Basketball

Banchero, Wagner fuel late rally as Magic move into 7th in East with a 116-105 win over Spurs

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Franz Wagner added 24 points and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-105 on Tuesday night.

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Coby White scores 28 and Bulls secure a spot in play-in tournament with 137-118 win over Raptors

CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White scored 28 points, Talen Horton Tucker had 27 points and the Chicago Bulls locked in a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament with a 137-118 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

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Sharpe and Avdija lead the Trail Blazers to a 127-113 win over the Hawks

ATLANTA (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe had 33 points and 10 rebounds and Deni Avdija finished with 32 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Atlanta Hawks 127-113 on Tuesday night.

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Bucks set team record for field-goal percentage in 133-123 victory over Suns

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points and the Milwaukee Bucks relied on a team-record shooting performance to snap a four-game skid by winning 133-123 over the slumping and short-handed Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.

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Anunoby scores 27 points as the Knicks win 105-91 and send the 76ers to their 9th straight loss

NEW YORK (AP) — OG Anunoby scored 27 points and the New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 105-91 on Tuesday night, sending the 76ers to their ninth straight loss.

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Nuggets without guard Jamal Murray, forward Michael Porter Jr. for game against Timberwolves

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets were without two big pieces of their offense in Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. for their game against the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

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NBA suspends 5 players for their roles in Pistons-Timberwolves altercation that spilled into stands

NEW YORK (AP) — Detroit's Isaiah Stewart was suspended for two games and four other players from the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves drew one-game suspensions for their roles in an on-court altercation between the teams earlier this week, the NBA

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Why college basketball coaches say the game no longer has the same appeal

More than the deep runs in March Madness , the 660 victories over 37 years or even the 20 or so players he coached who ended up making millions in the NBA, Leonard Hamilton is proud of a number he can count on one hand.

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Budenholzer doesn't expect Durant to be available throughout Suns' 3-game trip

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kevin Durant isn’t expected to play at all during the Phoenix Suns’ three-game trip after spraining his left ankle in a loss to Houston on Sunday. The Suns began their road swing Tuesday at Milwaukee.

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Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA Western Conference player of the month

NEW YORK — Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the NBA's Western Conference player of the month. The star guard from Hamilton averaged 34.7 points, 7.4 assists and 4.3 rebounds as the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder went 15-1 in March.

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