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AP Sports WriterCavaliers G George Hill returns for Game 7 against PacersBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers guard George Hill is back for Game 7 against Indiana after missing three games with back spasms.Coach Tyronn Lue says Hill is available to play Sunday, but he wouldn't say if the...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Stephen Curry sitting out Game 1 against PelicansBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry's return from a knee injury will wait at least one more game.Curry sat out the opener of Golden State's Western Conference semifinal matchup against New Orleans as he continues to fully...

AP Sports WriterUtah's top defense looks to slow down powerful RocketsBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Utah's tough defense excelled against almost everyone in the league this season.The Jazz could not, however, find a way to slow down Houston's high-powered offense.Utah tied for first in the league in the regular...

Jazz guard Ricky Rubio to miss Game 1 with hamstring injuryHOUSTON (AP) Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets because of a strained left hamstring.Rubio left Friday night's game against the Thunder in the first quarter...

AP Sports Writer'Immaturity': So much for the Wizards' great expectationsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) For a team that entered the season thinking it was ready to win 50 games and reach the Eastern Conference finals, coach Scott Brooks' Washington Wizards sure did lose a lot of games against teams...

AP Sports WriterWin-or-leave home? LeBron facing extreme Game 7 vs. PacersBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James is on the brink of his earliest NBA playoff exit - and maybe another departure from Cleveland.This Game 7 has a win-or-leave-home element.After being bloodied and blown off the floor in Game...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Stephen Curry sitting out Game 1 against PelicansBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry's return from a knee injury will wait at least one more game.Curry was sitting out the opener of Golden State's Western Conference semifinal matchup against New Orleans as he continues to...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Stephen Curry sitting out Game 1 against PelicansBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry is sitting out Game 1 of the Golden State Warriors' Western Conference semifinal matchup against New Orleans as he continues to recover fully from a sprained left knee.Coach Steve Kerr made...

AP Sports Writer'Immaturity': So much for the Wizards' great expectationsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) For a team that entered the season thinking it was ready to win 50 games and reach the Eastern Conference finals, John Wall's Washington Wizards sure did lose a lot of games against teams that...

AP Sports WriterGeorge's summer decision looms large for ThunderBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Paul George said all the right things when asked if he'd consider staying with the Oklahoma City Thunder instead of leaving in free agency this summer.''They honestly check the boxes where I needed those boxes...

Rubio leaves Utah's game with left hamstring injurySALT LAKE CITY (AP) Ricky Rubio left Game 6 of Utah's playoff series against Oklahoma City with a left hamstring injury and the Jazz said he would not return.Rubio departed with just under 5 minutes remaining in the first quarter. He...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Stephen Curry questionable for Game 1By JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry is impatient and eager to get back in a game for the Golden State Warriors, yet he knows it's not worth risking re-injuring his left knee by pushing his return too soon.The two-time...