Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:topics/mens_professional_basketballtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Heat_historic_streak_hits_LeBron_13df

Defending champion Miami's epic win streak, the second-longest in league history, rose to 24 games but survived a scare from NBA weakling Cleveland in a homecoming for LeBron James.

2013-03-21T07:26:01ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Heat_streak_hits_LeBron_homecoming_4019

Defending champion Miami's epic win streak, the second-longest in league history, rose to 24 games but survived a scare from NBA weakling Cleveland in a homecoming for LeBron James.

2013-03-21T03:13:24ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Nuggets_stretch_streak_silencing_Thunder_3591

Ty Lawson scored 25 points and Andre Miller added 20 off the bench to spark the Denver Nuggets to their 13th NBA victory in a row, a 114-104 triumph at Oklahoma City.

2013-03-20T04:06:05ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/19/LeBron_comes_home_with_Heat_0e3a

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.

2013-03-19T18:56:44ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/19/Heat_edges_Celtics_stretch_streak_40a7

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.

2013-03-19T03:51:32ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Injured_Bynum_season_1810

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

2013-03-19T02:12:55ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Clippers_injury-riddled_Knicks_466d

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.

2013-03-17T23:02:32ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Heat_beat_Raptors_equal_second-best_59c3

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.

2013-03-17T20:00:37ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Fierce_final_quarter_lifts_76ers_fb00

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.

2013-03-17T03:13:24ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Beaten_Djokovic_sets_sights_Miami_a808

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, stunned by Juan Martin del Potro in the ATP Indian Wells Masters semi-finals, wasted no time mourning the end of his 22-match winning streak.

2013-03-17T02:55:15ZAFP American Editionby Rebecca Bryantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Heat_stretch_streak_downing_Bucks_908b

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.

2013-03-16T04:07:07ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Howard_leads_Lakers_past_Pacers_7702

Dwight Howard scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Kobe Bryant went scoreless in limited minutes due to an ankle injury as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana 99-93.

2013-03-16T04:05:12ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Spurs_beat_Mavs_clinch_playoff_3e62

Tim Duncan finished with 28 points and 19 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs clinched a playoff spot by edging the Dallas Mavericks 92-91.

2013-03-15T07:01:01ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Bryant_indefinitely_with_sprained_ankle_9603

Kobe Bryant severely sprained his left ankle in the last minute of the 96-92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks and is out indefinitely, the Los Angeles Lakers announced.

2013-03-14T07:05:16ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Bobcats_beat_Celtics_snap_10-game_607b

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.

2013-03-13T03:05:43ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Heat_Hawks_stretch_streak_games_ec95

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.

2013-03-13T03:03:01ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Howard_sparks_Lakers_Magical_homecoming_3d3f

Dwight Howard scored a season-high 39 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers over the Orlando Magic 106-97 in a homecoming game against his former NBA club.

2013-03-13T02:49:42ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/wants_Jordan_take_paternity_test_82bb

The mother of a 16-year-old boy who says Michael Jordan is the child's father wants the retired NBA legend to take a paternity test, Atlanta television and radio stations reported on Tuesday.

2013-03-12T22:11:56ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Curry_powers_Warriors_past_Knicks_6d1d

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.

2013-03-12T05:55:03ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Spurs_rebound_from_stinging_loss_c1d5

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.

2013-03-12T04:31:31ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reporter