Carlos Boozer's arms never seemed to stop moving. He was either making shots, blocking them or grabbing every rebound that came within his grasp. And when the whistle blew, he was still in motion pumping his fists. Boozer scored 28 points on 12-for-14 shooting to lead the Utah Jazz to a 105-86 win over the slumping Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

Greg Oden is starting to become a force on the offensive end. Oden tied a career high with 24 points and LaMarcus Aldridge also had 24 to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Chicago Bulls 122-98 on Monday night. "I'm not saying my game is where it should be, but when I can get good deep post position and overpower people and get good shots up, I definitely want to use my...

J.R. Smith finished off the Chicago Bulls. Smith, Denver's streak-shooting sixth man, scored 12 of his 19 points in the final period and the Nuggets pulled away for a 112-93 victory Saturday night. Carmelo Anthony had 30 points, and Chauncey Billups added 21, helping keep Denver in the game and setting the stage for Smith's fourth-quarter spree.

Until Thursday night, Pau Gasol had made more appearances this fall on "CSI: Miami" than in the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup. The Spanish 7-footer finally got back to his day job in a dynamic season debut that suggested just how good the defending NBA champions can be when they're whole.

John Salmons got a warm welcome in his first trip to Sacramento since he was traded to the Chicago Bulls. It didn't stop him from hurting his former team. Salmons snapped out of his shooting slump with 23 points and the Bulls beat the Kings 101-87 on Tuesday night. It was the first game with more than 100 points for Chicago, which was held under 90 in five of its previous seven games and entered...