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The Portland Trail Blazers need to outscore teams to win games, and top scorer Damian Lillard is trying to shoot his team into a winning homestand. Lillard will try to score 27 or more points for the fifth straight game when the Trail Blazers close out a four-game homestand...

The Charlotte Hornets have a great opportunity to finish a three-game homestand on a positive note when they host the reeling Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. The Hornets have split the first two games of the stay, first falling to Detroit before picking up a 97-87 win over Dallas on...

The Milwaukee Bucks spent Thursday night rolling over head coach Jason Kidd's former team on the road en route to their third straight impressive victory. The Bucks will try to make it four in a row when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday to complete the home-and-home set. BROOKLYN...

The Utah Jazz must fight injuries again in their quest to end a four-year playoff drought as they prepare to host the Northwest Division-rival Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Forward Derrick Favors (knee) is out indefinitely while point guard George Hill (toe) and shooting guard Rodney Hood (hamstring) are...

HOUSTON vs GOLDEN STATE When: 12/1/2016 10:35 PM ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 711 HOUSTON -9 (-110) 230 (-110) 450 -650 712 GOLDEN STATE OAKLAND, Calif. -- Get out your erasers, NBA historians. The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors could be shooting for a record when they meet for the first time this season Thursday night. The Rockets will put their streak of...

ORLANDO vs MEMPHIS When: 12/1/2016 8:05 PM ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 707 ORLANDO 1 (-110) 181.5 (-110) -165 145 708 MEMPHIS The Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic are enduring a reality check this week. Heading into a Wednesday game at Toronto, the Grizzlies were cautiously optimistic. Under first-year coach, David Fizdale, they won six straight road games but faced the reality of...

LA CLIPPERS vs CLEVELAND When: 12/1/2016 8:05 PM ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 705 LA CLIPPERS -5 (-110) 215.5 (-110) 155 -175 706 CLEVELAND CLEVELAND -- J.R. Smith and Doc Rivers both had some explaining to do. In a sense, both player and coach lost their minds Tuesday night. Now both are hoping for better Thursday when the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Los Angeles...

DALLAS vs CHARLOTTE When: 12/1/2016 7:05 PM ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 701 DALLAS -10.5 (-110) 194 (-110) 500 -750 702 CHARLOTTE For the Charlotte Hornets, a 10-8 record is respectable but based on recent trends, it is not good enough. Coming off a 48-win season, Charlotte began this season by winning eight of its first 11 games and four of its first six...

MILWAUKEE vs BROOKLYN When: 12/1/2016 7:35 PM ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 703 MILWAUKEE 4 (-110) 216.5 (-110) -220 180 704 BROOKLYN NEW YORK -- On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets capitalized on opponents not giving proper effort and emerged with wins over elite competition. Both teams will attempt to follow up those impressive victories when the Bucks visit the Nets on...

MIAMI vs UTAH When: 12/1/2016 9:05 PM ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 709 MIAMI -9 (-110) 189 (-110) 250 -330 710 UTAH SALT LAKE CITY -- Making the impossible seem ordinary on defense is becoming a habit for Rudy Gobert. It's no secret that his defensive domination has played a big role for the Utah Jazz in building a four-game winning streak. Gobert has...

AP Sports WriterPlayers: Kerr's marijuana admission could spark dialogueBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) David West has undergone four surgeries in his long NBA career: left knee, right elbow and right foot twice to fix a couple of toes.''I don't even like saying all that,'' he said.So, yes, just...

AP Sports WriterPlayers: Kerr's marijuana admission could spark dialogueBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) David West has undergone four surgeries in his long NBA career: left knee, right elbow and right foot twice to fix a couple of toes.''I don't even like saying all that,'' he said.So, yes, West...