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Mills stars for Spurs against Portland

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills drives to the basket  as Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard defends.

Australian Boomer Patty Mills has starred, adding a season-high 23 points off the bench in the San Antonio Spurs' 110-90 NBA defeat of the Portland Trail Blazers.

Bullets victorious as Petrie clocks 250th NBL game

Anthony Petrie of the Bullets shoots during the round 11 NBL match between Brisbane and Melbourne at the Brisbane ...

Staring down the prospect of a fourth consecutive loss, the Brisbane Bullets were led to a 100-90 victory over Melbourne United at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday by Jermaine Beal and veteran Anthony Petrie in his 250th NBL game.

NBA coach a witness for Heal in fraud case

Shane Heal has been charged with three counts of fraud.

Philadelphia 76ers NBA coach Brett Brown is expected to be called to give evidence in a court case involving Australian basketball great Shane Heal who is facing with three counts of fraud relating to an alleged $750,000 scam.

Simmons a step closer to NBA debut

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Ben Simmons' NBA debut is a step closer after the Australian youngster trained without a moon boot for the first time since breaking his foot.

LeBron scores 44 as Cavs crush Hornets

Cleveland's LeBron James passes around Charlotte's Frank Kaminsky III.

LeBron James scored 17 of his season-high 44 points in the fourth quarter and reached another career milestone as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight NBA match, a 116-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.

Bullets again haunted by foul trouble

Cameron Bairstow fouled out early in the fourth quarter.

The Brisbane Bullets lost their third straight game 98-88 to a fast paced Illawarra Hawks side led by star import Rotnei Clarke who scored 13 points in the first half and 10 in the first quarter.