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D’Angelo Russell has ice in his veins, except when it comes to bats. D’Angelo Russell wanted to be like Manu Ginobili when he grew up, modeling his game after the San Antonio Spurs guard, but when it comes to confronting bats at AT&T Center, that’s a Eurostep too far. Russell and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates tried to get some work in at San Antonio’s arena on an off day before Thursday’s game against the Spurs, but their practice session was interrupted by several bats, as in those flying rodent-like mammals, which brought shootaround to a screeching halt. Continue to Article

January 12, 2017 10:58:am EST

The San Antonio Spurs will look to make amends for a rare poor defensive game and are expected to be back at full strength when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Alamo City on Thursday. The Spurs are coming off a 109-007 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday that snapped a nine-game home winning streak. The defeat was uncharacteristic in that San Antonio did not make the defensive stops in the endgame that it is noted for. Continue to Article

January 12, 2017 1:42:am EST

If there's a mystery to it, the Los Angeles Lakers can't solve it. Play the Portland Trail Blazers, lose to the Portland Trail Blazers. It happened yet again, with the Blazers using a dominant third quarter to defeat the Lakers for the 10th consecutive time, 108-87 on Tuesday night. Continue to Article

January 11, 2017 2:25:am EST

Whatever distance once existed between Russell Westbrook and James Harden in the NBA’s MVP race now appears negligible. Harden has put up unprecedented numbers that rival Westbrook’s gaudy stats, and his Houston Rockets came into Tuesday seven games ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder and just one game behind the San Antonio Spurs for the No. 2 spot in the West standings. By following Sunday’s huge night against the Toronto Raptors with 40 points (11-of-24 FG, 7-of-14 3FG, 11-of-14 FT), 15 rebounds, and 10 assists, Harden became just the fourth player in NBA history to put up 40-point triple-doubles in consecutive games. Continue to Article

January 11, 2017 1:19:am EST

Jan 11 (Gracenote) - Results from the NBA games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) Portland 108 LA LAKERS 87 GOLDEN STATE 107 Miami 95 SACRAMENTO 100 Detroit 94 UTAH 100 Cleveland 92 Milwaukee 109 SAN ANTONIO 107 HOUSTON 121 Charlotte 114 TORONTO 114 Boston 106 Atlanta 117 BROOKLYN 97 WASHINGTON 101 Chicago 99 Continue to Article

January 11, 2017 1:01:am EST

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