Basketball

Detroit plays Toronto on 14-game home slide

Toronto Raptors (12-19, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (2-29, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Raptors -4.

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Bane and the Grizzlies host conference foe Sacramento

Sacramento Kings (18-12, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (10-21, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Sunday, 8 p.m.

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Trail Blazers beat Spurs 134-128 to split 2-game set in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore.

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Tyrese Maxey scores 42 points, 76ers outlast Rockets 131-127 without injured Joel Embiid

HOUSTON (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had 42 points and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers outlasted the Houston Rockets 131-127 on Friday night.

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Booker scores 35 points, Beal returns to help Suns hand Hornets 10th straight loss, 133-119

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points and the Phoenix Suns, with Bradley Beal back on the court, beat Charlotte 133-119 on Friday night to hand the Hornets their 10th consecutive loss.

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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40, Thunder snap Nuggets' 6-game win streak with 119-93 victory

DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, 17 in the decisive third quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame another efficient shooting game from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 119-93 on Friday night.

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Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero help Magic beat Knicks 117-108

ORLANDO, Fla.

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Brown scores 31 points, sets up Kornet's tiebreaking basket as Celtics beat Raptors 120-118

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown returned from a one-game absence to score 31 points and fed Luke Kornet for the tiebreaking basket as the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 120-118 on Friday night.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 34, leads Bucks to a 119-111 win over the Cavaliers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 16 rebounds, Damian Lillard scored 24 of his 31 points in the second half, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 on Friday night.

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Tyrese Maxey scores 42 points, short-handed 76ers outlast Rockets 131-127

HOUSTON (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had 42 points and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers outlasted the Houston Rockets 131-127 on Friday night. “That was a good level of aggressiveness for him tonight,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said.

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