LOS ANGELES (AP) Lou Williams scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped Stephen Curry's NBA-record streak of 157 games with a 3-pointer in a 117-97 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Andrew White III began his career at Kansas, then transferred to Nebraska and redshirted a year before playing another, only to wind up at Syracuse to finish off his unique college basketball odyssey.
WASHINGTON (AP) Bradley Beal scored 20 of his 28 points after halftime, and the Washington Wizards finally gave new coach Scott Brooks his first victory with the team by beating the Atlanta Hawks 95-92 on Friday night.
The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers might have two of the NBA's most explosive offensive players in Kawhi Leonard and Chris Paul, but defense will be the deciding factor when the teams meet Saturday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
LAS VEGAS (AP) Dr. James Naismith created the original 13 rules for basket ball in 1892, outlining the method of scoring, what constitutes a foul and how to determine which team wins.
ATLANTA -- If the Atlanta Hawks want to extend their five-game winning streak against the Houston Rockets, they'll have to find a way to stop point guard James Harden.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Cam Atkinson, Nick Foligno, Scott Hartnell and Josh Anderson each scored two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal 10-0 on Friday night, matching the biggest loss in the Canadiens' storied history and breaking the Blue Jackets' record.
MONTREAL -- Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin put his offseason focus on leadership and character. After a historically "embarrassing" loss on Friday night, he'll get a chance to see what his team is made of when it hosts the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Devin Booker scored 38 points, including an improbable jumper that tied the as regulation expired and the Phoenix Suns beat New Orleans 112-111 in overtime Friday night, keeping the Pelicans winless on the season.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder put it simply after his team lost to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, ''Kawhi Leonard was really good.''
DALLAS (AP) Damian Lillard extended the Dallas Mavericks' season-opening misery on the court. Dirk Nowitzki's aching Achilles continued it off the court.
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues are struggling so badly to score goals these days that even when they get one to go in the net it doesn't always count.