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• Rambis accentuates positives amid losses
  Coach says the team played well for "tremendous stretches" at Portland.
  
• Wolves-L.A. Clippers game preview
  Get in-game updates from your mobile phone or PC at startribune.com
  
• Garnett's jumper lifts Celtics over Knicks
  Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving the Boston Celtics a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.
  
• Lakers beat Thunder for 11th time in a row
  More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did.
  
• All the comforts of home
  Power forward Craig Smith went from one basement dweller to another, but he's happy to be back in sunny L.A.
  
• Sunday's NBA boxscores
  Sunday's NBA boxscores
  
• Carter scores 24 as Magic beat Raptors
  Vince Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic won their fifth straight game, 104-96 over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
  
• Stoudemire, Nash lead Suns past Pistons, 117-91
  Amare Stoudemire scored 21 points and Steve Nash added 20 for Phoenix, then sat out the fourth quarter to watch the Suns rout road-weary Detroit 117-91 Sunday night for the Pistons' fifth straight loss.
  
• Warriors coach Don Nelson sick with pneumonia
  Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson has pneumonia and isn't traveling with the team for two games in Texas.
  
• Bobcats beat Pacers to end 7-game slide
  Nazr Mohammed scored 18 points, Boris Diaw added 17 and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Indiana Pacers 104-88 on Sunday to snap a seven-game losing streak.
  
• Haslem's jumper leads Heat past Hornets
  Dwyane Wade had 31 points, and Udonis Haslem hit a jumper with 15.4 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat past the New Orleans Hornets 102-101 on Sunday night.
  
• Becoming special sheriff won't be easy for Shaq
  Becoming one of Ohio's uniformed officers won't be a cakewalk for Shaquille O'Neal.
  
• D'Antoni: Nate not benched for shot at wrong hoop
  Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni says Nate Robinson was not benched for taking a shot at the wrong basket Saturday.
  
• Blazers rule after the half
  Wolves coach Kurt Rambis hoped for better results this time out against the Blazers, but a second-half meltdown nixed that.
  
• Hollins gets a look with Love out
  Kevin Love's season-opening absence has thrust teammate Ryan Hollins into the starting lineup and given Timberwolves management time to assess just what they possess in the free-agent center they signed last summer.
  
• Boozer, Kirilenko help Jazz beat Pistons
  Carlos Boozer scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and overtime to lead the Utah Jazz to their fourth straight victory, 100-97 over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
  
• Nets drop to 0-13 in loss to Knicks
  Al Harrington and Danilo Gallinari each scored 17 points, and the New York Knicks kept the New Jersey Nets winless with a 98-91 victory Saturday.
  
• Parker scores 17 in Spurs' rout of Wizards
  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.
  
• Scola, Ariza, help Rockets hold off Kings
  Luis Scola scored 22 points and grabbed key rebounds in the final minutes, and the Houston Rockets held off the Sacramento Kings 113-106 Saturday night.
  
• LeBron's 32 lead Cavaliers over 76ers
  LeBron James scored 32 points, Mo Williams added 18 and the Cleveland Cavaliers clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding the Philadelphia 76ers to 10 points over the final 12 minutes for a 97-91 victory on Saturday night.
  
• Rookies lead Hornets past Hawks, 96-88
  Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first double-double, and the New Orleans Hornets won their third straight while snapping the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, 96-88 on Saturday night.
  
• Marv Albert denies altercation with rapper 50 Cent
  Marv Albert said Saturday he was never involved in an altercation with 50 Cent, denying Internet reports of a fight on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
  
• Anthony scores 30 in Nuggets' win over Bulls
  Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
  
• Love wants to look the part for final weeks of downtime
  After having his broken left hand X-rayed once more and consulting a specialist, Kevin Love now knows what he needs to do next.
  
• Jennings does it again with 29, Bucks top Bobcats
  Bucks coach Scott Skiles rarely gives glowing compliments. Even he's having a tough time containing his excitement for rookie Brandon Jennings.
  

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