Basketball

Nuggets secure No. 4 seed in Western Conference with 126-111 rout of Rockets

HOUSTON (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic added 18 each and the Denver Nuggets clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.

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Connaughton has career-high 43 points as Bucks beat Pistons 140-133 in OT to close regular season

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pat Connaughton had a career-high 43 points and a season-high 11 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 140-133 in overtime on Sunday to close the regular season on an eight-game winning streak.

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Sabonis, Valanciunas lead Kings past Suns in finale

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Domantas Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas each had a double-double, and Sacramento clinched homecourt advantage for the Kings first play-in game, beating the Phoenix Suns 109-98 on Sunday.

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Pat Connaughton joins exclusive fraternity by collecting 43 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists for Bucks

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The list of players who were known to have collected at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a single game for the Milwaukee Bucks before Sunday only included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton

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In Year 20, the Spurs' Chris Paul starts all 82 games. And he made some history in the process

In Year 20, Chris Paul started all 82. And he made some NBA history in the process. Paul was in the San Antonio Spurs' starting lineup for their season finale on Sunday, making him the first player to ever make 82 starts this deep into a career.

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Pacers rally from 23-point deficit in 4th quarter to defeat Cavaliers 126-118 in double overtime

CLEVELAND (AP) — Quenton Jackson scored 21 points, RayJ Dennis had seven points in the second overtime and the Indiana Pacers rallied for a 126-118 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday after trailing by 23 with 7:35 remaining in regulation.

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Celtics star Jaylen Brown received injections in right knee, coach Joe Mazzulla says

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla on Sunday confirmed a report that Jaylen Brown received injections during the week to help his troublesome right knee that’s limited his playing time the past month.

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Landry Shamet scores 29 after replacing Bridges after 6 seconds, leads Knicks past Nets 113-105

NEW YORK (AP) — Landry Shamet scored a season-high 29 points, playing starter's minutes after replacing Mikal Bridges just 6 seconds into the game, and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-105 on Sunday.

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Bub Carrington hits game-winner as time expires to lift Wizards past play-in bound Heat 119-118

MIAMI (AP) — Tristan Vukcevic had 28 points and 11 rebounds, Justin Champagnie added 27 points and Bub Carrington banked in a game-winner as time expired to put the Washington Wizards over the Miami Heat 119-118 on Sunday in both teams' regular-seaso

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Bulls get ready for NBA play-in game with 122-102 win over 76ers in regular-season finale

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Huerter hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls warmed-up for the play-in game with a 122-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The Bulls are the No.

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