Basketball

Denver visits Cleveland on 3-game road skid

Denver Nuggets (9-3, first in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (6-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to stop its three-game road slide when the Nuggets play Cleveland.

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Charlotte faces New York on home skid

New York Knicks (7-5, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (3-8, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Knicks -6.5; over/under is 226.

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New Orleans faces conference rival Minnesota

Minnesota Timberwolves (8-3, third in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (6-6, ninth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Timberwolves -5; over/under is 220.

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Indiana puts home win streak on the line against Orlando

Orlando Magic (7-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (7-4, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 5 p.m.

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James has 35 and Lakers stay atop In-Season Tournament group with 107-95 win at Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LeBron James matched his season-high with 35 points and the Los Angeles Lakers handed the Portland Trail Blazers their sixth straight loss with a 107-95 victory in an In-Season Tournament game on Friday night.

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Kevin Durant scores 38 points as Phoenix Suns edge Utah Jazz 131-128

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 38 points and Devin Booker had 24 points and a career-high 15 assists to boost the Phoenix Suns to a 131-128 win over the Utah Jazz in an NBA In-Season Tournament game Friday night.

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Williamson and Ingram come through late to lift Pelicans past Nuggets 115-110

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram helped put Denver in a 20-point hole and also came through in the final minutes to stop Nikola Jokic and Co. from climbing all the way back.

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Franz Wagner scores 21 as Magic beat Bulls 103-97 after blowing another 19-point lead

CHICAGO (AP) — The Orlando Magic held the Chicago Bulls to 33 points in the first half once again and watched their lead slip away after going up by 19. Just as they did two nights earlier, they came away with the win.

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Celtics spoil Raptors' In-Season Tournament opener with 108-105 victory

TORONTO — It's all a matter of putting together a complete 48 minutes of good basketball for the Toronto Raptors.

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Darius Garland scores 28 points for the Cavaliers in a 108-100 win over Pistons in tournament play

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland had a season-high 28 points and Evan Mobley and Max Strus scored 18 apiece as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 108-100 in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Friday night, handing the Pistons their 10th consecutive

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