Trail Blazers top Hornets for fourth straight win
Anfernee Simons scored 17 of his 27 in the second half as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-97. Jerami Grant added 22 points, and Portland closed the game with a 7-0 run after tying late in the fourth. Hornets were without LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges, and Brandon Miller, struggling to score.
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Cavaliers Name Atkinson All-Star Game Coach For East
Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson and his staff will coach the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star Game on February 16 at Chase Center in San Francisco after Cleveland clinched the East’s best record through February 2. The event introduces a mini tournament with four teams and a Rising Stars winner.
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Sixers rally past Cavaliers in high scoring 132-129 win
Maxey led the first half with 19 points on 4 of 6 from three as Philadelphia hit 12 of 20 from deep. The teams combined for 46 three-pointers, with Cleveland’s Jerome pacing 33 points and Garland adding 26, while Oubre Jr. poured in 22 and Gordon 15 for the 76ers. Philadelphia surged late, finishing 132-129 after a decisive 13-0 run and a late turnover by Jerome in the inbounds play.
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No. 2 South Carolina tops LSU to end undefeated run
No. 2 South Carolina defeated fifth-ranked LSU 66-56 as Joyce Edwards scored 14 and Sania Feagin 12 with seven rebounds to hand LSU its first loss of the season. Purdue beat Michigan 91-64 as Braden Smith tallied 24 points and 10 assists. Toledo outscored Bowling Green behind Sonny Wilson and Isaiah Adams. Youngstown State crushed Penn State Shenango 112-63 with EJ Farmer scoring 20 and Ty Harper 17. Ohio slipped past Kent State with a late free throw, while Dayton downed Saint Joseph's behind Nate Santos and Amael L Etang.
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Isles top Flyers as winning streak hits three
Islanders defense stifles Philadelphia 3 1 with Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scoring in 55 seconds late in the first period and Ilya Sorokin turning away 29 shots. Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri also contribute as NYI improves to six of eight.
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Cavs struggle with bully ball as Seagun dominates in Houston
NBA recap describes Cleveland's loss to Houston, highlighting Alperen Seagun's 18 points and 11 rebounds while asserting the Cavs lack inside presence without Evan Mobley. It notes potential fixes such as adding a big man or Cam Johnson, and calls for more bulk for playoff grind.
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