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NEW YORK (AP) — DeMar DeRozan was fined $25,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing officials after the Sacramento Kings' loss to the Denver Nuggets .

At a time when Canadians are looking over their shoulder thanks to some bluster south of the border, Scotland’s University of Stirling seems to be piling on with a news release titled "Research Reveals Basketball Creator was Scottish, not Canadian.

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks said Friday that Anthony Davis is improving daily, but gave no indication of when the forward they got in their trade of Luka Doncic might be ready to play again.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.