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Plenty of points for Klay Thompson. Plenty of everything, as usual, for Russell Westbrook. On a momentous night in the NBA, Thompson had the biggest game with a career-high 60 points and Westbrook continued his sensational season with a sixth straight triple-double. An 11-game schedule stole the show Monday on a...

AP Sports WriterWarriors, Spurs series filled with familiar story linesBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Leave it to Gregg Popovich to play mind games ahead of the Western Conference finals.So, what will he do to prepare his defense to stop the high-flying Warriors?''Pray,'' Popovich quipped Saturday before the Spurs...

Sixers unsure whether Fultz will play again this seasonBy ANDY SCHWARTZPHILADELPHIA (AP) Markelle Fultz, the top overall pick in last year's NBA draft, may not play again this season as he deals with a right shoulder injury and works on his shot.Fultz played the 76ers' first four games...

The CLEVELAND and the BOSTON will both be gunning for a victory on 1/24/2021 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. CLEVELAND vs BOSTON When: 1/24/2021 7:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 571 CLEVELAND -6.5 (-110) 214 (-110) 210 -270 572 BOSTON TV: 7:00 PM LINE: -6.5 PREDICTION: BOSTON , CLEVELAND Oddsmakers currently have the BOSTON listed as -6.5 point favorites versus the CLEVELAND,...

The Latest: Raptors bringing back guard Fred VanVleetBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NBA free agency (all times EDT):11:10 a.m.The Toronto Raptors aren't letting guard Fred VanVleet get away.A person with knowledge of the contract says the club has reached an agreement with VanVleet on a two-year, $18 million...

Westbrook gets 20th triple-double, Thunder beat KingsSACRAMENTO, California (AP) Russell Westbrook had a big second half and another triple-double, and it still almost wasn't enough for Oklahoma City.Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his 20th triple-double of the season as the Thunder beat the...

Global ball: NBA to play exhibition games in India next yearNEW YORK (AP) The NBA will play its first games in India next year.The league announced Thursday the Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings will play two exhibition games Oct. 4-5 at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai.The NBA, in...

AP Basketball WriterNets: Injured Kevin Durant likely won't play this seasonBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets expect to wait a year before Kevin Durant plays for them.General manager Sean Marks said Tuesday the Nets are planning this season without the injured All-Star. He added Durant will...

AP Sports WriterWizards' Rui Hachimura to miss 3 weeks with pink eyeBy STEPHEN WHYNOWashington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura will miss roughly the first three weeks of the NBA season with an eye infection commonly known as pink eye.The team announced Monday Hachimura had bilateral epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, or EKC, two...

Bucks F Mirza Teletovic out with blockages in lungsMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Bucks forward Mirza Teletovic is out because of blockages in his lungs.The team said Thursday that pulmonary embolisms were discovered in both of Teletovic's lungs. The 32-year-old consulted with Bucks team physicians after experiencing unusual fatigue earlier...

AP Basketball WriterWilliamson back in NBA quarantine, could be out on TuesdayBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Zion Williamson will be out of quarantine by the time New Orleans plays in the first official game of the NBA restart at Walt Disney World.Whether the Pelicans will play...

AP Sports WriterCeltics F Hayward: Latest injury ‘frustrating’By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward said he considers it “relatively good news” that his latest injury is only expected to keep him out for six weeks, even though it struck just as he was returning to form...