Dallas — The NBA All-Star players were announced today. The East’s roster is: Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, Joe Johnson, Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Derrick Rose, Gerald Wallace, and Al Horford. Analysis: The Allen Iverson selection obviously shows there are flaws in the NBA All-Star voting system. Iverson [...]

101       93 Chicago — Derrick Rose knows he has to fill the scoring void of the departed Ben Gordon. And he showed it tonight.    Rose had 30 and Luol Deng added 14 points. Taj Gibson had 10 points and 12 rebounds.    The Bulls had a 90-75 lead before the Magic closed the [...]

  122     111 Indianapolis – Roy Hibbert and Luther Head each scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-111 on Saturday night to snap an eight-game losing streak.    Brandon Rush scored 16 points and Mike Dunleavy added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Pacers.    Al Jefferson scored 23 points, [...]

97     86 Washington — Tim Duncan scored 23 points and reserve Roger Mason Jr. added a season-high 20 to lead the San Antonio Spurs to their fifth straight victory on Saturday night, 97-86 over the Washington Wizards, who remained enveloped in a gun controversy surrounding Gilbert Arenas.    Tony Parker had 12 points for the [...]