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CLEVELAND (AP) — Max Strus drilled a 59-footer as time expired, his fifth made 3-pointer in the final four minutes, to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a wild 121-119 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. After the Mavericks took the lead on P.J. Washington’s dunk with 2.9 seconds left, the Cavs quickly inbounded the ball to Evan Mobley, who …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. All Times EST Wednesday, Feb. 28 NBA Dallas at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. …

New Orleans Pelicans (34-24, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (34-24, fourth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Pelicans -2.5; over/under is 219.5 BOTTOM LINE: New York takes on New Orleans looking to stop its three-game home slide. The Knicks have gone 19-9 at home. New York has a …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr agreed Friday to a two-year contract extension worth $35 million, according to two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Friday night because Kerr hasn’t signed his new contract. ESPN first reported the agreement, attributing that to Kerr’s agents at Priority Sports. It …

Chicago Bulls (26-30, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (34-23, fifth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jonas Valanciunas and the New Orleans Pelicans host the Chicago Bulls in a non-conference matchup. The Pelicans are 17-11 in home games. New Orleans is seventh in the Western Conference with 33.4 defensive rebounds …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 13 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks surge out of the All-Star break with a 112-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Minnesota dropped into a tie with Oklahoma City for the Western Conference lead at 39-17. The Thunder routed Washington 147-106 on Friday. Anthony Edwards made three 3-pointers …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Terance Mann had a season-high 23 points and 12 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 101-95 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Paul George added 14 points for Los Angeles and Ivica Zubac finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds before …

Boston Celtics (44-12, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (34-22, fourth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Celtics -13.5; over/under is 215.5 BOTTOM LINE: Boston will try to keep its seven-game road win streak alive when the Celtics face New York. The Knicks are 7-3 against Atlantic Division teams. …

Brooklyn Nets (21-33, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (19-36, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Raptors -2; over/under is 231.5 BOTTOM LINE: Toronto plays Brooklyn looking to end its three-game home skid. The Raptors have gone 0-11 against division opponents. Toronto ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Last season’s All-Star Game played out in a way that the NBA hopes to never experience again. Nobody was interested in defense and almost nobody was watching the game, at least according to the abysmal television ratings. So, the league sent a message: Make the All-Star Game better. How that’ll work is anyone’s guess. But they’ll give …