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LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 career points on Tuesday, extending his lead as the league's all-time record scorer by reaching a milestone tally that may never be surpassed.

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Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points as the Philadelphia 76ers shocked the Golden State Warriors 126-119 to snap their nine-game NBA skid on Saturday - a day after confirming superstar centre Joel Embiid would miss the rest of the season.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up his fourth 50-point game of the season as Western Conference leaders the Oklahoma City Thunder marched on with a 137-128 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday. NBA leading scorer Gilgeous-Alexander had 51 points with seven assists, making all 10 of his free throws as the Thunder moved to 50-11 on the season.

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The suddenly surging Detroit Pistons toppled reigning champions Boston on Wednesday to push their NBA winning streak to eight games and halt the Celtics' win streak at six. Malik Beasley (28) scored 26 points off the bench to lead the Pistons in their 117-97 win over the Celtics, connecting on six of 11 from three-point range.

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Pelle Larsson took advantage of 28 minutes of court time in the Miami Heat's 106-90 win over the Washington Wizards last night to set a new personal best points tally in the NBA. The Swedish shooting guard's 16 points matched the margin of victory for the Heat, who responded well to an 116-112 overtime loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday night.

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Golden State star Stephen Curry drilled 12 three-pointers in a scintillating 56-point display that carried the Warriors to a 121-115 NBA victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday. Curry's explosive performance helped the Warriors dig themselves out of a 17-point hole, Curry signaling the start of the fightback with a three-pointer from beyond the half court line to end the first half that pulled the Warriors within 66-52 at the break. In the third quarter, he single-handedly out-scored the Magic with 22 points to Orlando's 21.

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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for failing to leave the court and tossing a ball into the stands when he was ejected from a game on Thursday. Edwards' sixth fine of the season brings the total of penalties levied against him to $320,000.