Basketball

Antetokounmpo and Bucks shake off sluggish 1st half, rally to beat the Pacers 120-112

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo shook off a four-point first half and finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 19-point deficit and beat the Indiana Pacers 120-112 on Tuesday.

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Jayson Tatum scores 23, Celtics rout Toronto 125-71 as Raptors' losing streak hits 11 games

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 18 of his 23 points in Boston's dominant third quarter, and the Celtics routed Toronto 125-71 on Tuesday, extending the Raptors' losing streak to 11 games.

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Amen Thompson suspended 2 games, Terry Rozier suspended 1 game for roles in Rockets-Heat fight

MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has suspended Houston's Amen Thompson for two games and Miami's Terry Rozier for one game over their roles in a skirmish in the final moments of the Rockets-Heat game on Sunday night.

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Jimmy Butler is planning to play Wednesday for the Heat, but his future remains unsettled

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler plans to play for the Miami Heat on Wednesday. And after that, who knows.

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Fox has 33 points, Kings beat Mavericks 110-100 as Christie wins first after becoming interim coach

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 33 points, and the Sacramento Kings beat the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 110-100 on Monday night to give Doug Christie his first win as the interim head coach after the Kings fired Mike Brown last week.

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Kings' interim coach Doug Christie gets 1st win after taking over for Mike Brown

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

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Utah faces New York, aims to halt 4-game skid

Utah Jazz (7-24, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (23-10, third in the Eastern Conference) New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah heads into the matchup against New York after losing four games in a row.

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Detroit faces Orlando in conference matchup

Orlando Magic (20-14, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (14-18, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit hosts Orlando in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

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Philadelphia plays Sacramento on 3-game win streak

Philadelphia 76ers (12-17, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (14-19, 12th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m.

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Atlanta faces Denver on 4-game win streak

Atlanta Hawks (18-15, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (18-13, sixth in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta seeks to extend its four-game win streak with a victory over Denver.

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