Basketball

Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee visit Morant and the Grizzlies

Milwaukee Bucks (20-7, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-9, second in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m.

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Williamson and the Pelicans visit conference foe Utah

New Orleans Pelicans (18-9, first in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (16-14, eighth in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m.

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Celtics blow big lead, rally back, beat Lakers 122-118 in OT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 44 points, Jaylen Brown added five of his 25 in overtime, and the Boston Celtics blew a 20-point lead in the second half before rallying from a late 13-point deficit for a thrilling 122-118 victory over the Los

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Antetokounmpo scores 30, Bucks extend Warriors' road woes

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points while Bobby Portis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Golden State Warriors 128-111 Tuesday night in a matchup of the NBA’s last two champions.

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Celtics blow big lead, rally, finish Lakers in OT 122-118

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 44 points, Jaylen Brown added five of his 25 in overtime, and the Boston Celtics blew a 20-point lead in the second half before rallying from a late 13-point deficit for a thrilling 122-118 victory over the Los

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Beasley, Jazz cool off Williamson, Pelicans 121-100

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Malik Beasley made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, and the Utah Jazz cooled off Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans with a 121-100 victory on Tuesday night.

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Green scores 26, Rockets beat slumping Suns in Silas' return

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green had 26 points and Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 as the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 111-97 win over the slumping Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.

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Sixers cruise past Kings 123-103 behind 80-point 1st half

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 31 points, James Harden had 21 points and 15 assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers scored 80 points in the first half and cruised to a 123-103 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

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Longwood secures 63-57 victory over Saint Francis (Brooklyn)

NEW YORK (AP) — Isaiah Wilkins scored 22 points as Longwood beat Saint Francis (Brooklyn) 63-57 on Tuesday. Wilkins shot 9 for 14, including 4 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Lancers (6-5).

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EXPLAINER: Inside the NBA's process on changing trophies

There’s been an evolution of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player trophy in the 70 or so years since it was first dreamed up. It used to be called the President’s Trophy. Players used to do the voting.

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