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BOSTON 105, NEW JERSEY 85
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey Ray Allen and Brian Scalabrine keyed an 18-2 game-opening run
and the Boston Celtics never looked back in a 105-85 rout of the New Jersey Nets.
Allen finished with 25 points and Rajon Rondo had eight, 14 assists and nine rebounds for the Celtics, who have rebounded from their [...]

Portland Trail Blazers starting point guard Steve Blake could be sidelined up to a month, longer than originally expected, with a right shoulder injury.
Blake separated his shoulder in Wednesday’s loss to Philadelphia. The team originally said he’d be out seven to 10 days, but the prognosis changed to two to four weeks after Blake was [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers decided to wait at least one more game before putting Elton Brand back on the floor.
Brand didn’t play Saturday night against the New York Knicks, but could return Monday afternoon when the 76ers host Dallas. Coach Tony DiLeo said Brand would practice Sunday, then be re-evaluated before a decision was made.
DiLeo said [...]

The high-flying Kobe Bryant will now ply his trade in low-cuts.
Bryant unveiled his latest Nike signature shoe Friday night - a low-cut sneaker the league’s reigning MVP donned in a game for the first time when his Los Angeles Lakers visited the Miami Heat. At 11.6 ounces, Nike says it’s the lightest basketball shoe it [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY 91, TORONTO 83
OKLAHOMA CITY With their third win of the season hanging by a thread Friday night, the youngsters of the Oklahoma City Thunder wouldnt let it slip away.
Nursing a two-point edge late in the fourth quarter, the Thunder staged an 8-0 run to put the game away, snapping an eight-game skid with [...]

Six-time All-Star Jermaine O’Neal left the Toronto Raptors’ game against Oklahoma City on Friday night with a sore left shoulder.
O’Neal came out of the game with 3:22 left in the second quarter, and the team said after halftime that he was not expected to return.
O’Neal, who was picked up in an offseason trade with Indiana, [...]

Golden State scoring leader Stephen Jackson missed the Warriors’ game against New York on Saturday night because of a sprained left wrist.
Jackson was hurt sometime during the Warriors’ five-game trip and aggravated the injury in a 112-97 loss at Cleveland on Friday night.
Marco Belinelli got his first start of the season in place of Jackson.
Jackson [...]

NY KNICKS 138, GOLDEN STATE 125
NEW YORK This is what Mike DAntoni meant when he said the New York Knicks recent trade for Al Harrington would make them a better team.
Harrington broke out against his former team, registering a season-high 36 points and 12 boards to lead the Knicks best offensive output of the season [...]

Houston guard Tracy McGrady missed the Rockets’ game Saturday night against San Antonio because of a sore left knee.
McGrady also sat out Wednesday night against Indiana, and will miss the Rockets’ game Sunday in Denver. He played Houston’s first 15 games, but said before training camp that his knee hurt and needed time to heal [...]

McGrady (shoulder,knee) had his best practice of the week. This time going through the entire session for the first time in training camp, the Houston Chonicle reports. Previously, he had been sitting out portions of the scrimmages while working his right knee back into shape.
McGradys healthy for now and working his way into shape.
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C.J. Watson: [...]