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Los Angeles Lakers (41-33, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (29-45, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn heads into a matchup with Los Angeles as winners of three games in a row. The Nets have gone 17-19 at home. Brooklyn is 16-18 when it wins the turnover battle and averages …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Lakers fans didn’t know by now how important Anthony Davis is to their team’s postseason hopes, they got a significant reminder Saturday night. Los Angeles’ All-Star center suffered an eye injury late in the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors and did not play the rest of the game. With Davis in the locker …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 19 of his 34 points during a brilliant fourth quarter, leading the Los Angeles Lakers back from a 21-point deficit for a dramatic 116-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Kawhi Leonard missed a 12-footer with five seconds to play, and James threw a long pass to Cam Reddish for …

Sacramento Kings (33-25, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (42-17, first in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota seeks to extend its three-game win streak with a victory against Sacramento. The Timberwolves are 29-8 in Western Conference games. Minnesota has a 5-4 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Kings …

Houston Rockets (25-33, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (34-24, sixth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston hits the road against Phoenix looking to stop its eight-game road skid. The Suns have gone 20-17 against Western Conference opponents. Phoenix is 7-5 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Rockets are …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Paul returned for the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards after missing 21 games with a broken left hand that required surgery. The 38-year-old point guard finished with nine points and six assists in 22 minutes in Golden State’s 123-112 victory — not far off his season averages of 8.9 points and …

Brooklyn Nets (22-35, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (32-26, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Magic -8.5; over/under is 215.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Brooklyn Nets visit Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic in Eastern Conference action Tuesday. The Magic are 22-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando has a …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic promised his players a tasty reward when they finally strung together a three-game winning streak. Now it’s time to pay up. With All-Star Scottie Barnes logging his fourth triple-double of the season and RJ Barrett scoring 24 points in Monday night’s 130-122 victory, players responded to their longest winning streak of the …

Charlotte Hornets (15-42, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (37-21, third in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miles Bridges and the Charlotte Hornets visit Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. The Bucks are 26-13 in conference games. Milwaukee averages 121.8 points while outscoring opponents by 3.5 points per game. The Hornets …

PHOENIX (AP) — It’s no surprise that the Phoenix Suns were led by a Big Three on Sunday. The twist is that those three players were Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale and Jusuf Nurkic. Allen scored 24 points, Kevin Durant added 22 and the Suns pulled away late in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-113. Allen and …