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The PHOENIX and the PHILADELPHIA will both be gunning for a victory on 12/4/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PHOENIX vs PHILADELPHIA When: 7:00 PM  ET, Monday, December 4, 2017 Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PS OU ML 505 PHOENIX (-110) (-110) 506 PHILADELPHIA TV: 7 p.m. ET, FS Arizona (Phoenix), NBCS Philadelphia LINE: PREDICTION: 76ers 121, Suns 111 Oddsmakers currently have...

AP Basketball WriterStudy: NBA earns high marks for diversity hiring practicesBy AARON BEARDA diversity report for racial and gender hiring in the NBA found more people of color serving as general managers and more women filling team management roles.Thursday's report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in...

Capsule preview of the Raptors-Cavaliers seriesBy The Associated PressCapsule and prediction for the Eastern Conference semifinal series between Cleveland and Toronto that begins Monday:---No. 2 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (51-31, 4-0) vs. No. 3 TORONTO RAPTORS (51-31, 4-2)Season series: Cavaliers, 3-1.Story line: Rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals, won by...

AP Sports Writer76ers coach Brown says Embiid, Simmons healthy for restartBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown says All-Star guard Ben Simmons is “good to go” for the NBA restart after sitting out the final games before the shutdown with a back injury.Brown, whose contract runs...

AP Sports WriterGrizzlies' Morant adds 12 pounds before heading to FloridaBy TERESA M. WALKERJa Morant has taken advantage of the NBA's hiatus, adding 12 pounds of muscle to help absorb contact when the NBA's likely rookie of the year fearlessly attacks the basketball.And the Memphis Grizzlies point guard knows...

Bucks giving Antetokounmpo's ankle more time to healATLANTA (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the Milwaukee Bucks' game against the Atlanta Hawks because of a right ankle sprain.Antetokounmpo aggravated the ankle injury after scoring 34 points in the Bucks' 128-118 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night....

AP Basketball WriterLakers-Clippers, Durant-Warriors set for NBA opening nightBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kevin Durant is scheduled to make his Brooklyn debut against his former Golden State teammates before the Lakers begin their title defense in an all-Los Angeles matchup with the Clippers in the NBA's Dec. 22...

UTAH (97)Hayward 8-20 2-3 22, Favors 6-16 3-9 15, Kanter 8-17 0-0 16, Burke 4-10 1-2 11, Hood 2-6 4-5 9, Gobert 5-7 1-1 11, Exum 3-6 0-0 7, Ingles 1-4 0-0 2, Booker 0-4 2-2 2, Christopher 1-2 0-0 2, Novak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...

AP Sports WriterJordan: Winning 6th NBA title with Bulls was 'trying year'By STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C (AP) Michael Jordan described his final NBA championship season with the Chicago Bulls as a “trying year.”“We were all trying to enjoy that year knowing it was coming to an end,” Jordan told...

Huge crowds pack downtown Toronto for Raptors paradeTORONTO (AP) Droves of jubilant Raptors fans packed downtown Toronto on Monday for a parade for the NBA champions, raising safety concerns as problems with overcrowding persisted.The parade route ends in a square outside City Hall, where police have begun to...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Thompson to miss 2 more weeks with sprained footBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson will miss about two more weeks because of a sprained left foot, another blow to the NBA's worst team.The team provided the update Friday for the 6-foot-10 veteran, who...

Associated PressMavericks fear 'severe' Achilles injury for center PowellBy DAVE JACKSONDALLAS (AP) Dallas center Dwight Powell sustained what the Mavericks fear is a “severe” injury to his right Achilles tendon in a 110-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.Coach Rick Carlisle said the club would...