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The 2016-17 NBA regular season, thankfully, is nearing an end. Since we all need the reminders as to who is set to start the playoffs where, who needs a bump during awards season or with a statistical accomplishment, and who is doing their best work in losing in order to grab improved lottery ball odds, Ball Don’t Lie is set to look at what should be your game of that particular day between now and the end of the term on April 12. Chris Paul moves slower than the human eye can comprehend. Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 11:54:am EST

Clippers coach Doc Rivers called Los Angeles' defeat to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday one of his worst regular-season setbacks. "Oh, that was a hard loss," Rivers told Clippers.com on Tuesday. The Clippers (44-31) will try to bounce back Wednesday when they play the Washington Wizards (46-28) at Staples Center. Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 3:04:am EST

The Boston Celtics take the TD Garden floor for their game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night as the first-place team in the Eastern Conference for the first time in six years. After their win Monday night moved them to within percentage points of the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers, the defending NBA champions lost (badly) at San Antonio to give the Celtics the conference lead for the first time since March 22, 2011. "I want this to be a special season for our team," Avery Bradley said Tuesday. Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 2:04:am EST

The Atlanta Hawks squandered an early 18-point lead but came back late for a 95-91 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday to end their seven-game NBA losing streak. German guard Dennis Schroder scored 17 of his 27 points in the first quarter then went quiet until the final period when he drained a brace of three-pointers in a 17-1 scoring run that finally put the Hawks ahead for good. Schroder added nine assists and six rebounds to offset eight turnovers as the Hawks, battling Milwaukee for fifth place in the Eastern Conference, won for the first time since March 11. Continue to Article

March 28, 2017 10:51:pm EST