Basketball

An intra-provincial rivalry will kick off the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League season. The Edmonton Stingers will host the Calgary Surge in the first CEBL game of the year on Sunday.

DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t sulk over his off night. He didn’t hang his head, either, after the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Denver Nuggets for the second time in three games. He just smiled.

Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -4.5; over/under is 231.

Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -5.5; over/under is 227.

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets knew bouncing back from their 43-point loss would mean hanging with the tubro-charged, top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder so that they could tap into their experience, home environment and closing prowess.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 43 points and nine rebounds, and the finally full-strength Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana 126-104 on Friday night to cut the Pacers’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers finally had their normal rotations back Friday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell refused to let another fourth-quarter lead slip away from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves said they are investigating if a fan directed racially charged comments toward Golden State's Draymond Green during the fourth quarter of a playoff game between the teams on Thursday night.

MIAMI (AP) — There's a photo that Miami Heat president Pat Riley keeps in his office. It's of Jimmy Butler, exhausted in Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals, catching his breath while slumped over a barrier that surrounded the court at Walt Disney World.