ATLANTA -- If the Atlanta Hawks want to extend their five-game winning streak against the Houston Rockets, they'll have to find a way to stop point guard James Harden.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Cam Atkinson, Nick Foligno, Scott Hartnell and Josh Anderson each scored two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal 10-0 on Friday night, matching the biggest loss in the Canadiens' storied history and breaking the Blue Jackets' record.
MONTREAL -- Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin put his offseason focus on leadership and character. After a historically "embarrassing" loss on Friday night, he'll get a chance to see what his team is made of when it hosts the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Devin Booker scored 38 points, including an improbable jumper that tied the as regulation expired and the Phoenix Suns beat New Orleans 112-111 in overtime Friday night, keeping the Pelicans winless on the season.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder put it simply after his team lost to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, ''Kawhi Leonard was really good.''
DALLAS (AP) Damian Lillard extended the Dallas Mavericks' season-opening misery on the court. Dirk Nowitzki's aching Achilles continued it off the court.
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues are struggling so badly to score goals these days that even when they get one to go in the net it doesn't always count.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Johnny Sauter won his second consecutive Chase race in the NASCAR Truck Series, making a late pass that prevented anyone else from clinching a spot in the title-clinching race like he already had.
Cam Atkinson, Nick Foligno, Scott Hartnell and Josh Anderson each scored two goals and Columbus Blue Jackets broke their scoring record in a 10-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.