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CLEVELAND (AP) As he spent six months recovering, Kyrie Irving was drawn to watch replays of an injury that may have cost the Cavaliers an NBA title.He'll never look at it again.Just two days after making his season debut after missing 24 games, Irving said Tuesday he is...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio extended its perfect home record and notched the second-best season start in franchise history when it beat Indiana 106-92 on Monday.The Spurs are 16-0 at home and 21 of their 24 wins this season have been by double figures.They moved eight games clear...

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has left their game against Brooklyn with an apparent left shoulder injury.Noah was defending on a play in the final minute of the third quarter on Monday night when Brooklyn's Andrea Bargnani, after jumping, came down hard on Noah's left arm,...

On Friday, after gifts are given and dinner is digested, somebody might watch an NBA game for the first time this season.Christmas, with five nationally televised games, is when the NBA pops onto the radar for some sports fans.If so, they missed Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Pistons have recalled Brandon Jennings.Detroit made the move Sunday after the guard played in one game for the team's NBA D-League team. Jennings had 11 points and 12 assists in 27 minutes for the Grand Rapids Drive on Thursday, playing in his...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) Memphis' Marc Gasol had 19 points and 12 rebounds to guide the Grizzlies to a 96-84 win over Indiana on Saturday, preventing the Pacers from closing in on the NBA Central Division lead.The Pacers dropped two games behind pacesetter Cleveland, but retained second place in...

NEW YORK (AP) Pau Gasol is sitting out Chicago's game against the Knicks after the Bulls played a four-overtime game a night earlier.Coach Fred Hoiberg says Derrick Rose will play, though the Bulls will watch the point guard carefully after he played 54 minutes in their 147-144 home...

CHASING HISTORYHow the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors compare to the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, who set the NBA single-season record with 72 wins.Warriors' record through 27 games: 26-1.Last result: Beat Milwaukee 121-112 on Friday.Next game: Host Utah on Wednesday.1995-96 Bulls' record through 27 games: 24-3.

CLEVELAND (AP) The wife of PGA champion Jason Day is suffering from concussion symptoms after NBA star LeBron James crashed into her during a Cavaliers game.Day's agent, Bud Martin, issued a statement Friday morning saying Ellie Day ''is resting comfortably and appreciates all of those who have reached...

CLEVELAND (AP) The wife of U.S. PGA champion Jason Day was treated and released from a hospital after LeBron James crashed into her during an NBA game on Thursday.Ellie Day was taken from Quicken Loans Arena, with her head immobilized, to MetroHealth Medical Center. She was released early...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings will play for the team's D-League affiliate as he enters the final stages of his rehabilitation from a ruptured Achilles tendon.Jennings hasn't played since injuring his left leg in a Jan. 24 game at Milwaukee. The Pistons announced Thursday...

CHASING HISTORYHow the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors compare to the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, who set the NBA single-season record with 72 wins.Warriors' record through 26 games: 25-1.Last result: Def. Phoenix Suns, 128-103 on Wednesday.Next game: Host Milwaukee on Friday.1995-96 Bulls' record through 26 games: 23-3.