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LOS ANGELES -- Pau Gasol wanted to make sure he was good to go before debuting this season.

Gasol was good, and he scored 10 of the Lakers' first 13 points in a comfortable 108-93 Read more

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future. Read more

NEW YORK — NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up. Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- When the Dallas Mavericks were told to choose any Timberwolves player to shoot Ryan Hollins' free throws after his ejection last Friday, the Mavericks' coaching staff huddled up and quickly settled on Ramon Sessions. Read more

Thursday marked the fifth anniversary of the infamous Palace Brawl between the Pistons and Indiana Pacers. A hard foul, a confrontation between Ben Wallace and the Pacers' Ron Artest and a thrown cup of beer from a fan escalated into a full-scale... Read more

SAN ANTONIO — Deron Williams scored 21 points and the Utah Jazz ended their decade-long misery in San Antonio with a 90-83 win over the Spurs on Thursday night. Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday... Read more

It's painfully clear to everyone but the management of the New York Knicks that there's only one question to which Allen Iverson remains "The Answer." Read more

DALLAS -- Win, lose or draw, the Mavericks' fate lately always seems to come down to Dirk Nowitzki. Read more

DALLAS -- The Mavericks were missing three starters.

But they still had the most important one. Read more