Basketball

Brunson carries Knicks into No. 2 seed in Eastern Conference, scores 40 points in OT win over Bulls

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson didn't know where things stood around the NBA as the Knicks were deep into their final game of the regular season. A win meant the No. 2 seed and a loss was going to keep them at No. 3.

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Steve Clifford wins final game as Charlotte coach, Hornets beat playoff-bound Cavaliers 120-110

CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Smith Jr. scored a season-high 24 points and Steve Clifford won his coaching farewell as the Charlotte Hornets rallied to beat the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers 120-110 on Sunday.

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Payton Pritchard scores career-high 38 points in Celtics' 132-122 win over Wizards

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 38 points and the NBA-best Boston Celtics rested their entire starting lineup in a 132-122 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday in the teams’ regular-season finale.

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Myles Turner scores 31, Pacers avoid play-in tournament with 157-115 rout of Hawks

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner had 31 points and Pascal Siakam scored 28 as the Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 157-115 on Sunday and avoided falling into the play-in tournament.

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Joel Embiid sits out as 76ers zip past Nets 107-86. Philly will face Miami in the play-in tournament

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After eight straight wins to end the regular season, the 76ers are set for their first play-in tournament. Joel Embiid expects to be along for the ride.

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Heat tune up for postseason by topping Raptors 118-103 in regular-season finale

MIAMI (AP) — After a 46-win regular season, the Miami Heat still aren't in the playoffs. It'll take one more victory to get that job done. And they'll have two chances, if necessary.

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Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team drops 75-74 decision to Iran

ANTIBES, France — The Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team dropped a 75-74 decision to Iran on Sunday on the final day of group play at the IWBF Repechage tournament.

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Pelicans wing Brandon Ingram returns from a knee injury in regular-season finale against the Lakers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans high-scoring wing Brandon Ingram, who has missed 12 games with a left knee contusion, is returning for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Lakers. Ingram has averaged 20.

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76ers play their season finale without All-Star center Joel Embiid because of a knee injury

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid sat out the regular-season finale against Brooklyn on Sunday after he tweaked his surgically repaired left knee in a game last week.

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Victor Wembanyama's rookie season is over. The Spurs say he won't play on Sunday in their finale

Victor Wembanyama's rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs is over.

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