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AP Sports WriterSpurs draft picks strong in 106-96 win over HornetsBy STEVE REEDThe San Antonio Spurs' draft picks are stepping up in the NBA Summer League.Second-round picks Keldon Johnson and Quinndary Weatherspoon each scored 19 points and first-rounder Luka Samanic added 16 to lead the Spurs to a 106-96...

Associated PressStakes are high as Bucks, Raptors meet in Game 6By IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) There's no escaping the reality of what's at stake when the Toronto Raptors host the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.The surging Raptors have won three straight,...

NEW YORK (AP) - Brooklyn Nets forward Mirza Teletovic, out for the rest of the season after he was diagnosed with multiple blood clots in his lungs, says he expects to be able to resume playing in July once he is finished with blood-thinning medication.Teletovic was hospitalized in Los...

Associated PressMilwaukee chief apologizes for arrest of Bucks guard BrownBy IVAN MORENOMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales apologized to Bucks guard Sterling Brown on Wednesday for a January arrest that started with a parking violation and escalated to include the use of a stun gun, and he...

Associated PressTrae Young shows why rebuilding Hawks could be fun to watchBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) Trae Young just might make the Atlanta Hawks fun to watch this season.The rookie point guard flashed some dazzling ball-handling skills in his preseason debut, keeping his teammates and fans involved in the...

AP Sports WriterHornets center Cody Zeller says $56M extension is 'crazy'By STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Cody Zeller said he's always considered himself a simple kid from Indiana.Well, now he's a simple rich kid from Indiana.The 7-foot Zeller signed a four-year, $56 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets. The...

AP Sports WriterPacers, Celtics enter playoff matchup looking for redemptionBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) The Celtics and Pacers aren't interested in talking about the past as they prepare to tip off their first-round playoff matchup.Indiana doesn't want to dwell on injuries, like the season-ending right knee injury Pacers guard...

Associated PressProbe: No signs of outward engine failure in Bryant crashBy STEFANIE DAZIOLOS ANGELES (AP) Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any outward evidence of engine failure, the National Transportation Safety Board said...

AP Basketball WriterRaptors and 76ers made changes this season, and now face offBy TIM REYNOLDSThe last time Toronto and Philadelphia played was on February 5, a night where the Raptors went into the 76ers' home building and had absolutely no trouble on the way to an easy win.Later that...

Caldwell-Pope missed game because of travel restrictionsEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed the team's loss Thursday night in Cleveland because of travel restrictions from his drunken driving arrest last season while with the Detroit Pistons.''This is a legal matter, stemming from an incident...

OAKLAND, California (AP) Stephen Curry let it fly from the top of the arc, backpedaled as his record-breaking 3-pointer dropped and then wildly began bobbing his head and shuffling his feet with the swagger of a two-time reigning MVP. Add another remarkable achievement to a long list of them for...

CLEVELAND (103)James 13-26 4-5 31, Love 8-16 1-4 23, Mozgov 2-4 1-1 5, Irving 3-11 5-6 13, Smith 6-12 0-0 15, Thompson 4-7 4-8 12, Shumpert 2-4 0-0 4, Dellavedova 0-3 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 15-24 103.BOSTON (95)Turner 8-15 2-2 19, Bass 2-3...