The New York Knicks spoiled what might have been LeBron James's last game at Madison Square Garden, stretching their win streak to six games with a 112-100 victory.

OG Anunoby scored 25 points and reserve Landry Shamet added 23 to lead the Knicks.

Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player James, a 41-year-old Lakers star, remains uncommitted beyond this season, his NBA-record 23rd. But he says playing at the Garden has meant "everything" to him.

"It's the Mecca of basketball in New York. It's the Big Apple. Being at MSG, so many guys have walked this court, basketball, entertainment, actors, musicians, everything. It has been a wide range of America, the people, to grace this floor," James said.

"I hope I'm like a small snippet of somebody that came through here and was able to make a little small dent from a visitor's perspective. It's always cool in here. I've always loved these fans."

While not saying it was his Garden farewell, James noted, "When the time comes it will always have a special place."

Josh Hart added 20 points for the Knicks while All-Star guard Jalen Brunson had 12 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.

"We've just been playing together," Brunson said of their win streak. "Sticking together, that's the biggest part, having each other's back holding each other accountable.

“We have to continue to do that. Can't be satisfied. It's a collective effort."

The Knicks improved to 31-18, second in the Eastern Conference behind Detroit. 

The Lakers fell to 29-19 despite 30 points from Luka Doncic and 22 from James, who was named to his record 22nd NBA All-Star Game as a reserve by NBA coaches.

"Super humbling," James said. "Mad respect to the coaches. "Playing at the latter stages of my career and still able to be an All-Star, it means a lot."

It was the first Laker loss of the season after leading at half-time.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and added 13 assists while Cason Wallace had a career-high 27 points with seven three-pointers as reigning champions Oklahoma City won 121-111 at Denver.

"We knew we were going to have to bring it in this building if we wanted to get a W," Gilgeous-Alexander said.

French star Victor Wembanyama delivered 25 points, eight rebounds, five blocked shots, four steals and two assists to ignite San Antonio's 112-103 home triumph over Orlando.

The game was pushed back to a night contest after the Spurs (33-16) had trouble flying out of snowstorm-hit Charlotte.

Cleveland's Jarrett Allen scored 40 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Cavaliers won 130-111 at Portland.

Detroit claimed the most lopsided victory in team history as Jalen Duren scored 21 points while Cade Cunningham had 18 points and 12 assists in a 130-77 rout of visiting Brooklyn.

Swedish guard Pelle Larsson and Bam Adebayo each scored 20 points as host Miami ripped Chicago 134-91, the third-biggest rout in Heat history.

Jaylen Brown had 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics over Milwaukee 107-79.

RJ Barrett scored 21 points and Brandon Ingram added 19 for Toronto in a 107-100 home victory over Utah. Finland's Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 27 points.

Washington rookie Will Riley scored 18 points off the bench to lead the host Wizards over Sacramento 116-112, stretching the Kings' losing streak to six games.

Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points and Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 20 rebounds to spark the Los Angeles Clippers to a 117-93 triumph at Phoenix.

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Justin Rose won his 13th career US PGA Tour title on Sunday, setting a 72-hole tournament record to capture the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines by seven strokes.

The 45-year-old Englishman became the oldest winner of the event, which dates to 1952, by firing a two-under par 70 in the final round to complete a blowout romp.

"This has been a huge win," Rose said. "I was aware of the record. I wanted it for personal pride. I was grinding on that. I was aware I had a big lead but I also wanted that for myself.

"I had my own mini-goals coming down the stretch which really kept me focused."

Rose dedicated the victory to his caddie, Mark "Fooch" Fulcher, who missed Rose's 2019 win at the event.

"In 2019 he was in a hospital bed when (Gareth Lord) was strolling up the 18th here with me," Rose said.

"That was one of the best weeks I've ever played I thought and I think this week was maybe even more of a clinic from tee to green."

Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, birdied the par-five sixth and closed the front nine with back-to-back birdies, taking his lone bogey at the 12th and parring in from there.

American Pierceson Coody, South Korean Kim Si-woo and Japan's Ryo Hisatsune shared third on 272.

Germany's Stephan Jaeger and American Jake Knapp shared fifth on 273.

Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka shared 56th in his first PGA event since returning from a three-year stay in Saudi-backed LIV Golf, shooting 70 on Sunday.

"It wasn't great today. I kind of overdid it," Koepka said. "A few more hours of practice, it will be nice. Next week greens are pretty good so get out there Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and grind it out."

Koepka will play in next week's Phoenix Open.

"It will be good," he said. "I enjoy next week. I love the chaos, I think it's fun. It has been four years since I've been back so I'm excited to get back out there to a place I'm familiar with, comfortable with and a place I love."

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Nelly Korda captured her 16th career LPGA title on Sunday at the season-opening Tournament of Champions after the event was shortened to 54 holes by sub-freezing temperatures.

Korda completed an eight-under par 64 in the third round on Saturday at Lake Nona Country Club but six leaders were left on the course when play was halted on the Orlando, Florida, layout.

