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Jayson Tatum's 3-pointer vs. Hornets could signal that he's elevating game following Achilles injury

With 5:57 remaining against the Charlotte Hornets, Jayson Tatum sized up forward Miles Bridges at the top of the key, used a ball fake to get the defender off balanced for just a moment, then quickly rose up and buried a 3-pointer without hesitation.

Alperen Sengun has 36 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists as Rockets beat Pelicans 134-102

Camara has 23 for the Trail Blazers in 123-88 rout of the Wizards

Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard help push Celtics past the Hornets 114-99

Jayson Tatum scored 32 points, Payton Pritchard added 28 points and the Boston Celtics defeated the cold-shooting Charlotte Hornets 114-99 for their third straight victory.

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Barnes has career-high 15 assists, Raptors score 31 straight points to rout slumping Magic 139-87

RJ Barrett scored 24 points, Scottie Barnes had 23 points and a career-high 15 assists, and the Toronto Raptors used a 31-point run to rout Orlando 139-87, handing the slumping Magic their seventh loss in eight games.

Nets rout Kings 116-99 to end 10-game losing streak

Pascal Siakam scores 30 points to give Pacers 135-118 victory that adds to Heat's struggles

Mathurin scores 28 to pace Clippers past short-handed Bucks 127-113

Green scores 31 points and Suns open up big lead early en route to a 134-109 rout of Jazz

Hawks withstand fourth-quarter surge by Kings in 123-113 victory as Snyder gets 500th win

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Knicks

Popper: Knicks will need Towns at his most dominant for postseason

Popper: Knicks big man Robinson adds vocal leadership with his defense

Knicks can't quite do what it takes to beat Thunder

Popper: The NBA's 65-game rule can cost some players dearly

Brooklyn Nets

Luka Doncic scores 41 points and gets his 16th technical foul in Lakers' 116-99 win over Nets

Warriors hand the Nets their ninth straight loss with a 109-106 victory

Butler hires alum Ronald Nored as men's basketball coach after Thad Matta's retirement

Bucks waive Cam Thomas and sign Pete Nance to multi-year contract

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Quin Snyder earns 500th career win as Hawks notch their 15th victory in 17 games

Cedic Coward scores 24 points, including key late free throws, as Grizzlies defeat Bulls 125-124

Embiid, George rally 76ers' to 118-114 win over Hornets, snap Charlotte's 5-game win streak

Harris scores 18, Pistons tighten grip on top seed in the East with a 109-87 win over Minnesota

Michigan's Nimari Burnett playing in his Chicago hometown for a spot in the Final Four

Lakers' Luka Doncic suspended for 1 game by NBA after his 16th technical foul

Stephon Castle gets triple-double as Spurs trounce Bucks 127-95 for eighth straight win

Grand Valley State women beat Indiana (PA) 72-49 to win second straight Division II championship

Luka Doncic faces a 1-game suspension after getting his 16th technical foul in Lakers' win over Nets

LeBron passes to Bronny for a 3-pointer and the NBA's first father-son assist, league says

Bagley scores 26 points and Mavericks snap a 5-game skid in a 100-93 win against Trail Blazers

Porzingis and Santos come up big for Warriors in 131-126 win over Wizards

Jokic's triple-double, Murray and Johnson hit late 3s to rally Nuggets by Jazz, 135-129

Grizzlies' GG Jackson complains that officials favor veterans such as Rockets' Kevin Durant

Kawhi Leonard's jumper sends Clippers past Pacers 114-113 after they come from 24 down

Jarrett Allen sparks Cavaliers in return from injury, scores 18 in blowout over Heat

Raptors beat the Pelicans 119-106 as Barnes has 23 points and 12 assists

Pritchard and Tatum help Celtics beat the Hawks 109-102 without Brown

Durant scored 25 points and leads fourth-quarter push as Rockets beat Grizzlies 119-109

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 and the Thunder use a 22-0 second-half run to beat the Bulls 131-113

Max Strus makes eight 3s scores 29, Jarrett Allen returns as Cavs roll to 149-128 win over Heat

Injured Warriors guard Stephen Curry set to return to 5-on-5 scrimmaging in the coming days

NBA fines Timberwolves' Naz Reid $50,000 for questioning officials' integrity

Sophomores shine for Michigan and Louisville in women's Sweet 16, plus an SEC rematch in Fort Worth

Timberwolves post NBA's largest overtime comeback on record from 13 points down to stun the Rockets

Magic stop 6-game losing streak by beating Kings 111-107 behind 30 points from Banchero

Jalen Duren's 30-point double-double leads Pistons past Pelicans 129-108

Longtime coaching friends Dusty May of Michigan and Nate Oats of Alabama to meet in Sweet 16

Henderson has 23 and the Trail Blazers rout the fading Bucks 130-99

Bulls guard Jaden Ivey and forward Jalen Smith will miss the rest of the season because of injuries

Jokic, Murray, put up historic numbers together in Nuggets' win

Wolves surge past Rockets in overtime 110-108 on game-closing 15-0 run capped by Randle's winner

Kawhi Leonard scores 27 as the Clippers beat the Raptors 119-94

Murray has 53 points and Jokic a huge triple-double to lift the Nuggets over the Mavs, 142-135

Led by Reese and Riley, Wizards snap 16-game losing streak, beat Jazz 133-110

Norman Powell scores 18, Heat use balanced attack to down Cavs 120-103 and snap 5-game skid

Rivers says Antetokounmpo is progressing but not yet healthy

Wembanyama dominates inside as Spurs trounce Grizzlies 123-98

Brown scores 31 as Celtics rally to beat Thunder 119-109, snapping OKC's 12-game win streak

Surging Hawks snap the East-leading Pistons' 4-game winning streak with a 130-129 win in overtime

Luka Doncic scores 43 as Lakers beat Pacers 137-130 with Caitlin Clark snapping photos

Embiid, George return to the lineup and lead Philadelphia 76ers past Chicago Bulls

Caitlin Clark works as a photographer for the Indiana Pacers as they host LeBron and the Lakers

Silver insists NBA will 'fix' tanking issue before next season, says he likes 65-game rule

'It would be fun': NBA players, coaches seem excited about expansion possibilities

Houston embraces a 'home' Sweet 16 game at Toyota Center as Illinois arrives unfazed

Joel Embiid returning to 76ers' lineup after 13-game absence Wednesday against the Bulls

Vegas and Seattle a step closer to getting NBA teams. League's owners approve expansion exploration

Nikola Jokic has 23 points, knocks down late bucket to send Nuggets over Suns 125-123

Grizzlies' Ja Morant shut down for the season due to elbow injury

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