Basketball

Brown scores 22, Celtics beat Nuggets 110-103 despite 20 points, 14 boards and 9 assists from Jokic

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 22 points and Derek White hit a floater from the foul line with less than a minute left on Sunday to help the Boston Celtics recover after blowing most of a 20-point, first-half lead and beat the Denver Nuggets 110-1

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Magic say Jalen Suggs will undergo knee surgery with no timetable for return yet

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Suggs of the Orlando Magic will have arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee, the team announced Sunday.

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With Joel Embiid's fate for this season decided, plenty of questions linger for 76ers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is done for the season , at last shut down following the lingering effects of knee surgery.

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Steph Curry says he's retiring from the slam dunk after throwing down 1st jam in 6 years

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Steph Curry dunked! For the first time in six years, the Golden State Warriors star had the ball alone for a seemingly easy uncontested layup, when he instead threw down a one-handed jam against the 76ers.

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Memphis hosts Atlanta following Jackson's 42-point game

Atlanta Hawks (27-33, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (38-22, fourth in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis hosts the Atlanta Hawks after Jaren Jackson Jr.

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Oklahoma City takes road win streak into matchup with San Antonio

Oklahoma City Thunder (48-11, first in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (25-33, 13th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -13.

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Hornets face the Warriors on 6-game losing streak

Golden State Warriors (32-28, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (14-45, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m.

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Sacramento plays Dallas on 3-game win streak

Sacramento Kings (31-28, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-29, 10th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento seeks to continue its three-game win streak with a victory against Dallas.

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Traore leads No. 25 BYU to a 77-56 rout of West Virginia

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Fousseyni Traore scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season off the bench, Egor Demin had 15 points and six rebounds and No. 25 BYU dominated West Virgina 77-56 on Saturday night.

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Bucks beat short-handed Mavericks 132-117

DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Damian Lillard scored 28 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Dallas Mavericks 132-117 on Saturday night. Gary Trent Jr.

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