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Grizzlies finish strong to continue surge vs. Clippers
Rookie Cedric Coward had 23 points and 14 rebounds, including four points and a steal in the closing 2:17, to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 107-98 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers Friday night. ,Jaylen Wells added 17 for the Grizzlies, and Cam Spencer came off the bench to contribute...
Kevin Durant 8th to 31,000 points as Rockets sink Suns
Amen Thompson and Kevin Durant combined for 59 points to pace a blistering shooting effort, and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 117-98 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Friday.,Durant scored 17 of his 28 points in the second quarter to turn the tide, while Thompson scored 31 points on 12-for...
Kon Knueppel scores 21 as Hornets dump Raptors
Rookie Kon Knueppel had 21 points and seven assists Friday night and the visiting Charlotte Hornets defeated the Toronto Raptors 111-86.,Tidjane Salaun added a career-best 21 points -- 13 in the fourth quarter -- and Miles Bridges had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets, who completed a 1-2 ...
Cavaliers use big 3rd quarter to overcome Spurs
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and Jaylon Tyson tallied 16 of his 24 points in the second half as the Cleveland Cavaliers used a big third-quarter run to beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs 130-117 on Friday night.,Tyson, a second-year pro, scored 11 points during a 31-7 run in the third that gav...
Knicks open game with record 23-0 run, manhandle Jazz
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points in three quarters Friday night for the host New York Knicks, who rode their biggest game-opening run on record to a 146-112 rout of the visiting Utah Jazz.,The Knicks raced out to a 23-0 lead, their longest game-opening run since at least 1996-97, when the NBA began tr...
Nikola Jokic pours in 40 as Nuggets overtake Hawks
Nikola Jokic totaled 40 points, nine rebounds and eight assists on Friday, helping the visiting Denver Nuggets rally for a 134-133 win over the Atlanta Hawks.,Jamal Murray added 23 points and 12 assists for Denver, which trailed by as many as 23 en route to its ninth straight road win. Tim Hardaway ...
Akira Schmid stops 24 shots as Golden Knights shut out Devils
Akira Schmid made 24 saves en route to his second shutout of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights earned a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night in Newark, N.J.,It was the third career shutout for Schmid, who improved to 10-2-4, a career high for wins in a season. Schmid, a fifth-...
Tre Carroll scores 30 as Xavier holds off Cincinnati
Tre Carroll scored a career-high 30 points with seven rebounds to lead host Xavier past Cincinnati 79-74 in another intense Crosstown Shootout rivalry game Friday night in Cincinnati.,Xavier led by 13 with 12 minutes remaining but Cincinnati rallied. Jalen Celestine drained a three with 2:39 left to...
Braylon Mullins contributes to No. 5 UConn's steady win vs. East Texas A&M
Braylon Mullins scored all 10 of his points in the second half of his home debut as fifth-ranked UConn never trailed and pulled away for an 83-59 victory over visiting East Texas A&M on Friday night at Storrs, Conn.,The Huskies (8-1) won their fourth straight ahead of Tuesday's showdown with 15th-ra...
Magic avoid last-second heartbreak against Heat
Franz Wagner scored 32 points and the host Orlando Magic held off a late Miami Heat surge to score a 106-105 win on Friday.,Anthony Black came off the Orlando bench to contribute 13 points, a team-high six assists and a team-high-tying eight rebounds. Jalen Suggs scored 22 points, his fourth game of...
Eric Comrie (34 saves) guides Jets to win over Sabres
Eric Comrie made 34 saves to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Friday.,Kyle Connor, Tanner Pearson and Cole Koepke scored for the Jets, who won for just the second time in their past eight games.,Jason Zucker scored, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 19 saves for...
Jaylen Brown leads Celtics past depleted Lakers to 4th straight win
Jaylen Brown had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Boston Celtics stretch their winning streak to four games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 126-105 Friday night., ,Brown was one of six Boston players who scored in double figures. The Celtics received 19 points from ...
No. 11 Gonzaga rebounds with blowout of No. 18 Kentucky
Graham Ike dominated with 28 points and 10 rebounds, Braden Huff added 20 points and No. 11 Gonzaga overwhelmed No. 18 Kentucky in a 94-59 victory on Friday night as part of the Music City Madness in Nashville, Tenn.,Gonzaga (8-1), which bounce back from a 40-point loss to then-No. 7 Michigan on Nov...
No. 25 West Virginia dominates Mercyhurst to end 2-game skid
Jordan Harrison and Carter McCray set season highs in scoring as No. 25 West Virginia rolled past Mercyhurst 97-51 on Friday night in Morgantown, W. Va.,Harrison scored 19 points and McCray tallied 15 plus seven rebounds in just 17 minutes off the bench. They combined to shoot 12 of 17 from the floo...
Expect another 1-goal verdict when Kings host Blackhawks again
The Los Angeles Kings won't have to wait long for another opportunity to find their offense and solve the Chicago Blackhawks.,Less than 48 hours after losing to Chicago, the Kings host the Blackhawks again on Saturday night.,Los Angeles will be looking to avenge a 2-1 loss on Thursday night in which...
Pacific, Cal bring 4-game win streaks into matchup
Justin Pippen is quickly making a name for himself at Cal, which at 7-1 is off to its best start since 2016-17.,The Golden Bears continue their eight-game home stretch with a matchup against Pacific (7-2) on Saturday.,Pacific extended its winning streak to four with an 80-65 road victory over Air Fo...
Undefeated Colorado set for first true road game at Colorado State
Colorado is 8-0 for the first time in 76 years, even though California Baptist may have made the Buffaloes feel like they were 76 years old Monday.,The Buffaloes trailed by two at halftime -- and 14 earlier in the half -- to the Western Athletic Conference school before finally putting the game away...
Surging Seton Hall gets first true road test vs. struggling Kansas St.
If Seton Hall is humming on all cylinders, Kansas State is ready to throw a rod.,The Wildcats face a tall task in attempting to get back to peak performance quickly when they host the streaking Pirates on Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan.,After a 5-0 start that featured a speedy offense regularl...
George Mason carries perfect record into date with Virginia Tech
As a traditionally strong mid-major program, George Mason doesn't get many chances to take on in-state power-conference schools.,The Patriots, however, get a rare opportunity on Saturday afternoon when they take on Virginia Tech for the first meeting of the teams in 33 years in Blacksburg, Va.,While...
Working on rebounding woes, South Carolina turns to face Stetson
South Carolina will try to put a recent string of losses behind it when it hosts Stetson on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.,After racing out of the gate with four straight victories, the Gamecocks (5-3) have dropped three of their past four games. All three were by single digits including a nar...