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LeBron James is coming back to his home region to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA team he spurned to join the Miami Heat, with his new teammates on a historic win streak.

Reigning NBA champion Miami pushed the second-longest win streak in NBA history to 23 games with a 105-103 victory at Boston that gave the historic run its toughest test.

Philadelphia 76ers center Andrew Bynum will undergo surgery on both knees on Tuesday, meaning he will miss the entire NBA season due to injury.

Chris Paul scored 20 points and passed off eight assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers over the injury-hit New York Knicks 93-80 on Sunday in a matchup of contenders from opposite coasts.

The reigning NBA champion Miami Heat matched the second-longest win streak in league history on Sunday, defeating hosts Toronto Raptors 108-91 for their 22nd consecutive triumph.

Jrue Holiday scored 27 points and added 12 assists while center Spencer Hawes had a rare starring role as the Philadelphia 76ers beat Indiana 98-91 in an NBA game.

LeBron James and Chris Bosh each scored 28 points and Dwyane Wade added 20 to spark defending NBA champion Miami to a 21st consecutive victory in a 107-94 rout of Milwaukee.

Gerald Henderson scored a career-high 35 points, going 12-of-12 in free throw attempts, as the Charlotte Bobcats snapped a 10-game losing streak by beating Boston 100-74.

Dwyane Wade scored 23 points while LeBron James added 15 to spark the defending NBA champion Miami Heat to their 19th consecutive victory in a 99-81 rout of the Atlanta Hawks.

Stephen Curry scored 26 points as the Golden State Warriors rolled to a 92-63 win over the New York Knicks, who got their leading scorer back.

The San Antonio Spurs won the battle of the Western Conference heavyweights, bouncing back from a embarrassing 30-point loss last week to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-93.

Former NBA player Renaldo Balkman was banned from the Philippines' professional basketball league for life after choking a teammate in the middle of a game, the association's commissioner said Monday.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving will miss three to four weeks of the NBA season because of a sprained left shoulder, the team announced on Monday.

The Miami Heat extended their franchise-best winning streak to 18 games by beating mistake-prone Indiana 105-91, avenging two one-sided losses to the Pacers earlier this season.

LeBron James scored 25 points and the Miami Heat's club-record win streak reached 17 games, matching the longest in the NBA this season, with a 102-93 home victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Deron Williams scored 42 points and set an NBA record by making nine 3-point shots in the first half to lead the Brooklyn Nets over the Washington Wizards 95-78.

Kevin Durant hit the go-ahead free throws with 1:38 remaining to lift Oklahoma City to a 95-94 win over the New York Knicks, giving the Thunder their sixth win in their last seven games.

Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers and Jeremy Lin's Houston Rockets will travel to Asia for a series of exhibition games in October, the National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday.

The New York Knicks said they would re-evaluate Carmelo Anthony's right knee before deciding whether he will play Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons.

Dwyane Wade and LeBron James starred as the Miami Heat won a franchise record 15th consecutive game with a 97-81 win over a depleted Minnesota Timberwolves.