Basketball

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With several of his players overcome by emotions just moments before tip-off after celebrating the assistant coach they dearly miss, Steve Kerr stuck to his message: “Try to lose yourself in the game.

DALLAS (AP) — Another contentious Dallas-Phoenix meeting for Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic went beyond the court Wednesday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had his third triple-double in his last four games and the Milwaukee Bucks responded to the firing of coach Adrian Griffin with a 126-116 victory Wednesday night that snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers’ eight-game

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Milwaukee Bucks coach a day after the firing of Adrian Griffin, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

DALLAS (AP) — Devin Booker has seen some chippy games between his Phoenix Suns and Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks. Even with new faces, the taunts and trash talk are plentiful.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For Dejan Milojević, the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks stood united on one sideline near their team benches and listened as the Serbian national anthem played in his honor.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo made sure the Milwaukee Bucks delivered a win the night after their coach was fired.

HOUSTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 33 points and Jerami Grant added 21 as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 137-131 in overtime on Wednesday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 38 points and the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves avoided their first three-game skid of the season, beating the Washington Wizards 118-107 on Wednesday night.

MIAMI (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies were wildly short-handed. And the Miami Heat still couldn't handle them. Vince Williams Jr.