10:14 PM ET DENVER — Nuggets coach Michael Malone dismissed the notion that a shoving match between Denver’s Will Barton and Portland’s Seth Curry in Game 6 might carry over into Game 7 on Sunday at Pepsi Center, especially after the Trail Blazers guard called the Nuggets “sassy.” “To me, that’s weak,” Malone said Saturday,

12:46 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

3:39 AM ET HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry scored all 33 of his points in the second half, including 23 in the fourth quarter, to propel the Warriors to a series-clinching 118-113 Game 6 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. After shooting 0-for-5 from the field in the first half

9:48 PM ET The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers will be at full strength for Game 7 after the NBA did not levy any suspensions or fines from a fourth-quarter skirmish between both teams in Game 6. The NBA confirmed Denver’s Will Barton and Torrey Craig and Portland’s Seth Curry and Zach Collins will

11:15 AM ET Milwaukee Bucks center Pau Gasol will miss the remainder of the playoffs after undergoing surgery Thursday to repair a navicular stress fracture in his left foot, the team announced Friday. Gasol missed 26 games earlier this season with a stress fracture in his foot. Gasol, 38, joined Milwaukee after reaching a buyout

4:04 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — It was about four minutes into the third quarter of Game 6, and Damian Lillard peeled off a high screen, sizing up Nikola Jokic in front of him. He had Jokic leaning, and Lillard saw his opportunity. One hard dribble, stop, pop and fire. Except Jokic saw it coming.

10:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN At first, it seemed like things were going to be just fine. When the Boston Celtics convened for media day back in September, they were the heavy favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in this season’s NBA Finals, and arguably no team in the league had a brighter road ahead.

1:32 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers have regrouped from Wednesday’s breakdown with head coaching candidate Tyronn Lue and plan to interview Frank Vogel for the position, ESPN confirmed. Vogel was flying out to Los Angeles on Thursday for the interview, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Vogel, 45, last coached for the Orlando Magic,

4:17 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — For the last year, James Harden, Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets organization have sat around lamenting “what if.” What if Paul didn’t pull his hamstring in last year’s conference finals against the Golden State Warriors? What if the Rockets had continued to control the series? What if they

7:49 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Negotiations between the Los Angeles Lakers and Tyronn Lue have ended without an agreement to make