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By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. matched his season high with 35 points, Pascal Siakam had 26 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a five-game home losing streak with a…

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rui Hachimura matched his career high with 30 points and converted a pivotal three-point play to help the Washington Wizards pull away for a…

SACRAMENTO —  None of the Lakers could believe it when they either saw or heard that the Brooklyn Nets scored 91 points in the first half Wednesday night, the locker room filled with amazement and the offensive onslaught. By the end of the…

PHOENIX —  The numbers on the scoreboard weren’t predetermined, but they were definitely predictable. Even with Devin Booker out because of a groin injury, the imbalance between the Lakers and their division rival was always going to be…

When Kawhi Leonard checked back in with 6 minutes 28 seconds left in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena, the game hung in the balance and the Clippers needed someone to take control.Leonard put his stamp on the…

One by one, the starting lineup arrived inside Crypto.com Arena.There was All-Star forward Paul George, in a trucker hat and yellow jacket. Fellow All-Star wing Kawhi Leonard in a blue hat. Center Ivica Zubac, in a polo. And point guard…

An emotional victory for the Chargers on Sunday night at SoFi Stadium was visible on the field — and off.Moments after the Chargers defeated the Miami Dolphins 23-17, coach Brandon Staley was asked about his animated behavior following a…

SALT LAKE CITY —  Over the course of two days this week, what could be the Clippers’ future spilled over into the team’s present as a team ravaged by injuries turned to its long-term projects in search of wins right now.Just as rookie…

Ivica Zubac told himself earlier in the day that Sunday afternoon’s meeting with the Indiana Pacers would be a big game.“I gotta be aggressive,” he recalled thinking. And the 7-foot center had that mentality from the start. “It helped,” he…

When Chargers head coach Brandon Staley met with reporters just before noon Wednesday, he offered injury updates on five players.Keenan Allen, Corey Linsley, Donald Parham Jr., Joshua Kelley and Dustin Hopkins all were mentioned as Staley…