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HOUSTON (115)Ariza 4-15 2-3 13, Motiejunas 7-13 1-3 18, Howard 7-16 10-15 24, Beverley 3-9 6-6 12, Harden 11-21 18-21 41, Black 1-3 0-0 2, Canaan 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 2-6 0-0 5, Dorsey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-85 37-48 115.DENVER (111)Chandler 8-17 2-2 23, Faried 5-12...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers signed free-agent guard Toney Douglas on Tuesday.Terms of the deal weren't immediately available.The 6-foot-2, 190-pound former Florida State player is another addition to a roster that has undergone a major overhaul since the end of last season. Power forward David West and backup...

MILWAUKEE (102)Antetokounmpo 8-12 2-3 18, O'Bryant 2-3 0-0 4, Sanders 5-6 0-2 10, Knight 3-10 0-0 8, Mayo 1-6 1-3 3, Dudley 7-12 0-0 16, Pachulia 1-3 3-4 5, Bayless 7-13 0-0 16, Marshall 4-6 1-2 10, Middleton 5-10 1-1 12. Totals 43-81 8-15 102.L.A. CLIPPERS...

At 7-foot-1, Marc Gasol isn't a little anything.He's surely not playing like Pau's little brother.For the first time since the Gasols have been in the NBA it's the younger one putting up the better numbers, and that's a big reason why the Memphis Grizzlies have been one of the...

MIAMI (AP) Justise Winslow is two weeks into his NBA career, and here's just a partial list of some of the players the Miami Heat have already called upon him to guard: LeBron James, Paul George, James Harden and DeMar DeRozan.All big-time scorers.And Winslow hasn't flinched.''He's going to...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The family of the late Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders has established a memorial fund that they say will help carry his legacy forward.The family announced Friday that Saunders will be laid to rest this weekend in a private ceremony after dying from complications of Hodgkin's...

MINNESOTA (97)Muhammad 4-11 0-0 9, Young 7-11 2-4 17, Dieng 2-6 4-6 8, Wiggins 3-6 4-8 10, LaVine 4-12 4-5 12, Williams 2-9 2-2 6, Budinger 2-6 1-3 6, Hummel 2-3 0-0 4, Adrien 1-3 3-4 5, Daniels 5-6 0-0 14, Robinson III 1-2 0-0 2,...

Selected by a national panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters, players were awarded five points for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote:Player, Team ...

DALLAS (AP) Rick Carlisle now figures to be coach of the Mavericks long after Dirk Nowitzki retires.The franchise leader in victories and architect of Dallas' only championship has what amounts to a seven-year contract after he signed a five-year, $35 million extension that won't kick in until after...

AP Sports WriterGiant LeBron James banner getting championship upgradeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The colossal LeBron James banner soaring over downtown is getting a small - but significant - upgrade.The iconic, 10-stories-tall mural is being removed this week and replaced with a new one that includes a gold patch...

Karl-Anthony Towns left Kentucky for the NBA in April. But he was back in school this week at the league's Rookie Transition Program.First-year players from the U.S. and overseas convened in New Jersey this week to attend four days of classes aimed at helping them make the jump to...

AP Basketball WriterWaiters benefiting from lessons learned in past career stopsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dion Waiters is quick to point out that he has learned plenty in a short time from Miami coach Erik Spoelstra and the assistants on the Heat staff.But he's had other teachers as well...