Basketball

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 17 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks, reserve Troy Brown Jr.

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum had 21 and the Boston Celtics routed the Chicago Bulls 124-97 on Tuesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers did everything in their power to stay in the NBA In-Season Tournament. Once again, the New York Knicks did more.

NEW YORK (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie scored 23 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 115-103 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night to win their third straight game, but were knocked out of the NBA In-Season Tournament.

DETROIT (AP) — Kyle Kuzma had 32 points and 12 rebounds as the Washington Wizards ended a nine-game losing streak with a 126-107 rout of the Detroit Pistons on Monday in a battle of the NBA's worst teams.

DENVER (AP) — SGA for MVP has a certain ring to it. The notion isn't far-fetched, either.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Russell Westbrook got into an extended verbal exchange with a fan late in the Los Angeles Clippers’ loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Denver Nuggets were undermanned, on the road and playing the second night of a back-to-back without Nikola Jokic.

Los Angeles Lakers (10-8, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (2-15, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit heads into the matchup with Los Angeles as losers of 14 in a row.

Utah Jazz (6-11, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (3-13, 14th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis looks to end its eight-game home skid with a victory against Utah.