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Anthony Davis leads Lakers to NBA In-Season Tournament title, 123-109 over Pacers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Commissioner Adam Silver prepared to hand LeBron James the MVP trophy of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, he cautioned that “it doesn't come with a franchise.” James bent over in laughter, but he has been serious about wanting to own an NBA expansion...
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton's star on the rise after an impressive In-Season Tournament showing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton just wants to win. He doesn’t care about his stats, he doesn’t want to be put in any conversations regarding All-Star teams, and he certainly isn’t interested in talks about being an MVP candidate. He just...
As inaugural In-Season Tournament draws to a close, Adam Silver looks ahead to possible tweaks
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver seemed more than satisfied by the way the inaugural In-Season Tournament went this season, though noted that it's only natural to expect some tweaks to the format before next year. Silver, speaking Saturday before the Indiana Pacers and...
Mavs star Kyrie Irving will miss game in Memphis with right heel injury
DALLAS (AP) — Mavericks star Kyrie Irving will miss a game in Memphis after returning to Dallas to have a right heel injury evaluated. Irving bruised the heel in Dallas' 125-112 victory at Portland on Friday night. The Mavs visit the Grizzlies on Monday night before finishing a...
NBA fines Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young $25,000 for actions after home loss to the Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young $25,000 on Saturday for confronting and directing inappropriate language toward a game official. The incident occurred at the conclusion of the Hawks’ 114-113 home loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. ...
Kyrie Irving injures foot, Mavericks beat Trail Blazers 125-112 behind Doncic
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Luka Doncic had 32 points and 10 assists as the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 125-112 on Friday night after Kyrie Irving injured his right foot. With just under four minutes left in the second quarter, Irving was fouled under...
Kawhi Leonard scores season-high 41 points, Clippers beat Jazz 117-103
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 41 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Utah 117-103 on Friday night to snap an 11-game road losing streak against the Jazz. Leonard made a season-high 14 field goals in 23 attempts, was 6 of 8 from 3-point range and made...
Green scores 26 as Rockets beat Nuggets 114-106 for 1st road win
DENVER (AP) — Jalen Green scored 26 points, Fred VanVleet had 25 and the Houston Rockets withstood a furious Denver rally to beat the Nuggets 114-106 on Friday night for their first road win of the season. Houston dropped its first eight games on the road before handing Denver its...
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 38 as Thunder top Warriors, 138-136 in overtime
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander believes the Oklahoma City Thunder have made a statement with the way they've handled the Golden State Warriors this season. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points, and the Thunder defeated the Warriors 138-136 in overtime on Friday night....
Fox scores 23 of 34 points in 4th quarter, Kings pull away late to beat the Suns 114-106
PHOENIX (AP) — The short-handed Phoenix Suns kept hitting shots in the fourth quarter, trying to steal a victory at home against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. De'Aaron Fox simply wouldn't let them. Fox scored 23 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter,...
