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The Washington Wizards (9-5)  beat the Miami Heat (6-8) 102-93 on Wednesday night at American Airlines Arena. Wizards head coach Scott Brooks and his players often say defense is extra important because it can lead to wins on nights when their offense isn't clicking. Now, the Wizards still managed a respectable 102 points, but they shot just 41 percent and in the third quarter only scored 10. Continue to Article

November 15, 2017 9:17:pm EST

Miami Heat captain Udonis Haslem considered himself a mentor to Malcolm Nicholas III, a promising 6-foot-5 guard from Miami who was being pursued by numerous colleges. Nicholas was shot and killed Sunday night in Miami's Overtown neighborhood, police said. ''Some kids get in trouble and put themselves in bad situations, but this was a really good kid,'' Haslem said Tuesday. Continue to Article

November 14, 2017 6:50:pm EST

Rudy Gobert believes he has every right to be upset after sustaining a leg injury that’s expected to keep him out at least four weeks. The Utah Jazz big man went down Friday when Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters crashed into his leg, causing Gobert’s knee to buckle. “It’s not my feelings, it’s my knee,” Gobert said Monday. Continue to Article

November 14, 2017 1:48:am EST

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich was asked at least a half-dozen times Wednesday about the status of injured starters Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker and when they might be returning. With the way the Spurs have started, there's no need to rush them. LaMarcus Aldridge continued his hot start by scoring 31 points, Rudy Gay needed only eight shot attempts to score 22 off the bench and the Spurs stayed unbeaten by topping the Miami Heat 117-100. Continue to Article

October 25, 2017 11:20:pm EST

LeBron James and Kevin Love took care of the paint. Once Kyle Korver got going from 3-point range, the Cleveland Cavaliers became nearly unstoppable. James had 24 points and eight assists, Korver hit three straight 3s during a decisive third-quarter run and the Cavaliers beat the Bucks 116-97 on Friday night to spoil Milwaukee's home opener Love added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavs. Their 15-5 spurt over the final 4:25 of the third quarter, sparked by Korver's long-range shooting, opened a 13-point lead. They led by double digits most of the rest the way. "Kyle, he came out and he really gave us a spark shooting the basketball," coach Tyronn Lue said. "With his movement and him running Continue to Article

October 20, 2017 10:47:pm EST