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AP Basketball WriterHeat, Celtics both see ways to improve before Game 2By TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) On the first off day of this season's Eastern Conference finals, it might have been difficult to tell on Wednesday which team was holding the 1-0 lead in the series.Based...

AP Basketball WriterA moment of rest finally arrives at the NBA FinalsBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James got back to his hotel suite after Game 4 of the NBA Finals early Wednesday morning. At 6:30 a.m., he was already tweeting out...

AP Sports WriterPelicans' Griffin: Gentry staying, and perhaps Davis, tooBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) The Pelicans newly hired top basketball executive said he's keeping coach Alvin Gentry and wouldn't rule out the possibility of talking six-time All-Star Anthony Davis into rescinding his trade request and committing to New...

AP Sports WriterKupchak: Kemba Walker focal point of franchise going forwardBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) General manager Mitch Kupchak wants point guard Kemba Walker to end his NBA career right where it started - with the Charlotte Hornets.Kupchak said Friday that Walker is ''revered'' in the Charlotte community,...

The DETROIT and the PHOENIX will both be gunning for a victory on 2/5/2021 at 9:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. DETROIT vs PHOENIX When: 2/5/2021 9:05 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 525 DETROIT -8 (-110) 214 (-110) 280 -360 526 PHOENIX TV: 9:05 PM LINE: -8 PREDICTION: PHOENIX , DETROIT Oddsmakers currently have the PHOENIX listed as -8 point favorites versus the DETROIT,...

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers will both be gunning for a victory on 3/15/2017 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Clippers When: 10:30 PM  ET, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 619 Milwaukee Bucks -7.5 (-110) 210 (-110) 250 -330 620 Los Angeles Clippers TV: 10:30...

Associated PressCavaliers' Kevin Love returns to face UtahBy STEVE HERRICKCLEVELAND (AP) The defending NBA champions are slowly returning to health.Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, who had surgery on his left knee last month, will return to the starting lineup against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.Love had surgery...

Comedian apologizes for 'edgy joke' about Warriors' GreenNEW ORLEANS (AP) A comedian is apologizing for a social media post in which he said he hopes Golden State forward Draymond Green ''gets shot in the face'' leaving the arena after Game 4 of a playoff series against the Pelicans.Andrew...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers fire coach Tyronn Lue after 0-6 startBy TOM WITHERSTyronn Lue didn't make it through the season's first month without LeBron James.The Cleveland Cavaliers fired their coach on Sunday and named assistant Larry Drew interim head coach. The Cavaliers are off to a 0-6 start without James,...

AP Sports WriterStatus woe: Cavaliers not planning changes amid slumpBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) As LeBron James and some teammates practiced free throws at a nearby basket, coach Tyronn Lue addressed questions about the troubling state of the Cavaliers while sitting in a high-backed, cushioned chair.While he was...

NEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets have waived guard Ryan Boatright and two other players, reducing their roster to 17 players.Forward Quincy Miller and center Chris Daniels were also waived Tuesday, the team says.Boatright, who helped Connecticut win the 2014 NCAA championship, signed with the Nets on July...

Associated PressProtests delay start of Kings-Hawks gameBy MICHAEL WAGAMANSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The game between the Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks started after a 19-minute delay Thursday because of protesters who were locked arm-in-arm surrounding entrances to Golden1 Center.A massive crowd shut down nearby freeways and gathered in the...