Basketball

Los Angeles faces Charlotte on 3-game win streak

Los Angeles Lakers (25-18, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (12-30, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m.

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Cleveland faces Detroit, seeks to break 3-game slide

Detroit Pistons (23-22, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (36-9, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland enters the matchup against Detroit after losing three in a row.

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Atlanta faces Minnesota, looks to halt 4-game slide

Atlanta Hawks (22-23, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (24-21, seventh in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Monday, 8 p.m.

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Orlando visits Miami on 3-game road slide

Orlando Magic (24-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (22-22, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Orlando will aim to stop its three-game road slide when the Magic take on Miami.

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Milwaukee plays Utah on 5-game win streak

Milwaukee Bucks (25-17, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-33, 15th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m.

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Boston takes on Houston in cross-conference game

Houston Rockets (30-14, second in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (32-14, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston travels to Boston for a non-conference matchup.

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Chicago hosts Denver, aims to end home slide

Denver Nuggets (28-17, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (19-27, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chicago looks to break its five-game home slide with a victory against Denver.

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Celtics defeat Mavericks 122-107 in NBA Finals rematch, Tatum scores 24

DALLAS (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

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Suns playing better basketball with former starter Jusuf Nurkic buried deep on the bench

PHOENIX (AP) — Things are looking up for the Phoenix Suns on the basketball court these days. The same can't be said for Jusuf Nurkic. The struggling Nurkic has gone from the starting center to a benchwarmer in the space of about a month.

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Harden scores 40 points to lead Clippers over Bucks 127-117, snapping Milwaukee's 5-game win streak

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — James Harden scored 40 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 127-117 on Saturday night.

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