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LOS ANGELES — They're in the gym, at the games, studying film and speaking to league insiders. The writers who cover these NBA teams, the ones picking in the first round, know what teams need. They know who could be available. They know what types of players these executives like…

The Bulls don’t own a pick as of now, but stay tuned. Maybe, just maybe, executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas has a big swing in him leading up to next Thursday.

ORLANDO, Fla. — No. 12 Duke hit Oral Roberts with an opening punch Thursday night and, when the second half began, drilled the Golden Eagles with another to remove any thoughts of an upset.

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — The shot clock winding down and his team protecting a slim lead, Duke’s Jeremy Roach summoned some March magic and helped put away No. 14 Miami on Friday night.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The only word to describe Duke right now is scary. It’s not that the Blue Devils came out of nowhere, necessarily, but that they’re here, now, everything they thought they would be when the season started.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Often plagued by poor shooting spells this season, Duke blitzed Syracuse’s famed zone defense Saturday to post a comfortable win.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — As hard as Duke fought, taking No. 8 Virginia into overtime, its turnover problems made it impossible to emerge with a win.

Take the over on points on Tobacco Road.