MILWAUKEE (AP) — Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone couldn't have been any happier with a win than he was Friday night.Will Barton had 24 points and eight assists to lead the tired and short-handed Nuggets to a 127-115 victory that snapped Milwaukee's...

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving is attempting to process the death of Kobe Bryant by reflecting on the lessons his friend taught him.He put them to good use Friday and scored a season-high 54 points, making all 10 shots in the first half and 19 of 23 for...

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's small lineup played big on Friday night to give the Rockets a win over the Dallas Mavericks.James Harden scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 32 and the Rockets built a big lead and held on for a 128-121 victory.Harden...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk scored power-play goals and the Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg 2-1 on Friday night, extending the Jets' losing streak to five games.David Pastrnak had two assists for Boston. Tuukka Rask, returning...

DETROIT (AP) — The honors and accolades keep rolling in for coach Nick Nurse and the Toronto Raptors.Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and Serge Ibaka added 21 to lift the Raptors to their 10th straight victory, 105-92 over the Detroit Pistons on Friday...

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic is raising another aspect of his game — his voice.Always a leader by example, he's now speaking up more.And his teammates are listening, too.Jokic scored 28 points, including six in the final two minutes, and dished out...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings knew it was going to be an emotional night in Los Angeles. They responded with one of their best games this season.Fox scored a career-high 34 points and the Kings made a franchise-record 21 3-pointers...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Alex Iafallo scored 24 seconds into overtime, completing his first NHL hat trick and lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes that ended their five-game losing streak Thursday night.Iafallo tied...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Filip Petrusev was confident he could score every time he got the ball for No. 2 Gonzaga on the low block no matter defense Santa Clara tried. He almost did, too.And despite taking another hit to their roster, the Bulldogs...

BOSTON (AP) — After a week that began with Kobe Bryant's shocking death, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum walked into TD Garden longing to hear some good news.He got it on a night that included Boston's remembrance of the player Tatum said first made him...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Toronto's ninth straight win didn't come easily.The Raptors nearly let a big lead slip away in the fourth quarter before holding on to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-109 on Thursday night.Serge Ibaka scored 26 points, Kyle Lowry...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly before his Washington Wizards played the Charlotte Hornets, Bradley Beal found out he'd been snubbed for the All-Star Game.Playing with an obvious chip on his shoulder, Beal — who averages 28.6 points per game, sixth in the...