Bester News

Detroit Pistons forward Walter Herrmann was released from a Boston hospital Friday after suffering a mild concussion in a game against the Boston Celtics.

PHOENIX - Kobe Bryant had a below-average game. He's got so much help on this Los Angeles Lakers team it didn't matter.

BOSTON - Rajon Rondo had 18 points and eight assists, outplaying new Pistons acquisition Allen Iverson and leading the Boston Celtics to a 98-80 victory over Detroit on Thursday night in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.

Movements in the world of basketball Thursday:

Twenty four hours later and about 240 miles further south, the Raptors put the brakes on a disturbing trend. A total of 44 turnovers in their previous two games with their leading ball-protector in street clothes had Raptors fans reaching for the panic button.

PORTLAND, Ore. - A sellout crowd of 20,599 fans showed up at the Rose Garden watch Greg Oden make his home debut with the Portland Trail Blazers.

SAN ANTONIO - Chauncey Billups made big shots and the Denver Nuggets got plenty of key stops.

LOS ANGELES - Roger Mason's three-pointer with 8.4 seconds remaining lifted the San Antonio Spurs to an 86-83 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night for their third straight victory.

Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett has been suspended for one game and Phoenix centre Shaquille O'Neal has been fined US$25,000 for separate incidents over the weekend.

Movements in the world of basketball Monday: