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DENVER (98)Chandler 7-18 1-2 18, Faried 6-9 2-3 14, Nurkic 3-6 0-2 6, Lawson 7-12 5-6 19, Afflalo 8-13 0-0 18, Gallinari 3-7 0-0 8, Arthur 3-7 2-2 8, Foye 1-3 0-0 3, Hickson 1-3 0-0 2, Nelson 1-5 0-0 2, Gee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...

AP Basketball WriterBack to work: Celtics, Heat start getting ready for Game 4By TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Getting angry worked wonders for the Boston Celtics.Their first win in these Eastern Conference finals just happened to come two nights after Marcus Smart sparked a loud and emotional...

AP Basketball WriterLonnie Walker IV settling in nicely with Spurs this summerBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) These are highly uncertain times for the San Antonio Spurs.That's why Lonnie Walker IV might be so valuable.This is a summer where Spurs legend Tony Parker has already left for Charlotte, where...

Longtime Phoenix sports columnist Gilmartin dead at 88PHOENIX (AP) Joe Gilmartin, a sports columnist for the old Phoenix Gazette for more than 30 years and member of the Pro Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, has died at 88.The Phoenix Suns announced Gilmartin's death on Wednesday.Gilmartin moved to Arizona...

AP Sports WriterCavs sign David Nwaba; guard played with Bulls last seasonBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers made another move in their post-LeBron James makeover, signing free-agent guard David Nwaba to a one-year contract.The deal is for the veteran's minimum of $1.5 million.The 25-year-old Nwaba played for Chicago...

Torrey Craig bloodies nose in Game 2, returns wearing maskDENVER (AP) Denver Nuggets forward Torrey Craig returned to the game wearing a clear mask to protect the nose he bloodied in a collision during Game 2 against Portland.Hurt early in the second quarter Wednesday night, Craig made his...

Warriors reward GM Myers, COO Welts with contract extensionsOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers and Chief Operating Officer Rick Welts have received multiyear contract extensions.The Warriors announced the moves Friday. Golden State reached its fifth straight NBA Finals before losing to the Toronto Raptors...

Cavaliers' Love out for second straight game with sore backCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is out for the second straight game because of a sore back.Love, who leads the team in scoring and rebounding, isn't playing Monday against Brooklyn. He was sidelined Saturday when Cleveland snapped a...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has returned to practice after suffering a concussion last week.Thompson was a full participant in Monday's practice, a major step in the All-Star shooting guard's recovery. The Warriors say Thompson still needs to receive final clearance from doctors to...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is expected to miss an extended period of time after an MRI revealed he has a torn labrum in his right shoulder.The team made the announcement Monday, but would not say if he needed surgery or how long he will...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Nuggets hire Calvin Booth as assistant GMBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Denver Nuggets have hired former Minnesota Timberwolves front office executive Calvin Booth as an assistant GM, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Booth spent the previous four...

AP Basketball WriterMinnesota's Wiggins considers contract deal without agentBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Andrew Wiggins has a five-year, $148 million contract offer from the Minnesota Timberwolves sitting right in front of him just waiting to be signed.In his typical, laid-back fashion, Wiggins is greeting the life-changing money with a...