NBA basketball

CHICAGO -- The Orlando Magic held the Chicago Bulls to 33 points in the first half once again and watched their lead slip away after going up by 19.Just as they did two nights earlier, they came away with the win. And Gary Harris could…
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DENVER -- Nikola Jokic plans to spend an off day at the swimming pool with his daughter. He's not going to spend a moment thinking about basketball.The Denver big man has certainly earned a break.An exhausted Jokic had 35 points and 13…
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DENVER -- The 3-point shot of Dallas forward Grant Williams felt slightly off all morning in practice on the new, brightly painted Denver Nuggets court.Turns out, it wasn't his shot at all. It was a wrongly measured 3-point line.The line's…
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Walter Davis, a five-time NBA All-Star and standout at North Carolina for the late Dean Smith, has diedByThe Associated PressNovember 2, 2023, 2:57 PMFILE - Phoenix Suns' Walter Davis, left, controls the ball against the Golden State…
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Harrison Barnes scored 33 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 130-114 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.Domantas Sabonis added 22 points and 12 rebounds and De’Aaron Fox…
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Nikola Jokic, #15 of the Denver Nuggets, shoots the ball against Bones Hyland, #5, and Norman Powell, #24, of the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of a preseason game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on October 19, 2023.Kevork…
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LOS ANGELES -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 16 points, Damian Lillard had 14 in his Milwaukee debut, and the Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-97 on Sunday night.Lillard, part of a three-team blockbuster trade that sent him from…
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The Arizona Coyotes have reached a four-year deal with Scripps Sports and will become the second NHL team to broadcast games over the airByJOHN MARSHALL AP sports writerSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Coyotes have reached a four-year deal…
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Damian Lillard is being traded by Portland to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday, a deal that ends his 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and a three-month saga…
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