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The Denver Nuggets and the San Antonio Spurs will both be gunning for a victory on 1/19/2017 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs When: 8:30 PM  ET, Thursday, January 19, 2017 Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 707 DENVER -11.5 (-110) 221 (-110) 500 -750 708 SAN ANTONIO TV: 8:30 p.m. ET,...

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...

Nets' Carroll has ankle surgery on eve of seasonNEW YORK (AP) Brooklyn Nets forward DeMarre Carroll has undergone right ankle surgery and will miss the start of the season.The team says Carroll had a right ankle arthroscopy. It was performed Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery.Carroll started...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Golden State's Klay Thompson scored 22 of his 36 points in the first quarter to lay the foundation for a 109-88 over the lowly Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, exposing the gulf between the top and bottom teams in the Pacific Division.Elsewhere, New York held...

Trail Blazers sign Wade Baldwin to 2-way contractPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Portland Trail Blazers have signed guard Wade Baldwin to a two-way contract.Baldwin was the 17th overall pick in the 2016 draft by Memphis. The former Vanderbilt player averaged 3.2 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 28.2 minutes...

Denver's Michael Malone heading to All-Star Game as coachCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Denver coach Michael Malone is headed to the All-Star Game, where he will coach the team that will be picked by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.Malone clinched his first All-Star coaching nod Saturday night, when the...

Smashing debut: Giannis, Bucks cruise in new arena's openerBy The Associated PressGiannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks put on a smashing opening-night performance at their new arena.Antetokounmpo had 19 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, and the Bucks routed the Chicago Bulls 116-82 on Wednesday night in the first...

AP Sports WriterDurant still loves Oklahoma City despite fans' frustrationsBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) As much as it still hurts for so many Oklahomans to see Kevin Durant shine elsewhere, the Golden State star remains committed to the community he called home for nearly a decade. The place...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James is the only one of Cleveland's three big stars playing Wednesday night against Chicago. James, who has been battling a cold and flu bug that has been working its way through Cleveland's locker room, was questionable until 20 minutes before tip-off when the team announced he...

Nuggets hire assistant coach, assistant general managerDENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets have hired veteran NBA coach Bob Weiss as an assistant on Michael Malone's staff and announced the hiring of Calvin Booth as an assistant general manager.Weiss has coached 31 seasons in the NBA, including the last four...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Nets moving Crabbe, picks to Hawks, get cap spaceBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to trade guard Allen Crabbe, the first step into what they hope can be a big summer.The Nets will deal him along with two first-round picks...

NEW YORK (AP) -Michele Roberts has the team she wants in place at the NBA Players Association.On Monday, she accompanied some of them to deliver holiday gifts at a couple of sites in Harlem. In two years, the job might be much tougher: taking on the NBA in the...