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DALLAS (115)Parsons 3-9 0-0 7, Nowitzki 7-12 6-7 22, Chandler 6-8 10-12 22, Rondo 6-14 0-0 13, Ellis 5-17 4-4 15, Villanueva 7-13 0-0 18, Jefferson 0-1 1-2 1, Harris 1-5 1-2 3, Smith 2-2 2-2 6, Barea 4-7 0-0 8, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...

AP Basketball WriterKawhi Leonard, Paul George officially join LA ClippersBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) Paul George and Kawhi Leonard are officially members of the Los Angeles Clippers.The Clippers completed their blockbuster trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, acquiring George for guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, forward Danilo Gallinari...

AP Basketball WriterBoycott: NBA playoff games called off amid player protestBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice.Called off: Games between Milwaukee...

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...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz have signed Nate Wolters to a two-way contract. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard played for Crvena Zvezda in Serbia last season, where he averaged 8.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists. Wolters was selected No. 38 in the 2013 NBA draft out of South Dakota...

Every game, someone different steps up for the Miami Heat. Well, someone different and that guy named LeBron. Ageless Ray Allen scored 23, setting the NBA career playoff record for 3-pointers in the process, and LeBron James had seven of his 22 points during a decisive run that closed out the...

AP Sports WriterThunder’s Diallo out 4-to-6 weeks with sprained right elbowBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oklahoma City guard Hamidou Diallo will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a hyperextension sprain in his right elbow, a tough setback for the second-year player after he had just returned...

AP Basketball WriterManu Ginobili, a 4-time champion with Spurs, retires at 41By TIM REYNOLDSManu Ginobili has played his final game, and with that a new era awaits the San Antonio Spurs.Ginobili announced his decision to retire Monday, the 41-year-old wrapping up what he called a ''fabulous journey'' in which...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Love regrets recent 'childish' outbursts during gamesBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kevin Love knows he should have better handled his recent frustrations.He was childish.''I wasn't acting like a 31-year-old, I was acting like a 13-year-old,'' Love said. ''That was not me.''The Cavaliers star forward spoke openly...

Anthony Davis says it's his time now, ready to move onMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Anthony Davis says he feels like it's his time now, that he's given all he can to the Pelicans and that he is ready to move on.The All-Star has informed New Orleans he would like...

AP Sports WriterProcess no more: 76ers' awaited playoff push starts vs. HeatBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Opera Philadelphia took a break from its rehearsal for ''Carmen'' to record an a capella version of the Philadelphia 76ers' catchy retro anthem , ''Here Come the Sixers.''Philly can belt out the words...

AP Basketball WriterLakers' LeBron James speaks out: 'Nothing is normal in 2020'By TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) LeBron James keeps hearing the same questions. How's it going? How's the bubble?He now has a one-size-fits-all answer.''I just say it's 2020,'' James said. ''Nothing is normal in 2020.''That's not...