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Anthony Davis backpedaled from the 3-point line, his arm staying up in the follow-through position as his shot went down to push New Orleans' lead to eight points with a minute-and-a-half to go. A mere 12 seconds later, his arm was extended again - this time to swat away Thaddeus Young's running floater as the Pelicans emphatically closed out a 102-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. During a pivotal 15-0 Pelicans run inside the final 5 minutes, he converted a three-point play on a driving dunk, hit a 3, added four free throws and blocked two shots. Continue to Article

December 16, 2016 12:20:am EST

Turner Sports NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager has died at the age of 65, the network announced Thursday. Sager waged a public battle with cancer over the past two years after originally being diagnosed with leukemia in 2014. The cancer went into remission after a bone marrow transplant but returned in March 2015. Continue to Article

December 15, 2016 7:48:pm EST

Two nights after tangling with the player the Phoenix Suns hope can “become our Draymond Green,” Kristaps Porzingis sounds eager to mix it up with the real thing. The New York Knicks continue a five-game West Coast road swing on Thursday, visiting Oracle Arena to take on the league-leading Golden State Warriors. The Dubs steamrolled the Knicks in both of their meetings last season, hammering New York by 21 at Madison Square Garden in January and cruising to a 36-point victory in Oakland in March. Continue to Article

December 15, 2016 5:10:pm EST

The New Orleans Pelicans are trying to find more offensive support for the NBA's second-leading scorer, Anthony Davis. The Indiana Pacers are trying to pick up the slack while starting guard Monta Ellis rests a groin injury. New Orleans guard Tim Frazier had his first triple-double in a 120-119 overtime victory at Phoenix on Sunday, and reserve guard Langston Galloway continued his hot 3-point shooting during a 113-109 home loss to Golden State on Tuesday. Continue to Article

December 15, 2016 2:22:am EST

Last month, after coming up with a clutch steal of an inbounds pass to shut down the Milwaukee Bucks’ last chance at score and seal a victory, Draymond Green put the NBA on notice. “I think that’s disrespectful to me,” the Golden State Warriors’ firebrand forward said. A week later, after snuffing out Dennis Schröder and Kent Bazemore to lock down another win, Green again snarled about teams and pundits testing him. Continue to Article

December 14, 2016 1:45:am EST