NBA ROUNDUP
SUNDAY’S GAMES
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Hawks 105, HORNETS 101: Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 32 points on a careerhigh eight 3-pointers and the Hawks battled back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Hornets without Trae Young. Clint Capela added 20 points and 15 rebounds for the surging Hawks, who took sole possession of fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
Celtics at NUGGETS (late): The Nuggets have reached 25 assists as a team in 18 straight games, a franchise record. Denver had 33 assists in a 121-119 win over the Spurs on Friday.
Pelicans at CAVALIERS (late): Zion Williamson of the Pelicans leads the NBA in points per game in the paint (19.7).
Bucks at MAGIC (late): The Bucks were without all five regular starters in a 127119 loss to the Hornets on Friday.
Spurs at MAVERICKS (late): With a win, the Mavericks will sweep the season series for the first time in franchise history.
Bulls at TIMBERWOLVES (late): Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore signed a letter of intent Saturday to buy the Timberwolves and keep the NBA team in Minnesota, owner Glen Taylor said.
Raptors at KNICKS (late): Gary Trent Jr. scored a career-high 44 points and the Raptors scored 87 first-half points en route to a 135-115 blowout victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday.
Pacers at GRIZZLIES (late): Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas is on pace with his 12.5 rebounds per game to break Zach Randolph’s single-season team record of 12.2 from 2010-11.
Pistons at CLIPPERS (late): Since March 15, the Clippers are tops in the NBA in defensive points allowed per game (102.4).
Heat at TRAIL BLAZERS (late): Enes Kanter had 24 points and a franchiserecord 30 rebounds as the Trail Blazers routed the Pistons 118-103 on Saturday.