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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal was Orlando’s first in lots of ways. First No. 1 overall draft pick. First player to make an All-Star team in a Magic uniform. First rookie of the year. First All-NBA selection. And the first big-time superstar to leave the franchise. It’s that last part that he figured might cost him. O’Neal never thought …

Los Angeles Clippers (35-17, third in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (26-25, 10th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State will look to keep its five-game win streak going when the Warriors take on Los Angeles. The Warriors are 4-8 against the rest of their division. Golden State has a 12-7 …

Boston Celtics (41-12, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (21-31, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston hits the road against Brooklyn trying to prolong its five-game road winning streak. The Nets are 2-5 in division play. Brooklyn is 3-6 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Celtics are …

Denver Nuggets (36-17, third in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (34-19, third in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver travels to Milwaukee for a non-conference matchup. The Bucks have gone 22-6 at home. Milwaukee ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding with 44.0 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo paces the Bucks with 11.2 boards. The …

MIAMI (AP) — Heat star forward Jimmy Butler missed Miami’s game against the Boston Celtics on Sunday because of personal reasons. The club has granted Butler a leave of absence after the death of a family member. It has not been determined how long Butler will be away from the team, which has games at Milwaukee and Philadelphia this week …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 26 points and nine assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves shot 21 of 41 from 3-point range to trounce the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 129-105 on Thursday night. “It feels great to make some shots, take some shots and make some shots,” Edwards said. “It was a better feeling to see my teammates make a lot …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant on Thursday, honoring their late superstar with a 19-foot bronze likeness outside their downtown arena. The 4,000-pound statue depicts Bryant in his white No. 8 jersey with his right index finger raised as he walked off the court following his 81-point performance against the Toronto Raptors …

Bojan Bogdanovic left Detroit to join a now even-more-formidable contender in New York. Gordon Hayward is leaving Charlotte for one of the NBA’s best surprise stories this season in Oklahoma City. Doug McDermott was once traded by Indiana to San Antonio, and now, the Spurs have traded him back to the Pacers. None of those shooters were making playoff plans …

BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 31 points, Derrick White scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-117 on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Celtics improved to 24-3 at home and won their seventh straight over the Hawks. Al …

Utah Jazz (26-26, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (30-21, sixth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix hosts Utah aiming to continue its four-game home winning streak. The Suns are 17-14 in conference matchups. Phoenix averages 14.0 turnovers per game and is 13-4 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents. The …