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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,...

April 15 - Last day of regular season.April 18 - Playoffs begin.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Prosecutors have dropped a misdemeanor case stemming from a man's complaint that Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin slapped him and grabbed his cellphone at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub last October.Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Tuesday that new information obtained since a...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The team coached by former NBA player Carl Herrera says his condition is improving following a shooting in Venezuela.The Gigantes de Guayana team said in a Twitter post that Herrera is no longer in critical condition and is ''completely out of danger.''Herrera was shot Saturday...

HOUSTON (AP) Golden State won 112-92 at Houston on Friday in a reprise of last season's NBA Western Conference finals, with Stephen Curry leading the Warriors and getting the better of Rockets star James Harden.Curry outscored Harden 25-16 and got the win again, just as he did in...

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid resting against WizardsWASHINGTON (AP) Philadelphia 76ers rookie star Joel Embiid sat out against the Washington Wizards on Saturday night because he doesn't yet play in back-to-back games after missing two seasons with injuries.While Embiid rested, Jahlil Okafor, who hadn't played in the last three...

DALLAS (115)Parsons 3-9 0-0 7, Nowitzki 7-12 6-7 22, Chandler 6-8 10-12 22, Rondo 6-14 0-0 13, Ellis 5-17 4-4 15, Villanueva 7-13 0-0 18, Jefferson 0-1 1-2 1, Harris 1-5 1-2 3, Smith 2-2 2-2 6, Barea 4-7 0-0 8, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The pipeline of players from Europe to the NBA isn't slowing down.Some current players who attended a recent Basketball Without Borders camp in Croatia believe it's growing.Pacers forward Damjan Rudez attended the same camp more than a decade ago and when he returned to his home...

AP Basketball WriterThe NBA playoffs have arrived, and here's 10 things to watchBy TIM REYNOLDSWith the NBA playoffs starting Saturday, here's 10 things to know before the second season begins:---LEBRON IN FIRST ROUNDSGood luck, Indiana.LeBron James not only never loses in a first-round series, but the man rarely loses...

Romanian minister defends keeping Kanter at airportBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) Romania's foreign minister says his country had no choice in detaining Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter in the capital's airport.Teodor Melescanu said Romania could not ''proceed otherwise'' in comments made to news.ro. He declined to comment further.Kanter was...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Knicks say Anthony Mason, a rugged power forward who was a defensive force for several NBA teams in the 1990s, has died. He was 48. Knicks spokesman Jonathan Supranowitz confirmed Mason's death, which was first reported Saturday by the New York Daily News. The...

NEW ORLEANS (101)Babbitt 1-4 0-0 3, Davis 16-22 6-7 38, Asik 1-4 1-2 3, Holiday 4-12 0-0 11, Evans 6-17 0-0 12, Cunningham 3-5 0-0 6, Anderson 5-15 1-1 14, Rivers 2-4 0-0 4, Ajinca 5-7 0-0 10, Salmons 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-90 8-10 101.OKLAHOMA...