Basketball

CHICAGO (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo stayed on the ground, grimacing in pain before heading to the locker room. A sprained wrist in the early going ended his night. Not before he set yet another franchise record.

CHICAGO (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo broke the Milwaukee Bucks' career assists record Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls before leaving the game with a sprained right wrist.

BOSTON (AP) — Joe Mazzulla has been so steady guiding the Celtics through a franchise-shaking crisis that their turbulent offseason has taken a back seat to their championship aspirations.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love's long, winding run with the Cleveland Cavaliers could be ending after nearly nine years.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — If so inclined, and if fellow captain LeBron James was to cooperate with his own selections, Giannis Antetokounmpo could pick Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Lauri Markkanen to play on his team Sunday night.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (9-16, 6-6 NEC) at Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers (13-13, 6-7 NEC) New York; Thursday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Saint Francis (BKN) -1; over/under is 136.

Milwaukee Bucks (40-17, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (26-32, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 21 points in his first game since becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader, and Anthony Davis had 28 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the new-look Los Angeles Lakers' 120-102 victory over the New Orleans Pel

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored a career-high 45 points, including 15 in a row for Brooklyn to break open a game that had been close for 3 1/2 quarters, and the Nets beat the Miami Heat 116-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams