Basketball

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cole Anthony scored 17 of his 21 points in the second quarter and the Orlando Magic routed the Charlotte Hornets 112-92 on Tuesday night to clinch at least a play-in berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) — Zion Williamson scored 28 points and wowed the Barclays Center crowd with a high-flying alley-oop dunk , and New Orleans beat Brooklyn. CJ McCollum added 16 points, Larry Nance Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jalen Green tied a career high with 42 points, and the Houston Rockets closed the third quarter on a 25-6 run en route to their sixth straight victory, 137-114 over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves were without their top three big men for a key matchup Tuesday night with the Denver Nuggets. A head injury sidelined Naz Reid and a sprained left rib kept Rudy Gobert out for the third straight game.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Lakers big man Christian Wood had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday in the latest injury setback for Los Angeles' depth players.

MIES, Switzerland — The groups have been set for the men's and women's basketball tournaments at the Paris Olympics this summer.

The NCAA entered into its first NIL licensing deal allowing the use of the March Madness logo to Topps trading cards featuring basketball stars Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Zach Edey and Tristen Newton.

TORONTO — Darko Rajakovic remembers what it's like to be an eager young basketball coach, trying to absorb as much as possible from more experienced teachers.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell could miss at least another week after breaking his nose in Cleveland's loss at Houston last weekend.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker has been stepping up in a time of need for the Minnesota Timberwolves.