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AP Basketball WriterAnother NBA Finals brings another huge challenge for LeBronBy BRIAN MAHONEYBOSTON (AP) LeBron James will get a couple days to catch his breath, then make his annual June journey to Golden State or down to Houston to face a team far better than his.His eighth straight...

Associated PressToronto police seek 4th person in Raptors rally shootingBy ROB GILLIESTORONTO (AP) Police in Canada are looking for a fourth person and haven't recovered the gun involved in a shooting at a rally for the NBA champion Raptors that left four people wounded and sent thousands fleeing...

AP Sports WriterPaul Westphal, Hall of Famer and NBA champion, dies at 70By BETH HARRISPaul Westphal, a Hall of Fame player who won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and later coached in the league and in college, died Saturday. He was 70.He died in Scottsdale, Arizona,...

Associated PressUtah Jazz arena evacuated postgame due to suspicious packageBy JOHN COONSALT LAKE CITY (AP) About 15 minutes after the end of an NBA game, the Utah Jazz’s home arena has been evacuated because of a suspicious package.Most fans had already left the building Friday night following Utah’s...

AP Basketball WriterBarrett falls vs Duke teammate Reddish, and Zion is nextBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) RJ Barrett kept misfiring, a rough start to his college reunion week at Madison Square Garden.Barrett did plenty of things well but not shooting, going 4 for 14 on Wednesday night in...

AP Sports WriterKerr acknowledges cursing out of frustration with GreenBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Steve Kerr acknowledged using an expletive to air his frustrations with Draymond Green when speaking to assistant coach Mike Brown during Sunday's 115-111 loss to the lowly Suns. The moment was caught on video...

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

Romanian minister defends keeping Kanter at airportBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) Romania's foreign minister says his country had no choice in detaining Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter in the capital's airport.Teodor Melescanu said Romania could not ''proceed otherwise'' in comments made to news.ro. He declined to comment further.Kanter was...

PORTLAND (98)Batum 6-11 4-4 20, Aldridge 12-30 5-7 29, Lopez 4-6 3-4 11, Lillard 1-13 3-4 5, Matthews 3-9 4-6 12, Afflalo 2-7 2-2 7, Kaman 4-6 0-0 8, Blake 1-1 1-2 3, Leonard 0-0 0-0 0, Wright 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 34-87 22-29 98.L.A. CLIPPERS (93)Hamilton...

Wizards' Thomas Bryant has a game for the record booksWASHINGTON (AP) Thomas Bryant's perfect night was something the NBA hadn't seen in nearly a quarter-century.Bryant's 14 for 14 effort from the floor in Washington's triple-overtime 149-146 win over Phoenix on Saturday night was the first such game in...

AP Basketball WriterPicture imperfect: Heat fine Whiteside, may be at crossroadBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Monday is the day that the Miami Heat will gather for the annual team picture. They're always set up the same way: coaches sitting in the middle of the front row, the team's shorter...

The ORLANDO and the TORONTO will both be gunning for a victory on 1/31/2021 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ORLANDO vs TORONTO When: 1/31/2021 7:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 523 ORLANDO -5.5 (-110) 215.5 (-110) 180 -220 524 TORONTO TV: 7:00 PM LINE: -5.5 PREDICTION: TORONTO , ORLANDO Oddsmakers currently have the TORONTO listed as -5.5 point favorites versus the ORLANDO,...