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Jazz out to halt road woes, face battered 76ers

Jazz out to halt road woes, face battered 76ers

The Utah Jazz have not won on the road in more than two months, but they have a reasonable opportunity to break that skid Sunday against the injury-riddled Philadelphia 76ers., ,Utah carries an 11-game road losing streak into this matchup, including the first two games of its current five-game trip....

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Suns out to gain on depleted Mavs in race for play-in spot

Suns out to gain on depleted Mavs in race for play-in spot

There are concerns that Anthony Davis will not play again this season for the embattled Dallas Mavericks, who will try to avoid a fifth successive defeat when they visit Phoenix to face the Suns on Sunday night.,Davis has made just one appearance for Dallas since the blockbuster trade in which Luka ...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Nuggets visit Thunder in battle of MVP candidates

Nuggets visit Thunder in battle of MVP candidates

The Denver Nuggets have been where the Oklahoma City Thunder are looking to go.,The Nuggets won the NBA title two seasons ago, and Denver's Nikola Jokic has done what Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a chance to do this season. ,Jokic has not only won the Most Valuable Player award but ha...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Coby White, Bulls set to face injury-plagued Heat

Coby White, Bulls set to face injury-plagued Heat

Coby White is peaking at the right time for the Chicago Bulls, who are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and hold the final spot in the NBA play-in tournament.,White will look to build on a career-best performance when the Bulls visit the Miami Heat on Saturday night.,White scored a career-hig...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Raptors, rested Wizards open 2-game set in Toronto

Raptors, rested Wizards open 2-game set in Toronto

The Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors are coming off of wins over the Utah Jazz as they open a two-game series in Toronto on Saturday night.,The difference is rest. The Wizards have not played since their 125-122 home victory over the Jazz on Wednesday. The Raptors defeated the Jazz 118-109 on ...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Nets vie for sweep of season series against Hornets

Nets vie for sweep of season series against Hornets

The Brooklyn Nets don't have any momentum nor a lot of accomplishments this season.,Unless they're playing the Charlotte Hornets.,The Nets will go for a sweep of the season series Saturday night in Charlotte in a matchup pitting two teams well outside the guaranteed playoff spots in the Eastern Conf...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic goes for 31-22-21 in OT win over Suns

NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic goes for 31-22-21 in OT win over Suns

Nikola Jokic produced 31 points, a career-high 22 assists and 21 rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets rallied after losing a 21-point lead to beat the Phoenix Suns 149-141 in overtime on Friday.,Jokic logged the first 30-20-20 stat line in NBA history. He notched his 29th triple-double of the season ...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Clippers pull away late, hand Knicks third straight loss

Clippers pull away late, hand Knicks third straight loss

James Harden scored 27 points and Kawhi Leonard added 20 as the Los Angeles Clippers won consecutive games for the first time in nearly a month with a 105-95 victory over the New York Knicks at Inglewood, Calif., ,Ivica Zubac scored 16 points with 14 rebounds, Nicolas Batum added 17 points while mak...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Nikola Jokic logs NBA's first 30-20-20 game as Nuggets win in OT

Nikola Jokic logs NBA's first 30-20-20 game as Nuggets win in OT

Nikola Jokic produced 31 points, a career-high 22 assists and 21 rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets rallied after losing a 21-point lead and beat the Phoenix Suns 149-141 in overtime on Friday.,Jokic logged the first 30-20-20 stat line in NBA history. He notched his 29th triple double of the season...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Kings rout Spurs in De'Aaron Fox's return to Sacramento

Kings rout Spurs in De'Aaron Fox's return to Sacramento

Zach LaVine poured in 36 points and DeMar DeRozan added 22 as the host Kings spoiled De'Aaron Fox's return to Sacramento, rolling to a 127-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday., ,The Kings shrugged off a slow start to sweep to a 14-point lead at halftime that they extended to 27 over the fir...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Streaking Warriors open homestand vs. surging Pistons

Streaking Warriors open homestand vs. surging Pistons

The red-hot Golden State Warriors can put away the suitcases for a while. They'll play their next seven games at home, beginning with a matchup against the much-improved Detroit Pistons on Saturday.,The Warriors have won 10 of their last 12 games, including a 4-1 road trip capped off by a 121-119 vi...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Celtics out to put an end to Lakers' win streak

Celtics out to put an end to Lakers' win streak

The Boston Celtics will attempt to cool off the visiting Los Angeles Lakers when two of the NBA's marquee franchises meet Saturday night.,The Lakers stretched their winning streak to eight games by beating the New York Knicks 113-109 in overtime on Thursday after trailing by 10 points midway through...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Hawks eye back-to-back wins vs. injury-riddled Pacers

Hawks eye back-to-back wins vs. injury-riddled Pacers

Meeting for the second time in three days, the Atlanta Hawks will look to sweep a two-game set with the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.,Atlanta used a 38-point fourth quarter on Thursday to earn a 124-118 win over the Pacers -- its first victory against Indiana since March 2023. The Hawks...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Magic aim to snap losing streak vs. Bucks

Magic aim to snap losing streak vs. Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks and visiting Orlando Magic find themselves on opposite trajectories ahead of their Eastern Conference matchup on Saturday.,Milwaukee carries a four-game winning streak, part of an 8-1 stretch in its last nine, into the last of four regular-season meetings with Orlando this season...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Timberwolves hang on to edge Heat for 4th straight win

Timberwolves hang on to edge Heat for 4th straight win

Julius Randle had a near triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves won their fourth straight game, defeating the Miami Heat 106-104 on Friday night.,Miami had a chance to win late. Duncan Robinson made a 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left. Minneso...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Short-handed Thunder roll past Trail Blazers

Short-handed Thunder roll past Trail Blazers

Aaron Wiggins scored 30 points and Jaylin Williams delivered his first career triple-double to lift the shorthanded Oklahoma City Thunder to a 107-89 home win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.,The win was the sixth straight for the Thunder, and perhaps their most unlikely of the season.,Okl...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Rockets look to start homestand strong in matchup vs. Pelicans

Rockets look to start homestand strong in matchup vs. Pelicans

The Houston Rockets won 10 of 11 road games during one blistering stretch that bridged December and January, a run so stellar it framed their recent road woes as unusually odd.,The Rockets snapped an eight-game road skid with their 109-97 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday, ending a stret...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Immanuel Quickley, Raptors extend Jazz's road skid

Immanuel Quickley, Raptors extend Jazz's road skid

Immanuel Quickley scored a season-best 34 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Utah Jazz 118-109 on Friday night.,Scottie Barnes added 22 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Raptors, who have won three straight. Ja'Kobe Walter scored 14 points, but did not play ...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Grizzlies close strong to snap skid with win over Mavericks

Grizzlies close strong to snap skid with win over Mavericks

Ja Morant scored seven of his game-high 31 points in the final 1:35 to lift the visiting Memphis Grizzlies past the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 122-111 on Friday night. The Grizzlies closed the game on a 14-3 run to snap a four-game losing streak.,Desmond Bane added 27 points and a career-high ...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

Cavaliers withstand last-ditch rally from Hornets for win

Cavaliers withstand last-ditch rally from Hornets for win

Donovan Mitchell poured in 24 points and Darius Garland posted 20 as the duo helped the Cleveland Cavaliers escape with a 118-117 win against the host Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.,Miles Bridges scored a career-high 46 points for the Hornets, who suffered their ninth consecutive loss.,Bridges m...

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|Sat Mar 08 2025

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