Basketball

Jokic leads Nuggets past Blazers for 14th straight home win

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 36 points as part of his 13th triple-double of the season to offset a 44-point performance from Damian Lillard, and the Denver Nuggets won their 14th straight home game by topping the Portland Trail Blazers 122-113 on T

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Honey Badgers unable to upset Libertadores in Champions League Americas

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Brampton Honey Badgers continue to struggle against competition in the First Basketball Champions League Americas.

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Johnson hits career-high 36, Spurs top Nets, end 5-game skid

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson had a career-high 36 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs snapped a five-game skid with a 106-98 win over the injury slowed Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.

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Holiday scores 37, Bucks beat Raptors 130-122

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 37 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Toronto Raptors 130-122 on Tuesday night.

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Malone out for Nuggets due to protocols, Adelman steps in

DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets assistant coach David Adelman once served as a ball boy for the Portland Trail Blazers. His dad was a successful coach of the Blazers, too.

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37.0 at 38: LeBron James goes on scoring tear after birthday

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At a time in life when all but the world's greatest athletes are slowing down, LeBron James has picked up speed. James turned 38 years old on Dec. 30, deep in his 20th season in the NBA.

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Raptors sign guard-forward Joe Wieskamp to second 10-day contract

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed Joe Wieskamp to a second 10-day contract. The six-foot-six, 205-pound guard-forward appeared in one game with Toronto’s G League affiliate during his first 10-day contract with the Raptors.

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Hawks sign former UNLV guard Williams to 2-way contract

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks signed former UNLV and Texas guard Donovan Williams to a two-way contract on Tuesday. Williams, 21, averaged 15.5 points in 26 games, including 19 starts, for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League this season.

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Analysis: In Paris, Quin Snyder briefly gets back to work

PARIS (AP) — Quin Snyder was back in his element. Sweats, sneakers, T-shirt. Evaluating players, sharing ideas, connecting with new people and reconnecting with some others. He was coaching again. For two days, anyway. It’s a start.

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LeBron drops 48, Lakers beat Rockets 140-132 to snap skid

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had a season-high 48 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in his third 40-point performance since turning 38 less than three weeks ago, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game skid with a 140-132 victory ove

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