• The Canadian Press

    Kyrie Irving is still perfect in closeout games, and moving on with Luka Doncic and the Mavs

    DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving wowed the crowd with a crossover move that helped create just enough space for him to let fly with a leaning 3-pointer. Luka Doncic's co-star with the Dallas Mavericks was bumped and fell with the shot in the air, and his teammates were right there to mob him when the shot went in as the whistle blew. The four-point play was a punctuating moment in a 114-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night that sent the Mavericks into the second round of the playo

  • The Canadian Press

    Tyronn Lue says he wants to keep coaching Clippers, passes on addressing speculation over Lakers

    DALLAS (AP) — Tyronn Lue said he wants to be coach of the Los Angeles Clippers for the longterm and declined to address directly speculation that the Lakers would target him in their search after firing Darvin Ham. Lue was asked about his future and the talk of the Lakers after Dallas ended the Clippers season with a 114-101 victory in Game 6 of a first-round series Friday night. “I don’t really have a comment on that,” Lue said when asked about his name surfacing in the Lakers' search. “It’s gr

  • The Canadian Press

    Cleveland, Orlando set for game 7 matchup

    Orlando Magic (47-35, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (48-34, fourth in the Eastern Conference)Cleveland; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cavaliers -3.5; over/under is 195.5EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 3-3BOTTOM LINE: The Orlando Magic visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in game seven of the Eastern Conference first round. The Magic defeated the Cavaliers 103-96 in the last meeting. Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 27 points, and Donovan Mitchell led

  • The Canadian Press

    Magic force a Game 7 with 103-96 victory over the Cavaliers

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Orlando Magic overcome Donovan Mitchell’s 50 points and hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-96 on Friday night to force a decisive Game 7 in their first-round NBA playoff series. Three nights after scoring 39 points on 14-of-24 shooting in a one-point road loss that left the Magic on the brink of elimination, the 21-year-old Banchero put his team on his back and carried them to their biggest win in