Basketball

Morant and Bane help Grizzlies hang on to beat Pelicans 107-104

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ja Morant scored 32 points and Desmond Bane added 30 to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the New Orleans Pelicans 107-104 on Sunday night.

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Clippers coach Tyronn Lue misses game against Kings because of back pain

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue missed his team’s game against the Sacramento Kings because of back pain. Lue attended his pre-game session with media on Sunday night and gave no indication he was having any issue.

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NBA fines Pacers forward Pascal Siakam $25,000 for confronting game officials

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam $25,000 on Sunday for how he confronted and used profane language to game officials.

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Mavs' injuries have reached the absurd with stars Irving and Davis already sidelined

DALLAS (AP) — Dwight Powell walked to the bench with blood streaming down his forehead while teammate Kessler Edwards lay flat on his back holding his head.

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Booker and Durant help Suns hold off injury-depleted Mavs 125-116

DALLAS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 24 points, Kevin Durant had 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 125-116 on Sunday.

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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder top Nuggets 127-103 in matchup of West leaders

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Canadian star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 127-103 on Sunday in a matchup between the top two teams in the Western Conference.

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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder top Nuggets 127-103 in matchup of West leaders

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 127-103 on Sunday in a matchup between the top two teams in the Western Conference.

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Swiss-Canadian forward Kyshawn George learning on the job with Washington Wizards

TORONTO — Kyshawn George danced and bobbed as he moved around the visitors locker-room at Scotiabank Arena as Sexyy Red's "Get It Sexyy" blasted from a nearby portable speaker.

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Portland hosts Detroit for cross-conference contest

Detroit Pistons (35-29, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (28-36, 12th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pistons -2.5; over/under is 231.

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Pelicans take on the Grizzlies on 3-game skid

Memphis Grizzlies (39-24, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (17-47, 14th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Grizzlies -8.5; over/under is 239.

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