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Toronto Raptors (37-30, 7th in Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (29-38, 9th in Western Conference) Los Angeles; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTS BOOK LINE: Lakers -4 BOTTOM LINE: Toronto will be looking to keep its three-game winning streak alive when the Raptors play Los Angeles. The Lakers are 20-16 in home games. Los … Read more
By DICK SCANLON – Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers made the most of the Orlando Magic. Embiid had 35 points and 16 rebounds and the 76ers kept piling up, finally beating Orlando 116-114 in overtime on Sunday night. Trailing 17 points in the first half and 10 points … Read more
The blues just can’t get this overtime thing down. They were a top 10 team overall all season. But they stay close to the bottom when it comes to OT. The latest example came against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. A late goal from Brayden Schenn made it 3-3 and forced extra time. Pierre-Luc Dubois … Read more
DETROIT (AP) — Marcus Morris scored 31 points and Luke Kennard had 16 against his former team, helping the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Detroit Pistons 106-102 on Sunday from an 18-point deficit. Reggie Jackson, another former Piston, finished the tournament with 15 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Jeremi Grant scored 21 for Detroit … Read more
Milwaukee Bucks (42-26, 2nd in Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (42-25, 4th in Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Monday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM: Utah plays the Milwaukee Bucks after Jordan Clarkson scored 45 points in the Utah Jazz’s 134-125 win over the Sacramento Kings. The Jazz are 24-10 on their home court. Utah is second … Read more
By JANIE McCAULEY – AP sportswriter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson has been waiting for his shot to fall consistently, and he’s certainly found a groove for Golden State against defending champion Milwaukee. He hasn’t forced it and plans to build on that as he continues to learn during his comeback season. Grinning, he … Read more
By Mike Szvetitz and Gerry Ahern FrontPageBets On selection Sunday, the last five guaranteed places in the NCAA tournament will be determined by early evening. Upsets in this handful of conference tournament finals could complicate the work of the selection committee and spark squabbles over teams over- staffed, under- staffed and snubbed for the big … Read more
By TOM WITHERS – AP Sportswriter CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns weren’t willing to wait for the free hand or the NFL draft to get their No. 1 wide receiver. Cleveland general manager Andrew Berry on Saturday fulfilled his club’s biggest need by agreeing to acquire Amari Cooper in a deal with the Dallas Cowboys, … Read more
By KYLE HIGHTOWER – AP sportswriter BOSTON (AP) — Post-retirement accolades have rained down on Kevin Garnett in recent years. The 15-time NBA All-Star, one of the catalysts for the 2007-08 Boston team that raised the franchise’s 17th championship banner, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. This year he … Read more