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Marcus Smart made a bad decision on Tuesday night when he opted to take the final shot in the Boston Celtics’ one-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. In a wild finish to a surprisingly epic game at Staples Center, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed two free throws that would have put the Lakers 110-107 up with around five seconds remaining. Smart dribbled up the court, checked back and launched a contested jump-shot that bounced out, agonizingly. Continue to Article

January 24, 2018 6:37:am EST

Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen was reportedly investigating whether his team’s problem was roster or coaching. In other words, it sounded as if he were determining whether he should fire general manager Neil Olshey or coach Terry Stotts amid a disappointing season. Portland has the NBA’s fifth-largest payroll and is on track to pay the luxury tax, but the team is just 25-22 and seventh in the Western Conference. Continue to Article

January 23, 2018 10:07:am EST

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard met with owner Paul Allen to gauge what the team's future is, ESPN.com's Chris Haynes reports. According to the report, Lillard and Allen had a meeting last Thursday before the team's home game against the Indiana Pacers and it was Lillard who wanted to meet to get assurances that the franchise is headed toward fielding a championship-caliber team. No one else knew of the meeting and Allen told team personnel later. Continue to Article

January 23, 2018 6:56:am EST

Kevin Durant scores 25 points in a win over the Toronto Raptors. Continue to Article

January 13, 2018 11:03:pm EST

Raptors guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry have grown together as players and forged a deep, often–hilarious, friendship. My first year with Kyle, me and Kyle didn’t say a word to one another. The Raptors almost traded him to the Knicks during his second season in Toronto. Continue to Article

January 13, 2018 11:00:pm EST

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