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George, hot-shooting Pacers clobber Knicks

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Paul George scored 27 points and the Indiana Pacers powered their way closer to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the New York Knicks 125-91 on Wednesday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

James Harden scored a career-high 46 points and Jeremy Lin added 29 as the Houston Rockets mounted a furious fourth-quarter comeback for a 122-119 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

Patrick Cassidy, dimemag.com

I guess you can’t hurt the Brooklyn Nets for trying. Like pretty much every other team in the NBA, they believe that their standing would be enhanced significantly by the presence of Paul Pierce in their lineup. Add to that the fact that whether they ar…

Andrew Greif, dimemag.com

With the NBA’s trade deadline less than 24 hours away from arriving, trade rumors are rampant around the league. Here are the 5 biggest stories we’re tracking. *** *** *** 5. THE NEW YORK KNICKS WON’T BUDGE The Knicks’ rise this season was fast, b…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

When the Los Angeles Lakers take the court on Wednesday night to play their longtime rivals, the Boston Celtics, in their first game after the death of Dr. Jerry Buss, they'll do so wearing special jersey patches honoring the late legendary owner. The t…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

According to NBA trade rumors, the Phoenix Suns have been one of the most active teams heading into tomorrow’s NBA trade deadline. There have been pieces floating around the internet that they’ve been discussing moving Jermaine O’Neal to the Knicks …

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, who had season-ending knee surgery a week ago, is available for a trade by Thursday's deadline, league sources tell ESPN's Chris Broussard.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Rudy Gay had a pretty nice homecoming on Tuesday night, as the Baltimore native scored 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds and snagged three steals in leading the Toronto Raptors to a 96-88 victory over the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center in D.C.…

Eric Freeman, yahoo.com

As one of the disappointing cornerstones of the Brooklyn Nets, Joe Johnson has received his fair share of negative criticism this season, and not just after being dragged into ridiculous arguments about LeBron James. Yet, despite his 42.7 percent mark f…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Danilo Gallinari and Ty Lawson each scored 26 points to help the Denver Nuggets snap a three-game losing streak by beating the Boston Celtics 97-90 Tuesday night.

nydailynews.com

Before the season started, the Nets thought they had the best backcourt in New York — better than the Knicks’ tandem of Raymond Felton and an aged Jason Kidd. Certainly the history of Deron Williams and Joe Johnson, playing at the top of their games, …