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AP Sports WriterFinals pick up where they left off with Cavs-Warriors IIIBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) After a summer highlighted by Kevin Durant's decision to leave Oklahoma City for the star-laden Golden State Warriors, a six-month regular season and three rounds of playoffs, the NBA Finals are right...

AP Basketball WriterDraft date unknown, but NBA presses on with evaluationsBy TIM REYNOLDSThere are many unknowns about the NBA draft, though some elements are proceeding as usual and one deadline is looming this week.The NBA - as per usual - has been sending evaluations to players who are considering...

AP Sports WriterCavs sign Drew to new coaching contract for rest of seasonBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Larry Drew has agreed to a new contract to be the team's interim coach for the remainder of this season.Drew had asked the team to restructure his deal if...

Bulls get Carter-Williams from Bucks for Snell in guard swapCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls traded Tony Snell to Milwaukee on Monday in exchange for Michael Carter-Williams as the two Central Division foes swapped two guards going into their fourth NBA seasons.The 6-foot-6 Carter-Williams was the 11th overall selection...

Derrick Rose to sit out vs. Thunder with sore ankleOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose was ruled out Sunday against Oklahoma City with a sore left ankle.Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau made the announcement prior to the game.Rose left Friday's game at San Antonio in the second...

Los Angeles opens a set of back-to-back-to-back road games Tuesday night when the Pacers try to avoid a seventh loss in nine games. Clippers (26-18, 11-10 away) vs Pacers (25-18, 13-6 home) Coverage: FOX WEST When: 7:00 PM ET, March 20, 2012 Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN After dropping three of four to...

MIAMI (AP) They have won 24 times in their last 31 games. They put together the NBA's longest winning streak this season, a 13-game run that was beyond surprising. They are on the cusp of doing something never accomplished in NBA history. This Miami Heat comeback tale has been an...

The Latest: Bledsoe, Connaughton out of Friday's Bucks gameBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer says guards Eric Bledsoe and Pat Connaughton won't play Friday against the Boston Celtics after both players arrived late to...

AP Basketball WriterNo shortage of points scored inside the NBA's bubbleBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The last time there was a slate of five or more NBA games on the same day, with every team scoring at least 110 points, was more than 32 years ago.That...

AP Sports WriterNew Wizards GM Sheppard eyes 'development,' not win totalBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) For years, the Washington Wizards would head into a season with proclamations from players or management or ownership - if not all three - about how many wins they were hoping for or how...

Curry, Warriors top Nuggets in OT while working on cohesionBy The Associated PressGolden State's Stephen Curry scored 22 points in 27 minutes and new addition Kevin Durant added 19 as the Warriors edged Denver 129-128 in overtime in their preseason game on Friday.Patrick McCaw hit the tying shot that...

AP Sports WriterStar Search: 76ers in the market for franchise playersBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown had an A-list comparison for 1-B first-round pick Zhaire Smith: Disgruntled San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard.''I think that when you look at just where I believe Zhaire can be,...