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Timberwolves 140, Nuggets 139 (2OT)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit two clutch free throws with 0.1 seconds left in double overtime to lift Minnesota over Denver, spoiling Nikola Jokic’s historic 61-point triple-double.
Jokic played the entire second half and overtime, finishing with 10 rebounds and 10 assists to go along with his career-high point total — the highest in the NBA this season.
Anthony Edwards paced Minnesota with 34 points, 10 boards and eight assists, while Julius Randle and Alexander-Walker added 26 apiece.
Warriors 134, Grizzlies 125
Stephen Curry erupted for 52 points and added 10 rebounds, eight assists and five steals to carry Golden State past Memphis.
The Warriors, who hit all 28 of their free-throw attempts, got a triple-double from Draymond Green. Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 36 points in the loss.
Magic 116, Spurs 105
Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner each scored 24 points as Orlando handled San Antonio to keep pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Harrison Barnes led the Spurs with 24 points in their fifth straight defeat.
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Knicks 105, 76ers 91
OG Anunoby scored 27 points and Landry Shamet hit six 3-pointers for 20 points as New York cruised past a depleted Philadelphia team.
The Sixers, missing multiple starters including Joel Embiid and Paul George, suffered their ninth straight loss.
Bulls 137, Raptors 118
Coby White dropped 28 points and Talen Horton-Tucker added a season-high 27 to help Chicago clinch a play-in spot with a win over surging Toronto.
Immanuel Quickley and Ja’Kobe Walter led the Raptors with 17 each, but Toronto’s four-game win streak came to an end.
Bucks 133, Suns 123
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 and dished out 11 assists as Milwaukee snapped a four-game skid by outlasting Phoenix.
Devin Booker had 39 points and 11 assists in the loss, while Ryan Rollins posted a career-best 23 points for the Bucks.
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Trail Blazers 127, Hawks 113
Deni Avdija posted his second career triple-double with 32 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and Shaedon Sharpe poured in 33 as Portland stunned Atlanta.
Trae Young had 29 points and 15 assists for the Hawks, who have now lost three of four.
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