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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Carmelo Anthony said he was surprised to be on the bench on the final play of regulation with a chance to win at the buzzer as he sat the entire fourth quarter in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 126-125 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. "Yeah, of course," Anthony said. "Of course I wanted to be there, but that wasn't my decision to make, so I kind of leave that to coach on that one." Anthony, who walked to the scorer's table with about three minutes left in regulation to check in, elected to sit himself back on the bench after Jerami Grant hit a corner 3 to put the Thunder up six with 2:22 left. Anthony waved his hand at the court after Grant's 3 dropped and walked back Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 1:24:am EST

Denver coach Michael Malone said before the game that Paul Millsap was improving, but it wouldn't be fair to expect the veteran forward to be as good as he was before a left wrist sprain cost him 44 games. Millsap was actually better on Friday night. Millsap made 13 of 18 field goals and grabbed nine rebounds. Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 12:22:am EST

LaMarcus Aldridge will have an MRI on his injured left knee, with the San Antonio Spurs hoping they won't be forced to try to make the playoffs without another star player. Aldridge left the Spurs' 116-106 loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night with a bruised left knee, the latest blow in a season that has included Kawhi Leonard being limited to nine games with a nagging quadriceps injury. Aldridge is the biggest reason San Antonio's season hasn't been derailed by Leonard's absence - and a tough schedule ahead makes the matchup-nightmare center's status worth watching. Continue to Article

March 27, 2018 10:38:pm EST

Markelle Fultz heard 20,000 fans chanting ''Fultz! Fultz! Fultz!'' and for a fleeting moment he thought they were serenading Philly's most popular athlete. ''I thought they were saying 'Nick Foles,''' Fultz said of the Super Bowl MVP for the champion Philadelphia Eagles. The Sixers and their fans wanted the No. 1 pick to play and - after five often-confusing months - they got him. Continue to Article

March 26, 2018 11:29:pm EST