CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Boston''s Jayson Tatum got his gamewinner from midcourt. Oklahoma City''s Hamidou Diallo went over Shaquille O''Neal to help win his trophy. And Brooklyn''s Joe Harris made all the shots at all the right times to deny Golden State''s Stephen Curry a storybook ending in his hometown.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Milwaukee has the best record in the NBA, Denver has its coaching staff at the All-Star Game and Sacramento is in position to end the league''s longest current playoff drought.
One week ago, Anthony Davis requested a trade from the Pelicans. His agent Rich Paul informed the Pelicans that he will decline his inevitable supermax extension offer from the organization this summer and that he wanted to be traded to another team.
The Golden State Warriors host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night and while most of the attention will be on James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, the one player that can make a difference is Klay Thompson.