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Reuters
16-03-2025
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NBA roundup: Wizards shock Nuggets on late 3-pointer
March 16 - Jordan Poole swished a 35-foot, 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to give the visiting Washington Wizards a stunning 126-123 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Poole had time to move closer but stopped well behind the 3-point line and hoisted the successful shot that gave the Eastern Conference-worst Wizards (15-51) a two-game season sweep of the Nuggets. Alex Sarr scored a career-high 34 points for Washington, which is 6-4 over its last 10 games. It was a wild ending as Kyshawn George drilled a wide-open 3-pointer to give Washington a 123-121 lead with 10 seconds remaining. Denver's Jamal Murray (24 points, seven assists and four steals) hit a tying 15-footer with 5.7 seconds left before the final sequence. Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists for Denver (43-25). Russell Westbrook had 22 points and 11 assists for the Nuggets. Westbrook became the 21st player in NBA history to top 26,000 points. He finished the night with 26,013. Celtics 115, Nets 113 Kristaps Porzingis returned from a viral infection and scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as visiting Boston continued its recent dominance over Brooklyn by holding on for a victory in New York. After missing eight games, Porzingis helped the Celtics improve to 13-1 in their last 14 regular-season meetings with the Nets. Jayson Tatum added 20 as the Celtics won for the seventh time in eight games The Nets lost for the 10th time in 11 games after their late comeback bid fell short. Cameron Johnson scored 23 points to lead Brooklyn and Keon Johnson added 21 as Brooklyn shot 46.7 percent and hit 20 3-pointers. Rockets 117, Bulls 114 Jalen Green scored a game-high 28 points, helping lead Houston to a victory over visiting Chicago. Alperen Sengun added 24 points and 15 rebounds, while Fred VanVleet finished with 23 points and seven assists, as Houston won its sixth straight game. Dillon Brooks' 13 points and Jabari Smith Jr.'s 12 rounded out the balanced scoring night for the Rockets' starters. Chicago had its four-game winning streak snapped, despite Coby White's 23 points and Tre Jones' 19. Nikola Vucevic chipped in 15 points in the loss. Bucks 126, Pacers 119 Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee held off visiting Indiana. The win could prove crucial in NBA playoff tiebreakers. The teams entered the game tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee won the season series over the Pacers, taking three of the four matchups. Damian Lillard had 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Bucks and was 6-for-12 from 3-point range. Aaron Nesmith had a career-high 30 points for the Pacers and Pascal Siakam had 26. Tyrese Haliburton posted 24 points and 15 assists. Thunder 113, Pistons 107 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 48 points and visiting Oklahoma City outlasted Detroit to continue its winning ways. Cason Wallace had 20 points and Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 with 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who have won nine of their last 10. Detroit All-Star Cade Cunningham was ejected late in the third quarter for arguing with the officials. He matched his season low of 11 points to go with nine assists and seven rebounds. The Pistons were assessed a total of five technicals in the quarter. Warriors 97, Knicks 94 Moses Moody broke a tie with 2:26 to go, Draymond Green added a back-breaking hoop with 25 seconds left and Golden State tightened the defensive screws on New York down the stretch in San Francisco. Stephen Curry led the way with 28 points for the Warriors, who won their seventh straight. Moody finished with 18 points, while Jimmy Butler chipped in with 11 points, six rebounds and a game high-tying seven assists. Shooting 12-for-21, Karl-Anthony Towns had a game-high 29 points for the Knicks, who closed out a 2-3 Western swing. OG Anunoby totaled 23 points, nine rebounds and three steals, while Mikal Bridges and Miles McBride contributed 19 points apiece. Grizzlies 125, Heat 91 Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 31 points and Desmond Bane added 22 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to lead Memphis past visiting Miami. Brandon Clarke scored 12 points, Zach Edey contributed 12 points and eight rebounds and Scotty Pippen Jr. had 11 points and 11 assists off the bench for Memphis, which won for the fifth time in six games. The Grizzlies improved to 10-3 when playing the second game of a back-to back. Kel'el Ware led the Heat with 19 points and 11 rebounds and Bam Adebayo had 18 points and six boards. Kyle Anderson finished with 13 points, six rebounds and five assists off the bench for Miami, which has lost seven in a row. Spurs 119, Pelicans 115 Devin Vassell scored 22 points, including a key 3-pointer with 1:03 to play, as host San Antonio held off New Orleans. The Spurs have won two of their past three outings and pulled within four games of 10th-place Dallas for a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament with 16 contests left in the regular season. Harrison Barnes and Keldon Johnson added 19 points apiece for San Antonio. New Orleans' CJ McCollum led all scorers with 26 points and added a game-high nine assists, while Trey Murphy III had 20 points. The Pelicans lost for the sixth time in seven games and played without Zion Williamson, who missed the game for personal reasons.
