MILWAUKEE — Bobby Portis apologized to his teammates for his ejection from a Game 4 loss that put the Milwaukee Bucks on the brink of playoff elimination. Portis and Khris Middleton each scored 29 points and the short-handed Bucks routed the Indiana Pacers 115-92 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. I’m already ready …
Zach LaVine scored a game-high 36 points while DeMar DeRozan chipped in 27 points as the Chicago Bulls rallied for a 119-111 road victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. LaVine and DeRozan had a hand in the first 10 points before Nikola Vucevic assisted on a Patrick Beverley 3-pointer that gave the Bulls a 115-106 lead with 2:07 left. …
Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and six assists in three quarters, Paul George scored 26 and the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers manhandled the Sacramento Kings 138-100 on Friday night. Playing without guards Patrick Beverley and Lou Williams, the Clippers led by eight at halftime and then broke the game open in the third quarter when they outscored the Kings 37-16. …
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