Basketball

Charlotte plays Cleveland on home skid

Cleveland Cavaliers (20-3, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (6-16, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m.

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Mavericks take on the Raptors, aim for 7th straight win

Dallas Mavericks (15-8, third in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (7-16, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will try to prolong its six-game win streak with a victory over Toronto.

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Indiana plays Chicago on 8-game road slide

Indiana Pacers (9-14, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (10-13, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m.

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Cavs improve to 13-1 at home after beating Nuggets 126-114

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Darius Garland added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 13-1 at home with a 126-114 victory Thursday night over the Denver Nuggets, who wasted a triple-double by Nikola Jokic.

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Jonathan Kuminga scores career-high 33 points, Warriors beat Rockets 99-93 to snap 5-game skid

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonathan Kuminga scored a career-high 33 points and made two crucial layups over the final 1:04, and the Golden State Warriors snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Houston Rockets 99-93 on Thursday night.

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Marcus Smart scores 18 points, hits clinching free throws in Grizzlies' 115-110 win over Kings

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marcus Smart scored 18 points — the last two on clinching free throws with 2.9 seconds left — and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Sacramento Kings 115-110 on Thursday night.

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Vucevic, Dosunmu lead Bulls to season-high output in 139-124 win over Spurs with Wembanyama out

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had a season-high 39 points, Ayo Dosunmu had 27 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-124 on Thursday night with Victor Wembanyama sidelined with a back injury.

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Ingram scores 29 points and healthier Pelicans top the Suns 126-124 to snap a 9-game skid

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 29 points in his return from a five-game absence, Herb Jones capped off his first game back from a shoulder injury by blocking Devin Booker's last-second shot, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a nine-game

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Move over Magic: Nuggets star Nikola Jokic goes past Johnson on career list with 139th triple-double

CLEVELAND (AP) — There are moments when Nikola Jokic does things on the court that seem to defy reason — almost magical. On Thursday, he passed a player who had the same remarkable skill.

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Anunoby and Towns help the Knicks blow it open on the way to a 125-101 rout of the Hornets

NEW YORK (AP) — OG Anunoby scored 15 of his 25 points during a third quarter in which he also blocked consecutive 3-point shots on opposite sides of the floor, helping the New York Knicks pull away to beat the Charlotte Hornets 125-101 on Thursday ni

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