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Pelle Larsson scores 28, Bam Adebayo adds 21 and Heat top Bucks 112-105 for 7th consecutive win

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Updated Mar 13, 7:32 AM ET

Bam Adebayo scored 21 points in the game following his 83-point performance, Pelle Larsson had a career-high 28 points and the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-105 on Thursday night for their season-best seventh consecutive victory. Adebayo scored 12 of his points in the fourth quarter for the Heat, who remained No. 6 in the Eastern Conference — just percentage points behind No. 5 Orlando, which has won six straight. The Heat and Magic meet on Saturday night.

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Houston faces conference rival New Orleans

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Updated Mar 13, 12:48 AM ET

New Orleans Pelicans (22-45, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (40-25, third in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The New Orleans Pelicans take on Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets in Western Conference action Friday. The Rockets are 6-6 against the rest of their division. Houston ranks third in the Western Conference with 52.4 points per game in the paint led by Alperen Sengun averaging 13.7. The Pelicans are 6-7 against the rest of the div...

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NBA Scouts Describe 2026 Draft As 'Double Draft' With Historic Freshman Talent Depth

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Updated Mar 13, 6:33 PM ET

All 30 NBA teams have sent representatives to the Big 12 tournament, with many lead decision-makers in attendance, as the 2026 draft class continues to generate extraordinary buzz across the league. The concentration of elite freshman talent has prompted scouts to describe this year's class in terms rarely applied to any single draft. "We're so interested in this draft because it's so deep. There's a lot of impact players," an Eastern Conference scout said. "And [the 2027] draft isn't looking...

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Gobert suspended, to miss Wolves' game at Bucks

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Updated Jul 6, 8:06 PM ET

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has received a one-game suspension due to the number of flagrant fouls he has picked up over the course of the season, and league officials said he will serve his suspension Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Suggs helps Magic overcome Coulibaly and the Wizards in OT for their 6th straight win

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Updated Mar 12, 11:57 PM ET

Jalen Suggs scored a season-high 28 points and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:27 remaining in overtime as the Orlando Magic extended their longest winning streak of the season to six games with a 136-131 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night. Two nights after being embarrassed when Miami's Bam Adebayo scored 83 points against them, the second-highest performance in NBA history, the Wizards fought back from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to tie it when Bilal Coulibal...

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Jalen Johnson scores 21 as Hawks beat Nets 108-97 for 8th straight win

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Updated Mar 13, 3:02 AM ET

ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 21 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Zaccharie Risacher scored 19 points and the Atlanta Hawks extended the NBA's longest current winning streak to eight games, beating the Brooklyn Nets 108-97 on Thursday night. Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 18 points and CJ McCollum had 14 for Atlanta, which began the streak with a win over Brooklyn on Feb. 22. The Hawks moved into eighth in the Eastern Conference, 1 1/2 games behind seventh-place Toronto. Josh Minott...

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