Basketball

Kevin Durant scores 33 points in Brooklyn return, leads Suns to 136-120 victory over the Nets

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant was cheered before the game, then booed when it started. His return to Brooklyn was on track be a noisy one, until he and the Phoenix Suns took the crowd out of the game with some relentless offense.

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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 points, Thunder beat short-handed Nuggets 105-100

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 105-100 on Wednesday night in a matchup of teams near the top of the Western Conference standings.

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Towns leads Timberwolves in 121-87 win over Mavs team missing Doncic and Irving

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and nine rebounds for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 121-87 victory over the depleted Dallas Mavericks , who played Wednesday night without stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

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Magic stave off fourth-quarter rally and topple Spurs 108-98

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 25 points, Franz Wagner added 20 and the Orlando Magic held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 108-98 on Wednesday night.

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Butler scores 31 points to help Heat beat Kings 115-106 and snap 7-game skid

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 31 points and the Miami Heat snapped a seven-game skid with a 115-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.

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Valanciunas and Ingram lead Pelicans past Rockets 110-99 to snap 3-game skid

HOUSTON (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas scored 25 points, Brandon Ingram added 24 and the duo combined for 24 rebounds to help the New Orleans Pelicans snap a three-game skid with a 110-99 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

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Donovan Mitchell scores 45 points, Cavs hold off Pistons 128-121 in Darius Garland's return

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, Darius Garland had 19 points in his return from a broken jaw and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the NBA-worst Detroit Pistons 128-121 on Wednesday night.

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Leonard, Harden help Clippers pull away from Wizards, 125-109

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, James Harden added 25 and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away with a big third quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 125-109 on Wednesday night .

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Coby White scores 35 points to help Bulls hand Hornets their fifth straight loss 117-110

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Coby White scored 35 points, Nikola Vucevic added 22 points and 12 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls outlasted Charlotte 117-110 on Wednesday night to send the Hornets to their fifth straight loss.

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Nets' Ben Simmons sidelined by a knee injury just 1 game after returning from a back injury

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons won't play Wednesday for the Brooklyn Nets because of a knee injury, one game after returning from a 38-game absence with a back injury.

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