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Five days after the Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers delivered nearly 300 points in a regulation game, there is expected to be offense aplenty once again when the rematch goes down Friday in Indianapolis. The Lakers (41-32) earned a 150-145 victory over the visiting Pacers on Sunday behind 36 points and 16 rebounds from Anthony Davis. Four Lakers starters scored at least 25 points, with LeBron James contributing 26 points and 10 assists. The

Even when the Charlotte Hornets are going through challenging times — much like this season — the arrival of the Golden State Warriors is bound to gain attention. That’s the case again when the teams meet Friday night in Charlotte. The Warriors’ visit is generally an extra big deal in Charlotte, where Stephen Curry is from. He played collegiately at nearby Davidson. This could have been more of a family affair, but Curry’s younger brother,

Playoff contenders in the Eastern and Western conferences converge on Friday when the Orlando Magic continue an eight-game homestand against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers. Both Orlando (42-30) and Los Angeles (45-27) come into Friday’s matchup jockeying for home-court advantage in the postseason, with the Clippers sitting in fourth place in the West through Wednesday. After dropping their second straight with a 101-93 defeat to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, the Magic ended the

The Oklahoma City Thunder are headed for the playoffs, and they are fighting for one of the top spots in the Western Conference. The Houston Rockets are making an unexpected push for a spot in the West’s play-in tournament. On Wednesday, the Thunder and Rockets meet in Oklahoma City, looking to help solidify their postseason futures with 11 games remaining in the regular season. Houston (36-35) comes into the game on a nine-game winning streak,

An eventful week for the red-hot Los Angeles Lakers continues when they travel to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. Two nights after posting the franchise’s highest point total since 1987 in a 150-145 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, Los Angeles rallied from a 19-point, fourth-quarter deficit to stun the host Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double overtime on Tuesday for their fourth straight victory. If the comeback weren’t impressive enough, the Lakers (40-32)

One of the league’s hottest road teams pays a visit to one of the winningest home clubs Wednesday night when the Golden State Warriors and Orlando Magic clash in Central Florida. The Warriors won for the 11th time in their last 14 road outings Tuesday when Klay Thompson returned to the starting lineup and put up 28 points in a 113-92 romp over the Miami Heat. In Orlando, Golden State will see a team that

The Denver Nuggets are 15-2 since the All-Star break and have risen to the top spot in the Western Conference. One of those two losses came at home to the Phoenix Suns three weeks ago, which ended a six-game winning streak. Phoenix (42-30) has a chance to end another streak by the reigning champions – this time a four-game run — when it visits Denver (51-21) on Wednesday night. The Suns are coming off a

For a team battling for the top spot in the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves couldn’t have asked for a better matchup on Wednesday night. The Timberwolves draw a home game in Minneapolis against the league’s worst team, the Detroit Pistons. Minnesota (49-22) continues to hang tough despite Karl-Anthony Towns’ knee injury, which has sidelined him since March 4. The Timberwolves have won five of their last six games, including a 114-110 triumph over Golden

As they fight to avoid the play-in tournament, the Indiana Pacers need scoring and victories by whatever means possible. Pascal Siakam’s steady hand has fueled Indiana lately. He has scored at least 25 points in the first four games of the team’s five-game road trip, helping the Pacers go 3-1 in that span. As the Pacers aim to close the trip with more success Wednesday at the Chicago Bulls, they’ll need Siakam to maintain the