The Associated Press | Posted March 18 - 7:04 p.m.
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New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby left the team on its Western road trip after his surgically repaired right elbow flared up. Coach Tom Thibodeau said that Anunoby flew home after playing 33 minutes in a win at Sacramento on Saturday night in his third game back following surgery. Thibodeau said an MRI came back clean and that Anunoby is day to day. Thibodeau said Anunoby is unlikely to rejoin the team for the final game of a four-game trip on Thursday at Denver.
The Associated Press | Posted March 18 - 6:48 p.m.
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Detroit Pistons guard Evan Fournier has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for kicking the ball into the stands. NBA executive vice president for basketball operations Joe Dumars, himself a former Pistons guard, announced the punishment. Detroit lost 104-101 to Miami on Saturday on Bam Adebayo's buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The 31-year-old Fournier then punted the game ball into the stands at Little Caesars Arena.
The Associated Press | Posted March 18 - 5:04 p.m.
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Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum will miss Monday's game against the Detroit Pistons because of a right ankle injury. It's the fourth time the team's leading scorer will be sidelined this season. Tatum, who is averaging 27.1 points and also leads the team with 8.3 rebounds a game, will join Jrue Holiday as the two starters missing for the Celtics. Boston, which has the best record in the league, sat three starters in Sunday night's 26-point win at Washington.
Tom Withers, Associated Press | Posted March 18 - 9:39 a.m.
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Missing three regular starters with injuries, the Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Marcus Morris Sr. to a 10-day contract to give them some depth. Morris played in 37 games earlier this season for Philadelphia before being traded to San Antonio on Feb. 8. The 34-year-old agreed to a buyout with the Spurs and was waived Feb. 29, allowing him to remain eligible for the postseason. It's possible he'll stay beyond his 10-day contract with the Cavs, who have been wrecked by injuries. All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell is still slowed by a knee bruise and the Cavs are also missing forward Evan Mobley and Max Strus with injuries. Cleveland is currently third in the Eastern Conference.
Joe Reedy, Associated Press | Updated March 17 - 10:56 p.m.
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Dejounte Murray scored 21 points, De'Andre Hunter added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 110-93 to snap a three-game losing streak. Jalen Johnson had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Clint Capela added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks. Murray had five 3-pointers, marking a career-high fifth straight game he has knocked down at least four from beyond the arc. The Hawks were 17 for 34 on 3-pointers after tying a season high with 20 in Friday night's loss at Utah. Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points to lead the Clippers, and Paul George had 26. Los Angeles has lost four of its last five and is in fourth place in the Western Conference.
The Associated Press | Posted March 17 - 10:01 p.m.
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in his native France next season. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich confirmed Sunday night that the Spurs are heading to Paris next season, something that former Spurs guard Tony Parker revealed to French reporters several weeks ago. "We're going there," Popovich said. The comment about Paris came after San Antonio topped Brooklyn in Austin, in what was a home game for the Spurs. The NBA hasn't announced which teams will be playing in Paris next season.
Raul Dominguez, Associated Press | Updated March 17 - 9:17 p.m.
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Victor Wembanyama had 33 points and 16 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs overcame 31 points by Brooklyn's Cam Thomas and beat the Nets 122-115 in overtime to snap a three-game skid. Wembanyama added seven assists and seven blocks while collecting his 36th double-double in 60 games. The 7-foot-4 rookie center has five games of at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks and five assists. Dennis Schroder finished with 19 points and Mikal Bridges added 14 points for the Nets.
Dick Scanlon, Associated Press | Updated March 17 - 8:15 p.m.
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Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic pulled away from Toronto for a 111-96 victory, handing the Raptors their seventh straight loss. Franz Wagner had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Orlando, and his brother, Moritz, scored 14 points. The Magic improved to 8-2 in their last 10 games. Jordan Nwora led the injury-ravaged Raptors with 18 points, including 12 during a third-quarter burst. Gary Trent Jr. scored 15 points, and Immanuel Quickley and Bruce Brown each had 12.
Ian Nicholas Quillen, Associated Press | Updated March 17 - 7:50 p.m.
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Sam Hauser had career highs of 30 points and 10 3-pointers to help the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 130-104 on Sunday night. Jayson Tatum also scored 30 points with six 3-pointers as the NBA-leading Celtics hit 24 shots from beyond the arc in a game in which they never trailed despite missing three starters. Jordan Poole scored 31 points for the NBA-worst Wizards, who were without four starters.
Schuyler Dixon, Associated Press | Updated March 17 - 5:32 p.m.
