F DeMarre Carroll suffered a neck injury in the third quarter. He did not return, and is day to day.

G Kyle Lowry added 24 points for Toronto, which saw a four-game winning streak snapped. Lowry, who rested while the Raptors beat Brooklyn on Tuesday night, went 5 of 13 from the floor and committed five of Toronto's 11 turnovers. He also missed five of 16 free throws, and the Raptors as a team were just 15 of 23 at the line."I just think tonight we lost that game," he said. "We lost that game. Give them credit. They played hard, with passion. Give them credit, but we lost that game."

G DeMar DeRozan finished with 25 points for Toronto, which saw a four-game winning streak snapped.

F Ersan Ilyasova scored 18 points Wednesday for the 76ers.

G Vince Carter's 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds remaining pulled Memphis within 104-101. Carter finished with 12 points for Memphis, which has dropped two straight and three of its last four.

G Mike Conley scored 20 points for Memphis, which has dropped two straight and three of its last four.

C Marc Gasol had 28 points for the Grizzlies (25-19) in the rematch. Memphis won the first meeting 112-103 in overtime by overcoming an eight-point deficit with 3:11 left in regulation as Gasol's 3-pointer with 15.7 seconds left forced an extra session.

G Nicolas Batum flirted with another triple-double again with 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

C Roy Hibbert scored 16 points as the Hornets' bench outscored the Blazers' reserves 44-22.

G Carmelo Anthony told reporters Wednesday he is tired of answering questions about his relationship with New York Knicks president Phil Jackson. Sources told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne on Tuesday that Jackson asked Anthony during their meeting this week whether the star forward wanted to remain with the team. "The conversation wasn't that long," Anthony said at the Knicks' morning shootaround in Boston, where the Knicks face the Celtics on Wednesday night. "We didn't break bread. We didn't have an hour's conversation. It was a short conversation."

Carmelo Anthony told reporters Wednesday he is tired of answering questions about his relationship with New York Knicks president Phil Jackson. Sources told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne on Tuesday that Jackson asked Anthony during their meeting this week whether the star forward wanted to remain with the team."The conversation wasn't that long," Anthony said at the Knicks' morning shootaround in Boston, where the Knicks face the Celtics on Wednesday night. "We didn't break bread. We didn't have an hour's conversation. It was a short conversation."Anthony, talking to reporters for the first time since his meeting with Jackson, was asked whether he is weary of answering questions on the topic."You get tired of it," Anthony said. "You get tired of it. I have to face you all every day. I'm the one that got to have all the answers. I'm the one that got to kind of make up something. Even when I don't want to talk to you all, I still talk to you all. It happens. That's part of the job."The nine-time... [More]

F Luol Deng sat out Tuesday due to an injured right wrist. Deng was hurt Sunday against the Pistons.

G Lou Williams scored 24 points to pace the Lakers in a loss to the Nuggets on Tuesday. Williams (17.8 points) and Lakers G Jordan Clarkson (13.9) ranked second and sixth, respectively, among the NBA's top scoring reserves entering the contest.

F Omri Casspi is expected to be sidelined as long as two weeks with an injured right calf, the Kings announced. Casspi was injured during Monday's practice and an MRI later that night revealed a strain of the right plantaris tendon. The 28-year-old Casspi is averaging 5.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists while playing 18 minutes per game this season.

F LaMarcus Aldridge contributed 29 points Tuesday as the Spurs beat the Timberwolves.

F Taj Gibson missed Tuesday's game due to left ankle soreness. Coach Fred Hoiberg said he hopes Gibson is ready to play on Friday against Atlanta. Paul Zipser started in Gibson's place.

G Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 24 points Tuesday in a loss to the Mavericks.

F Dirk Nowitzki finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday in the Mavericks' win at Chicago. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said before Tuesday's game that Nowitzki's progress since returning from a knee injury has been steady, but hasn't "necessarily been fast." Nowitzki entered Tuesday's game averaging 16 points and six rebounds this month.

C Robin Lopez scored a season-high 21 points Tuesday in the Bulls' loss to the Mavericks.

G Wesley Matthews connected on a 3-pointer with 11.7 seconds remaining, leading the Mavericks to a 99-98 win over the Bulls on Tuesday night. After his go-ahead basket, Matthews kept Bulls star Jimmy Butler from getting off a shot and forced him to get the ball to Dwyane Wade, who missed a fadeaway jumper as time expired. Matthews scored 11 points.