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Despite being one of the worst teams in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers are enjoying the final stretch of their dismal campaign. The Lakers will try to post a season-high four-game winning streak when they play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday at Staples Center. The Lakers (24-55) won their third in a row Friday when they defeated the Sacramento Kings 98-94 at Staples. Continue to Article

April 09, 2017 3:15:am EST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hassan Whiteside wanted to make a difference beyond almost a career night offensively. Continue to Article

April 08, 2017 10:58:pm EST

The Orlando Magic might finally have found something to build their future around. Elfrid Payton and Aaron Gordon, the team's first-round picks in the 2014 draft, lead the Magic to a 115-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Payton had 22 points, 11 assists and five rebounds, and Gordon added 21 points, six rebounds and two monster dunks off alley-oop passes from Payton. Continue to Article

April 06, 2017 10:47:pm EST

The Chicago Bulls are attempting to maintain their hold on an NBA playoff berth, but on Tuesday night, they let a game slip through their fingers. The Bulls (38-40) lost 100-91 to the New York Knicks on Tuesday, and they are in a three-way tie for the final two Eastern Conference playoff spots with Indiana and Miami. "We didn't come out with the fire that we needed to," All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler said. Continue to Article

April 06, 2017 4:21:am EST

Dwyane Wade might not be out for the season, after all. The 35-year-old shooting guard suffered the injury during the Chicago Bulls’ March 15 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. What was initially termed a hyperextension was revealed the next day to be an MRI exam to be a sprain and a fracture. The injury wouldn’t require surgery, but the Bulls said would it knock Wade out for the remainder of the 2016-17 campaign. Continue to Article

April 05, 2017 9:55:pm EST