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The Orlando Magic and Portland Trail Blazers square off for the first time this season on Thursday night in the Kia Center.

When travel issues brought the Pistons to a random Buc-ees in Alabama, they embraced it. It's a clue into why this year's ...

Do any Rockets deserve to make the NBA All-Star Game?