Basketball

Wiggins scores 35 points and Thunder roll over Jazz 145-111 for 31st road victory

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Aaron Wiggins scored 35 points and Isaiah Joe added 32 on a career-high 10 3-pointers to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 145-111 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

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Jokic clinches triple-double average, Murray returns in the Nuggets' 117-109 win over the Grizzlies

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic became the third player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season , Jamal Murray hit several clutch shots in his return and the Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-109 on Friday night.

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Anthony Davis gets first triple-double of the season to lead Mavericks past Raptors 124-102

DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 124-102 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

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Timberwolves beat depleted Nets 117-91 behind Gobert's 35 points to close in on top-6 finish

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert matched his career high with 35 points and had 11 rebounds for Minnesota in a 117-91 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night that put the Timberwolves on the brink of a top-six finish that would avoid the play-in

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Knicks shrug off 0-8 record vs Cavaliers and Celtics, but know they don't appear playoff-ready

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks aren't worried about what their 0-8 record against Cleveland and Boston might mean in the playoffs. After all, they know the way they are playing now might not even be good enough to beat Detroit.

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Julian Phillips scores a career-high 23 points and Bulls rout Wizards 119-89

CHICAGO (AP) — Julian Phillips scored a career-high 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Nikola Vucevic finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 119-89 on Friday night.

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Anthony Davis gets first triple-double of the season to lead Mavericks past Raptors 124-102

DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 124-102 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

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Adebayo has 23 points and 12 rebounds as the Heat pound the Pelicans 153-104.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 23 points and 12 rebounds in just 22 minutes, and the Miami Heat defeated reeling and injury-depleted New Orleans 153-104 on Friday night in what became the Pelicans' most lopsided regular-season loss in franchise h

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Garland rallies Cavs to 108-102 win over No. 3 seed Knicks, who finish 0-8 vs East's top 2 teams

NEW YORK (AP) — Darius Garland scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers' comeback from 23 points down for a 108-102 victory Friday night over the New York Knicks, who finished 0-8 against the top two teams in t

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Celtics rout the Hornets 130-94 for their 60th victory of the season

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 22 points, Sam Hauser had 20 and the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets 130-94 on Friday night for their 60th victory of the season. The teams will meet again in Boston on Sunday.

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