http://www.nba.com/news NBA.com delivers the latest news, video, and scores from around the NBA league. en-us Copyright (c) 2010NBA Media Ventures, LLC. All rights reserved. webmaster@nba.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:05:07 EDT Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:05:07 EDT http://www.nba.com/news http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/nba_rss.jpg 144 38 http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/new-zeland-france.ap/index.html?rss=true Kirk Penney scored 25 points to help New Zealand surge into the knockout round of the basketball world championships with an 82-70 win over France on Thursday. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:27 EDT http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/germany-jordan.ap/index.html?rss=true Tibor Pleiss scored 23 points to give Germany a 91-73 win over Jordan on Thursday in a match between two eliminated teams at the basketball world championship. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:28:31 EDT http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/brazil-croatia.ap/index.html?rss=true Marcelo Machado scored 18 points, Anderson Varejao grabbed 12 rebounds in his longest stint at the world championship, and Brazil clinched third place in Group B with a 92-74 victory over Croatia on Thursday. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:50:44 EDT http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/turkey-china.ap/index.html?rss=true Oguz Savas scored 20 points as Turkey beat China 87-40 on Thursday in its final group game at the world championship. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:07:23 EDT http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/serbia-argentina.ap/index.html?rss=true Aleksandar Rasic made four free throws in the last 11 seconds Thursday to help Serbia upset top-ranked Argentina 84-82 and win Group A at the basketball world championship. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:14:37 EDT http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/lebanon-lithuania.ap/index.html?rss=true Lithuania defeated Lebanon 84-66 to end its group stage campaign with a 5-0 record. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:13:54 EDT http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/slovenia-iran.ap/index.html?rss=true Goran Dragic of the Phoenix Suns scored 18 points, and Slovenia surged into the elimation stage of the world championship with a 65-60 victory over Iran on Thursday. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:09 EDT http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/russia-greece.ap/index.html?rss=true Timofey Mozgov scored 18 points Thursday as Russia defeated Greece 73-69 to advance to the knockout round of the world championship. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:50:21 EDT http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/puerto-rico-ivory-coast.ap/index.html?rss=true Charles Abouo scored 19 points to lead Ivory Coast to an 88-79 win over Puerto Rico on Thursday at the basketball world championship. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:49:08 EDT http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/02/spain-canada.ap/index.html?rss=true Spain finished Group D play at the basketball world championship with consecutive strong games, routing Canada 89-67 on Thursday. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:38:32 EDT