Reuters
16-03-2025
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Jordan Poole's last-second trey helps Wizards upset Nuggets
March 16 - Jordan Poole swished a 35-foot, 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to give the Washington Wizards a stunning 126-123 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Poole had time to move closer but stopped well behind the 3-point line and hoisted the successful shot that gave the Eastern Conference-worst Wizards (15-51) a two-game season sweep of the Nuggets. Alex Sarr scored a career-high 34 points for Washington, which is 6-4 over its last 10 games. Poole and Kyshawn George scored 19 points apiece and Justin Champagnie had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Wizards. It was a wild ending as George drilled a wide-open 3-pointer to give Washington a 123-121 lead with 10 seconds remaining. Denver's Jamal Murray hit a tying 15-footer with 5.3 seconds left before the final sequence. Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists for Denver (43-25). Jokic scored a career-high 56 points on Dec. 7 in the first meeting with Washington. Murray added 24 points, seven assists and four steals and Russell Westbrook had 22 points and 11 assists for the Nuggets. Westbrook became the 21st player in NBA history to top 26,000 points. He finished the night with 26,013. Michael Porter Jr. had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Denver. Sarr hit a tying 3-pointer with 2:13 remaining and added two free throws 22 seconds later to give Washington a 118-116 lead. Porter knocked down a corner trey to give Denver a one-point edge with 1:31 to play. Poole hit a 12-footer to give Washington a 120-119 lead with 44.4 seconds to play. Westbrook scored on an inbounds play to put Denver back ahead by one with 30.1 seconds left. The Nuggets shot 50.5 percent from the field, including 12 of 34 from 3-point range. The Wizards made 48.4 percent of their attempts and hit 19 of 45 from behind the arc. Murray scored five straight points in the third quarter as the Nuggets took a 92-81 lead with 3:12 left. But Washington roared back with a 14-3 quarter-ending push. George drained a tying 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left to tie it at 95. Champagnie opened the fourth quarter with a trey to give the Wizards their first lead since 2-0. Jokic scored 27 points in the first half to help the Nuggets hold a 72-63 lead at the break. Sarr had 24 in the half for the Wizards. Jokic had 20 points in the opening quarter as Denver took a 44-30 lead.
Reuters
07-03-2025
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Newcomer Oliver Bjorkstrand notches winner for Lightning in high-scoring thriller vs. Sabres
March 7 - Newcomer Oliver Bjorkstrand had the go-ahead goal in the third period of his Tampa Bay debut as the Lightning rallied past the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night for their 11th win in 13 games. Acquired from the Seattle Kraken along with Yanni Gourde on Wednesday, Bjorkstrand potted a loose puck for the game-winner at 1:40 to break a 5-all tie. The Lightning killed a six-on-three Buffalo power play in the final 17 seconds to hang on for the victory. Jake Guentzel notched his second Lightning hat trick, while Nick Paul and Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist apiece. Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov had two helpers apiece, while goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy posted 28 saves. For the Eastern Conference-worst Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka both had a goal and an assist. Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs and Tage Thompson all scored, while Zach Benson and Ryan McLeod had two assists each. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 20 shots. The Atlantic Division clubs tallied three times in a 52-second span of a five-goal first period. Paul scored when his pass was clipped by Buffalo's Connor Clifton and put in own-goal style at 5:01, but Dahlin matched that by sending a tally in from the left circle 16 seconds later. Raddysh put the Lightning ahead again with a quirky marker when his shot hit the stick of the Sabres' Bowen Byram, went airborne and Luukkonen headed it straight up and over into the goal. However, Tampa Bay's Emil Lilleberg fanned on a shot attempt and fell in the Lightning offensive end. Tuch then led a two-on-one rush and wristed home another tying goal at 8:20. The frame's final goal for Buffalo's first lead was at 17:09 by Krebs, who snapped a 23-match goalless streak with his first tally since Dec. 29. Guentzel chipped in a pass from Erik Cernak 58 seconds into the second period for a 3-all tie, but Thompson flipped in his 31st goal at 9:35 on Buffalo's second power play for a 4-3 edge. Peterka's steal and 19th goal gave Buffalo a two-goal lead at 12:40, but Guentzel backhanded his second at 17:43 to cut it to 5-4. He tied it on a power-play goal near the end of the second five-goal period.
