Basketball

At beginning of tough stretch, Lakers show grit with overtime victory over Knicks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It is fitting that in a town built on movies and television, JJ Redick likes to use a popular directing term to refer to different moments in his first season as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Knicks guard Jalen Brunson expected to miss time after suffering ankle injury in OT loss to Lakers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York star guard Jalen Brunson could miss an extended period of time after suffering an ankle injury during overtime in the Knicks' 113-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.

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New York visits Los Angeles following Harden's 50-point game

New York Knicks (40-21, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (33-29, eighth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clippers -4.5; over/under is 223.

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Sengun, Rockets square off against the Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans (17-46, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (38-25, fifth in the Western Conference) Houston; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston plays New Orleans in a matchup of Western Conference teams.

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Milwaukee plays Orlando, seeks 5th straight victory

Orlando Magic (29-35, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (36-25, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee comes into a matchup with Orlando as winners of four games in a row.

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Haliburton, Pacers square off against the Hawks

Indiana Pacers (35-26, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (29-34, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

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Boston takes on Los Angeles, seeks 4th straight win

Los Angeles Lakers (39-21, second in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (45-18, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston comes into a matchup with Los Angeles as winners of three games in a row.

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Golden State hosts Detroit following Curry's 40-point game

Detroit Pistons (35-28, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (35-28, sixth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

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Lakers win 8th straight, beat Knicks 113-109 in OT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points, LeBron James added 31 and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to eight games by overcoming a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter and defeating the New York Knicks 113-109 in ove

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Doncic and James propel Lakers to 113-109 overtime victory over Knicks for 8th straight win

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points, LeBron James added 31 and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to eight games by overcoming a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter and defeating the New York Knicks 113-109 in ove

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