Basketball

Stephen Curry injures right ankle late in loss to Bulls

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors star Stephen Curry injured his troublesome right ankle again Thursday night, though the severity wasn't immediately known.

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Nikola Jokic helps Nuggets edge Celtics with his 20th triple-double of the season

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 20th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets withstood a furious fourth-quarter surge by Boston to beat the Celtics 115-109 on Thursday night and sweep their season series with the Eastern Conference

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DeRozan delivers in final minute, Curry goes down as Bulls beat Warriors 125-122

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry's troublesome right ankle buckled again, and that hurt as much as anything for the Golden State Warriors in yet another late-game defeat.

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Kevin Durant scores 35, Grayson Allen adds 26 and the Suns beat the Raptors 120-113

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Grayson Allen added 26 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Toronto Raptors 120-113 on Thursday night. Bradley Beal had 20 points and eight assists for the Suns, who never trailed.

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Luka Doncic records fifth consecutive 30-point triple-double in Mavs' 114-108 win over Heat

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to become the second NBA player to record five consecutive 30-point triple-doubles, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied past the Miami Heat 114-108 on Thursday night.

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Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns will have meniscus surgery, out at least 4 weeks

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns will have surgery next week to address a meniscus tear in his left knee, the Western Conference-leading Timberwolves announced Thursday night.

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Anthony Edwards scores 44, has spectacular last-second block as Wolves beat Pacers 113-111

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards matched his season high with 44 points, made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:11 to go and came up with a spectacular block at the buzzer to give the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves a 113-111 victory over the Ind

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Ivey, Cunningham lead Pistons to first home win since January, 118-112 over Brooklyn

DETROIT (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 34 points and Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 11 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to their first home win since January, 118-112 over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.

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Bulls assistant Fleming won't be disciplined for contact with Jazz's Collins, Donovan says

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming won't face discipline from the league after he made contact with John Collins in the final seconds of a 119-117 win at Utah on Wednesday night, Chicago coach Billy Donovan said Thursday.

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Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama likely to miss 2 games with sprained right ankle

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, already ruled out of Thursday night's game at Sacramento with a sprained right ankle, is expected to miss Saturday's game at Golden State, too.

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