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11:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers followed up perhaps their best win of the season on Saturday with one of the worst first quarters in franchise history on Sunday. The Toronto Raptors outscored L.A. 42-17 in the opening frame, with Serge Ibaka (20 points on 8-for-8 shooting) personally outscoring the Lakers, as they
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11:31 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards entered their game against the New York Knicks with the NBA’s worst defense and mired in a five-game losing streak. In eight games, the Wizards had given up an average of nearly 124 points. That led Washington coach Scott Brooks to make a wry observation:
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3:04 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler will not play Sunday’s game in Portland, the first of a pair of back-to-back games, coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters at shootaround. Jimmy Butler made it clear that he might sit out one of the Wolves’ next two games, saying, “If I’m nicked up, then you
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2:49 AM ET PORTLAND — With heightened attention on Luke Walton following his tense meeting with Magic Johnson, LeBron James said the coaching staff put the Los Angeles Lakers “in a position” to score perhaps their biggest victory of the season thus far. ESPN reported Friday that Johnson had chided Walton in a meeting earlier
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10:57 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — James Harden scored 25 points, including 11 in a decisive run in the third quarter, in his return to the Houston lineup, and the Rockets defeated the Chicago Bulls 96-88 on Saturday night. Harden, who had missed three games with a strained left hamstring, scored 11 straight points
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7:48 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN While PJ Tucker is most known for his outlandish collection of rare sneakers, he made a statement on Friday night in Brooklyn, debuting Nike Basketball’s first performance-fashion collaboration in the company’s history. A design partnership between Nike Basketball design director Leo Chang and Los Angeles-based clothing label Fear of God’s
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7:38 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic is out of the starting lineup for their game against the Atlanta Hawks due to persistent pain in his right foot. Dragic is active but not expected to play Saturday night after a cortisone shot earlier in the week did not provide
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1:21 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN After clearing waivers on a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns, center Tyson Chandler plans to sign a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told ESPN. Chandler, 36, will be a backup to starting center JaVale McGee for the Lakers, who are desperate for an infusion of size
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6:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — James Harden returned to the Houston Rockets‘ starting lineup Saturday night against the Chicago Bulls after missing three games because of a strained left hamstring. The NBA MVP last season, Harden has appeared in four games and leads Houston with an average of 28.5 points. He was injured
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6:28 PM ET Following his team’s 109-99 win Saturday, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid continued his trolling of Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond. I own a lot of real estate in @andredrummondd head and I’m on my way to build more 🏘🏘🏘 #Bum #TheProcess pic.twitter.com/Mrf2NcNL4r — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) November 3, 2018 Though Embiid
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