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AP Basketball WriterNBA GMs pick Warriors over Cavs in this season's FinalsBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA's general managers are expecting a third straight Golden State-Cleveland matchup in this season's NBA Finals, with the Warriors the pick to reclaim the title.Such was the consensus from the annual poll of general managers...

OAKLAND, California (AP) Reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry showed he hasn't lost a step or his swagger in the offseason, scoring 40 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 111-95 victory over New Orleans as the new season began Tuesday.Curry put on a familiar shooting clinic...

DALLAS (115)Parsons 3-9 0-0 7, Nowitzki 7-12 6-7 22, Chandler 6-8 10-12 22, Rondo 6-14 0-0 13, Ellis 5-17 4-4 15, Villanueva 7-13 0-0 18, Jefferson 0-1 1-2 1, Harris 1-5 1-2 3, Smith 2-2 2-2 6, Barea 4-7 0-0 8, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...

AP Basketball WriterGoran Dragic evolving as a player and a leader for HeatBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Goran Dragic has already been mentioned in trade rumors, and it's quite reasonable to think that will continue over the next few weeks.His opinion on all that is clear: He wants to...

$300K worth of jewelry taken from Derek Fisher's LA homeLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles police say burglars got away with more than $300,000 worth of jewelry from the home of former Lakers guard Derek Fisher.Officer Drake Madison says the burglary happened Monday morning at the house in the...

PHILADELPHIA (93)Mbah a Moute 3-7 3-4 9, Covington 3-10 0-2 8, Noel 4-9 0-2 8, Carter-Williams 8-20 1-4 17, Sampson 4-4 1-2 9, McDaniels 3-8 6-8 12, Sims 4-6 0-0 8, Wroten 7-13 7-9 22, Grant 0-4 0-2 0, Aldemir 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0...

PHOENIX (AP) A trial will begin for NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris, who allegedly assaulted a man outside a Phoenix recreation center. Maricopa County Superior Court officials announced the trial's jury selection will start Wednesday. The Morris brothers are accused of helping three other people beat 36-year-old Erik Hood on...

At 7-foot-1, Marc Gasol isn't a little anything.He's surely not playing like Pau's little brother.For the first time since the Gasols have been in the NBA it's the younger one putting up the better numbers, and that's a big reason why the Memphis Grizzlies have been one of the...

MIAMI (AP) Miami took the lead for the first time in the game with just 21.9 seconds left and completed a comeback from 16 points down to beat Memphis 100-97 on Sunday.The Heat ended a run of three successive defeats and moved back within a game of the...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Love to miss more time with back spasmsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers will be down one All-Star for the time being.Kevin Love will sit out at least another game - and possibly more - because of recurring back spasms. The forward underwent an MRI...

The San Antonio Spurs appear to be fairly relaxed as they prepare to defend their NBA championship, releasing a lighthearted 1980s-style music video.Matt Bonner produced, directed, edited and starred in the video that was released on Tuesday. The video featured last year's NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, Aron Baynes,...

Associated PressSpurs unsure if Duncan or Ginobili will returnBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio's unexpected and abrupt end to the season brings on another stressful summer that begins with what has become an annual quandary.Will Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili return?''I really don't know what they're going...