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Montreal scored three straight goals, including Cole Caufield’s second of the game 33 seconds into overtime, to give the Canadiens a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Trailing 5-3 late in the third period, Montreal pulled goaltender Samuel Montembeault and got within one with 4:24 remaining when Juraj Slafkovsky tipped a Lane Hutson shot for his second goal of the game. Alexandre Carrier tied it 65 seconds later when he beat Leevi Merilainen glove side.

JT Toppin had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 15 Texas Tech rallied in the second half for an 84-71 victory over 11th-ranked BYU on Saturday night, ending the Cougars' 13-game winning streak. Christian Anderson scored 22 points and LeJuan Watts added 20 for the Red Raiders (14-4, 4-1 Big 12), who beat the Cougars for the fifth consecutive time after losing the first three meetings between the schools. Robert Wright III had 28 points while leading scorer AJ Dybantsa was limited to 13 points...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Max Domi scored at 3:08 of overtime on a 2-on-1 with Auston Matthews to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Winnipeg Jets, 4-3 on Saturday night. Domi also had an assist, Matthews scored his 24th goal of the season and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had a goal and two assists. Bobby McMann tied it in the third, and Morgan Rielly added two assists. Dennis Hildeby stopped 27 shots as Toronto closed a four-game trip 2-1-1. Alex Iafallo, Kyle Connor and Nino Niederreiter scored ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan Conwell hit five 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and all five Louisville starters scored in double figures as the 20th-ranked Cardinals routed Pittsburgh 100-59 on Saturday night. J’Vonne Hadley scored 17 points, Sanadra Fru and Adrian Wooley each added 12 and Isaac McKneeley had 11 as Louisville (13-5, 2-4 ACC) shot 63.2% (36 of 57) from the field and 51.7% (15 of 29) from 3-point range. The Cardinals also held a 35-23 rebounding edge. Louisville (13-5, 2-4 ACC) score...

Devin Booker scored 27 points after missing a game with a sprained left ankle, and the Phoenix Suns beat the slumping New York Knicks 106-99 on Saturday night. Grayson Allen added 16 points and Mark Williams had 14 for the Suns, who had dropped the first two games on their six-game Eastern Conference road trip, including Thursday in Detroit when they played without Booker.

The Houston Rockets passed the Los Angeles Lakers for the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference standings following their 110-105 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, and Kevin Durant had an important question he had to answer after the game, via ESPN’s Sports Center. Following the Rockets win, Kevin Durant was posed a […] The post In-N-Out or Whataburger? Kevin Durant answers the important questions appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Atlanta Falcons have hired Kevin Stefanski to be their head coach. Stefanski, a two-time Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year with the Cleveland Browns, replaces Raheem Morris and will report to Falcons President Matt Ryan. “We’re thrilled to land a lead-by-example leader in Kevin Stefanski who brings a clear vision for his staff, our team and a closely aligned focus on building this team on fundamentals, toughness and active collaboration with every area of the football operation,” Rya...

Charlie Coyle scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night. Kent Johnson also scored in the shootout for the Blue Jackets, who won their fourth straight game. It was the third consecutive win under new coach Rick Bowness.

Duncan Robinson and Cade Cunningham each scored 16 points in limited minutes as the Detroit Pistons routed the shorthanded Indiana Pacers 121-78 on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena. The 43-point margin matched the ninth-biggest win in Pistons franchise history. T.J. McConnell, who is sixth on the team in scoring and second in assists, also sat out with a knee problem.

Jaylen Brown scored 41 points, Sam Hauser led a 3-point barrage in the second quarter and the Boston Celtics blew away the Atlanta Hawks 132-106 on Saturday night. The Celtics put this one away with a 52-point outburst in the second quarter, stretching what had been a fairly competitive opening period to an 82-51 laugher at halftime. Boston barely missed at all in the second, knocking down 19 of 25 shots — including 11 of 15 beyond the 3-point arc.

Sam Bennett had a goal and two assists, and the Florida Panthers rebounded from a lopsided loss at Carolina with a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. A.J. Greer, Uvis Balinskis, Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for two-time defending champion Florida, which lost 9-1 to the Hurricanes before traveling to Washington for the second game of a back-to-back.

The Memphis Grizzlies are clinging to hopes of an NBA Play-In Tournament berth, but this team needs more than injury luck to succeed in the postseason. Although Ja Morant had supposedly “figured out” the Oklahoma City Thunder last spring, the landscape has changed dramatically in the last six months. NBA Trade Deadline rumors are swirling […] The post How Ja Morant’s Grizzlies can pivot to new plan amid NBA Trade Deadline rumors appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Jimmy Butler III got negative news for his availability in the Golden State Warriors’ matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night. Butler is midway through the 15th season of his NBA career, his second with the Warriors. He has been efficient as the second option in the offense behind Stephen Curry, providing valuable production […] The post Warriors’ Jimmy Butler out vs. Hornets for personal reasons appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Lakers are dealing with multiple injuries in Saturday's matchup against the Trail Blazers.

