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Chris Paul tossed in return to Phoenix as Suns sink Warriors
Kevin Durant had a game-high 32 points, Devin Booker added 25 and the host Phoenix Suns watched Chris Paul get a two-technical-foul ejection in his homecoming during the Golden State Warriors' 123-115 loss Wednesday night....

Mavs blow 20-point lead, recover to edge Lakers
Luka Doncic scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Kyrie Irving hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 21.6 seconds left and the visiting Dallas Mavericks held on for a 104-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday....

Behind Jerami Grant (30), Blazers blitz Jazz, end skid
Jerami Grant scored 30 points on 10-of-13 shooting and the Portland Trail Blazers halted an eight-game losing streak with a convincing 121-105 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday night....

Florida rallies, then pulls away to hand Pitt first loss
Having won its first four games by an average of 35 points, Pittsburgh rolled into its Wednesday night matchup with Florida in the NIT Tip-Off with a good measure of confidence....

From start to finish, Syracuse pounds Chaminade 105-56
Chris Bell scored a game-high 18 points as Syracuse placed seven players in double figures in a 105-56 pounding of Chaminade Wednesday night, winning the seventh-place game in the Maui Invitational in Honolulu....

Harrison Ingram fuels No. 14 North Carolina past UNI
Harrison Ingram totaled 16 points and 10 rebounds to lift No. 14 North Carolina to a 91-69 win over Northern Iowa on Wednesday in the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas....

No. 20 Arkansas survives Stanford in double OT
Tramon Mark saved six of his 25 points for the final 1:50 of the second overtime and No. 20 Arkansas held on to defeat Stanford 77-74 on Wednesday in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas....

No. 22 James Madison blitzes Fresno State, claims Cancun title
Noah Freidel hit six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points as No. 22 James Madison dominated Fresno State 95-64 to capture the Cancun Challenge's Riviera Division championship on Wednesday night in Cancun, Mexico....

Wisconsin recovers to beat SMU in Fort Myers final
Chucky Hepburn scored all 10 of his points in the final 4:36 to revive slumbering Wisconsin and help the Badgers post a 69-61 victory over SMU on Wednesday in the championship game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off's Beach Division in Florida....

Clippers take second straight from struggling Spurs
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and Paul George added 24 as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers used a huge third-quarter surge to put away the struggling San Antonio Spurs 109-102 on Wednesday in the second of two games between the teams in three nights....

Pelicans complete two-game sweep of Kings
Zion Williamson scored 25 points, Brandon Ingram added 23 and the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Sacramento Kings 117-112 on Wednesday night....

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder top Bulls for 6th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and 12 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-102 win over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night....

Trae Young erupts for 43 as Hawks clip Nets in OT
Trae Young scored 14 of his season-high 43 points in overtime to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the visiting Brooklyn Nets 147-145 on Wednesday and end their three-game losing streak....

Jalen Green uses strong second half to push Rockets past Grizzlies
Jalen Green scored 26 of his season-high 34 points in the second half to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-91 victory over the Memphis Grizzles, extending their homecourt winning streak to seven games....

Anthony Edwards pours in 31 as Wolves dump 76ers
Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 31 points and added six rebounds and six assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 112-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in Minneapolis....

Nebraska rallies past Duquesne to win Cornhusker Classic
Juwan Gary had a career-high 20 points and Nebraska scored on its first 16 possessions of the second half to beat Duquesne 89-79 on Wednesday night in a nonconference game in Lincoln, Neb....

Pascal Siakam, Raptors top Pacers in high-scoring affair
Pascal Siakam scored 36 points, and the visiting Toronto Raptors defeated the Indiana Pacers 132-131 Wednesday night at Indianapolis....

Celtics produce wire-to-wire win over Bucks
Jaylen Brown scored a team-high 26 points and dished out eight assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 119-116 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday....

Heat pummel Cavs behind balanced effort
Kyle Lowry scored 28 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. led four bench scorers in double figures with 22 points and the Miami Heat rolled past the host Cleveland Cavaliers 129-96 on Wednesday....

Arthur Kaluma, Kansas State cruise past Central Arkansas
Arthur Kaluma had a season-high 20 points as Kansas State defeated visiting Central Arkansas 100-56 Wednesday night. Kaluma was one of four Wildcats to reach double figures....