Basketball

Booker scores 40, Durant adds 32, Suns improve playoff position with a 122-101 win over Cavs

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 40 points, Kevin Durant added 32 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-101 on Wednesday night. The Suns have won six of their past eight, moving up to the No.

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Trail Blazers beat Hornets 89-86 to snap 10-game skid

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Scoot Henderson had 22 points and 10 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets 89-86 on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the league’s top three draft picks.

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Banchero's 32 points lifts Magic over Pelicans, Zion Williamson injures his finger

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The physical, swarming play of Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic so frustrated New Orleans that three Pelicans players were ejected in the game's final seconds.

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Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 35 points in Grizzlies' 111-101 win over Bucks

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 35 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to an 111-101 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

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Nets outlast Pacers 115-111, still eliminated from postseason contention

NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 27 points, rookie Noah Clowney had a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Indiana Pacers 115-111 on Wednesday night to split a home-and-home set.

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Edwards, Reid help Timberwolves rout Raptors 133-85 to move into tie for first in West

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 28 points, Naz Reid added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the short-handed Toronto Raptors 133-85 on Wednesday night to move into a tie for first-place in the Western Conference.

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Porzingis scores 27, Celtics earn home-court advantage in playoffs with 135-100 win over Thunder

BOSTON (AP) — Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault likened the Celtics' performance this season to that of a Ferrari. Boston's latest victory over the Thunder earned it yet another luxury with the playoffs fast approaching.

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Jalen Johnson has 28 points, 14 rebounds, Hawks clinch play-in berth with 121-113 win over Pistons

ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a 50-point effort by Detroit's Malachi Flynn for a 121-113 win over the Pistons on Wednesday night that clinched

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Davis leads Lakers to their 8th win in 9 games, scores 35 points in 125-120 victory over Wizards

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 19 of his 35 points in the first quarter and had 18 rebounds, helping the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards 125-120 on Wednesday night for their eighth victory in nine games.

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Scoot Henderson outduels Brandon Miller as Trail Blazers beat Hornets 89-86 to snap 10-game skid

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Scoot Henderson had 22 points and 10 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets 89-86 on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the league’s top three draft picks.

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