Houston at Memphis (7:30 p.m. EST). Pau Gasol and the Grizzlies, winners of their last four games, take on the Rockets.

STARS

Sunday

_ Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets, scored 31 points to lead Denver past Miami 88-80.

_ Rasho Nesterovic, Spurs, scored a season-high 23 points and had 13 rebounds in San Antonio's 109-92 win over Boston.

BLAZED

The Portland Trail Blazers lost their fifth straight game, 96-92 to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Portland has lost nine of its last 10, and is on its longest losing streak in two seasons.

SNAPPED

San Antonio ended its three-game losing streak, beating Boston 109-92 on Sunday.

MONDAY OFF

Cavaliers rookie LeBron James will be kept out of practice Monday to rest his sprained right ankle, which he injured in a win over Utah. James was hurt Saturday night when he rolled his ankle after missing a layup in the final seconds of regulation in Cleveland's 102-96 overtime win against the Jazz. ... Amare Stoudemire, who scored 16 points for the Suns in their 96-92 win over Portland, left with 4:41 to play after reinjuring his left ankle on a soaring block of Ruben Patterson's fast-break dunk attempt. He didn't make the team's trip to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Monday night.

SPEAKING

``Call in the search party, because we've found him tonight. Without him, we've got problems. He's very important to us. It was nice to see him be aggressive and make some shots.'' _ Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on Tony Parker, who scored 20 points in San Antonio's 109-92 win Sunday over Boston.