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Indiana Pacers (29-24, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (33-19, fourth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers take on Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in Eastern Conference action. The Knicks are 22-10 in Eastern Conference games. New York ranks second in the Eastern …

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler got his first triple-double in more than two years. And as always, personal stats didn’t matter much to him. Butler finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, Tyler Herro led the way with 24 points and the Miami Heat pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-104 on …

DETROIT (AP) — The New York Knicks picked up some needed scoring punch Thursday, acquiring Alec Burks and Bojan Bogdanovic from the Detroit Pistons. The Knicks sent Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono and two second-round picks to the Pistons in the deal before the NBA’s trade deadline. The Knicks are playing without their entire starting frontcourt of …

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away down the stretch to beat New York 113-105 Saturday night, snapping the Knicks’ nine-game winning streak. Austin Reaves had 22 points, D’Angelo Russell and Taurean Prince each scored 16, and Anthony Davis finished with 12 points and 18 rebounds as the Lakers won their …

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A medical biller has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after being convicted in a massive insurance fraud scheme that involved posing as an NBA player and other patients to harangue the companies for payments that weren’t actually due, prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert called Matthew James’ actions “inexcusable” as she …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 25 points and seven assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 108-101 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory and 12th in 13 games. Caris LeVert added 16 points in a reserve role, Jarrett Allen finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Max Strus had 11 points and 10 …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies plan to retire Marc Gasol’s No. 33 jersey during their April 6 game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Gasol played for the Grizzlies from 2008-19 and remains the franchise’s all-time leader in minutes played (25,917), starts (762), baskets (4,341), free throws made (2,701), defensive rebounds (4,624), total rebounds (5,952) and blocks (1,135). He ranks …

Cleveland Cavaliers (29-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-29, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Cavaliers -5.5; over/under is 219.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland plays the Memphis Grizzlies after Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points in the Cavaliers’ 128-121 win over the Detroit Pistons. The Grizzlies have gone 5-16 in …