Basketball

Nikola Jokic helps Nuggets edge Celtics with his 20th triple-double of the season

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 20th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets withstood a furious fourth-quarter surge by Boston to beat the Celtics 115-109 on Thursday night and sweep their season series with the Eastern Conference

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DeRozan delivers in final minute, Curry goes down as Bulls beat Warriors 125-122

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry's troublesome right ankle buckled again, and that hurt as much as anything for the Golden State Warriors in yet another late-game defeat.

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Kevin Durant scores 35, Grayson Allen adds 26 and the Suns beat the Raptors 120-113

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Grayson Allen added 26 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Toronto Raptors 120-113 on Thursday night. Bradley Beal had 20 points and eight assists for the Suns, who never trailed.

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Luka Doncic records fifth consecutive 30-point triple-double in Mavs' 114-108 win over Heat

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to become the second NBA player to record five consecutive 30-point triple-doubles, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied past the Miami Heat 114-108 on Thursday night.

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Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns will have meniscus surgery, out at least 4 weeks

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns will have surgery next week to address a meniscus tear in his left knee, the Western Conference-leading Timberwolves announced Thursday night.

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Anthony Edwards scores 44, has spectacular last-second block as Wolves beat Pacers 113-111

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards matched his season high with 44 points, made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:11 to go and came up with a spectacular block at the buzzer to give the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves a 113-111 victory over the Ind

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Ivey, Cunningham lead Pistons to first home win since January, 118-112 over Brooklyn

DETROIT (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 34 points and Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 11 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to their first home win since January, 118-112 over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.

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Bulls assistant Fleming won't be disciplined for contact with Jazz's Collins, Donovan says

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming won't face discipline from the league after he made contact with John Collins in the final seconds of a 119-117 win at Utah on Wednesday night, Chicago coach Billy Donovan said Thursday.

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Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama likely to miss 2 games with sprained right ankle

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, already ruled out of Thursday night's game at Sacramento with a sprained right ankle, is expected to miss Saturday's game at Golden State, too.

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Patty Mills once beat the Heat in the NBA Finals. He's looking to make amends in Miami now

MIAMI (AP) — Patty Mills still remembers being upset when Miami beat San Antonio in the 2013 NBA Finals. And he knows Heat fans probably haven't forgiven him for his role in the Spurs topping the Heat the following season in the title-series rematch.

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