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Throughout the season, the Golden State Warriors have made a habit of laying an egg after a big win, preferring complacency over sustained effort. That was not the case Thursday night, as the Warriors overwhelmed the undermanned Lakers 108-90 at Staples Center in a game they dominated from the opening tip. With the win, the Warriors (55-24) maintained their two-game lead atop the Western Conference with four games to go. Continue to Article

April 05, 2019 1:22:am EST

The last time the New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns met, the Suns pulled off an improbable comeback to win in overtime. New Orleans is 32-47 and has lost 11 of its last 13 games entering Friday's visit to Phoenix, which has the worst record in the Western Conference (18-61) and has lost seven of eight. In the last meeting, the Pelicans were on the verge of ending a five-game losing streak when the Suns' Josh Jackson made a 3-pointer to tie the score at 136 with 2.2 seconds left in overtime. Continue to Article

April 04, 2019 10:30:pm EST

The Phoenix Suns have shown flashes of promise this season, but with three meaningless games (for them) left, Phoenix will have two of its guards in street clothes the rest of the way. Devin Booker, who has been the go-to scorer for the Suns all season and has been on a tear of late, sprained his ankle against the Jazz. With three games to go, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports the Suns are shutting Booker down to let his ankle heal. Continue to Article

April 04, 2019 7:00:pm EST

Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points, leading the playoff-bound Utah Jazz to a 118-97 win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Phoenix lost star guard Devin Booker with 4:28 left in the first quarter when he landed awkwardly on his left ankle while jumping to receive a pass. Booker sprained his left ankle and left the game with eight points. Continue to Article

April 04, 2019 12:44:am EST

Devin Booker became the youngest player in NBA history with consecutive 50-point games, but his latest scoring binge was wasted once again by the last-place Phoenix Suns in a 124-121 loss to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Thomas Bryant's three-point play with 2.8 seconds left put Washington ahead for good in a back-and-forth game. Bryant caught Bradley Beal's pass off a baseline drive and dropped in the winning layup while getting fouled. Continue to Article

March 28, 2019 1:21:am EST