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Dirk Nowitzki is back -- at least for now -- and that is bad news for the New Orleans Pelicans. In his 18 years as a pro, the Dallas forward has been the heartbeat of the Mavericks, always ready to apply his knife-shot, fallaway jumper in the fourth quarter when his team needed it the most. Nowitzki returned to the lineup Friday night on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers after missing the previous 14 games with a sore right Achilles. Continue to Article

December 25, 2016 9:57:pm EST

Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Friday: Grizzlies 115, Rockets 109 Point guard Mike Conley had 24 points and five assists and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Houston Rockets for a 115-109 victory. The Grizzlies led 103-92 with 3:22 left in the game, but the Rockets pulled within three points with 12 seconds left when forward Ryan Anderson, who scored a season-high 31 points, hit his eighth three-pointer. A free throw from Conley and a basket from Memphis center Marc Gasol (16 points, five rebounds, four assist, two blocks) completed the scoring. Continue to Article

December 24, 2016 2:04:am EST

Anthony Davis had 28 points, a career-high 22 rebounds and four blocked shots, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 14-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 91-87 on Friday night. Jrue Holiday added 22 points for the Pelicans, who shot only 37 percent, but scored their last 37 points inside the final 16 minutes. Langston Galloway added 11 points, hitting a pair of 3s during New Orleans' late charge. Continue to Article

December 23, 2016 10:52:pm EST

If you’re looking for something to read while you’re traveling, or just need a break from wrapping gifts, let us bring you up to speed on what you might have missed over the first two months of the season so that you’re 100 percent ready for the five-game Christmas Day mega-slate. Continue to Article

December 23, 2016 9:00:am EST

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry called his beleaguered team's five-game, Christmas holiday homestand critical to any chance the Pelicans might have of climbing out of a deep, early-season hole. Continue to Article

December 23, 2016 12:57:am EST