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The Los Angeles Clippers and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena. L.A. Clippers At Cleveland When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, March 1, 2013 Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Prime Ticket (Los Angeles),...

AP Sports WriterThunder GM Presti confident Durant will stay with teamBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder general manager Sam Presti sounds confident that Kevin Durant will remain with the team.Durant, a four-time scoring champion and the 2014 MVP, will become a free agent on July 1, and he...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry hardly keeps track of how many 3-pointers he's putting up on a given night. His mindset is: See a chance and let it fly.So, how about if he's on a record pace for 3s by season's end?''I always believe 3 is better than...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry's greatness as a basketball player can be measured by his record-setting shooting numbers that are changing the game.His immense popularity derives from something less tangible.While many NBA greats rely on uncommon height and athletic ability that average fans can only dream of having,...

OAKLAND, California (AP) The Golden State Warriors moved within one victory of matching the best start in NBA history by beating Chicago 106-94 on Friday and improving to 14-0.Stephen Curry scored 27 points for the Warriors, who will match the record with victory at Denver on Sunday. The...

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago's Derrick Rose finished strongly to pull the Bulls away from danger and lead the hosts to a 104-98 win against Oklahoma City on Thursday.The Bulls blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter but Rose scored 10 of his 29 points over the final 3-1/2...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Just hours after signing rookie Ben Bentil on Monday, the Indiana Pacers waived the 6-foot-9 forward. Bentil was one of Boston's second-round draft picks in June but was cut before the start of the season. The former Providence star wasn't expected to get much playing time and could...

AP Sports WriterIndiana Pacers promote Nate McMillan to head coachBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers promoted assistant Nate McMillan to head coach on Monday, ending the search for Frank Vogel's replacement after less than two weeks.McMillan spent 12 seasons as the head coach in Seattle and Portland,...

AP Basketball WriterDolan says MSG banning Oakley after arrest at Knicks gameBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan banned Charles Oakley from the arena Friday, though said he was open to reconciling with the former Knicks forward.In an interview with ESPN Radio's Michael Kay,...

Alvin Gentry had a successful run with Steve Nash and the previous version of the Phoenix Suns, leading them to the 2010 Western Conference finals. Gentry didn't mesh quite as well with the new bunch at Planet Orange and it cost him his job. Unable to get a revamped roster headed...

The struggling Cleveland Cavaliers won't be able to lean on LeBron James in the near future. James is expected to miss two weeks after tests revealed injuries to the superstar's left knee and lower back. The Cavaliers announced in a release Thursday that multiple examinations, including an MRI, showed that James...

Mavericks waive DeMarcus Cousins' younger brother, 4 othersDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks waived Jaleel Cousins, the younger brother of Sacramento All-Star DeMarcus Cousins, and four others Saturday to get their roster to the regular-season limit of 15.Kyle Collinsworth, Keith Hornsby, Jonathan Gibson and CJ Williams also were waived.Cousins...