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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took their last shot at Michael Jordan and history and they swished it — for 73.

PHOENIX (AP) — The second-worst Phoenix Suns season in franchise history ended with a victory, even if it was against a Los Angeles Clippers team almost entirely made up of bench players.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brian Elliott thwarted the Chicago Blackhawks at every turn.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Michael Barrios, Fabian Castillo and Tesho Akindele all scored in the first 29 minutes to give FC Dallas a 3-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night.

SHANGHAI (AP) — Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton must take a five grid-place penalty at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix because of an early switch of gearbox.

The Latest on the Golden State Warriors' chase of the best regular-season record in NBA history on Wednesday and Kobe Bryant's final game with the Los Angeles Lakers (all times local):

LOS ANGELES — After one, last, unforgettable, 60-point night, the fans of Los Angeles will have to get used to life without Kobe Bryant. It's something many of them have never known.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After one, last, unforgettable, 60-point night, the fans of Los Angeles will have to get used to life without Kobe Bryant. It's something many of them have never known.

A season-long climb from an early hole landed the Houston Rockets in the NBA playoffs.

DALLAS (AP) — The Spurs left four starters and two key reserves in San Antonio for their meaningless regular-season finale in Dallas.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took their last shot at Michael Jordan and history and they swished it — for 73.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Australia's Minjee Lee birdied her final hole Wednesday for a 4-under 68 and a share of the first-round lead with Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn at the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer is ready to move on.

Kobe Bryant went out absolutely firing in his final game before retirement, giving the Los Angeles Lakers one more dazzling display of offense to close out his 20-year career.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Randy Wittman has been told he will not be back as coach of the Washington Wizards, let go after failing to reach the playoffs this season, according to a person familiar with the decision.

Milwaukee's second season under Wes Edens and Marc Lasry was disappointing, but there are many reasons for optimism moving forward.

CHICAGO (AP) — From the top spot in the order all the way to the bottom, the Chicago Cubs walked all over the Cincinnati Reds.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Banished to the third string in January, Jeff Zatkoff could have checked out. Instead, the Pittsburgh goalie kept showing up at the rink every day, cracking jokes to keep things loose and helping rookie Matt Murray —…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are embarking on a massive overhaul of their leadership and have hired a search firm to look for a new president of basketball operations and coach, the team announced late Wednesday night.

Matt Snebold isn’t afraid of hard work.