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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) and Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic, right, go for a ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Torrid shooting helps 76ers rout previously unbeaten Magic

By JOHN DENTON - Associated Press

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) goes to the basket while defended by Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic (77) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

NBA ratings for opening week up significantly from 2019

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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra watches during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)

Practice time will be in short supply in NBA this season

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic (9) shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder forward Isaiah Roby, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Vucevic has double-double as Magic beat Thunder 118-107

By MURRAY EVANS - Associated Press

Houston Rockets guard James Harden shoots over Portland Trail Blazers forward Robert Covington during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. The Blazers won 128-126 in overtime. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

NBA fines 76ers’ Daryl Morey $50,000 for tweet about Harden

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, left, shoots past Minnesota Timberwolves guard Josh Okogie during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Kuzma leads AD-less Lakers’ 127-91 thrashing of Timberwolves

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2020, file photo, the Olympic rings for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 pass by on a barge by tugboats off the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. Tokyo Olympic officials said Thursday, Dec. 24, they have reached a “basic agreement” with all 68 domestic sponsors to extend their contracts into next year to support the postponed Games. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

Sports in 2020: Disruptions aplenty, only constant was loss

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' Andre Drummond (3) drives between Philadelphia 76ers' Shake Milton (18) and Mike Scott (1) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 118-94. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Cavs win 3rd straight to open season, rout 76ers 118-94

By BRIAN DULIK - Associated Press

Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz (20) shoots as Washington Wizards forward Isaac Bonga (17) and forward Deni Avdija (9) defend in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Washington. (Geoff Burke/Pool Photo via AP)

Magic beat Wizards130-120 despite Westbrook’s historic night

By BOBBY BANCROFT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1988, file photo, former Boston Celtics teammates Bill Russell, Sacramento Kings coach, left, and K.C. Jones, Celtics coach, meet before the start of the Kings-Celtics NBA basketball game at the Boston Garden in Boston. Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones, who won eight NBA championships as a Celtics player in the 1960s and two more as the coach of the Bostons team that took the titles in 1984 and '86, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Mike Kullen, File)

Boston Celtics Hall of Famer K.C. Jones dies at 88

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) shoots as Dallas Mavericks' James Johnson defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 138-115. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

LeBron becomes No. 2 Xmas scorer, Lakers top Mavs 138-115

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Middleton scores 31 as Bucks trounce Warriors 138-99

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AP Sportlight

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File-This Jan. 28, 2020, file photo shows a remembrance board at a memorial for Kobe Bryant near Staples Center in Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally

By FRED LIEF - Associated Press

Houston Rockets' James Harden reacts during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in Houston, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Carmen Mandato/Pool Photo via AP)

OKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violation

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce, left, celebrates with guard Bogdan Bogdanovic during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Young scores 37 as Hawks pound Bulls 124-104 in opener

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2020, file photo, referee Simone Jelks gestures during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Portland Trail Blazers in Miami. Jelks was one of three referees promoted to full-time status by the NBA on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 making her the fifth woman on the current lineup of officials. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Simone Jelks promoted, is 7th woman to be full-time NBA ref

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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020 file photo, Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, center, shouts from the bench in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Antetokounmpo has appeared in a government ad in his native Greece, released ahead of Christmas to urge people to observe public safety measures during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

NBA studying ways to bring games back overseas in future

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) calls a play against the Phoenix Suns during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Welcome back, NBA: Here’s 10 things to know about the season

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press