They finished Sunday afternoon but none could catch Korda, the 27-year-old American winning for the first time since November 2024 in a seven-win season that qualified her for the tournament.

"I really, over the off-season, was motivated to get back in the winner's circle," Korda said.

Tokyo Olympic champion Korda, a two-time major winner, called her Saturday 64 in blustery and cold conditions among her greatest career rounds.

"I would probably say a top-three round of my career," Korda said. "Conditions were brutal and they just got worse and worse throughout the day.

Korda added that holes "17 and 18 were brutal. I think they were probably the hardest holes I've ever played in professional golf."

After consulting with players and the grounds crew on Sunday, officials made the decision to complete 54 holes but cancel Sunday's scheduled final round.

"Play will continue with Lake Nona Golf and Country Club becoming playable in competitive competition at its peak temperature, but conditions will deteriorate later today and tomorrow making it difficult to complete 72 holes," the LPGA said in a statement.

Ricki Lasky, the LPGA chief tour business and operations officer, spoke with players, who struggled to practice in frigid weather.

"As I ws driving up this morning it was 23 degrees (-5 celsius), feels like temperature of 11, so pretty shocking," she said.

"The ground was really hard and it was changing the trajectory of their shots as they were practicing.

"We tried to take as much time as we could to get all 72 holes into play. We couldn't. We had to make the really hard decision to call it after 54."

Poor forecasts put a Monday finish out of reach, she said.

"We wanted to ensure the competition was up to championship caliber," Lasky said. "To be fair to the entire field, we felt we had to call it after 54 holes."

When play resumed, Korda had a three-stroke lead over South Korea's Amy Yang, who parred 17 and 18 on Sunday to seize second on 206 with a closing 69.

Canada's Brooke Henderson was third on 209 after completing a third-round 66 on Saturday.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko, the 36-hole leader, was fourth on 210 after completing a third-round 74 on Sunday, with Japan's Miyu Yamashita and South Korean Hwang You-min sharing fifth on 211.

Korda warmed up in case of a playoff, but a tense day ended without her returning to the course.

"Today was a little bit nerve wracking, especially waiting for what the final say was going to be," Korda said.

"Trying to be in that mindset that I'm going to go out and play 18 holes and it's going to be tough -- I was trying to stay in that mindset."

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Los Angeles Olympics chief Casey Wasserman apologized on Saturday after decades-old flirty emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein's jailed former girlfriend appeared in a fresh cache of files related to the investigation into the late convicted sex offender.

Wasserman, the chairman of the organizing committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, said his 2003 email exchanges with Ghislaine Maxwell -- who is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking underage girls for Epstein -- took place before her crimes were known.

"I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light," Wasserman, 51, said in a statement obtained by AFP. 

Wasserman's emails to Maxwell were among millions of new pages released from the Epstein files by the US Justice Department on Friday, adding fresh fuel to the politically explosive case that has dogged President Donald Trump.

In his statement on Saturday, Wasserman emphasized that he had "never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein."

"As is well documented, I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane," Wasserman said.

"I am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them."

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry told reporters on Sunday she had not had any contact with Wasserman since he appeared in the files.

Coventry, speaking in Milan ahead of Friday's opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, also said the IOC was monitoring reports that members of the Olympic body had appeared in the Epstein files.

"In terms of IOC members, we're obviously watching and monitoring the media and if we're aware of a few things that have been reported just today and we need some time to look into those," she said. 

Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 after being convicted the previous year of helping Epstein recruit, groom, and abuse underage victims. Federal prosecutors said Maxwell had helped procure girls -- some as young as 14 -- for Epstein between 1994 and around 2004.

Epstein took his own life in 2019 while in prison awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Maxwell was arrested and charged for her crimes in 2020.

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Brandon Miller scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds to power the Charlotte Hornets over the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Saturday for their sixth consecutive NBA triumph.

Miller, taken just behind Spurs top pick Victor Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft, helped the hosts hold on after San Antonio sliced their 20-point lead to 106-104 with 97 seconds remaining.

After Wembanyama missed a potential tying three-pointer, Miller sank two free throws -- running his streak of made shots from the line to 38 -- with 10.6 seconds remaining to create the final margin of victory.

"Got to take my hat off to them. Very competitive players," Miller said of the Spurs' fightback.

"Everybody came out with the mindset of competing at the highest level and making every winning play they can and that's how we got the win.

"Competitive spirit. We have that in our mind each day. We're not going to be the biggest but we can be the most physical, the most prepared. We were prepared for this win."

Miller had his 10th game in a row with 20 or more points while Collin Sexton added 21 off the bench and Charlotte had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists from LaMelo Ball.

Charlotte's win streak is the club's longest since March 2016 and Miller said confidence is a major reason for the boost in his performance.

"Just playing with that confidence," he said. "I think everybody in this building trusts me. All I can do is just put my trust back into them, to get me the right shots every game, be in the right position on defense and also about making the winning plays."

Spurs reserve Dylan Harper scored 20 points. French All-Star Wembanyama had 16 points and eight rebounds while Stephon Castle added 16 points and nine assists.

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