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AP Sports WriterCavs' J.R. Smith struggles in Game 2 after Game 1 blunderBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) J.R. Smith turned from villain to Warriors' fan favorite thanks to his memorable blunder.Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Smith was a nonfactor Sunday night after his late-game mistake in Game 1...

The Latest: Jazz to play at home with limited number of fansBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---The Utah Jazz will play homes games before a limited number of fans when the NBA season begins.The team said Vivint Arena...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Anderson Varejao's season has ended, dealing a major blow to the Cavaliers' NBA title hopes.Cleveland's starting center tore his left Achilles tendon on Tuesday night in a win over Minnesota, an injury that will cost him the rest of this season and will force the Cavs...

AP Basketball WriterOn Basketball: And now, Wade decides if this was the endBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade's first NBA game was in Philadelphia.His last NBA game may have been there as well.Retirement is a very - very - real option for Wade, who has been not-so-quietly saying...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers C Henson could miss month with hamstring injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers center John Henson could miss a month with a strained right hamstring, his latest injury.Henson finally made his debut with Cleveland on Saturday night, getting hurt in the Cavaliers' 110-99 win over the...

AP Sports WriterNext stop for Jazz star rookie Donovan Mitchell is playoffsBy ANNE M. PETERSONOver the course of Donovan Mitchell's outstanding rookie season with Utah, Portland star Damian Lillard has become something of a mentor, regularly sending texts of encouragement.So Lillard really didn't mind when Mitchell was the one...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio extended its perfect home record and notched the second-best season start in franchise history when it beat Indiana 106-92 on Monday.The Spurs are 16-0 at home and 21 of their 24 wins this season have been by double figures.They moved eight games clear...

Hornets' Michael Kidd-Gilchrist undergoes surgery on groinCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist underwent a surgical procedure to address a chronic groin strain.The team called the surgery Tuesday a success. The No. 2 pick in the 2012 NBA draft out of Kentucky is expected to make a full...

PHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns, with one of the worst records in the West, threatened to make it an embarrassing night for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Until LeBron James set things straight. James scored 12 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the Cavs fought off Phoenix down the...

AP Sports WriterLong-range plan: Garland's shooting floored Cavs in workoutBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Darius Garland showed the Cavaliers his range from 2,000 miles before they selected him in the NBA draft.The Cavs selected the Vanderbilt point guard with the No. 5 overall pick Thursday night despite him...

AP Sports WriterRockets-Warriors a roller-coaster of blowouts after 3 gamesBy JOSH DUBOWSAN FRANCISCO (AP) One thing is clear through three games of the power-packed Western Conference finals between a Golden State team that has won two of the past three championships and a Houston team that had a...

Associated PressGrizzlies fire coach J.B. Bickerstaff, reassign GM to scoutBy CLAY BAILEYMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies started the offseason Thursday with plenty of questions to answer, then controlling owner Robert Pera added to the to-do list by firing coach J.B. Bickerstaff as part of a front-office shake-up...