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L.A. CLIPPERS (117)Barnes 10-15 2-2 26, Griffin 11-16 8-11 30, Jordan 3-6 2-8 8, Paul 4-13 4-4 12, Redick 7-14 0-0 18, Crawford 5-15 2-2 13, Rivers 0-3 1-2 1, Hawes 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 44-92 20-31 117.SACRAMENTO (108)Williams...

Longtime Knicks broadcaster John Andariese dies at 78NEW YORK (AP) John Andariese, a New York Knicks broadcaster for more than 35 years, died Monday. He was 78.The Knicks confirmed Andariese's death, but did not provide a cause.A star player at Fordham and member of the New York City...

All-Star guard DeRozan to miss 2 games with ankle injuryTORONTO (AP) All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors will miss the next two games because an injured right ankle.Coach Dwane Casey made the announcement before the Raptors hosted New Orleans on Tuesday night. DeRozan also will sit...

AP Sports WriterBling and baseball: Cleveland at center of sports stormBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Blinking back tears, LeBron James extended his right ring finger, the one sparkling with 400 diamonds, and touched the championship banner.As it rose from a golden, miniature Cleveland skyline toward the ceiling, Queen's ''We...

AP Basketball WriterWhere's the drama? Blowouts the rule in these NBA playoffsBy TIM REYNOLDSThink back to the very first game of this NBA postseason: A one-point nail-biter of a win for Cleveland over Indiana, that outcome not getting decided until the final second.Hardly any have gone like that since.Dramatic...

In a season full of injuries, many hoped that the new, longer All-Star break would help NBA players catch their breath and recover after a grueling first 3 1/2 months.Commissioner Adam Silver extended the break at the players' behest, but it resulted in a more compressed season, more back-to-backs,...

AP Sports WriterHayward scores 27, Jazz beat Clippers 96-92 to take 3-2 leadBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Still weak and lacking his usual energy after a bout of food poisoning, Gordon Hayward leaned on his teammates. They came up big.Hayward scored 27 points, Utah controlled the paint and...

AP Basketball WriterAnthem singer at Heat-76ers game kneels during performanceBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) A woman performing the national anthem before an NBA preseason game in Miami on Friday night did so while kneeling at midcourt, and opening her jacket to show a shirt with the phrase ''Black Lives...

Pelicans' Davis, Spurs' Leonard, Parker all returningNEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans center Anthony Davis, San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard and Spurs guard Tony Parker are all returning from injuries Friday night.Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry says Davis remains sore from a re-aggravate right thigh bruise that sidelined him for...

Isaiah Thomas fined for inappropriate language toward a fanNEW YORK (AP) Boston guard Isaiah Thomas has been fined $25,000 for inappropriate language toward a fan during the Celtics' Game 4 loss at Washington.The NBA announced the fine Wednesday.Game 5 is Wednesday night in Boston. The second-round series is...

HOUSTON (AP) - Rockets star Dwight Howard is out indefinitely after receiving an injection in his right knee.The team said Wednesday that Howard had a bone marrow aspirate injection and would begin rehabilitation immediately. The team said he will be re-evaluated in approximately four weeks, but did not offer...

AP Sports WriterSpecial pass: Cavs' Irving to give championship ring to dadBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving is prepared to make a most memorable pass.Cleveland's star point guard said he's going to give his diamond NBA championship ring to his father, Drederick. Irving, whose 3-pointer in the final...