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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 22 points, Mohamed Wague added 18 points and Oklahoma used its first-half eruption to ride out a 91-79 win over Auburn on Tuesday night. Wague made 10 of 12 foul shots, Derrion Reid scored 16 points and Xzayvier Brown 14 for Oklahoma (14-14, 4-11 Big 12) to end its two-game losing streak. Keyshawn Hall scored 26 points and made all 11 of his foul shots and Kevin Overton scored 26 with the help of 5-for-10 shooting from distance for Auburn (15-13, 6-9). I...

Jaden Bradley scored 25 points, Brayden Burries had 24 and No. 2 Arizona outlasted Baylor 87-80 on Tuesday night, giving the Wildcats a two-game lead in the Big 12 standings with three to play in the regular season. Tobe Awaka had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Arizona (26-2, 13-2), which has won its last three games since back-to-back losses that followed a 23-0 start to the season. Motiejus Krivas finished with 12 points.

The Boston Celtics seized control in the second half and rolled past the Phoenix Suns 97-81 on Tuesday night at the Mortgage Matchup Center. Derrick White scored 22 points and added eight rebounds and eight assists to lead Boston, which won its fourth straight game and improved to 36-19. Neemias Queta posted 14 points and […] The post Celtics overwhelm Suns with dominant third quarter appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

With an injury report more impressive than their starting five, the Warriors couldn’t overcome a sloppy start to their road trip against the lowly Pelicans. The Warriors threw the ball just about everywhere — off their shoes, into opponents’ hands, out of bounds, off every inch of iron — except the bottom of the net...

Harper Jr gets the starting nod with Jaylen Brown sidelined.

Prior to the trade deadline, the Atlanta Hawks decided to commit to a path forward, trading away former face of the franchise Trae Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. Young was often injured this season and wasn’t very productive when he was healthy, but the Hawks decided that […] The post Trae Young gets emotional after tribute video from Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints .

LOS ANGELES – Just when the Los Angeles Lakers were starting to get 100 percent healthy, they were hit another injury update, this time to backup center Jaxson Hayes. Hayes suffered an ankle injury in the first half of the Lakers’ loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday and did not return. Prior to the […] The post The LeBron James-like ability Lakers lose amid Jaxson Hayes injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Brick by brick, the Knicks were dismantled by the Cavaliers.

Trae Young speaks on his last days with the Hawks; hints indicators of overstaying his welcome with the team.

New Lakers exec Lon Rosen said he hopes season ticket holders will "renew" them despite the enormous increase for next season.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Elliot Cadeau had 15 points and L.J. Cason scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half as No. 3 Michigan beat Minnesota 77-67 on Tuesday night to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title for the first time in five years. The Wolverines (26-2, 16-1) can earn an outright championship with a win at No. 10 Illinois on Friday night or next week at Iowa or at home against 15th-ranked Michigan State. Michigan was coming off a 68-63 loss to Duke that dropped the Wolverin...

Zion Williamson scored 26 points, Dejounte Murray added 13 in his first game in nearly 13 months, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the injury-depleted Golden State Warriors 113-109 on Tuesday night. Saddiq Bey scored 18 points, including a reverse layup he spun off the glass while being fouled to give New Orleans a 107-101 lead with 1:47 left. Former Warriors guard Jordan Poole added 12 points for New Orleans, which won its second straight and posted its fourth victory in six games.

Kevin Porter Jr. matched his season high with 32 points and Bobby Portis and Ryan Rollins scored 21 apiece as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 128-117 on Tuesday night for their fourth win in five games. Kyle Kuzma added 19 points and Ousmane Dieng 11 for the Bucks.

Brandon Miller scored 23 points, Kon Knueppel added 21, and the hot-shooting Charlotte Hornets won a team record eighth straight road game, routing the Chicago Bulls 131-99 on Tuesday night. The Hornets shot 51.6% from the field and were on-target from beyond the arc, sinking 25 of 57 3-points attempts, one shy of the team record. LaMelo Ball scored points 16 and Miles Bridges also had 16 in his return from a suspension.

The Nets lost 123-114 to the Mavericks before a crowd of 16,510 at Barclays Center, and were largely outclassed from start to finish.

The Charlotte Hornets struck gold with their selection of sharpshooting wing Kon Knueppel with the fourth overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft. Knueppel has made an instant impact for the Hornets, leading their surge towards the Eastern Conference playoff picture thanks to his consistent excellent play. Many believed that his skillset would translate rather […] The post Hornets’ Kon Knueppel makes NBA history with 200th 3-pointer appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The big man understood he didn’t need to score to dominate on offense and his realization helped the team get the win.

The Cleveland Cavaliers used a decisive third quarter to defeat the New York Knicks 109-94 on Tuesday night at Rocket Arena, strengthening their hold near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points and James Harden added 20 as Cleveland improved to 37-22. Jarrett Allen recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds, […] The post Cavaliers dominate third quarter in home win over Knicks appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Cavs backcourt put in work tonight.

Buzelis posted 32 points (13-19 FG, 6-11 3Pt), seven rebounds, two assists and one steal across 33 minutes during Tuesday's 131-99 loss to the Hornets. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Lakers coach opens up on Magic game and when we can expect Jaxon Hayes to return.

Marvin Bagley III scored 22 points, Naji Marshall had 21 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 123-114 on Tuesday night after both teams arrived in New York earlier in the day. Both clubs played road games on Sunday and neither was able to fly into the New York area because of a blizzard.

TORONTO (AP) — Cason Wallace matched his career high with 27 points, Isaiah Joe had 22, and the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors 116-107 on Tuesday night for their fifth win in six games. Alex Caruso scored 16 points, Luguentz Dort had 15 and Isaiah Hartenstein 11 as the NBA-leading Thunder won their third straight in Toronto. Oklahoma City is an NBA-best 21-7 on the road. Canadian star and reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remained sidelined for the Thunder ...

The Cavs picked up a statement win against the Knicks.

Power forward Gui Santos has seen his role expand with the Warriors in recent weeks and it’s given a major confidence boost to the 2022 second-round pick, he told Kevin Borba of NBCSportsBayArea.com. “I’m not going to lie to you, I’m feeling really good right now about the shooting, you know the confidence,” Santos said. […]

Netss rookie Egor Dëmin is going to have to keep getting better at getting into the paint.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kanye Clary scored 17 points and Oklahoma State scored the first seven points of overtime to help beat West Virginia 91-84 on Tuesday night and end the Cowboys' five-game losing streak. Anthony Roy converted a three-point play, Parsa Fallah added a free throw and Jaylen Curry capped the extra-period surge with a 3-pointer to give Oklahoma State an 84-77 lead with 1:55 remaining. West Virginia pulled within five points twice inside the final 33 seconds but no closer. T...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Nick Martinelli scored 28 points, Jake West added 16 points and Northwestern rallied to beat Indiana 72-68 on Tuesday night for its first six-game winning streak in series history. The Wildcats have also won four consecutive road games against Indiana for the first time in program history. Arrinten Page had 10 points off the bench for Northwestern (12-16, 4-13 Big Ten). Lamar Wilkerson scored 18 points, reserve Tayton Conerway added 14, Sam Alexis had 13 and Tucker De...