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Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out his second straight game in Wednesday's 107-102 road setback to the Cavaliers before returning two nights later to score 27 points in the Bucks' 116-87 romp over visiting Miami. Antetokounmpo showed no ill effects of a right ankle sprain by scoring Milwaukee's first 11 points to lead the team to just its sixth win in 11 outings after emerging victorious in 48 of its previous 62. "It's always in the back of your head, but at the end of the day there's some injuries that you've got to fight through it and there's sometimes that your team needs you out there," the 24-year-old Antetokounmpo, who also collected eight rebounds and seven assists versus the Heat, told t... Continue to Article

March 23, 2019 2:45:pm EST

For the sixth consecutive time, the Lakers will miss the playoffs this year, as a 111-106 loss to the Brooklyn Nets yesterday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles officially eliminated the team from contention. While the Lakers are used to being outside the playoff picture in recent years, James certainly is not. Prior to joining LA, the Nike-sponsored athlete made it to the NBA Finals eight times in a row, winning two championship titles with the Miami Heat and one with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. Continue to Article

March 23, 2019 9:03:am EST

James Harden matched his career high with 61 points, delivering early and late to bail out the host Houston Rockets in their 111-105 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. Harden, who also scored 61 points on Jan. 23 at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, finished 19 of 34 from the floor while drilling 9 of 13 from 3-point range. After the Rockets coughed up a 19-point, third-quarter lead and fell into a 100-94 hole late in the fourth, Harden responded with three successive 3-pointers and a pair of drives to the basket to secure the victory, the Rockets' third consecutive win over the Spurs. Continue to Article

March 23, 2019 3:09:am EST

Nine things to watch for in the Bulls last nine games originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com Let's get right into it. Nine things to watch in the Bulls' final nine games. Shaq Harrison's continued offensive approach In case you weren't aware, Shaq Harrison is becoming one of the best individual defenders in basketball. Continue to Article

March 22, 2019 3:55:pm EST