Basketball

Green, VanVleet lead Rockets past Suns, 118-109. Phoenix star Booker injures ankle

PHOENIX (AP) — Jalen Green scored 34 points, Fred VanVleet added 24 and the Houston Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns 118-109 on Saturday night to split a two-game series. “This is who we want to be every night,” said Green, who hit six 3-pointers.

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Anfernee Simons scores 30 points, Trail Blazers beat Grizzlies 107-100 in OT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 20 of his 30 points in the second half and overtime and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 107-100 on Saturday night after overcoming a 13-point deficit in the final nine minutes.

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LeBron James reaches 40,000 points in Lakers' 124-114 loss to Nuggets

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points, but Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 10 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets made a late push to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 124-114 on Saturday night.

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Butler scores 37 points, Heat top Jazz 126-120 for 10th win in last 13 games

MIAMI (AP) — Every Jazz-Heat game in Miami for the last seven seasons has played out the same way. They've all been close, all the way to the end. And Miami wins.

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Lakers sign Harry Giles III to two-way contract looking for more depth at center

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers signed center Harry Giles III to a two-way contract on Saturday. Giles, 25, averaged 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 16 games for the Brooklyn Nets this season before he was waived on Feb. 8.

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Bridges scores 38 points, Nets beat Hawks 114-102 for sweep of two-game series

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 38 points and the Brooklyn Nets rolled past the Atlanta Hawks for the second straight game, 114-102 on Saturday.

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New York takes on Cleveland on 4-game losing streak

New York Knicks (34-26, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (39-20, second in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York aims to break its four-game skid with a victory against Cleveland.

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Dallas puts home win streak on the line against Philadelphia

Philadelphia 76ers (34-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (34-26, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Sunday, 1 p.m.

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Edwards and the Timberwolves host conference foe Los Angeles

Los Angeles Clippers (38-20, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (42-18, first in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles takes on Minnesota in Western Conference action Sunday.

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Memphis faces Portland, aims to halt 4-game skid

Portland Trail Blazers (16-42, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (20-40, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Grizzlies -1.

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