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Minnesota heads to San Antonio for conference showdown

Minnesota Timberwolves (27-15, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (28-13, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -6.5; over/under is 228.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio hosts Minnesota in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The Spurs are 15-11 in conference games. San Antonio ranks […]

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Orlando faces Memphis for non-conference matchup

Orlando Magic (23-18, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (17-23, 11th in the Western Conference) London; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -5.5; over/under is 227.5 BOTTOM LINE: Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Memphis Grizzlies host Desmond Bane and the Orlando Magic in out-of-conference play. The Grizzlies are 9-11 in home

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Houston faces New Orleans in conference matchup

New Orleans Pelicans (10-34, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (24-15, fifth in the Western Conference) Houston; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Trey Murphy III and the New Orleans Pelicans visit Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets in Western Conference play. The Rockets have gone 2-4 against division opponents. Houston leads the

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NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Suns, Devin Booker, Warriors

Imagn Mavericks The Mavericks got through Thursday night just fine without their prized rookie, but the bigger picture remains worth watching. Top pick Cooper Flagg sat out the 144-122 win over Utah with a left ankle sprain, marking just the second game he’s missed all season. The first came back in November due to illness.

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What the Thunder exposed about the Rockets — and why their slump can't be ignored ahead of trade deadline

HOUSTON — By the time the Oklahoma City Thunder drilled their third triple in the span of a 60-second early fourth quarter stretch, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka, livid from his team’s compounding mistakes, stormed the court heading straight for Reed Sheppard. Sheppard, the culprit for two of the three wide-open looks — a mixup

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Lakers' defensive issues once again prove costly in loss to Hornets

Lakers guard Marcus Smart attempts a behind-the-back pass in front of Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball during the Lakers’ 135-117 loss Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena. (Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times) In a back-and-forth high-scoring affair Thursday night, the Lakers led by 13 points in the second quarter before the Charlotte Hornets rallied to build

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