Basketball

CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Jokic was ejected in the second quarter. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was held out in the second half after a collision with Nikola Vucevic. Jamal Murray didn't play at all. The rest of the Denver Nuggets picked up the slack.

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Jaylen Brown also scored 25 and the Boston Celtics remained unbeaten at home with a 120-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic is piling up the minutes with All-Star sidekick Kyrie Irving sidelined by a bruised foot. When his back cooperates, Tim Hardaway Jr. feels the responsibility to pile up the points when Irving isn't out there.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey has a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the rest of the season.

CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman are the headliners for the inaugural class for the Chicago Bulls' Ring of Honor. The Bulls unveiled their plans for the Ring of Honor on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam can't deny that the Raptors have taken some hard knocks during slump that has seen Toronto lose six of their past seven games. But Siakam says there's a lot more fight left in him and his teammates.

RJ Barrett can't help but smile when he talks about playing for Canada's men's basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. "It's going to be fun, it's going to be exciting," Barrett said in a recent interview.

Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference standings will face off this week when the Boston Celtics host a pair of games against the ... Orlando Magic? No, that's not a misprint.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 132-127 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.

DETROIT (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 30 points and the Indiana Pacers handed the Detroit Pistons their 20th straight loss, 131-123 on Monday night.