NBA superstar LeBron James scored double-digit points for the 1,000th straight game in the Lakers' 121-107 victory over the Spurs in San Antonio.

Racist remarks by Danny Ferry in June regarding African-born British NBA star Luol Deng were made public on Monday.

The Magic began the night having lost four straight overall and five in a row on the road. They won away from Orlando for the first time since last March 4 at New Orleans.

Mike Scott scored 19 points, Kyle Korver 14 and DeMarre Carroll 12 for the Hawks, who led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter.

Carmelo Anthony scored 40 points

Brooklyn's Brook Lopez and Andray Blatche each scored 18 points as the Nets won their third straight game by beating the Atlanta Hawks 93-80 on Saturday.

Josh Smith scored 31 points and Al Horford added 22 as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons 126-119 in double overtime on Wednesday after blowing a 22-point fourth-quarter lead.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost their grip on the NBA's best record, sliding to third overall after Saturday's 93-83 home defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks.

The Philadelphia 76ers held on in a nervous finish to edge the Dallas Mavericks 100-98 on Tuesday and move within one game of the lead in the NBA's Atlantic Division.

Al Horford scored 19 points in his first start since January, and the Atlanta Hawks held on for an 87-86 victory over the Boston Celtics in a thrilling Game 5 of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Tuesday.

By the time Avery Bradley, who is recovering from a dislocated shoulder, sank a free throw to give the Boston Celtics a 37-point lead early in the third quarter, Paul Pierce was done for the night, riding a stationary bicycle under the stands and trying to keep his sore left knee from stiffening up.

Paul Pierce battled through another tough game to score 36 points and the Boston Celtics wiped out Atlanta's 11-point lead in the second half even without Rajon Rondo, stunning the Hawks 87-80 on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks built a big lead early, then held on for an 83-74 victory over the Celtics in their opener of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Sunday.

Derrick Rose will miss the rest of the NBA season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee late in Chicago's 103-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Saturday's playoff opener, casting a big cloud over a team eyeing a championship run.

Joe Johnson scored 30 points while Josh Smith had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who are in line to be the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, with Celtics No. 5.

Jeff Teague had 19 points and 10 assists, Ivan Johnson scored 21 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat Toronto 109-87 on Monday, their seventh win in eight games against the Raptors.

Thaddeus Young scored 17 points, Nikola Vucevic had 12 and the 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 93-75 on Wednesday, an important victory in their chase of a playoff berth.

Tayshaun Prince matched a season high with 29 points as Detroit handed Cleveland their fifth straight loss.