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Nikola Jokic had 16 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his 25th triple-double of the season, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 129-93 in a Western Conference showdown Wednesday night. Jamal Murray scored 30 points for Denver, which holds the tiebreaker over the Rockets after winning the season series 3-1.
Clarkson generated 27 points (10-15 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), five rebounds and three assists across 26 minutes of Wednesday's game against Utah. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
End Q3: Clippers 109, Timberwolves 98. Kawhi Leonard has 39 points in 25 minutes, Darius Garland with 21 points and 6 assists. Anthony Edwards has 32 for Minnesota. Clippers shooting 62.5%, Timberwolves at 59.6%.
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David Punch scored 26 points, Tanner Toolson made a couple of big baskets down the stretch, and sixth-seeded TCU rallied for a 95-88 victory over No. 14 seed Oklahoma State in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Toolson finished with 19 points, and Xavier Edmonds had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Horned Frogs (22-10), who have now won nine of their last 10 games heading into a quarterfinal matchup with third-seeded and No. 14 Kansas on Thursday night. Anthony Roy...
RJ Godfrey had 11 points and eight rebounds and Clemson rode a red-hot first half to a 71-62 victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday night to reach the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Fifth-seeded Clemson (23-9) launched 13 3-pointers in the first 12-plus minutes, making seven of them en route to a 29-18 lead. The Tigers finished the first half 9 for 18.
Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Jordan Clarkson had 27 and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Utah Jazz 134-117 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Brunson also had eight assists and three steals in a game the Knicks trailed 49-31 early in the second quarter. OG Anunoby added 22 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
Zion Williamson has battled late injuries and once heard NBA trade chatter. But the New Orleans Pelicans big trended for another reason Wednesday: Through an astonishing windmill dunk on the Toronto Raptors. Williamson sprinted down the court on the fastbreak and was all alone accelerating to the hoop. The former top overall NBA Draft pick […] The post Pelicans’ Zion Williamson sets X ablaze with astonishing windmill jam vs. Raptors appeared first on ClutchPoints .
CHICAGO (AP) — Tariq Francis scored 29 points to lead No. 14 seed Rutgers over 11th-seeded Minnesota 72-67 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. Rutgers (14-18) faces sixth-seeded UCLA on Thursday. Jamichael Davis hit a 3-pointer with 6:47 to play that gave Rutgers the lead for good. It was part of a 17-5 run that pushed the Scarlet Knights' advantage to 64-57 with 1:53 remaining. Emmanuel Ogbole's dunk capped the surge, and the Scarlet Knights then shot 8 of 8 fro...
The Cleveland Cavaliers had a prime opportunity to secure a statement win against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, but instead, they left the Kia Center with a frustrating 128-122 loss and a fan base calling for head coach Kenny Atkinson’s job. In what felt like a playoff preview, the game spiraled out of control […] The post Cavs’ Kenny Atkinson ripped by fans amid poor game management vs. Magic appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Harden was strong tonight despite the loss.
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 128-122 road loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. 1. Sometimes, it’s just not your night. Sometimes, the night belongs to the other guy. 2. That’s really all this one boils down to. The Cavs were good. The Magic were better. The Cavs made key shots. The Magic made more. […] The post Dribbles: Cavs do plenty right, just not as much as Magic appeared first on Hoops Wire .
Trey Murphy III scored 28 points, Dejounte Murray added 27 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Toronto Raptors 122-111 on Wednesday night, spoiling Brandon Ingram's return to the city where he played for six seasons. Murray had his highest-scoring game since his return from a torn right Achilles tendon that sidelined him for more than a year. Zion Williamson added 19 points for the Pelicans, who have won seven of 10.
The Orlando Magic survived the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-122 to earn their fifth straight victory on Wednesday night. Desmond Bane led the Magic with 35 points, including a three-pointer and two free throws in the final 17.4 seconds. Paolo Banchero tallied 25 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, and Tristan da Silva added 23 points. On […] The post Bane drops 35 to lead Magic defeat Cavaliers 128-122 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Austin Reaves likely to return to the Lakers this summer on a new, maximum contract.
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The Cavaliers couldn’t get a stop when they needed to.
The Cavs came to life a little too late.
Here’s Milwaukee Bucks veteran Taurean Prince on what keeps him motivated at this point (returned from neck surgery earlier this week). (via Milwaukee Bucks): “That’s a good question. Proving myself right in a lot of scenarios. In this league, you can easily get down on yourself. You can gain confidence and you can lose it […] The post Taurean Prince: “I just refuse to let 60 guys take my spot” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Robert McCray V scored 30 points and Florida State continued its winning ways beating California 95-89 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday. The eighth-seeded Seminoles (18-14) advance to play top-seeded Duke on Thursday in the quarterfinals. McCray finished shooting 10 of 17 — including a thunderous windmill dunk off a steal. Lajae Jones scored 15 points, Chauncey Wiggins 14 and reserve Kobe MaGee scored all of his 13 in the first half. Dai Dai Ames s...
Six players, including Clark, made their debuts for the U.S. national team. How did they look in USA's win?
The Knicks brought in more depth at the trade deadline, but the burden doesn’t seem to have lifted from Jalen Brunson‘s shoulders, Stefan Bondy writes for the New York Post. A cold spell for the recently-acquired Jose Alvarado has led to a downturn in minutes for the pesky point guard, which in turn has been […]
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Nasir Whitlock scored 18 points, Joshua Ingram and Edouard Benoit each added 15, and second-seeded Lehigh beat No. 4 seed Boston University 74-60 on Wednesday night to win the Patriot League Tournament and clinch its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2012. Hank Alvey added 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two blocks for Lehigh (18-16). Ingram hit a 3-pointer and Whitlock followed with a step-back jumper to make it 13-12 and the Mountain Hawks led the rest of th...
Malik Dia scored 23 points, AJ Storr added 18 off the bench, and 15th-seeded Mississippi knocked off No. 10-seed Texas 76-66 in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday night. Mississippi, led by former Texas coach Chris Beard, put a dent in the Longhorns' NCAA Tournament aspirations. The Longhorns (18-14) were thought to be among the last handful of teams in consideration for an at-large bid.
Louisville freshman Mikel Brown Jr. is hoping he'll be ready to play in March Madness.
Following Bam Adabayo’s historic 83-point night on Tuesday, NBA champion Metta World Peace weighed in on who he believes will eventually break Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point record. Chamberlin set the scoring record on March 2, 1963, versus the New York Knicks. World Peace, on his X account, says that he believes that Wembanyama will eventually have […] The post Metta World Peace drops Victor Wembanyama 101-point expectation appeared first on ClutchPoints .
