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AP Sports WriterCeltics extend contracts of Ainge, StevensBy KYLE HIGHTOWERWALTHAM, Mass. (AP) Establishing continuity has always been at the core of the Boston Celtics' 17 NBA championships.The Celtics hope their latest moves in that regard will be a step toward reaching No. 18.The team announced Wednesday that it...

CHICAGO (AP) Bulls guard Dwyane Wade has been ruled out for their game against Charlotte because of swelling in his left knee.Wade is averaging 18.8 points in 32 games in his first season with his hometown Bulls. He could return Wednesday against Cleveland. Wade noticed the swelling following Saturday night's...

BOSTON (AP) Stephen Curry scored 38 points as the Golden State Warriors improved to 24 wins with loss this season by outlasting the Boston Celtics 124-119 in double overtime Friday night.Counting the wins in their final four games last season, the defending NBA champions have taken 28 in...

Mavs owner Mark Cuban denies 2011 sex assault allegationDALLAS (AP) Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is denying a 2011 allegation of sexual assault after a weekly alternative newspaper in Oregon published details of a case that prosecutors didn't pursue, saying they didn't believe there was evidence to support...

AP Basketball WriterNBA says races for the season's individual trophies are overBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The NBA’s MVP race is over. So is the battle for every other individual regular-season trophy.The league told teams Friday that none of the seeding games will be taken into...

AP Sports WriterFor Donovan, job with Bulls 'came out of left field'By ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls weren't on Billy Donovan's radar when he and the Oklahoma City Thunder parted ways after five successful seasons.Things sure changed in a hurry.''I wasn't looking at anything,'' Donovan said. ''It...

NBA's Warriors to replace 'Red Panda's' stolen $25k unicycleOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The NBA's Golden State Warriors will buy the popular half-time entertainer known as the Red Panda Acrobat a custom-made, $25,000 unicycle to replace the one stolen from San Francisco's airport.KTVU-TV reports Friday that the team notified Rong...

CLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love set an NBA record for points in a first quarter by scoring 34 on Wednesday against Portland. Love fell three points shy of the league record for points in any quarter, set by Golden State's Klay Thompson, who scored 37 in the third...

Moses Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball's most ferocious rebounders, died Sunday. He was 60.Det. Jeffrey Scott of the Norfolk, Virginia Police Department confirmed that Malone died in a Norfolk hotel room. He said there was no indication of foul play. Malone's body was discovered when...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the Derrick Rose rape lawsuit trial (all times local): 1:05 p.m. A federal jury in Los Angeles has reached a verdict in a lawsuit claiming Derrick Rose and two friends raped the ex-girlfriend of the NBA star. The verdict will be read Wednesday in U.S. District...

AP Basketball WriterMagic's Isaac is first player to stand for anthem in bubbleBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Isaac stood, and stood out.Isaac became the first player during the restarted NBA season to not kneel for the playing of ''The Star-Spangled Banner,'' opting Friday to stand...

The DETROIT and the ORLANDO will both be gunning for a victory on 11/7/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. DETROIT PISTONS vs ORLANDO MAGIC When: 7:00 PM  ET, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 501 DETROIT 1 (-110) 211.5 (-110) -115 -105 502 ORLANDO TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 1 PREDICTION: ORLANDO , DETROIT Oddsmakers currently have the ORLANDO listed...