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AP Basketball WriterCavs, 76ers get to see their tantalizing guard combinationsBy BRIAN MAHONEYDwyane Wade and Derrick Rose paired in the backcourt in Cleveland. Ben Simmons finally on the floor with Markelle Fultz alongside in Philadelphia.Two Eastern Conference teams with big aspirations got to see some of their tantalizing combinations...

Ayton thriving with competition, schedule at Summer LeagueLAS VEGAS (AP) Deandre Ayton is having no problem with the competition or the schedule at the NBA level.Ayton outplayed a fellow top rookie big man for the second time, keeping the Phoenix Suns undefeated in preliminary play in Las Vegas.Another...

The LA CLIPPERS and the PHOENIX will both be gunning for a victory on 1/3/2021 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LA CLIPPERS vs PHOENIX When: 1/3/2021 8:05 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 567 LA CLIPPERS 2 (-110) 218 (-110) -125 105 568 PHOENIX TV: 8:05 PM LINE: 2 PREDICTION: PHOENIX , LA CLIPPERS Oddsmakers currently have the PHOENIX listed as 2 point...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Glenn Robinson III is the NBA's new dunk king, with an assist to Indiana teammate Paul George, the Pacers' mascot and a Pacers cheerleader. Robinson leaped over all three, snagging the ball from George along the way before finishing with an emphatic, two-hand, reverse jam, giving him...

Harden must quarantine until Friday; could play in openerNEW YORK (AP) James Harden will be in quarantine until Friday, meaning the Houston Rockets star could be eligible to play Saturday when his team is to finally open its season in Portland.The Rockets were scheduled to play Wednesday...

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Clippers will both be gunning for a victory on 3/18/2017 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers When: 8:30 PM  ET, Saturday, March 18, 2017 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 507 Cleveland Cavaliers -2 (-110) 219.5 (-110) 105 -125 508 Los Angeles Clippers TV: 8:30...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Golden State's Stephen Curry scored 53 points, including a career-high 28 in the third quarter, to lead the Warriors to a 134-120 win at New Orleans on Saturday.Curry alone outscored the Pelicans by two points in the third period, in a performance which turned the...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Clippers, Lou Williams agree to extensionBy BRIAN MAHONEYA person with knowledge of the situation says Lou Williams and the Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a contract extension.Williams is averaging 23.3 points during the best season of his career and had been mentioned as a...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder have sent Luke Ridnour and cash to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a trade exception and the rights to forward Tomislav Zubcic.The Thunder will have one year to exercise the trade exception.Ridnour averaged 4.0 points per game for Orlando last...

Grizzlies sign Tyler Zeller for rest of year; waive HannahsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed 7-footer Tyler Zeller for the rest of the season and waived guard Dusty Hannahs.Zeller has spent seven years in the NBA and played two games for the Atlanta Hawks this season....

Dwight Howard sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' game at Detroit on Sunday because of his ailing shoulder. Howard was scratched from Friday night's game at Minnesota with a sore right shoulder and returned to Los Angeles to receive platelet-rich plasma treatments. "It's extremely sore all over," Howard told reporters before...

AP Basketball WriterNBA players hailed by pope at Vatican for demanding justiceBy TIM REYNOLDSPope Francis lauded a delegation of NBA players who met with him at the Vatican on Monday as ''champions'' and said he supported their work on addressing social injustice.Five players - Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown, Jonathan...