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Love sets double-double mark in Wolves' rout
Kevin Love recorded his 52nd double-double in a row to surpass Moses Malone for the longest such streak since the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 101-75 over the free-falling Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.

Love sets consecutive double-double mark (AP)

Kevin Love recorded his 52nd double-double in a row to surpass Moses Malone for the longest such streak since the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 101-75 over the free-falling Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Love overcame a bruised left knee to put up 16 points and 21 rebounds in just 27 minutes to help the Timberwolves win for just the 16th time this season.

Minnesota Timberwolves F Kevin Love tops Moses Malone's mark with 52nd consecutive double-double
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has recorded his 52nd double-double in a row, surpassing Moses Malone for the longest streak since the ABA and NBA merged in 1976.

Bryant 6th on scoring list, Lakers roll (AP)

Kobe Bryant scored 26 points to pass Moses Malone on the career scoring list and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-87 on Tuesday night. The Lakers took a three-game losing streak into the All-Star break. Since then, they've won eight straight, a streak that began with a similar 104-80 home win over the Hawks on Feb.

Kobe Bryant passes Moses Malone for 6th on NBA scoring list
Kobe Bryant has passed Moses Malone for sixth place on the NBA's career scoring list.

Bryant now 6th on NBA scoring list (AP)
Kobe Bryant has passed Moses Malone for sixth place on the NBA's career scoring list. The Lakers 13-time All-Star, entered Tuesday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks 12 points from matching Malone's 27,409 points. Bryant passed Malone when he made three free throws with 2:05 remaining in the first half.

Love misses practice with bruised knee (AP)
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love missed practice on Tuesday because of a bruised left knee. The team does not believe that the injury will keep him from trying to surpass Moses Malone's mark of 51 straight double-doubles on Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers. Malone had 51 in a row over two seasons, 1978-79.

Kobe passes Malone in rout of Hawks
Kobe Bryant scored 26 points to pass Moses Malone on the career scoring list and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-87 on Tuesday night.

Nowitzki overcomes fouls to lift Mavs (AP)

Dirk Nowitzki overcame foul trouble to score 25 points in 27 minutes, helping the Dallas Mavericks outlast the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 108-105 victory on Monday night. Nowitzki picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter, and Brian Cardinal stepped in to score a season-high 12 points for the Mavericks in their 19th win in 21 games.

Love sets team double-double mark in win (AP)

Kevin Love set a Minnesota record with his 38th consecutive double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 14 rebounds in the Timberwolves' 112-108 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. Love passed Kevin Garnett (2006) for the team's double-double record. Love's streak is now the longest since Moses Malone had 44 in a row during the 1982-83 season with Philadelphia.

Love, Ellis, Randolph All-Star worthy? (AP)
Kevin Love is putting up staggering numbers for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Rebounds -- 15.7 per game, nearly 2 1/2 better than the next closest NBA player. Points -- 21.6, putting him on track to become the first player since Moses Malone in 1982-83 to average at least 20 points and 15 rebounds per game.

Hawks beat Wolves to end 4-game skid (AP)

Al Horford had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-105 on Sunday to end a four-game losing streak. Love had 22 points and 17 rebounds in his first game since posting 31 points and 31 rebounds in a win over the Knicks, the NBA's first 30-30 game since Moses Malone in 1982.

Brand's addition has 76ers thinking big (AP)

There were days in Philly when Maurice Cheeks and the 76ers were the talk of the town. Those years with Julius Erving, Bobby Jones, Moses Malone in the early 1980s saw the Sixers routinely expected to contend -- and even win -- the NBA Finals. When the Sixers finally broke through and claimed the title in 1983, Cheeks punctuated the clincher with a dunk in the final seconds.