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This is how you’re supposed to handle the worst team in all of basketball.

NEW YORK — The streak is over. Unexpectedly.

The Penguins are fighting for their playoff lives. Although it looks like they are back on track after a miserable stretch of five losses in six games, they still have work to do. They currently sit in fifth place in the Metro Division and occupy the eighth and final playoff…

The Buffalo Sabres will be looking to close the gap on the New York Islanders in the playoff race on Tuesday night from UBS Arena.

It was a classic choke job in Cleveland as the Celtics picked up a third straight loss.

LaVine has been putting on scoring display the last 10 games, shooting efficiently from both the field and three-point range. Surely that must mean big things for his team? Or just a 3-7 record and more questions than answers.

MILWAUKEE — The 76ers were the first team with a real opportunity to call Dewayne Dedmon.

After a somewhat-quiet offseason, the Fire are widely picked to finish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference and miss the playoffs again.

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MIAMI — In the quiet of the losing locker room, the quiet of a season in trouble, the newest member of the Miami Heat sounded as perplexed as those who have seen it all. Kevin Love said, sure, they started strong Wednesday with 38 first-quarter points against Philadelphia.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Penguins are coming into Amalie Arena on Thursday night to fight for their playoff lives. With 22 games left in their season, Pittsburgh is clinging to the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, with five teams nipping furiously at their heels to knock them out.