The Toronto Maple Leafs surrendered a season-high eight goals in an 8-2 rout at the hands of the Dallas Stars in their final game before the NHL's Christmas break on Tuesday.
Winning streaks are nice and all, but Kevin Garnett prefers something more tangible—like a championship ring.
While Yao Ming won the showdown with fellow Chinese Olympian Yi Jianlian, the smallest player on the court stole the show from the 7-footers.
Denver Nuggets double All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony is sidelined due to an elbow injury, the NBA team said on Monday.
Sidney Crosby scored 43 seconds into overtime to snap a nine-game goal-scoring drought and lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Sabres in Buffalo on Monday.
The Orlando Magic won their fifth straight game as Jameer Nelson's 22 points and seven assists led them to a 113-81 home rout of the Golden State Warriors on Monday.
The Boston Celtics crushed the New York Knicks 124-105 on Sunday to roar to a team record-tying 18th consecutive win.
Chinese center Yao Ming scored 32 points and Tracy McGrady added 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists to power the Houston Rockets past the Denver Nuggets 108-96 on Tuesday.
Kobe Bryant scored 28 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers rally from a 15-point halftime deficit to edge the New York Knicks 116-114 on Tuesday.
Jason Blake produced a magical piece of skill to score the shootout winner and lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Jordan Leopold scored on a penalty shot and Andrew Raycroft made 34 saves as the Colorado Avalanche held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Monday, snapping the Stanley Cup champions' five-game home unbeaten run.
Rajon Rondo scored 12 of his career-high 25 points in the final 5:20, and Kevin Garnett had 19 points and 10 rebounds on Monday to lead the Boston Celtics to their 15th consecutive victory, 100-91 over the Utah Jazz.
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