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NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hart made the go-ahead basket with 2.8 seconds left after a chaotic possession, and the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 113-111 on Monday night. Jalen Brunson had 35 points and 12 assists for the Knicks, and it was his missed 3-point attempt with 20 seconds remaining that started the wild back-and-forth that led …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 33 points, Domantas Sabonis had his NBA-leading 20th triple-double and the Sacramento Kings defeated the Clippers 123-107 on Sunday night, sending Los Angeles to its second loss in a row for the first time since late December. Norman Powell led the Clippers with 21 points in his first start of the season in …

ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 25 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, finishing just short of his first triple-double of the season, and the Atlanta Hawks trounced the Orlando Magic 109-92 on Sunday night to snap a three-game skid. Murray, whose 11 assists tied a season high, helped offset the loss of All-Star guard Trae Young, who will undergo …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler wasn’t pleased about being ejected for his involvement in a fourth-quarter melee with the New Orleans Pelicans. He was however, gratified by the way his teammates responded during the 11 minutes that followed. Butler had 23 points and nine rebounds before being sent to the locker room and the Heat held …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dell Curry needed to work off some nerves, so he headed out for his typical three-mile pregame walk through San Francisco and grabbed a nice lunch, caught up with some friends and pondered a bit about the day ahead. For the first time, Curry had the chance to broadcast a game featuring not one but both …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There was a week in January unlike almost any other in NBA history. Joel Embiid scored 70 and Karl-Anthony Towns scored 62 one night, followed four days later by Luka Doncic scoring 73 and Devin Booker scoring 62. That’s four 60-point games in five days — something the league hadn’t seen since 1962. There had been entire …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Klay Thompson was told Thursday he wouldn’t be starting a game for the first time since he was a Golden State rookie in 2012. He responded with his best game of the season. Thompson scored a season-high 35 points, making seven 3-pointers and leading the Warriors to a 140-137 victory over the Utah Jazz. Thompson …

Sacramento Kings (30-23, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (36-18, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nuggets -6; over/under is 230 BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento takes on the Denver Nuggets after De’Aaron Fox scored 40 points in the Kings’ 130-125 loss to the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets are 20-12 in conference …

TORONTO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 27 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocks in his second triple-double, Devin Vassell added 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs snapped a seven-game losing streak by routing the Toronto Raptors 122-99 on Monday night. Wembanyama made 10 of 14 attempts and had five assists and a pair of steals in 29 …

Cleveland Cavaliers (34-16, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (19-33, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Cavaliers -8; over/under is 228 BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland will attempt to keep its eight-game win streak alive when the Cavaliers take on Toronto. The Raptors are 12-21 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto is 8-20 …