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AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Bucks getting Holiday to play with AntetokounmpoBy TIM REYNOLDSPoint guard Jrue Holiday is being traded from New Orleans to Milwaukee, which is aiming to give two-time reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo the improved roster that he seeks with the decision on his supermax contract extension...

AP Sports WriterPelicans, Davis enter offseason with major changes loomingBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) A grinning Anthony Davis emerged from the Pelicans' weight room holding one of his white No. 23 game jerseys and tossed it over the shoulder of guard Jrue Holiday, mumbling, ''so you won't forget...

AP Basketball WriterMarathon to a sprint: NBA regular season enters final monthBy BRIAN MAHONEYThe marathon that is the NBA regular season is headed toward its final sprint.With less than a month remaining until the final night of the season on April 12, the races for MVP and Rookie of...

Spurs spoil Durant's Warriors debut in 129-100 routOAKLAND, California (AP) San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 35 points as the Spurs emphatically spoiled Kevin Durant's long-awaited Golden State debut Tuesday with a 129-100 rout that sent Warriors fans for the exits early on the team's opening night.Cleveland,...

Seth Curry returns to Mavs after year away, Kleber re-signsDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks have signed Seth Curry to complete the guard's return after a year away and re-signed one of their restricted free agents in forward Maxi Kleber.Curry signed a $32 million, four-year contract after spending one...

AP Sports WriterCavs complete trade with Hawks, Jefferson waived by AtlantaBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Valuable veteran Richard Jefferson has been traded from Cleveland to Atlanta and waived.The Cavaliers and Hawks finalized their trade on Saturday with Jefferson and guard Kay Felder going to Atlanta with a pair of...

Clock running down: Raptors almost out of time against CavsCLEVELAND (AP) After three games, the Toronto Raptors have yet to find the answer.They came close against the Cavaliers in Games 1 and 3 of this Eastern Conference semifinal. If they don't figure things out in Game 4 on...

Postponed Lakers-Clippers game rescheduled for April 9LOS ANGELES (AP) The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers that was postponed following Kobe Bryant's death has been rescheduled for April 9.The game was originally scheduled for Jan. 28, two days after Bryant's death in a helicopter crash.The Lakers...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) DeMarcus Cousins says his prayers have been answered. The New Orleans Pelicans' newest All-Star maintains that he liked Sacramento and initially wasn't happy the Kings traded him Sunday night, but had long been ''praying, praying, praying'' for more elite talent on the roster to help him win....

Clippers missing 3 starters, Young sitting out for HawksATLANTA (AP) The Los Angeles Clippers were missing three starters for Wednesday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks.Kawhi Leonard wasn't playing because of left knee injury management, while Patrick Beverly was sidelined after leaving the previous night's victory at Dallas...

'Explosive' Durant scores 15 in 1st preseason game with NetsBy The Associated PressKevin Durant still can score in bunches.The four-time NBA scoring champion returned from a lengthy injury absence to score 15 points in his debut with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.Durant ruptured the Achilles tendon in his...

The MILWAUKEE and the PHILADELPHIA will both be gunning for a victory on 4/8/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MILWAUKEE vs PHILADELPHIA When: 7:00 PM  ET, Saturday, April 8, 2017 Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PS OU ML 709 MILWAUKEE 6.5 (-110) 209 (-110) -270 210 710 PHILADELPHIA TV: 7 p.m. ET, FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee), CSN Philadelphia LINE: 6.5 PREDICTION: Bucks...