Basketball

Booker scores 35 points, Beal returns to help Suns hand Hornets 10th straight loss, 133-119

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points and the Phoenix Suns, with Bradley Beal back on the court, beat Charlotte 133-119 on Friday night to hand the Hornets their 10th consecutive loss.

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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40, Thunder snap Nuggets' 6-game win streak with 119-93 victory

DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, 17 in the decisive third quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame another efficient shooting game from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 119-93 on Friday night.

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Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero help Magic beat Knicks 117-108

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Brown scores 31 points, sets up Kornet's tiebreaking basket as Celtics beat Raptors 120-118

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown returned from a one-game absence to score 31 points and fed Luke Kornet for the tiebreaking basket as the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 120-118 on Friday night.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 34, leads Bucks to a 119-111 win over the Cavaliers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 16 rebounds, Damian Lillard scored 24 of his 31 points in the second half, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 on Friday night.

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Tyrese Maxey scores 42 points, short-handed 76ers outlast Rockets 131-127

HOUSTON (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had 42 points and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers outlasted the Houston Rockets 131-127 on Friday night. “That was a good level of aggressiveness for him tonight,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said.

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De'Aaron Fox's big second half leads Kings to 117-110 come-from-behind win over Hawks

ATLANTA (AP) — De'Aaron Fox scored 26 of his 31 points after halftime and the Sacramento Kings rallied from a 23-point, first-quarter deficit to beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-110 on Friday night.

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Avdija, Kuzma lead Wizards to 110-104 victory over the Nets

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 26 points, Deni Avdija had 21 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and the Washington Wizards beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-104 on Friday night.

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Detroit will be without center Isaiah Stewart for the next two weeks because of lingering toe injury

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons will try to end their NBA record 28-game losing streak without injured center Isaiah Stewart.

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Celtics send Detroit to NBA record-tying 28th straight loss, beating Pistons 128-122 in OT

BOSTON (AP) — The Pistons' 28th loss in a row was unlike any of the many, many other defeats that came before it in what is now tied for the longest losing streak in NBA history. The result was the same.

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