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The Lakers and Clippers returned to NBA action on Monday with a strong nod to the first responders battling the Los Angeles wildfires and hoping to bring "some joy" to their ravaged city.

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (29) and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) continued to lead all vote-getters in returns released Thursday for starting spots in next month's NBA All-Star Game. Antetokounmpo, the NBA's leading scorer and a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, topped the Eastern Conference frontcourt voting with 2,721,339 while Jokic, the three-time MVP and constant record-breaker, paced the Western Conference frontcourt with 2,277,723 votes.

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Memphis star Ja Morant scored the game-winner with 18.6 seconds left on Saturday, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tension-packed NBA shootout. Morant, playing his second game back from a shoulder injury, scored a modest 12 points and missed all four of his three-point attempts. But he came through when it mattered, driving for a layup that made it 125-125 with 54.1 seconds left and then, after a Grizzlies steal, driving again and lofting a floater over Minnesota centre Rudy Gobert to complete the Grizzlies' fightback from six points down with less than five minutes to play.

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In a historic showdown seen as a possible NBA Finals preview, Jarrett Allen scored 25 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers over Oklahoma City 129-122 on Wednesday.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Isaiah Joe combined for 70 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back to winning ways with a 126-101 drubbing of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday.

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The NBA has postponed Thursday's scheduled game between the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers due to the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The NBA announced the move without naming a new date for the contest, the first of a scheduled five-game homestand for LeBron James and his teammates.

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Darius Garland (24) erupted for 40 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers came from behind to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 132-126 defeat of the Toronto Raptors on Thursday.

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Trae Young's sensational buzzer-beating three-pointer lifted the Atlanta Hawks to a 124-121 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday as Boston beat Denver in a battle of the last two NBA champions.