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The road-weary Chicago Bulls conclude a six-game trip Friday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. "How together we are, man," veteran guard/forward Jimmy Butler told the Chicago Tribune. The Bulls revamped their roster in the offseason, notably signing free agent guards Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo and acquiring center Robin Lopez from the New York Knicks in a trade involving guard Derrick Rose. Continue to Article

November 24, 2016 1:39:pm EST

For five months, Draymond Green has worked to block out the unrelenting criticism that his Game 5 suspension in the NBA Finals cost Golden State a repeat championship - a fateful swipe at LeBron James' groin that swung the series for Cleveland. It stings Green to this day he couldn't play, forced to watch from next door from an Oakland Athletics baseball game while his teammates fought for a title without him. Perhaps not with another grab for King James' shorts , but certainly something to let the Cavaliers superstar know he will not be disrespected. Continue to Article

November 24, 2016 2:09:am EST

Playing without NBA All-Star forward Anthony Davis most of the night after he suffered a bruised right knee, the New Orleans Pelicans still routed Atlanta 112-94. Tim Frazier matched his career high with 21 points and added 14 assists for the Pelicans, who led by as many as 35 points in the third quarter. "He came back out and said that he could go," Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. Continue to Article

November 23, 2016 12:25:am EST

Rookie Jamal Murray scored a season-high 24 points, Will Barton hit two free throws with 9.5 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 110-107 on Tuesday night. It was Denver's 10th straight home win over the Bulls and its 16th in the last 17 meetings at Pepsi Center. Butler had 35 points and eight rebounds for Chicago, which last won in Denver on Feb. 8, 2006. Continue to Article

November 22, 2016 11:42:pm EST

Hassan Whiteside knew he was in for a workout when he took on Philadelphia rookie phenom Joel Embiid on Monday evening, and he got one. Embiid has been the toast of the NBA, every other night at least, since the exhibition season, and he clanked glasses in Philly’s first pair of consecutive wins in 32 months: 22 points, five rebounds and three blocks in just 22 minutes of play. The idea that the center position is a space best held by those working in the distant past – like major Embiid fan Patrick Ewing – seems less rooted in reality than the certainty of Miami’s most recent loss and 4-9 record. Continue to Article

November 22, 2016 6:52:pm EST