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Rockets 115, Bulls 94 Despite a slow start, the Houston Rockets made sure coach Mike D'Antoni got his 500th career NBA coaching win Friday night at the United Center. The Rockets overcame a 13-point first-quarter deficit and cruised to a 115-94 victory against the Chicago Bulls, avoiding their first three-game losing streak of the season. Timberwolves 103, Warriors 102 Andrew Wiggins scored 24 points, 20 in the second half, including two big free throws with 12.8 seconds left, as Minnesota held off Golden State. Continue to Article

March 11, 2017 2:30:am EST

If you go by the NBA standings, the Toronto Raptors are the better team. The Heat is tied for ninth place in the Eastern Conference -- still on the outside looking in for playoff positioning. Toronto, on the other hand, is safely in playoff position, sitting fourth in the East. Continue to Article

March 11, 2017 1:30:am EST

The Memphis Grizzlies consider themselves a defensive-minded team, but you wouldn't know it from their past four games. The Grizzlies (36-29), who host the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, suffered their season-worst fourth straight defeat on Thursday with a 114-98 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Los Angeles became the third straight team to shoot better than 50 percent against Memphis, which ranks fourth in the NBA in opponents' field goal percentage. Continue to Article

March 10, 2017 11:56:pm EST

Dennis Schroder scored 26 points, including 13 in the final period, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Toronto Raptors 105-99 on Friday night to pull closer in the race for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 28 points. Atlanta won the season series 2-1 and would win a head-to-head tiebreaker if needed to determine a playoff position. Continue to Article

March 10, 2017 10:54:pm EST

Hawks small forward Thabo Sefolosha has lost his starting job for one game after being trapped by Atlanta's Friday traffic and showing up late for a practice. Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer says ''Friday Atlanta traffic'' was the reason Sefolosha was late for the walkthrough before Friday night's game against Toronto. Tim Hardaway Jr., who already has earned increased minutes as a high-scoring top backup, is replacing Sefolosha in the lineup. Continue to Article

March 10, 2017 7:21:pm EST