Basketball

VanVleet scores 37 as surging Rockets beat sliding Heat 102-98

MIAMI (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 37 points and the surging Houston Rockets won their ninth straight, beating the Miami Heat 102-98 Friday night.

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Dinwiddie and Washington lead Mavericks past Pistons 123-117, ending 4-game losing streak

DALLAS (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 31 points while P.J. Washington Jr. added 27, with a season-high five 3-pointers, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 123-117 on Friday night.

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Nets' Watford, Pacers' Nembhard each fined $35,000 for on-court altercation

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Brooklyn Nets swingman Trendon Watford and Indiana Pacers forward Myles Turner $35,000 each on Friday for an altercation in a game this week.

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Sochan, Johnson fuel Spurs rally past injury-depleted 76ers, 128-120

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jeremy Sochan had 23 points, Keldon Johnson added 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs rallied to close on an 11-3 run and beat the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers 128-120 on Friday night.

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Randle scores 20 points and Timberwolves stomp Pelicans 134-93 to keep pace in Western Conference

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves avoided losing to one of the Western Conference's worst teams for the second time in three days with a 134-93 victory over the New Orleans Pe

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 and Thunder with 5th straight, 141-106 over Hornets

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fifth in a row, 141-106 over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s top scorer at 33.

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Pistons' Tim Hardaway Jr. leaves return to Dallas early with right ankle sprain

DALLAS (AP) — Detroit Pistons guard Tim Hardaway Jr. left Friday night's game at Dallas midway through the second period with a right ankle sprain. Hardaway stepped on the foot of Dallas’ P.J. Washington Jr. and went down with 6:02 left in the half.

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Banchero scores 30 as Magic cruise past Wizards, 120-105

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 30 points and the Orlando Magic eased to a 120-105 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Wendell Carter Jr.

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Hawks center Clint Capela is expected to miss remainder of regular season with left hand injury

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season with an injury to his left hand. The Hawks said Friday an MRI showed Capela had a ligament injury in the fourth metacarpal of his hand.

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Jimmy Butler's presence on the court and in locker room has sparked the Warriors' resurgence

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jimmy Butler had places to be, and he loudly let everybody know it. He needed to immediately rush off from a game to teach a late-night dominoes lesson.

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