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First there was LeBron James, ticked off by the performance of the officials in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ loss to the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day. Three days later, it was another MVP candidate in James Harden’s turn to rage against perceived officiating injustices, after the Houston Rockets surrendered a 26-point lead to lose to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Thursday night. The Rockets were still hanging onto a slender advantage with 7.3 seconds remaining when Marcus Smart drew an offensive foul on Harden, who led all scorers with 34 points. Continue to Article

December 29, 2017 5:48:am EST

Golden State Warriors forward Jordan Bell has earned a regular spot in the rotation. Since last week, both Nikola Vucevic (finger) and Reggie Jackson (ankle) have gone down with injuries that are expected to keep them out six-to-eight weeks, opening up some value on both teams — namely, Bismack Biyombo and Ish Smith. The Heat are also dealing with a myriad of injuries, similar to last season, allowing an expanded role for Wayne Ellington. Continue to Article

December 28, 2017 8:42:pm EST

Even after his Golden State Warriors scored 42 points in the third quarter, coach Steve Kerr was most pleased with their defense. ''I thought the defense in the third quarter was tremendous, triggered our offense,'' Kerr said. Kevin Durant scored 21 points, Draymond Green flirted with his second straight triple-double and the Warriors used that big third quarter to zoom past the Utah Jazz, 126-101 on Wednesday night for their 13th win in 14 games. Continue to Article

December 28, 2017 2:01:am EST

Dec 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's National Basketball Association games: Pelicans 128, Nets 113 Anthony Davis scored a team-high 33 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo dished out a career-high Continue to Article

December 28, 2017 1:55:am EST

The NBA said Tuesday that officials missed three late fouls by Kevin Durant and one by? The league made the announcement via its "Last Two Minute Report." Durant, according to the league, fouled James twice with less than 30 seconds to go in the fourth quarter and Cleveland down 95-92, first making forearm contact to the Cavs star that affected his "speed, quickness, balance, rhythm" and then making contact to his arm and body that affected his driving shot attempt, which was blocked. Continue to Article

December 27, 2017 5:39:pm EST