G Ricky Rubio left the Thursday game against the Clippers in the first half with a left hip injury and did not return. Rubio was scoreless, missing all three of his shots, while contributing four assists and four rebounds in 16 minutes.

C DeAndre Jordan scored 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in the Clippers' 104-101 loss to the Wolves on Thursday. Jordan was 12 of 15 from the floor and 5 of 12 from the foul line.

F David Lee amassed 10 points and a season-high 16 rebounds in San Antonio's win over Denver on Thursday.

F Wilson Chandler (personal reasons) sat out the Thursday game at San Antonio.

G Tony Parker was ruled out 30 minutes before tipoff Thursday because of left foot pain.

F Danilo Gallinari, Denver's leading scorer at 16.9 points per game, did not play Thursday at San Antonio because of a right ankle sprain.

C Tyson Chandler scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in Thursday's 118-103 loss in Cleveland. Chandler missed the last game with stomach problems.

F LeBron James scored 21 points, matched his season high with 15 assists and grabbed nine rebounds in Thursday's 118-103 victory over Phoenix. "Coming off our road trip, we weren't playing Cavalier basketball and getting the ball moving, popping from one side to another," James said. "It was just good to get back to playing the way we've been playing for most of the season." James earlier Thursday became the fifth player in NBA history to be named to at least 13 All-Star teams.

F Kevin Love missed Thursday's 118-103 victory over Phoenix with a sore back. Love was considered a game-time decision after he missed the second half of Monday's blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors. He didn't believe he'd miss any time, but he didn't participate in contact drills during Wednesday's practice and then couldn't make it through Thursday's morning shootaround. The Cavaliers aren't yet concerned about Love, believing rest is all he needs. It's the fifth game Love has missed this season and he would seem to be questionable for Saturday's big home game against the San Antonio Spurs.

F Carmelo Anthony set a Knicks record for points in a quarter when he poured in 25 in the second quarter Thursday against Washington.Anthony missed a jumper with 18 seconds to go that would have tied the score. Anthony finished with 34 points and 10 rebounds in the Knicks' loss.

G Courtney Lee had a look in front of the Washington bench with 6.3 seconds left that could have tied the game at 113, but he said he heard Wizards assistant coach Sidney Lowe, who he thought was a player, yelling something at him just a few feet away. Distracted, Lee passed up the shot that led to the Jennings turnover. "I'm thinking it's a player," Lee said. "He (Lowe) was on the court behind me, yelling, 'I'm right here, I'm right here. I got your help. I should have taken the shot anyway."

G John Wall scored 29 points and recorded 13 assists for his 25th double-double of the season, leading the Wizards to a 113-110 win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Wall's two free throws with 32 seconds left gave Washington a 111-110 lead. Wall stole the ball from Brandon Jennings with 2.8 seconds left, preventing the Knicks from attempting a 3-pointer that could have tied the game.

F Dirk Nowitzki scored a team-high 19 points Thursday in the Mavericks' loss at Miami. Nowitzki, 38, who averaged over 20 points in 12 straight seasons, is scoring at a 13.3 clip. It's his lowest average since his rookie season in 1998-99.

C Andrew Bogut (hamstring) missed his fourth consecutive game Thursday.

C Hassan Whiteside scored Miami's first seven points before exiting the game after spraining his right ankle while trying to guard Mavericks F Dirk Nowitzki. Whiteside returned later in the quarter, and finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.

G Jamal Crawford must provide more production with PG Chris Paul and F Blake Griffin out, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. Crawford was averaging 11.6 points per game entering Thursday's contest, his lowest output since the 2002-03 season when he scored 10.7 points in his third NBA season with the Bulls. He scored seven points Thursday. "We've got to get him going again. He's been struggling," Rivers said.

G Goran Dragic did a bit of everything, scoring a game-high 32 points to lead Miami to a 99-95 victory over Dallas on Thursday. Dragic took over in the second half. He had just 10 points at the break but scored 11 in both the third and fourth quarters.Dragic shot 11 of 15 from the floor, including 4 of 4 on 3-pointers. He committed just one turnover and made 6 of 10 free throws.

G John Wall recorded a steal in the first quarter for his 30th straight game with at least a steal -- the longest active streak in the league.

C Joakim Noah (sore left ankle) did not play Thursday against Washington.

C Pau Gasol suffered a broken finger on his left hand during warmups on Thursday before the Spurs-Nuggets games. X-rays taken at the AT&T Center showed a fracture of his left fourth metacarpal.In his first year with the Spurs, Gasol is averaging 11.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.