Forget those 26 points and seven assists. In another head-to-head battle with Deron Williams, Chris Paul wasn't about to declare himself the winner. After Williams finished with eight points and eight assists during Utah's 116-90 victory over New Orleans, Paul said, "It's not a one-on-one game. It's the Jazz versus the Hornets, like we always we say." Read Full Article

Beno Udrih doesn't fight back anymore. The Kings point guard does as he's told, even when it means heading for the bench as his team fails down the stretch in yet another close game. Kenny Natt is the new coach, which means these are new times for Udrih. Read Full Article

It's not as if the Sixers are about to become anything close to the style Mike d'Antoni popularized with the Phoenix Suns and now, to a lesser degree, with the New York Knicks, but coach Tony DiLeo has at least established a modest goal: Five 3-pointers a game. Read Full Article

Sending Richard Jefferson to the Bucks last summer wasn't easy for Nets president Rod Thorn. Not only was the small forward coming off his best season, having averaged a career-high 22.6 points in 2007-2008, but he was just 28 and had constantly professed his love for New Jersey. He wanted to be a Net for life. Read Full Article

From a 13-game losing streak to six wins in their past eight games, the Timberwolves have made quite a turnaround over the past two weeks. Coach Kevin McHale had the simplest of answers when asked to explain the difference. Read Full Article

Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger not only increased his odds of making his first All-Star Game, he also won the game for his team Wednesday night at US Airways Center. Read Full Article

There was no champagne bottle, not even a balloon. Von Wafer received only a text message Wednesday telling him the Rockets had chosen to keep him on the roster past the deadline to release players before their contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season. Read Full Article

Warriors guard Monta Ellis entered Oracle Arena and turned the heads of his assistant coaches with his suit-and-tie look, capped off with shiny black gators. "It's a new year," Ellis, who usually dons hip-hop attire, said through a laugh. Read Full Article

Nuggets guard J.R. Smith was lauding his team's three-point shooters after Wednesday's 108-97 win over Miami. Then he stopped and realized one of those shooters deserves special praise. "Now, we got K-Mart making them,'' Smith said of forward Kenyon Martin. Read Full Article

It appears Dikembe Mutombo recruited the Celtics more than the other way around, which is part of the reason the big man was wearing a Houston uniform last night instead of green and white. Read Full Article