Basketball

Gilgeous-Alexander and Oklahoma City visit Doncic and the Mavericks

Oklahoma City Thunder (11-15, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (13-13, 11th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Monday, 8:30 p.m.

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Tatum, Celtics set for matchup against the Clippers

Boston Celtics (21-6, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (15-13, seventh in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jayson Tatum leads Boston into a matchup against Los Angeles.

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Lillard has 36 points, Trail Blazers beat Timberwolves

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 36 points and eight assists, Anfernee Simons added 31 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-118 on Saturday night.

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Jokic scores 31 in triple-double, Nuggets top depleted Jazz

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his 80th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets held off the undermanned Utah Jazz 115-110 on Saturday night.

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CEBL's Honey Badgers fall 94-82 to Real Esteli for second straight loss at BCLA

QUERÉTARO CITY, Mexico — The Brampton Honey Badgers are off to a rough start at the Basketball Champions League Americas.

Dec 10, 2022 11:09 PM Read more >

Warriors beat Celtics 123-107 in NBA Finals rematch

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 34 points, Splash Brother Stephen Curry added 32 with six 3-pointers and Golden State beat the Boston Celtics 123-107 on Saturday night in a rematch of this year’s NBA Finals won by the Warriors in six games.

Dec 10, 2022 10:54 PM Read more >

DeRozan, Bulls rout Luka-less Mavericks, 144-115

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and nine rebounds and the Chicago Bulls took advantage of NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic's absence to rout the Dallas Mavericks 144-115 on Saturday night. Doncic sat out with a strained right quadriceps.

Dec 10, 2022 9:52 PM Read more >

Thompson scores 34, Warriors beat Celtics in Finals rematch

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Six months later, the Splash Brothers were still feeling it from all over the court against the Celtics and delivered one of their team's signature wins of the season so far.

Dec 10, 2022 9:43 PM Read more >

Clippers edge Wizards 114-107 in Wall's return to Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall stole the ball and then sank a jumper, and although he was a member of the visiting team now, the fans in Washington still sounded impressed.

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Vaughn defends Nets decision to rest most of top rotation

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — First, Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn had to convince All-Star forward Kevin Durant to stay home Saturday night. Then he tried to explain why the Nets opted to rest their top seven scorers against Indiana.

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