

Brian McKitish takes a closer look at players he's moved way up or way down in his top-130 hoops rankings this week.

Get Hibbert, A. Miller in lineup

Neil Tardy looks ahead to Week 4 of the NBA schedule and highlights good and poor offensive and defensive matchups to exploit.

Player Rater: Nowitzki among top-three

Seth Landman discusses a handful of pleasant surprises in the early going, along with those who have disappointed so far in fantasy.

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) has the ball blocked by Washington Wizards' Brendan Haywood (33) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009...

Wade scores 41; 6-1 Heat remain first in Southeast by beating Wizards

Dwyane Wade scored 41 points and the Miami Heat remained in first place in the Southeast Division by holding off the Washington Wizards 90-76 on Tuesday night.

Blocks, steals becoming even scarcer

Brian McKitish provides his weekly top 130 and looks at a trend in the NBA and fantasy basketball, in which steals and blocks are on the decline.

Miller helped by Blazers' three-guard set

...scoring 20 points with five rebounds, three blocks and a steal in 33 minutes, more than Brendan Haywood and Fabricio Oberto. But peep this disconcerting quote from Flip Saunders: "He was dead tired. He...

Suns move to 6-1, run streak in series vs. Wizards to 6 wins

Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday.