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Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points, Jason Terry added 19, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 97-94 double-overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.

Those who blinked probably missed Jeremy Lin's tenure with the Rockets, and now he's outperforming Kobe Bryant and leading the Knicks to wins.

Before Friday night's big game between the L.A. Lakers and the New York Knicks, Kobe Bryant told reporters he didn't know the Knicks hot new point guard Jeremy Lin.

Just some of the posts on Twitter as the twitterverse reacted to the most amazing - yes, the most amazing - rags to riches, feel good sports story of the century .

The Los Angeles Lakers Road Trip Experience is a four-part mini-blog documenting my journey to the East Coast to follow the Lakers.

But that hasn't stopped everyone from hyping up the Kobe v. Lin as the battle of the century tonight to MSG.

Lin had the most astounding performance of his remarkable week, scoring a career-high 38 points and outdueling Bryant as the New York Knicks held off the Los Angeles Lakers 92-85. Buried deep on the bench a little more than a week ago, Lin led the Knicks to their fourth straight win, tying their longest streak of the season.

In just his third season with the Milwaukee Bucks , Brandon Jennings has decided to keep his eye on " big-market teams " with two years remaining on his rookie contract.

Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks Friday, 2/10/12, 8:00 PM EST, TV:A ESPN Opening Point Spread:A Los Angeles -5 Current Betting Line:A Los Angeles -3.5 Opening Total:A 186 Current Total:A 184 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Los Angeles has won nine straight games in its series with New York, but may have trouble coming off the high of picking up an ... (more)

The Los Angeles Lakers have been pretty mediocre so far this season. Kobe Bryant has resurged this year as far as his individual game goes, but the team has not followed suit.

Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night.

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Nowitzki was chosen Thursday to his 11th straight All-Star game, with coaches overlooking the lowest scoring average since his second NBA season in favor of his long-term excellence.

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, celebrates a basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver on Wednesday, Feb.

LaMarcus Aldridge, who averages 23.3 points a game, was selected for the NBA All-Star game for the first time today.

They have not been getting the job done, possessing one of the worst road records in the league and currently ranking seventh in the West as they prepare to match up against the red-hot Boston Celtics tonight, who have won nine out of their last 10.

The Celtics and Lakers have accounted for 33 of the 65 NBA championships. Boston, of course, won its last title in 2007-08, when it disposed of the Lakers in six games during the NBA Finals.

Kevin Ding column: Kobe Bryant deserves some credit for playing all 25 Lakers games while his wrist ligament was torn and providing this Lakers season a shot at success.

Steve Blake is expected toplay Thursday against Boston after missing 13 games because of a rib injury.

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