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Bucks 142, Pacers 133 Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 40 points, 15 rebounds and six assists led visiting Milwaukee to a win in Indianapolis and its first season sweep against Indiana since 2010. Khris Middleton scored 22 points and Brook Lopez had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Bucks, who pulled to within one game of the second-place Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference.   Justin Holiday led the Pacers with 26 points, hitting eight 3-pointers. Indiana remained tied with the Charlotte Hornets for eighth place in the East. Grizzlies 116, Kings 110 Kyle Anderson ignited a 12-0 finish with a...

The Denver Nuggets began their final back-to-back of the 2020-21 season with a convincing win over a division rival, securing a near wire-to-wire 114-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday. Denver was led by Nikola Jokić (31 points and 14 rebounds) but had six players finish in double-figures, including Markus Howard (15 points) and Vlatko Čančar (14 points), who set new career highs in the win. The Nuggets (46-24) will have to move on quickly, as a meeting against the Detroit Pistons awaits them Friday. The youth movement is on for Detroit (20-50), who is 2-8 over the last...

Copy shortlink: In most seasons this game might have been decided before the tip. The closing days of the regular season. One team competing for a lottery pick, the other for seeding in the upcoming NBA playoffs. But this isn't normal. Since Chris Finch took over as Timberwolves coach the idea has been to compete to win rather than for lottery position. So Thursday's game with Denver — a team that entered the night seeded fourth in the Western Conference, a game behind third-seeded L.A. Clippers — was entertaining. "Listen, we should fight,'' Finch said. "That's on...

The Nuggets left no room for complacency as they took of business with a 114-103 win over the Timberwolves in Minneapolis. Denver secured homecourt advantage and has a small chance of reaching the third seed. Considering those factors, Michael Porter Jr. was rested and Michael Malone opted to experiment with a new starting five and rotation. JaVale McGee got his first start in his second stint with the Nuggets while Markus Howard and Vlatko Čančar saw extended playing time. The trio wouldn’t disappoint as they all played a significant part in the team’s win. Nikola Jokić, opting agains...

Nuggets, Hornets square off looking for rebound performances Field Level Media 11 May 2021, 03:55 GMT+10 The Denver Nuggets and Charlotte Hornets are in different spots in regard to the NBA playoffs, but they have something in common going into Tuesday night's game in Charlotte, N.C.: Both are trying to recover from disappointing outcomes in their most recent games. The Nuggets (44-24) are fourth inthe Western Conference, but a third-place spot is within reach. The Hornets (33-35) are one victory away from clinching at least a spot in an Eastern Conference postseason play-in game. "We carry o...