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They looked done. Down 19 in Orlando. Flat. All over the shop. Then Kevin Durant decided enough was enough. Houston won 113-108 in Orlando, after a brutal turnaround and a fourth quarter claimed by one of the purest scorers of his generation. Durant flips the script in one half Kevin Durant finished with 40 points,…

The Lakers did the hard work. Then they blew it. Then they nearly pulled off a miracle. And then the final blow. With 0.9 seconds left, Royce O’Neale drilled a corner three to give the Phoenix Suns a 113-110 win. Austin Reaves had a chance to tie it at the buzzer. It fell short. Third…

James Harden chooses pain Some nights the news lands like a dunk to the face. On Tuesday James Harden fractured his right thumb against the Knicks. The kind of setback that makes you wince, that tightens a whole arena, that sends even the toughest to the bench grinding their teeth. Except Harden isn’t the fragile…

There was real feeling in the air at State Farm Arena. Trae Young’s return to Atlanta — a tribute, No.11 jerseys in the stands, the end of an era. And right in the middle of it all, Jonathan Kuminga decided to write the first chapter of his own story. 27 points in his Hawks debut.…

6.7 seconds left. One possession. One offensive rebound. One hook shot. Wendell Carter Jr. picked his moment. A hook in the paint. 110-109 Orlando Magic. The Crypto.com Arena went silent. LeBron had the final shot. A hurried, off-balance three. It fell short. Game over. The Lakers fold again. Carter pounces, Banchero on fire Wendell Carter…

They needed a message. Philadelphia sent one. In Indianapolis, the 76ers steamrolled the Pacers 135-114 with a reunited duo firing on all cylinders. Tyrese Maxey the detonator. Joel Embiid the boss, back in charge. And when those two click at that level, it looks like a statement. Embiid back — and instantly decisive Joel Embiid…

No Giannis. No excuses. In Milwaukee the Bucks delivered a tidy 128-117 win over the Miami Heat, their fourth in five. A team effort, driven by a red-hot Kevin Porter Jr. and a controlled fourth quarter. And in the money time it was the role players who decided it. Kevin Porter Jr. lights it up…

No MVP? No problem. The Thunder keep rolling. In Toronto, Oklahoma City notched their fifth win in six, beating the Raptors 116-107 — and they did it without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who sat out the trip to Canada with an injury. And in the void left by their star, Cason Wallace stole the show. Wallace steps…

One month without Jae’Sean Tate — Houston has to learn to breathe on its own Sometimes an NBA season looks less like a campaign and more like a game of pick-up sticks. You pull one piece, the pile quivers, everybody holds their breath. For the Houston Rockets the piece yanked this week is Jae’Sean Tate.…