NBA

Chicago's season ended in the play-in again, yet no big changes were made this year and none seem imminent.

The Celtics are the favorite to win the NBA title, but if they meet the Nuggets in the Finals, it could be a toss-up.

Coban Porter, the younger brother of Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., has been sentenced to six years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in Colorado last year.

Damian Lillard practiced fully but Giannis Antetokounmpo remained out of live drills Friday as the Milwaukee Bucks continued getting ready for Sunday's playoff opener against the Indiana Pacers.

Ahead of the Knicks opening up the playoffs against the 76ers, Knicks star Jalen Brunson admitted he spent all summer thinking about his turnover in the closing moments of New York's Game 6 loss to the Miami Heat last spring.

On the eve of his third playoff series against Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic in the past five years, LeBron James heaped praise on the two-time MVP, considered to be a front-runner to win the award a third time this season.

While DeMar DeRozan reiterated his desire to re-sign in Chicago, he also emphasized how much he wants to win, particularly at this stage of his career.

The Heat earned the Eastern Conference eighth spot again after beating the Chicago Bulls on Friday night and shift their focus to a first-round playoff series "dogfight" against the Celtics.

Prior to Friday night, the week had not gone the way Brandon Ingram would have hoped. But he responded in a big way against Sacramento, scoring 24 points as New Orleans advanced out of the play-in tournament to claim the No. 8 seed in the West.