Basketball

Dejounte Murray ties career high with 41 points, rallies Hawks past Timberwolves 127-113

ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray matched his career high with 41 points and the Atlanta Hawks bounced back from a 19-point halftime deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-113 on Monday night.

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Jerami Grant scores 22 as Trail Blazers beat Raptors 99-91 for 1st win of season

TORONTO (AP) — Jerami Grant scored 22 points, Deandre Ayton had 10 points and a career-high 23 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers won their first game of the season by beating the Toronto Raptors 99-91 on Monday night.

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Jaylen Brown scores 36 points as Celtics race past Wizards 126-107

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 36 points and Jayson Tatum had 33 as the Boston Celtics won their third straight to open the season, cruising past the Washington Wizards 126-107 on Monday night.

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Nikola Vucevic helps the Bulls rally past the Pacers for a 112-105 win

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nikola Vucevic scored nine of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls rallied past the Indiana Pacers 112-105 on Monday night.

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Cam Thomas scores 33, Nets use big 1st quarter to beat Hornets 133-121 for 1st win

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 33 points, and the Brooklyn Nets built a 21-point, first-quarter lead and held on to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 133-121 on Monday night for their first win of the season.

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Cavs' Donovan Mitchell questionable as Cleveland prepares to host New York Knicks in playoff rematch

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell is questionable with hamstring soreness for Tuesday night's game against the New York Knicks — Cleveland's first shot at revenge against the team that knocked it out of last year's playoffs.

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Bam Adebayo sitting out Heat's game against the Bucks due to hip bruise

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo won’t play in Monday night’s game at Milwaukee after bruising his hip two nights earlier. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said at his pregame media session that Adebayo wouldn’t be available.

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NBA releases new court designs for in-season tournament games

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA's in-season tournament will feature new court designs. All 30 teams, when playing home games in the tournament that starts Friday and runs through Dec. 9, will have a primarily solid-color court on the floor of their arena.

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Road rookie: Leonard and George school Wembanyama in 1st away game, Clippers rout Spurs 123-83

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It didn't take long for Victor Wembanyama to find out the road can be a tough place in the NBA.

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76ers Patrick Beverley appreciates Bryce Harper wearing his jersey at Game 7

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper could have rocked a Joel Embiid or Jalen Hurts jersey or one of any number of Philadelphia stars when he dressed ahead of Game 7 of the NL Championship Series.

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