James is now second only to fellow Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record of 38,387 points on the NBA's all-time career scoring list and he is expected to surpass that total in the coming weeks

Rookie from Syracuse Carter-Williams set an NBA record for a debut game with nine steals.

On Wednesday the 24-year-old McIlroy tweeted a photo, shot from behind, that shows a jubilant figure with arms raised Rocky Balboa-style and wearing a Phillies baseball cap backward.

Paul Pierce had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Avery Bradley scored 22 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 109-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.

The Los Angeles Lakers won consecutive games for the first time in nearly a month as Kobe Bryant scored 34 points to lead a 111-98 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.

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.

The New York Knicks produced another authoritative performance to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-88 on Monday, bringing up their first 3-0 start to a season for 13 years.

Boxing great Muhammad Ali was honored Thursday with the Liberty Medal for his longtime role outside the ring as a fighter for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom.

Rajon Rondo helped his aging teammates keep their season going on Saturday night, finishing with 18 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in Game 7 against the 76ers to lead Boston to an 85-75 victory and into an Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Miami Heat.

Jrue Holiday scored 20 points, and Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to an 82-75 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday night that tied the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Andre Iguodala finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 92-83 in game four of their Eastern Conference series.

Evan Turner made the go-ahead layup with 40.4 seconds left and Philadelphia held off Boston the rest of the way with six straight free throws as the 76ers evened the second-round Eastern Conference series with an 82-81 victory on Monday.

Kevin Garnett scored 29 points, his most in the regular, or postseason this year, and added 11 rebounds to help Boston maintain home-court advantage in the best-of-seven, second-round series. Game 2 is on Monday in Boston before the series shifts to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4.

Omer Asik placed his hands on his hips in disbelief as an improbable 76ers' celebration erupted around him.

Spencer Hawes officially knocked off Chicago in Game 3 with a late jumper that capped a 14-point rally.

The San Antonio Spurs handed Utah their second-heaviest playoff loss, beating the Jazz 114-83 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA first-round series.

Jrue Holiday scored 26 points, Lou Williams added 20 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago 109-92 on Tuesday to even their first-round series in the Bulls' first game since Derrick Rose's season-ending knee injury.

Tony Parker scored 28 points as San Antonio beat Utah to win their playoff opener for the first time in four years.