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The New Orleans Pelicans have spent most of the last seven weeks trying to atone for an 0-8 start, and could take another step up the ladder Friday night when they host the New York Knicks at the Smoothie King Center, capping a five-game homestand. A victory over the Knicks (16-15) would give the Pelicans (13-21) four consecutive wins and a 4-1 record during the home stretch, which New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry described as critical in making up for their abysmal early-season play. "I didn't know what to expect," Gentry said after practice Thursday following the Pelicans' 102-98 victory over the shorthanded L.A. Clippers on Wednesday night. Continue to Article

December 29, 2016 9:43:pm EST

The Chicago Bulls waived guard R.J. Hunter on Thursday, two weeks before his contract became fully guaranteed. The Bulls signed Hunter to a non-guaranteed salary on Oct. 27 after he was waived by the Boston Celtics. The 23-year-old's deal would have become fully guaranteed if Hunter was still on the team through Jan. 9. Continue to Article

December 29, 2016 6:57:pm EST

It's beginning to sound like a broken record for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who face the Milwaukee Bucks in Minneapolis on Friday. The latest such instance came Wednesday when Minnesota fell 105-103 to Denver. It was the 10th time this season the Timberwolves have lost a game in which they led by 10 points or more. Continue to Article

December 29, 2016 5:31:pm EST

Earlier this month the Detroit Pistons handed the Atlanta Hawks one of their worst defeats of the season. The Pistons were headed on an upward trajectory, having won five of six, while the Hawks were in the throes of a seven-game losing streak. When the teams meet for the second time on Friday at Philips Arena in Atlanta, the situations are quite different from that encounter on Dec. 2, when Detroit whipped the Hawks 121-85. Continue to Article

December 29, 2016 12:52:pm EST

Houston Rockets fan Justin Keller adjusts his New Year’s party hat before a Dec. 31, 2011, game against the Atlanta Hawks. As we prepare to bid a not-especially-fond farewell to this vampire of a year and hope tomorrow we’ll find better things, this holiday week’s Four Corners roundtable asks: what New Year’s resolution would you like to see the NBA, or NBA teams, stick to in 2017? Any time I was presented with a “give me your best New Year’s resolution for the NBA” pitch, I dove into the lamest of sizzlin’ takes: Kelly says that the NBA should lighten up its over-reliance on block/charge calls in the few months it has before the playoffs. Continue to Article

December 29, 2016 12:10:pm EST

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