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Kyrie Irving hit a running left-handed shot at the buzzer, capping a wild final 26 seconds and giving the Dallas Mavericks a 107-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets rallied from 13 points down midway through the fourth quarter and went ahead on Jamal Murray's tiebreaking 3-pointer with 26 seconds remaining. Luka Doncic answered almost immediately on the inbounds pass after a timeout, hitting from several feet behind the arc for a 105-105 tie. Denver had a five-game road winning streak stopped. Doncic scored 37 points and Irving had 24. Murray scored 23 points, while the Mavs frustrated Jokic into a 6-of-16 shooting day. Jokic had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Dave Hogg, Associated Press | Updated March 17 - 4:18 p.m.
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Bam Adebayo made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Miami Heat to a 104-101 win over the Detroit Pistons. Cade Cunningham missed a 3-pointer for Detroit with 9 seconds left and Terry Rozier sprinted up the court with the rebound. He couldn't get to the basket, so he tossed the ball to Adebayo, who made his third 3-pointer in the last three games. Duncan Robinson scored a season-high 30 points for Miami on 10-for-15 shooting. Evan Fournier scored a season-high 18 for the Pistons.
Jim Hoehn, Associated Press | Updated March 17 - 3:09 p.m.
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Damian Lillard had 31 points and 16 assists and Bobby Portis had 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead Milwaukee past the Phoenix Suns 140-129 as the Bucks hit 24 3-pointers to win without star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo was out Sunday with left hamstring soreness. He missed just his fourth game of the season and first since March 4, when he was out with Achilles tendinitis. Khris Middleton added 22 points for Milwaukee in his first game back after missing 16 games with a sprained left ankle. Bradley Beal had 28 points, Grayson Allen had 25 points and Devin Booker scored 23 for Phoenix.
The Associated Press | Posted March 17 - 11:51 a.m.
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Milwaukee Bucks center Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Sunday's game against the Phoenix Suns because of left hamstring soreness. Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. The Bucks were bolstered by the return of forward Khris Middleton, who returned to the starting lineup after missing the past 16 games with a sprained left ankle.
The Associated Press | Posted March 17 - 12:02 a.m.
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Utah and Minnesota will hit the court in a matchup of Western Conference foes. Monday's meeting will be the fourth of the season between the two teams. Utah is 5-8 against the Northwest Division, and Minnesota is 10-2 against division opponents.
Joe Reedy, Associated Press | Updated March 16 - 11:52 p.m.
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Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis suffered an eye injury in the first half of Saturday night's game against the Golden State Warriors and won't return, according to the team. The Lakers described the injury as an eye contusion. Davis got poked in the left eye by Golden State's Trayce Jackson-Davis while driving to the basket for a layup with 2:47 remaining in the first quarter. Davis kept playing for the next few minutes, but his eye was swollen shut as he went to the locker room. He had eight points and four rebounds.
Ben Ross, Associated Press | Updated March 16 - 11:43 p.m.
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Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night. Brunson had 45 points in Thursday's win at Portland, his seventh 40-point game of the season. He's the first Knicks player to reach that total in back-to-back games since Carmelo Anthony on Feb. 19 and 21, 2014. Hall of Famers Bernard King and Patrick Ewing are the other Knicks to do it. Donte DiVincenzo scored 15 points and Josh Hart had nine points and 12 rebounds.
Matthew Coles, Associated Press | Updated March 16 - 11:09 p.m.
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Anthony Edwards scored 31 points despite a twisted ankle, Mike Conley added a season-high 25 points in his return to Utah, and the Minnesota Timberwolves topped the struggling Jazz 119-100 on Saturday night. Edwards stepped on Taylor Hendricks' foot while driving and turned his right ankle Just before halftime. He got up limping and went straight to the locker room. Edwards jumped rope during the break and started the second half, but seemed a bit slower and less explosive. Still, he made four 3-pointers, a layup and a circus three-point play in the final two quarters to help Minnesota keep Utah at bay.
Clay Bailey, Associated Press | Updated March 16 - 9:52 p.m.
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Chet Holmgren had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Jalen Williams added 23 points and six assists and Oklahoma City held off the Memphis Grizzlies 118-112 on Saturday night to claim a share of first place in the Western Conference. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points and Josh Giddey finished with 13. Oklahoma City's fifth win in six games pulled the Thunder even with idle Denver atop the West at 47-20. Desmond Bane, playing in his first game since Jan. 12 due to injury, led the Grizzlies with 22 points and seven assists. Jaren Jackson Jr. and GG Jackson finished with 19 points apiece for Memphis, which lost its second straight and fourth in five games.