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The LA CLIPPERS and the ORLANDO will both be gunning for a victory on 11/2/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LA CLIPPERS vs ORLANDO MAGIC When: 7:00 PM  ET, Friday, November 2, 2018 Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 701 LA CLIPPERS 1.5 (-110) 216.5 (-110) -120 100 702 ORLANDO TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 1.5 PREDICTION: ORLANDO , LA CLIPPERS Oddsmakers currently have...

AP Sports WriterPacers believe LeBron goaltended on block in final secondsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Indiana Pacers felt cheated - by LeBron James and the officials.Moments before James beat them with a game-winning, step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer, the Pacers were poised to take the lead in Game...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: NBA presents players with plan for season restartBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league’s board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation said.The...

Marcus Smart fined $50,000 by NBA for shoving EmbiidNEW YORK (AP) Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for forcefully shoving Philadelphia's Joel Embiid to the floor.Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations, noted Smart's repeated acts of unsportsmanlike conduct...

Associated PressRaptors' president encounter with deputy being investigatedBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ROB GILLIESSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Prosecutors will decide whether to charge Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri with misdemeanor battery after he was accused of shoving and hitting a sheriff's deputy in the face while trying to join...

Pelicans get Majok draft rights as part of Pondexter tradeMETAIRIE, La. (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans say they will receive the draft rights to overseas professional Ater Majok as part of a trade that is sending veteran small forward Quincy Pondexter, a second-round draft choice and cash to...

The Edmonton Oilers now have the dubious status of holding the longest active playoff drought in the NHL. The Oilers will miss the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season after losing 3-1 to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. Taylor Hall scored for the Oilers (17-20-7), who have lost seven...

LA Clippers sign draft pick Diamond StoneLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Clippers signed center Diamond Stone, their 40th overall pick in this year's draft, on Thursday.He averaged 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in his only season at Maryland, where the 6-foot-11 center set the school...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian Lillard snapped out of a shooting slump with 27 points and the Portland Trail Blazers held LeBron James to just 11 in a 101-82 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Lillard was nursing an abdominal strain but had 15 points by halftime after averaging...

AP Sports WriterSame story for Bucks: Super regular season, painful playoffBy STEVE MEGARGEEMILWAUKEE (AP) Posting the NBA's best record once again couldn't help the Milwaukee Bucks win a conference title, let alone a league championship.The top seed in the playoffs will spend the rest of the postseason wondering...

From G League to GM, 76ers turn franchise over to BrandCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) Only two years out of the NBA, Elton Brand is set to return to the league as a 39-year-old general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers.For a franchise that underwent the painful ''Process'' for a few...

The Brooklyn takes on Charlotte and will both be gunning for a victory on 12/27/2020 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. BROOKLYN vs CHARLOTTE When: 12/27/2020 7:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 528 BROOKLYN 8 (-110) 226 (-110) -360 280 528 CHARLOTTE TV: 7:00 PM LINE: 8 PREDICTION: CHARLOTTE , BROOKLYN Oddsmakers currently have the CHARLOTTE listed as 8 point favorites versus the...