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The Portland Trail Blazers will face the Cavaliers without Deni Avdija as the first-time All Star is sidelined with an injury.
The NBA All-Star Game will take place in two weeks, at the Intuit Dome on Feb. 15 in Los Angeles, home of the Clippers.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija's breakout season earned him an All-Star nod. The Portland Trail Blazers forward was named as a Western Conference reserve on Sunday night. He was among 14 reserves announced for the All-Star showcase on Feb.
DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray earned his first career All-Star berth in his ninth NBA season Sunday. “When I saw that, so many things went through my mind, just multiple 50-point games, multiple 50-point games in the playoffs,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said ahead of Denver’s showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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The Rising Stars game will take place starting at 9 p.m. ET, Friday night, Feb. 13, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. — less than a mile down the road from the (now) Kia Forum where Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers once held court.
Jalen Duren, who was named an NBA All-Star for the first time prior to the game, had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the host Detroit Pistons pounded the Brooklyn Nets 130-77 on Sunday.