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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gregg Popovich spent 19 seasons teaching his players how to use teamwork and ball movement to break down defenses.The philosophy still works.On a night San Antonio started the fourth quarter in a 14-point hole at Indiana, Popovich's principles paid off again as Marco Belinelli freed himself...

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...

AP Sports WriterTop seed Celtics carry expectations into matchup with BullsBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) The Celtics' 17 NBA championship banners hang as daily reminders of the watermark for a successful season.So as much as fourth-year coach Brad Stevens would like to pat his team on the back for...

DALLAS (AP) - Tyson Chandler and Chandler Parsons will miss Monday night's game against New Orleans because of injuries, leaving the Mavericks without two of their frontcourt starters for the second straight game.Chandler has a bruised left hip that kept him out of Saturday's loss to Brooklyn, and Parsons...

AP Basketball WriterRay Allen, the top 3-point shooter in NBA history, retiresBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Ray Allen won championships in Boston and Miami, made one of the most memorable shots in NBA Finals history and has more 3-pointers than anyone who ever played in the league.More than two...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Brown blending his style into Kerr's foundationBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) They often hear him arrive at work from upstairs in the Warriors executive offices, the thundering vroom of his Harley Davidson a telltale sign.Mike Brown rolled in on his Bay Area bike - he...

AP Sports WritersStar wars: LeBron, Durant moving toward NBA Finals reunionBy TOM WITHERS and JANIE McCAULEYKevin Durant admires LeBron James from afar, marveling at how Cleveland's main man finds ways to elevate his game at age 32 - year after year, title after title.Kobe Bryant was much the same.Ten...

AP Sports WriterWarriors, Spurs series filled with familiar story linesBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Leave it to Gregg Popovich to play mind games ahead of the Western Conference finals.So, what will he do to prepare his defense to stop the high-flying Warriors?''Pray,'' Popovich quipped Saturday before the Spurs...

AP Sports WriterThunder F Kanter fractures forearm punching a chairBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma City forward Enes Kanter is out indefinitely after fracturing his right forearm punching a chair Thursday night during the Thunder's victory over the Dallas Mavericks.Thunder coach Billy Donovan said X-rays showed the break....

Warriors' Curry to play Web.com Tour's Ellie Mae ClassicHAYWARD, Calif. (AP) Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry is set to test his golf game against the pros.The Web.com Tour said Wednesday that Curry, coming off his second NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors, will play in the Ellie...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Nearly an hour after the Cavaliers shook off the feisty Philadelphia 76ers for their 11th straight win, forward Kevin Love was still on the floor of an empty, sedate Quicken Loans Arena.As a few ushers, some curious police officers and maintenance workers watched, Love performed shooting...

AP Basketball WriterFinally, farewell: Chris Bosh, Miami Heat formally part waysBy TIM REYNOLDSChris Bosh's time with the Miami Heat is officially over.Weeks after the sides came to a final agreement on how to part ways and more than a year since his last NBA appearance because of blood-clot issues,...