Basketball

Pistons wrap up their first playoff spot since 2018-19 with 117-105 victory over the Raptors

TORONTO (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points, Jalen Duren had 21 points and 18 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 117-105 on Friday night to wrap up their first playoff berth since 2018-19.

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Green scores 34 as Rockets snap Thunder's 11-game winning streak with 125-111 victory

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green had 34 points, Alperen Sengun added 31 and the Houston Rockets snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder's 11-game winning streak with a 125-111 victory Friday night.

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Hardaway has 23 points as Pistons top Raptors 117-105; Detroit clinches playoff berth

TORONTO — Tim Hardaway Jr. had 23 points as the Detroit Pistons fended off the Toronto Raptors 117-105 on Friday to clinch a playoff berth.

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Turner, Siakam power Pacers to 140-112 victory over Jazz

INDIANPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner had 26 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Utah Jazz 140-112 on Friday night for their third straight victory.

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Kings beat Hornets 125-102 to maintain hold on 10th spot in the West

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Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick to miss end of Toronto Raptors season with injuries

TORONTO — Brandon Ingram won't make his Toronto Raptors debut this season. Head coach Darko Rajakovic offered an update on Ingram before Toronto hosted the Detroit Pistons on Friday.

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Jalen Brunson nears return from sprained ankle, with Knicks calling him questionable for Saturday

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson could return to the New York Knicks this weekend after practicing with the team Friday for the first time since spraining his right ankle about a month ago.

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NBA fines Grizzlies' Ja Morant $75,000 for continued finger-gun gestures, after warning him to stop

MIAMI (AP) — Ja Morant showed off an imaginary gun. The NBA hit back with a real fine. A day after Morant again used his aiming-a-gun gesture to celebrate making 3-pointers, the Grizzlies’ star was fined $75,000 by the league Friday.

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Philadelphia takes on Minnesota, aims to end 10-game skid

Minnesota Timberwolves (45-32, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (23-54, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Saturday, 7 p.m.

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Warriors play the Nuggets on 4-game win streak

Denver Nuggets (47-30, third in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (45-31, fifth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -2.5; over/under is 233.

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