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The slumping New York Knicks sacked Derek Fisher on Monday, promoting Kurt Rambis to the job of interim head coach in a bid to reverse their sagging NBA fortunes. The move, announced by Knicks president Phil Jackson in a statement posted on the team's website, comes a day after the Knicks fell 101-96 to the Denver Nuggets at Madison Square Garden -- the Knicks' season-high fifth straight defeat and their ninth defeat in their last 10 games. Continue to Article

February 08, 2016 11:53:am EST

Assistant Kurt Rambis was named the team's interim head coach. Continue to Article

February 08, 2016 11:24:am EST

Zach LaVine made the dunk contest cool again. When the NBA convenes All-Star weekend in Toronto beginning on Friday, the league's annual ''midseason'' showcase will be as strong top to bottom as it has been in some time. With that in mind, TNT analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith were asked if there were any changes they would like to see the league make to one of its most popular events of the season. Continue to Article

February 08, 2016 2:38:am EST

After rallying to win on one side of the East River, the Denver Nuggets can match their best win streak of the season by earning a Big Apple sweep on the other. The Nuggets continue their three-game trip heading into the All-Star break with a visit to Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Denver (21-31) has gone on a minor surge since the end of January and won its second straight and fourth in six games with Sunday's 101-96 victory over the New York Knicks. Continue to Article

February 07, 2016 9:19:pm EST

Chris Paul had the worst possible start to his shooting day. Paul's consecutive 3-pointers in the final minutes were daggers to a Miami comeback, and his game-high 22 points helped the Los Angeles Clippers hang on to beat the Heat 100-93 on Sunday. J.J. Redick scored 14 points, Wesley Johnson had 10 and DeAndre Jordan and Cole Aldrich grabbed 11 rebounds each for the Clippers, who won despite a 1-for-15 start from the field and swept the two-game season series with Miami. Continue to Article

February 07, 2016 5:32:pm EST