Basketball

Darius Garland scores 39, Cavs improve to 8-0 with 116-114 win over struggling Bucks without Giannis

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 39 points, Evan Mobley added 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 8-0 with a 116-114 win on Monday night over the Milwaukee Bucks, who played without injured superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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LaVine sits out Bulls' game against Jazz with right adductor strain. Markkanen out again for Utah

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls leading scorer Zach LaVine is sitting out against the winless Utah Jazz on Monday night because of a right adductor strain. LaVine, averaging 22.

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Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo out with muscle strain as Milwaukee visits unbeaten Cavaliers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Milwaukee superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Monday night's game against the unbeaten Cleveland Cavaliers with a strained adductor muscle, another early season hiccup for the struggling Bucks.

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Dyson Daniels denies making gun gesture at the Pelicans while celebrating a 3 in a Hawks win

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels rejects the notion that he pretended to spray gunfire toward former teammates after hitting a 3-pointer in front of New Orleans' bench during a 126-111 victory over the Pelicans on Sunday night.

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Six Pistons score in double figures to lead Detroit past Nets

NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 19 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 106-92 win over the Brooklyn Nets Sunday. Cunningham was one of six players in double figures for Detroit.

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Luka Doncic scores 32 points, Mavericks overwhelm Banchero-less Magic 108-85

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Daniel Gafford scored a season-high 18 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Orlando Magic 108-85 on Sunday night.

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Jalen Johnson's 29 points lead the Hawks past the depleted Pelicans, 126-111

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored 29 points and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a four-game skid with a 126-111 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.

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Zion Williamson scratched from the Pelicans' lineup against Hawks with hamstring tightness

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans forward Zion Williamson was scratched from the lineup for Sunday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks. The club said Williamson has right hamstring tightness.

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Six Pistons score in double figures to lead Detroit past Nets 106-92

NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 19 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 106-92 win over the Brooklyn Nets Sunday. Cunningham was one of six players in double figures for Detroit.

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Atlanta faces conference rival Boston

Boston Celtics (6-1, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (2-4, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston plays Atlanta for an Eastern Conference matchup.

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