The Spurs start the second half of the season with a rematch against the Timberwolves

Dallas dominates Utah again

Cade Cunningham needs to find his groove on offense against Indiana’s B team

Oklahoma City guard Jalen Williams left the Thunder game in Miami midway through the second quarter on Saturday night, grabbing at his right hamstring after trying to contort his body for an awkward pass. Williams drove into the lane, turned and tried to throw a behind-the-head pass to Chet Holmgren near the basket. The Thunder called time-out eight seconds later and Williams was briefly tended to by team personnel before he limped down the court and into the tunnel at the far end leading to ...

MIAMI – Though the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, there were still some standout performances, such as from rookie Kasparas Jakucionis. While the Heat rookie has been labeled unique before in the past, head coach Erik Spoelstra would speak more on how he can change the team. Jakucionis would see […] The post Erik Spoelstra reveals how impressive rookie makes Heat more ‘dynamic’ appeared first on ClutchPoints .

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Nate Calmese scored 18 points, which included the winning jumper with 6.8 seconds left , and Wake Forest rallied for a 69-68 victory over Florida State on Saturday night for the Demon Deacons' first Atlantic Coast Conference road win this season. The Demon Deacons used an 11-4 run to pull to 68-67 with 24 seconds left. Florida State called timeout after Calmese's floater ended the scoring, and the Seminoles' Robert McCray V missed a potential winning shot that hit the...

Golden State coach reflects on the historic 2015–16 season and why replicating it is nearly impossible L'articolo Steve Kerr: “There’s No Way the 73–9 Warriors Record Will Ever Be Broken” proviene da Sportando .

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Boozer had 30 points and 14 rebounds and No. 6 Duke beat Stanford 80-50 on Saturday in the Blue Devils’ first visit to Maples Pavilion. Boozer shot 12 for 17 to follow up his 21-point, 13-rebound performance in Duke’s 71-56 win at California on Wednesday night. Late in the first half Saturday, he cut through the paint to make a two-handed slam putback of a miss by Maliq Brown. Isaiah Evans scored 15 points and Patrick Ngongba II added 13 for the Blue Devils (17...

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Filip Jovic scored a career-high 23 points and Auburn held off a last-minute rally by South Carolina, defeating the Gamecocks 71-67 on Saturday night. Auburn led by six at halftime and held the lead throughout the second half. Back-to-back dunks by Sebastian Williams-Adams and Jovic gave the Tigers their first double-digit lead of the game, 60-49 with about 5 minutes remaining. Two free throws by Mike Sharavjamts and a driving layup by Kobe Knox had the Gamecocks within 62...

Rashaun Agee posted a double-double, and Texas A&M beat Texas 74-70 on Saturday. Agee finished with 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting to go with 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season and seventh-straight game in double figures. Rylan Griffen added 17 points for the Aggies (14-4, 4-1 SEC).

Cal defeated No. 15 North Carolina at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California, on Jan. 17.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Treysen Eaglestaff scored 22 points, Honor Huff scored nine of his 14 points in the final seven minutes, and West Virginia blew a 12-point lead before beating Colorado 72-61 on Saturday. Brenen Lorient had 12 points and nine rebounds for West Virginia (12-6, 3-2 Big 12) and Harlan Obioha added 10 points and nine boards. Alon Michaeli and Barrington Hargress hit back-to-back 3s in a 12-2 run that made it 43-42 with 13:37 left in the game and gave the Buffaloes — who tr...

Karl-Anthony Towns‘ persistent foul issues continue to be a problem for the slumping Knicks, Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News writes in a subscriber-only story. With the team short-handed due to injuries, it’s important that Towns stay on the court as much as possible. However, with backup center Mitchell Robinson unavailable in Thursday’s […]

Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 points and No. 12 Michigan State beat Washington 80-63 on Saturday for its fourth straight victory. The Spartans (16-2, 6-1 Big Ten) won in their first game at Washington since 1957. Fears was 6 of 9 from the field and made 7 of 8 free throws in his fourth straight game with at least 15 points.

The Dallas Mavericks came into their game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday looking to add to their current two-game win streak. During pregame warmups, Mavericks veteran Klay Thompson appeared to be ready to go as he wowed onlooking fans with a crazy shot. Klay Thompson hits a HORSE shot pregame as the Mavs get […] The post Klay Thompson hits crazy trick shot before Jazz showdown appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Braden Smith stole the ball at midcourt and hit a layup with 23 seconds remaining, helping No. 5 Purdue edge Southern California 69-64 on Saturday to pull into a first-place tie with Nebraska in the Big Ten standings with its ninth consecutive victory. Smith scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half, when Purdue trailed by 14 points in the school's first visit to Los Angeles to play USC in 53 years. The Boilermakers (17-1, 7-0) had just two field goals in the game's final three minutes, bu...