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The Boston Celtics might have been idle on Monday night, but the team had eyes on the NBA scoreboard to monitor how potential playoff foes were faring. The Hawks topped the Raptors, while the Magic defeated Philadelphia, which means Boston, Atlanta, ...

NBA scoreboard operators are being told to sound warning horns during breaks in action in an effort to cut down on the game lengths.

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Steve Nash and Dwight Howard infamously appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated's NBA season preview issue in October, accompanied by the headline, "Now this is going to be fun."

DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki watches a lot of NBA games, but he's not in the habit of scoreboard watching or checking the standings on a daily basis midway through the season. "Coach comes in every day and reminds us what we have to do," Nowitzki said. ...

Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Amare Stoudemire 25, then sat with the rest of the Phoenix starters while the Suns' reserves finished off a 152-114 rout of Minnesota on Monday night in the highest-scoring game by an NBA team this season.

The Sacramento Kings were fined $30,000 by the NBA on Monday for showing derogatory images of Detroit on video screens prior to their home opener against the Pistons.

LA Lakers (3-2) at Philadelphia (2-3) 8:00 pm EST

With Chris Webber out, the Kings are playing counterfeit basketball, according to Charley Rosen.

China nearly became the first team to hold a halftime lead against the United States since NBA players began competing internationally in 1992, but the U.S. team recovered from its poor start to win 84-65 Saturday night at the World Championships.