INDIANAPOLIS — — Anthony Edwards tied his season high with 44 points, made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:11 left and made a spectacular block at the buzzer to give the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves a 113-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Edwards flew out to reject a last-second layup from the Pacers’ Aaron Nesmith, hitting his head on the rim as time expired. He screamed, flexed his muscles and thumped Rudy Gobert’s chest in celebration. Gobert added 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who played without All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns. Minnesota moved into first place in the…
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DETROIT — Jaden Ivey scored 34 points and Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 11 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to their first home victory since January, 118-112 against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Detroit (10-52) had lost nine of 10 games and hadn’t won a home game since a 120-104 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Jan. 28. “I told the guys you have to do enough to win the game,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “We had to dig deep, but we made enough plays down the stretch.” Dennis Schroder scored a game-high 31 points…
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WOLVES GAME DAYat Cleveland Cavaliers, 6:30 p.m. Friday TV; radio: BSNX; iHeartRadio app Statistics and analysis: Tap here Odds: Riders by 1. Pre-match reading: Karl-Anthony Towns out due to meniscus injury, severity unknown. Opening bell: The Wolves will play their second game of a six-game trip to Cleveland, and this will mark their fourth straight game since the All-Star break. The Wolves are 7-2 late in back-to-back games this season, but both losses came on the road. Look at him: Darius Garland will take on a significant portion of the Cavaliers’ offensive responsibilities without Donovan Mitchell. Garland is averaging 18.2…
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to become the second NBA player to record five consecutive 30-point triple-doubles, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 114- 108 Thursday evening.Doncic matched Russell Westbrook, who had five straight 30-point triple-doubles in 2017 for Oklahoma City. The All-Star, who leads the league in scoring, also became the first player in history with four consecutive triple-doubles of 35 points.However, this was the first of these games that Dallas won. The Mavericks ended a three-game skid.“It’s great, especially when it comes to a win,” Doncic said.Doncic shot…
PHOENIX — — Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Grayson Allen added 26 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Toronto Raptors 120-113 on Thursday night. Bradley Beal had 20 points and eight assists for the Suns, who never trailed. Durant shot 11 of 19 from the field while Allen scored all of his goals in the first half, setting a franchise record with seven 3-pointers in the first quarter. Gary Trent Jr. led Toronto with 30 points. Immanuel Quickley added 21 points and 17 assists, while RJ Barrett scored 23. The Suns – playing without injured All-Star guard Devin Booker –…
THE Boston Celtics had their revenge with the Denver Nuggets Thursday in Mile High City. Boston, which lost 102-100 in the first meeting on January 19, sought revenge and evened the season series. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were available to lead the Celtics. The first quarter started like the game ended two months ago. Both teams quickly tried to impose their will on the other and exchanged shots. As expected, Tatum and Brown fired for Boston. The defending champions relied on a more balanced scoreline to take on the Eastern Conference powerhouse. Every player, Nuggets coach Mike Malone, has…
Getty Domantas Sabonis of Kings On March 6, Domantas Sabonis recorded his 44th consecutive double-double. THE Kings of Sacramento defeated the the Los Angeles Lakers 130-120, with Sabonis having 16 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists. Sabonis now has 57 double-doubles this season, just 15 short of the all-time record for most double-doubles in a season.The Kings have 21 games left on their schedule, which means Sabonis has a real chance to break the record if he can maintain this pace. The Kings’ next game will be against the San Antonio Spurs on March 7.Examine the numbersSabonis has dominated the…
THE Chicago Bulls hoped to avoid a sweep against the Warriors of the Golden State when they met again on Thursday. Chicago lost 140-131 on January 12, but that gave the Dubs a scare before finally succumbing. DeMar DeRozan and Coby White led the Bulls on the road against the Warriors. Golden State opened the game with a balanced score. Draymond Green had seven points while Klay Thompson came off the bench to add nine. Steph Curry went 1 of 6, including 1 of 4 from deep. Nikola Vucevic sizzled in the first quarter with 13 points, but everyone else…
The New York Knicks (35-27) host the Orlando Magic (37-26) after losing six consecutive games at home. The Knicks are favored by just 1.5 points in the game which begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 8, 2024.Place your bets on any NBA game at BetMGM, and sign up with our link for a first deposit bonus!Magic vs Knicks game information and oddsDate: Friday March 8, 2024Time: 7:30 p.m. ETHow to watch on TV: MSG and BSFLDirect: Watch this match on FuboLocation: New York City, New YorkPlace: Madison Square GardenCatch NBA action all season long on Fubo!Sign up for…