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Isaiah Thomas and the Boston Celtics passed a surprisingly tough test Friday night to keep their hold atop the Eastern Conference.

Russell Westbrook had 57 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-106 overtime win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

DeMar DeRozan scored 36 points and Cory Joseph had 15 points and 13 assists as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic 131-112 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory.

The Charlotte Hornets aren't sure they have enough time to climb into the Eastern Conference playoff picture, but the feeling is whatever chance they have is giving them purpose down the stretch.

Jerry Krause, the Chicago Bulls' general manager during their 1990s dynasty that saw them capture six NBA championships with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen leading the way, has died. He was 77.

Things haven't gone exactly as Marvin Williams and the Charlotte Hornets planned this season.

Courtney Lee scored 18 points, Lance Thomas added 17 and the New York Knicks used a big fourth quarter to rally past the Orlando Magic, 113-105 on Monday night.

Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points and Aaron Gordon had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 110-99 on Friday night.

Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Derrick Rose added 19 points to help the New York Knicks cruise to a 101-90 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant will be out indefinitely after he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and bruised a bone in his leg during Tuesday night's loss at Washington.

Orlando Magic president Alex Martins entered the season believing this was the franchise's best chance to break into the playoffs for first time in the post-Dwight Howard era.

DeMarcus Cousins is on his way out of Sacramento - and right into an All-Star frontcourt pairing with Anthony Davis.

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points and Kawhi Leonard added 22, leading the San Antonio Spurs to an easy 107-79 victory over the short-handed Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

Terrence Ross' Orlando Magic debut will have to wait until after the NBA All-Star break.

The NBA Development League will be renamed to the NBA Gatorade League for the 2017-18 season.

Evan Fournier found himself wide-open at the 3-point line, no Miami player around to offer any help defense.

With Joel Embiid out of the lineup, the Philadelphia 76ers had been close but just not good enough at times lately.

The Orlando Magic are waiting for test results on forward Aaron Gordon's injured right foot.

Serge Ibaka scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Evan Fournier added 20 points and 10 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 102-94 on Friday night.