Basketball

Magic hand Knicks season-high third straight loss with 103-94 victory

NEW YORK (AP) — Cole Anthony scored 24 points, Wendell Carter Jr. had a season-high 19 off the bench and the Orlando Magic shut down a New York Knicks team missing Karl-Anthony Towns for a 103-94 victory on Monday night.

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Lillard paces Bucks in 128-104 win over struggling Raptors

TORONTO — Damian Lillard scored 25 points, while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 11 more with 13 assists and 12 rebounds in the Milwaukee Bucks 128-104 win against the Toronto Raptors on Monday.

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Bradley Beal comes off the bench to score 25 as Suns top 76ers 109-99 to end 4-game skid

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Beal came off the bench for the first time in nine years and scored 25 points as the Phoenix Suns ended a four-game skid with a 109-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

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Cade Cunningham leads Pistons' rally for 118-115 win over Blazers and rare .500 record

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 32 points and nine assists as the Detroit Pistons reached .500 for the first time after New Year's Day since 2019 with a 118-115 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Tim Hardaway Jr.

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Knicks without NBA rebounding leader Towns because of sore knee against injury-depleted Magic

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns is sidelined Monday night with a sore right knee, leaving the New York Knicks without the NBA's leading rebounder for their game against the Orlando Magic.

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Sixers center Joel Embiid sidelined for game against the Suns due to left foot sprain

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid will be sidelined for the Philadelphia 76ers' game against the Phoenix Suns on Monday night due to a left foot sprain.

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Poor three-point defence costs Toronto Raptors in loss to Orlando Magic

TORONTO — Stopping the Orlando Magic's three-point shooting should have been easy. Orlando was making a league-worst 30.6 per cent of its three-point attempts heading into Friday night's game against the Toronto Raptors.

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Jimmy Butler wants to leave the Heat. Pat Riley has been in this spot many times before

MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley turns 80 in a couple of months. The Miami Heat president has not revealed any retirement timetable.

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Houston faces Washington, aims for 4th straight road win

Houston Rockets (23-12, second in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (6-27, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m.

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Atlanta plays Utah, aims to stop road losing streak

Atlanta Hawks (18-18, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (9-25, 14th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will aim to break its three-game road skid when the Hawks face Utah.

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