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AP Sports WriterLaVine, Portis lead Bulls past short-handed Hawks, 129-122By CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Zach LaVine scored 21 points, including four free throws in the final 17 seconds to stop Atlanta's comeback, and the Chicago Bulls beat the injury-depleted Hawks 129-122 on Sunday.Bobby Portis also had 21 points for...

AP Sports WriterRockets "parting ways" with 10-time All-Star AnthonyBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Carmelo Anthony is done in Houston.Rockets general manager Daryl Morey released a statement Thursday saying the team is ''parting ways'' with Anthony and ''working toward a resolution.''Anthony played just 10 games for the Rockets after signing...

The Los Angeles Lakers already have fired one head coach in this disappointing season, but general manager Mitch Kupchak isn't placing all the blame for the team's 17-24 start on the current one. "Without a doubt, we have utmost confidence in Mike (D'Antoni) as a coach," Kupchak told ESPNLosAngeles.com in...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Kevin Love to miss Game 7 vs. Celtics with concussionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kevin Love won't be able to help LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Game 7 against the Celtics.Love was placed in the NBA's concussion protocol and the All-Star forward will miss Sunday's...

Atlanta hiring Lloyd Pierce as Hawks' next head coachATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks are giving Lloyd Pierce his first head coaching job in the NBA, choosing a man who has been an assistant with Philadelphia and Memphis to rebuild the franchise.The Hawks announced Friday they had agreed to...

The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Miami At Indiana When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 5, 2015 Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TV: 6 p.m. ET, Sun Sports (Miami), FSN Midwest (Indiana) PREDICTION: Pacers 94,...

The Latest: Rockets' Russell Westbrook cleared to practiceBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook is set to practice with the team for the first time since revealing that he tested positive for the coronavirus.Westbrook did...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers execs reject Irving trade talk, deny team in chaosBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert spent more than 30 minutes presenting a positive portrait of his franchise.The reality is that the Cavs are troubled.In his first public comments since Kyrie Irving asked to...

AP Sports WriterMilwaukee Bucks fire coach Jason KiddBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Jason Kidd following a midseason slide that left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.Assistant coach Joe Prunty was serving as head coach for Monday night's game...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 pick Fultz out 3 games for 76ers with sore shoulderBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Markelle Fultz has a sore right shoulder and the 76ers benched him for three games.The injury and his absence - for now, at least - are about the only things certain...

The PHOENIX and the UTAH will both be gunning for a victory on 12/31/2020 at 9:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PHOENIX vs UTAH When: 12/31/2020 9:05 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 523 PHOENIX -4 (-110) 218 (-110) 155 -175 524 UTAH TV: 9:05 PM LINE: -4 PREDICTION: UTAH , PHOENIX Oddsmakers currently have the UTAH listed as -4 point favorites versus the PHOENIX,...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gregg Popovich spent 19 seasons teaching his players how to use teamwork and ball movement to break down defenses.The philosophy still works.On a night San Antonio started the fourth quarter in a 14-point hole at Indiana, Popovich's principles paid off again as Marco Belinelli freed himself...