Basketball

Minnesota faces Los Angeles after Edwards' 44-point outing

Los Angeles Lakers (17-15, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (23-7, first in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Saturday, 8 p.m.

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Boston plays Toronto, aims for 16th straight home win

Toronto Raptors (12-18, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (24-6, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Celtics -9.

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Los Angeles faces Memphis in conference showdown

Memphis Grizzlies (10-20, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (18-12, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Clippers -6.5; over/under is 224.

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LeBron closes in on 39th birthday with 17 points, 11 assists in Lakers' 133-112 win over Hornets

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 17 points and 11 assists two days before his 39th birthday, Anthony Davis had 26 points and eight rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Charlotte Hornets to their ninth straight loss with a 133-112 victory T

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Wembanyama scores 30 points, Spurs snap 5-game skid with a 118-105 win over Trail Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 30 points, six rebounds, six assists and seven blocks and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-105 on Thursday night to snapped a five-game losing streak.

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Pistons match longest losing streak in NBA history at 28 games, falling 128-122 to Boston in OT

BOSTON (AP) — Hoping to avoid a 28th straight loss that would match the longest losing streak in NBA history, the Detroit Pistons forced overtime against the league-best Celtics on Thursday night before Boston recovered to win 128-122.

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Jokic perfect from field, line for 11th triple-double of the season, Nuggets beat Grizzlies 142-105

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic was perfect from the field and free throw line, finishing with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets posted their highest point total of the season in a 142-105 win over the short-handed Memphis Grizzl

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Anthony Edwards scores season-high 44, leads Timberwolves past Doncic-less Mavericks 118-110

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored a season-high 44 points and Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 118-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

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Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy III hit clutch baskets, Pelicans hold off Jazz 112-105

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram and Trey Murphy III made clutch shots from outside, Larry Nance Jr. provided intensity in the paint and the Pelicans broke their habit of falling apart at the end of close games.

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Tyrese Haliburton has 20 assists in Pacers' 120-104 victory over Bulls

CHICAGO (AP) — NBA assists leader Tyrese Haliburton had a career-high 20 without a turnover and scored 21 points to help the Indiana Pacers hold off the Chicago Bulls 120-104 on Thursday night.

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