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OAKLAND, California (AP) Houston outlasted Golden State in double overtime 132-127 and ended the Warriors' 12-game winning streak on Thursday, led by a triple double from James Harden.Harden notched his fourth triple-double of the season with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists as the Rockets ended a run...

TORONTO (AP) Toronto ended Memphis' long run of road wins with a 120-105 victory on Wednesday that bolstered the Raptors' lead in the NBA's Atlantic Division to two games. The Raptors opened a mini-break on Boston after the Celtics lost at home against Detroit. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Lakers had a...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) LeBron James delivered on a promise and ended decades of Cleveland sports misery in 2016. For leading the Cavaliers to an NBA title and ending the city's 52-year title drought, James was chosen Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year on Thursday, joining Tiger Woods as the award's...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) For five months, Draymond Green has worked to block out the unrelenting criticism that his Game 5 suspension in the NBA Finals cost Golden State a repeat championship - punishment for a fateful swipe at LeBron James' groin that swung the series for Cleveland. It stings Green...

OAKLAND, California (AP) Golden State had a franchise-record 47 assists and used super-accurate shooting to blast past the Los Angeles Lakers 149-106 on Wednesday, led by Stephen Curry who had 31 points with seven 3-pointers and nine assists. The Warriors' 47 assists - on 53 baskets - are the most...

ATLANTA (AP) Rapper Gucci Mane took full advantage of the ''Kiss Cam'' while attending an NBA game in his hometown of Atlanta, using his scoreboard appearance to pop the question to girlfriend Keyshia Ka'oir. Video of the proposal on Tuesday night shows Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis,...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell will be out for at least two more weeks after getting a platelet-rich plasma injection in his sore left knee Wednesday. Russell has missed two of the Lakers' last three games with soreness in his knee, but the second-year point guard had...

CLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love set an NBA record for points in a first quarter by scoring 34 on Wednesday against Portland. Love fell three points shy of the league record for points in any quarter, set by Golden State's Klay Thompson, who scored 37 in the third...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Chicago used scoring spurts in the third and fourth quarters to secure an 85-77 win at Utah on Thursday, extending the Bulls' winning run to four games. Elsewhere, Houston's James Harden had a triple double in a victory over Portland, and Miami snapped a six-game losing...

AP Sports WriterHoliday says he's eager to help Pelicans in crunch timeBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) As long as Jrue Holiday is on the court in the critical final minutes, he's not terribly concerned with whether he starts, or how much playing time he gets, in his first...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) For decades, basketball players have dreamed of being like Mike. Thunder guard Russell Westbrook really is like Mike. So says Mike himself. Basketball great Michael Jordan inducted Westbrook into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame on Thursday night and heaped high praise on Westbrook, one of the most visible and...

MIAMI (AP) Mario Chalmers' phone has been ringing for the last few weeks, the calls coming from teams curious about how his recovery is progressing. He's about to have a concrete answer. Chalmers is on target to be cleared for full basketball activity this week, eight months after rupturing his right...