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AP Sports WriterPelicans, Anthony Davis will challenge Warriors defenseBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Steve Kerr refers to Pelicans star Anthony Davis ''one of the very best players on earth.''That means the Golden State Warriors' defense will face a far different test than what San Antonio presented in the...

AP Sports WriterWizards lose forward Otto Porter Jr. to left leg injuryBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Forward Otto Porter Jr. missed a must-win Game 6 for the Washington Wizards in their playoff series against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night because of an injured left leg.''It's hard on him,''...

Wizards lose forward Otto Porter Jr. to left leg injuryWASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Wizards say forward Otto Porter Jr. will miss Game 6 of the team's playoff series against the Toronto Raptors because of an injured left leg.The Wizards announced a few hours before the scheduled start of...

AP Sports WriterPelicans, Anthony Davis will challenge Warriors defenseBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Steve Kerr refers to Pelicans star Anthony Davis ''one of the very best players on earth.''That means the Golden State Warriors' defense will face a far different test than what San Antonio presented in the...

AP Basketball WriterGame 7: Celtics and Bucks play for spot in the second roundBy TIM REYNOLDSAl Horford has played in four Game 7s. Jason Terry has been in three, his teams winning them all.For them, this is old hat.For just about everyone else who's had any role in this...

AP Sports WriterPelicans' Holiday playing with 'rage' after finding peaceBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) If it looks like the normally low-key Jrue Holiday has been having the time of his life in the NBA playoffs - from interacting fans after big shots to, in one instance, mocking an...

AP Sports WriterClose-knit Pacers' bond gets tested with season on the lineBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers have been winning together, losing together and fighting together all season.Now they need to demonstrate their resilience once more as they try to save their season by rebounding from an...

AP Sports WriterBudenholzer's 'harmonious' exit starts Hawks' coach searchBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk on Thursday described coach Mike Budenholzer's exit as ''harmonious'' and ''as mutual as parting can be.''Schlenk also said the decision, finalized and announced late Wednesday , came after many discussions with...

AP Sports WriterNBA says referees missed LeBron goaltending call in Game 5By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The NBA said LeBron James' block in the closing seconds of Game 5 on Indiana's Victor Oladipo should have been called goaltending.In the league's Last Two Minute Report posted Thursday, the NBA said...

Mason Plumlee undergoes surgery to fix core-muscle injuryDENVER (AP) Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee underwent surgery to fix a core-muscle injury.The team said Plumlee had the procedure performed Thursday morning by Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia.Plumlee is expected to return to basketball activities this summer and be ready...

AP Basketball WriterGame 6s on tap: LeBron, Raptors, Jazz look to advanceBy TIM REYNOLDSLeBron James saved a game. Russell Westbrook and Paul George saved a season.And now, Game 6 awaits them all.A trio of possible series-ending games are on Friday night's NBA playoff schedule: Cleveland at Indiana, Toronto at...

AP Sports WriterWizards' Lawson among late pickups helping NBA playoff teamsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Less than three weeks ago, Ty Lawson was playing professional basketball in China.Nowadays, he's one of the first subs off the bench for the Washington Wizards in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the...