Basketball

Traore leads No. 25 BYU to a 77-56 rout of West Virginia

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Fousseyni Traore scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season off the bench, Egor Demin had 15 points and six rebounds and No. 25 BYU dominated West Virgina 77-56 on Saturday night.

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Bucks beat short-handed Mavericks 132-117

DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Damian Lillard scored 28 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Dallas Mavericks 132-117 on Saturday night. Gary Trent Jr.

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Grimes scores career-high 44 points and the 76ers beat the Warriors to end a 9-game losing streak

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game losing streak, beating the Golden State Warriors 126-119 on Saturday night in a game where Stephen Curry had his first dunk in six years

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Antetokounmpo and Lillard lead Bucks to 132-117 victory over short-handed Mavericks

DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Damian Lillard scored 28 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Dallas Mavericks 132-117 on Saturday night. Gary Trent Jr.

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Sacramento's Sabonis leaves game against Rockets in first quarter with hamstring injury

HOUSTON (AP) — Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis left Saturday night’s game against the Houston Rockets early in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and the team said he wouldn’t return.

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De'Aaron Fox hits 20-footer with 2.6 seconds left in the Spurs' 130-128 victory over the Grizzlies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — De'Aaron Fox broke a tie with a 20-footer with 2.6 seconds left for the last of his 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 130-128 on Saturday night. Memphis center Jaren Jackson Jr. had tied it with 22.

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Kings overcome the loss of Sabonis to beat the Rockets 113-103 for their 3rd straight victory

HOUSTON (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and the Sacramento Kings overcome an early injury to Domantas Sabonis for their third straight victory, 113-103 over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. Zach LaVine added 20 points for Sacramento.

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Cunningham breaks out of slump to lead Pistons past Nets 115-94

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham broke out of a slump by scoring nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons pulled away to beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-94 on Saturday night.

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Middleton and Coulibaly each score 17 points as Wizards hand Hornets 6th straight defeat, 113-110

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Khris Middleton and Bilal Coulibaly each scored 17 points and the Washington Wizards defeated the Charlotte Hornets 113-100 on Saturday night in a matchup of the NBA’s two worst teams.

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Warriors' Jimmy Butler sits out against the 76ers because of back spasms

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler sat out the Golden State Warriors' game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night because of back spasms. Acquired from Miami on, Feb.

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