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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has been fined $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials and questioning their integrity. The NBA announced the fine Friday for Lue. The fine was related to the veteran coach’s comments to his team Wednesday night after the Clippers’ victory at Golden State. Lue got two separate technical fouls early in …

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 34 points, Luka Doncic had 27 before leaving early in the fourth period and the Dallas Mavericks overcame an early 15-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-93 on Wednesday night. Doncic left three minutes into the fourth quarter holding his neck. A team spokesman said Doncic, who also had nine rebounds and …

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 25 points and the Phoenix Suns overcame fellow All-Star Devin Booker’s early ejection to rout Detroit 116-100 on Wednesday night in Pistons coach Monty Williams first game in Phoenix since being fired by the Suns. Williams coached the Suns from 2019 through last season, leading them to the NBA Finals in 2021. He received …

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. 14 NBA Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m. …

New York Knicks (33-21, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (29-25, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Magic -2.5; over/under is 214.5 BOTTOM LINE: New York heads into the matchup with Orlando as losers of three in a row. The Magic have gone 19-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando …

TORONTO (AP) — Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Evan Mobley added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to a season-high nine games by routing the Toronto Raptors 119-95 on Saturday night. Donovan Mitchell scored 15 points and Max Strus had 14 as the surging Cavs won for the 22nd time …

NEW YORK (AP) — Myles Turner scored 23 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 22 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 125-111 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night. Pascal Siakam added 19 points and T.J. McConnell finished with 16 for Indiana, which shot 61% (50 for 82) in the game, including 48.3% (14 for 29) from 3-point …

New Orleans Pelicans (31-22, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-35, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis is looking to end its four-game home slide with a win against New Orleans. The Grizzlies are 6-6 in division games. Memphis has a 9-25 record against opponents over .500. The Pelicans are …

San Antonio Spurs (10-43, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (19-34, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio will look to break its four-game road slide when the Spurs face Toronto. The Raptors are 11-14 on their home court. Toronto ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference in team defense, allowing just …

Washington Wizards (9-43, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (30-23, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will try to continue its four-game win streak with a victory against Washington. The Mavericks are 15-13 in home games. Dallas has a 14-16 record against teams over .500. The Wizards have gone 6-20 away …