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NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA says the Players Association has informed the league that it won't agree to smoothing in the increased revenues from the national TV deals, which will create a significant spike in the salary cap.The league's new contracts with ESPN and TNT begin in 2016-17...

DETROIT (85)Prince 2-5 1-2 5, Monroe 10-14 4-8 24, Drummond 7-11 0-0 14, Jackson 1-9 0-0 2, Caldwell-Pope 5-14 1-1 15, Tolliver 1-7 2-2 5, Meeks 4-10 1-2 12, Lucas III 0-3 0-0 0, Butler 0-2 2-2 2, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Dinwiddie 1-6 2-2 4....

MINNESOTA (76)Wiggins 5-16 1-2 11, Payne 7-12 2-3 16, Pekovic 5-12 2-4 12, Rubio 1-8 0-1 2, Martin 2-6 5-6 10, Dieng 3-8 0-0 6, Neal 4-10 1-1 9, LaVine 1-5 0-0 3, Budinger 0-2 1-2 1, Ju.Hamilton 2-3 0-0 4, Brown 1-1 0-2 2. Totals...

DALLAS (100)Parsons 5-11 0-1 11, Nowitzki 5-12 0-0 12, Chandler 2-2 4-4 8, Rondo 4-10 0-0 8, Ellis 12-22 2-6 31, Stoudemire 3-4 3-4 9, Jefferson 1-3 0-0 2, Barea 3-5 0-0 6, Felton 0-2 0-0 0, Aminu 3-7 6-7 13. Totals 38-78 15-22 100.L.A. LAKERS...

HOUSTON (114)Ariza 7-13 2-3 19, Jones 3-12 1-2 7, Motiejunas 6-9 4-4 18, Beverley 3-4 0-0 8, Harden 8-19 10-11 28, Smith 4-9 2-4 10, Dorsey 0-1 0-2 0, Brewer 9-16 5-6 24, Terry 0-3 0-0 0, McDaniels 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-86 24-32 114.DENVER (100)Gallinari...

April 15 - Last day of regular season.April 18 - Playoffs begin.April 26 - NBA draft early entry eligibility deadline (11:59 p.m. EDT).May 12-17 - NBA draft combine.May 19 - Draft lottery.June 4 - NBA Finals begin.June 15 - Draft early entry withdrawal deadline (5 p.m. EDT).June 25 -...

L.A. LAKERS (90)Kelly 0-5 0-0 0, Boozer 3-8 1-2 7, Sacre 0-3 0-0 0, Clarkson 12-18 0-0 25, Ellington 6-13 0-0 14, Lin 1-5 2-2 4, Davis 5-5 0-0 10, Johnson 5-11 2-2 14, Hill 6-15 1-2 13, Black 1-1 1-1 3. Totals 39-84 7-9 90.MEMPHIS...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews ruptured his left Achilles tendon in Portland's game against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night and is out for the season.Matthews was running with the ball when he fell to the court two minutes into the third quarter and was...

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Hawks are blowing away everyone in the Eastern Conference. Yet, there's always a sense that LeBron James will be standing in the way when they get to the playoffs. That scenario adds an extra bit of intrigue to Friday night's matchup in Atlanta between the Hawks...

PORTLAND (98)Batum 6-11 4-4 20, Aldridge 12-30 5-7 29, Lopez 4-6 3-4 11, Lillard 1-13 3-4 5, Matthews 3-9 4-6 12, Afflalo 2-7 2-2 7, Kaman 4-6 0-0 8, Blake 1-1 1-2 3, Leonard 0-0 0-0 0, Wright 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 34-87 22-29 98.L.A. CLIPPERS (93)Hamilton...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg has enlisted NBA stars LeBron James, Stephen Curry and some of the basketball league's other top players to convince more men to join the fight for women's rights at home and at work.The players will deliver the message in public service...

NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA has fined the New York Knicks for Phil Jackson's comments about Ohio State freshman D'Angelo Russell.Jackson watched the Buckeyes' 81-57 victory over Nebraska last Thursday and afterward told Cleveland.com that Russell was a ''great-looking kid'' and a ''great prospect.''NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed...