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Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves like 3-seed Lakers’ title chances
LOS ANGELES -- After the Lakers closed out their last home game of the regular season by routing the Houston…
Stephen Curry awaits ‘Game 7 vibe’ in Warriors-Clippers tilt
PORTLAND -- Stephen Curry aggravated his right thumb injury but was able to play through it and says he will be…
Jamal Murray boosts Nuggets, Nikola Jokic in return from injury
DENVER -- Point guard Jamal Murray is back and so is the Denver Nuggets' lethal two-star game alongside Nikola…
Bucks, healthy Giannis gear up for Pacers rematch in Round 1
DETROIT -- The Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers will matchup in the first round of the NBA playoffs for the…
Celtics proud of 60th win, now ‘shifting gears’ for playoffs
BOSTON -- Payton Pritchard scored 22 points, Sam Hauser had 20 and the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets…
Knicks get East’s No. 3 seed, seek ‘urgency’ ahead of playoffs
NEW YORK -- The Knicks' playoff picture came into full focus Friday, with the club securing the East's No. 3 seed…
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic wraps up triple-double average for season
DENVER -- Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, making the Denver star the third player in NBA…
Suns All-Star Kevin Durant (ankle) out final 2 games
PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns All-Star Kevin Durant will not play the final two games of the season because of a sprained…
Embiid will be re-evaluated in 6 weeks after surgery on left knee
Former NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Wednesday and will…
Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells expected to miss season after fall
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells is expected to miss the rest of the season after breaking…
Why the Nuggets fired their coach and GM — with just days left in the season
FOR THE PAST 10 years, Michael Malone had been the lead narrator of the Denver Nuggets story. He played the tough…
NBA playoffs intel – Examining Lakers, Warriors, West contenders
All 30 NBA teams have two regular-season games remaining, but there is still plenty left to be decided.The Eastern…