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Ayo Dosunmu scores 24 as Timberwolves beat the Pacers 124-104 and close in on clinching top 6 seed

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Updated Apr 8, 8:19 AM ET

Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points and Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each added 19 as the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a critical 124-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. Hyland also had seven assists and Rudy Gobert finished with 12 rebounds. Minnesota is on the cusp of clinching a top six seed and avoiding the Western Conference's play-in tournament.

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Brad Stevens is proud but not surprised at position the Celtics are in entering the playoffs

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Brad Stevens didn’t know the Boston Celtics would find themselves among the NBA’s top teams in the last week of the regular season. The Celtics president of basketball operations also never discounted the possibility before the season, despite every reason those outside of the team’s facility parroted about why it would be a bridge year following Jayson Tatum’s ruptured Achilles tendon injury and the offseason departures of Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford. “I feel the exact sa...

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LeBron James sits out with left foot injury for Lakers, who are already without Doncic and Reaves

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Updated Apr 8, 11:36 AM ET

LeBron James is sitting out the Los Angeles Lakers ' game against Oklahoma City on Tuesday night to rest his injured left foot. The Pacific Division champion Lakers are already without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, who are both sidelined for at least the rest of the regular season with significant injuries. Doncic, Reaves and James are averaging a combined 77.6 points per game this season, or 66.5% of the Lakers' typical nightly scoring output.

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Banchero scores 31, Bane adds 25 to help the Magic turn back the Pistons 123-107

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Updated Apr 7, 1:42 AM ET

Paolo Banchero scored 31 points, Desmond Bane added 25 and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 123-107 on Monday night. Jalen Suggs had 12 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and three steals for the Magic, who won for the fourth time in five games. Jalen Duren and Daniss Jenkins scored 18 points apiece for Detroit.

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Brown scores 35 points as the Celtics beat the Hornets 113-102 to claim the season series

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Updated Apr 8, 6:35 AM ET

Jaylen Brown had 35 points and nine rebounds, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 113-102 on Tuesday night. Brown has scored 26 or more points in his last 10 games. Jayson Tatum added 23 points and has had at least 20 in each of his last six games.

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Liddell scores a career-high 21 points to lead the Nets over the Bucks 96-90

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Updated Apr 8, 3:17 AM ET

E.J. Liddell scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 96-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Ben Saraf added 19, while Drake Powell and Malachi Smith each had 11 for the Nets (20-59), who have won two straight and three of their last five. AJ Green scored 20 points for Milwaukee, which dropped to 31-48.

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Bulls end 7-game skid in first game since front-office shake-up, pounding NBA-worst Wizards 129-98

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Updated Apr 7, 11:13 PM ET

Rob Dillingham scored a career-high 26 points and the Chicago Bulls ended a seven-game skid, pounding the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 129-98 on Tuesday night in the opener of a two-game set. In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter, leading 38-18 against a Washington team that's seeking to maximize its odds of landing a top draft pick. Chicago extended its lead to 66-37 by halftime and 100-63 by the...

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Doc Rivers drops retirement hint following Bucks' letdown season

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Updated Apr 8, 12:26 PM ET

The Milwaukee Bucks’ 2025-26 campaign has been one of the most challenging of Doc Rivers’ illustrious coaching career. With the Bucks eliminated from the postseason and embroiled in controversy surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rivers was asked Tuesday how much longer he envisions himself coaching. “I won’t answer that, but I have grandkids that I want to […] The post Doc Rivers drops retirement hint following Bucks’ letdown season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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