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The Orlando Magic cannot quite put their finger on what is happening when they don the white home jerseys and take the floor at the Amway Center. The Magic are doing a stellar job on the road. Orlando is one of the few teams that has a record at .500 or better on the road. Continue to Article

December 23, 2016 2:27:am EST

The Denver Nuggets dealt with Dwight Howard multiple times each season when he was with the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets. Howard, the All-Star center signed with the Hawks in the offseason, didn't travel with the team to Denver and will miss his third straight game because of a back injury. Head coach Mike Budenholzer and Howard told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday the back is improving but the team is being cautious with him. Continue to Article

December 22, 2016 10:14:pm EST

Christmas Day has become a marquee event for the NBA in recent years, with the league running a day-long, quintuple-header showcase highlighted by major-market teams, high-profile stars and plenty of pomp and circumstance. This year’s model will be no different, with the five-game slate featuring the winners of the last eight NBA MVP awards and the last nine league scoring titles, a whopping 15 2016 All-Stars, the entire 2015-16 All-NBA First Team, the teams that have squared off in the last two NBA Finals, and a Kristaps in a pear tree. Continue to Article

December 22, 2016 8:30:pm EST

Now it’s time to lend that knowledge to those who need it most – family members who have yet to dip a toe into the NBA thus far. For many, the NBA’s season begins with its Christmas Day slate of nationally televised games, and that’s just fine. With that in place, basketball diehards on Christmas shouldn’t move to chide those who are just warming up to NBA action, in the same way you wouldn’t want to be taken down a peg for only starting to pay strong attention to your favorite baseball team after the NBA Finals, your favorite NHL team on slow NBA nights, or for losing interest in your 2-4 NFL team around the time the NBA tips off. Continue to Article

December 22, 2016 5:00:pm EST

NBA scoring leader Russell Westbrook put on another display of offensive fireworks, pouring in 42 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-110 victory over the Pelicans in New Orleans. Backup guard Alex Abrines scored 12 of his career-high 18 points in the fourth quarter. "It was one of those days where you feel like the rim is bigger and you can score on almost every shot," Abrines said. Continue to Article

December 22, 2016 2:05:am EST