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By the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. took command on his hometown stage Thursday night. Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. reacts during the second half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) He repeatedly beat Pacers defenders andContinue reading “NBA: Michael Porter Jr. drops season-high 25 as Nuggets use second-half rally to beat Pacers”

By the Associated Press SAN ANTONIO  — Chris Paul isn’t slowing down in his 16th NBA season, especially against San Antonio. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) celebrates after scoring against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of an NBA basketball game, in San Antonio, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Continue reading “NBA: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chris Paul power Thunder to snap 9-game skid in San Antonio”

By the Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS  — With the stars still out, the supporting cast stepped up again for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Shabazz Napier (13) drives to the basket past Golden State Warriors forward Glenn Robinson III (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Minneapolis.Continue reading “NBA: Shabazz Napier, Robert Covington drop 20 apiece as Timberwolves shut down Warriors”

By the Associated Press DALLAS — With Luka Doncic resting and Dallas’ other two top scorers out with injuries, Seth Curry kept the Mavericks even with Brooklyn until the 20-year-old phenom could take over again. Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic (77) attempts a shot as Brooklyn Nets guards Dzanan Musa (13) and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (9)Continue reading “NBA: Luka Doncic, Seth Curry lead Mavs past Nets”

By the Associated Press MIAMI — They spent more than two hours working on defense in an unusually long practice on Wednesday. And on Thursday, the Miami Heat showed what they learned. Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) drives to the basket as Toronto Raptors forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson defends during the second half of anContinue reading “NBA: Heat clamp down on defense to top Raptors”

By the Associated Press CHICAGO — The Jazz answered a big run with one of their own and withstood a final push down the stretch to walk away with another victory. Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic, right, shoots against Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago,Continue reading “NBA: Bojan Bogdanovic scores 19 as Jazz beat Bulls”

By the Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic are bracing to be without forward Jonathan Isaac for at least two months and possibly more, after tests Thursday showed an injury to the posterior lateral corner of his left knee as well as a bone bruise. Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac is taken offContinue reading “NBA: Magic say forward Jonathan Isaac out 2 months or more”

By the Associated Press MIAMI — Nick Nurse has quite a few reasons to be thankful for David Stern. The coach of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors first encountered Stern around 20 years ago. Nurse, who was coaching in London, met Stern — then the NBA commissioner — through a mutual friend and remembers howContinue reading “NBA: Remembering David Stern and some of his top accomplishments”

By Agence France-Presse Sacramento Kings center Dewayne Dedmon was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Thursday after admitting in a newspaper interview that he wants to be traded to another club. In this file photo taken on October 03, 2019, Sacramento Kings player Dewayne Dedmon, right, tries to block Indiana Pacers player Myles Turner duringContinue reading “NBA: Kings center Dewayne Dedmon fined for saying he wants trade”

By Agence France-Presse New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German was suspended 81 games, half a season, by Major League Baseball on Thursday after being found to have violated the league’s domestic violence policy. In this file photo taken on September 05, 2019, Domingo German #55 of the New York Yankees pitch sin the first inningContinue reading “MLB: Yankees pitcher Domingo German banned 81 games for domestic violence”