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Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists, some of the spectacular variety, and the Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 137-117 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win.
Cedric Coward had 23 points and 12 rebounds and Taylor Hendricks scored a career-high 22 as Memphis built an early lead and defeated the Brooklyn Nets 129-110 on Saturday night.
Norman Powell scored 23 points, Matas Buzelis added 18 points and nine rebounds, and the short-handed Chicago Bulls won for the second night in a row with a 117-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.
Tyrese Proctor posted his first triple-double with 24 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best 10 assists in leading the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers to a 127-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray added 23 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 116-108 on Saturday night.
The Cavaliers were without their entire starting lineup Saturday against the Mavericks after four players were ruled out following travel difficulties.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will not play against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday because of a left heel bruise, the team announced.
The Philadelphia 76ers ruled out center Joel Embiid for Sunday's game against the Indiana Pacers with right foot plantar fascia management, the team announced Saturday.
Major sporting events slowly returned to normal Saturday after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide for several hours a day earlier, disrupting travel plans for professional and college teams across the country.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo each scored 37 points to help the Heat top the Cavs for their sixth win in eight games.
In his first game as the primary offensive engine in place of the injured Stephen Curry, Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg went 1-of-13 shooting in a 123-85 blowout loss to the Spurs. "I was flustered the entire game," he said. "Couldn't make a damn layup."
Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Darius Garland added 24 as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a 113-112 victory Friday night in an NBA Cup game, sending the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder to a season-high third straight loss.
Deni Avdija scored 34 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 120-107 on Friday night in NBA Cup play to open a six-game trip with their third straight victory.
Stephon Castle scored a season-high 32 points, Victor Wembanyama had 12 points and 12 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs won their 11th straight game, rolling past the Golden State Warriors 123-85 Friday night to remain unbeaten in NBA Cup play.
Norman Powell scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls snapped an eight-game skid with a 125-117 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA Cup game Friday night.
Jerami Grant scored 22 points, including seven points on an extended possession in the first half, and the Memphis Grizzlies routed the New Orleans Pelicans 142-111 in NBA Cup group play Friday night.
Bam Adebayo finished with 37 points and 14 rebounds, Giannis Antetokiunmpo also scored 37 and the Miami Heat took control of East Group B by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 133-121 in an NBA Cup game Tuesday night.
Pascal Siakam scored 19 points and Aaron Nesmith added 18 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 106-104 win over the New York Knicks in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.
Lakers guard Austin Reaves is considered day-to-day as he deals with a left heel bruise, coach JJ Redick said Friday.
Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray wants a trade from the franchise, and his agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, and team officials have started working on a resolution, sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania.
A co-defendant in an NBA betting case told a gambler that he and Terry Rozier were planning a wagering scheme centered on another Hornets player, federal prosecutors alleged in a court filing.
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