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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and keyed a big third-quarter run for Sacramento that carried the Kings to a 127-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. Barnes took on a bigger role offensively for the short-handed Kings and delivered with 16 points in the decisive third quarter. “We knew we had some different lineups …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ownership transfer of the Minnesota Timberwolves slammed to a halt when Glen Taylor declared on Thursday he won’t take the final step of his drawn-out $1.5 billion deal to hand Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez the majority stake because they didn’t meet all of the deadlines in the sale conditions. Lore and Rodriguez, who agreed to …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is back in the Milwaukee Bucks’ starting lineup Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets after missing two games with a left hamstring issue. The two-time MVP had been out with what the team described as tendinopathy in his hamstring. Tendinopathy is pain that generally results from overuse. Milwaukee still won’t be at full strength. Khris Middleton …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 34 points and Miles McBride added a career-high 29 to lead the New York Knicks to their fourth straight win, 119-112 over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The Knicks raced out to an 18-4 lead early in the game and never trailed as they earned just their fifth win in their …

Indiana Pacers (36-29, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (45-19, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City looks to keep its three-game win streak intact when the Thunder take on Indiana. The Thunder are 26-6 on their home court. Oklahoma City ranks seventh in the Western Conference at limiting …

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 32 points, Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in just three quarters for his fourth straight triple-double and the Denver Nuggets had a big run to beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 117-96 on Wednesday night. Jokic had his 19th triple-double of the season as Denver avoided losing all four games …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George sat out the Los Angeles Clippers’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. He missed his fourth game of the season with left knee soreness. George is averaging 22.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Norman Powell was set to make his first start of the season in George’s place. Powell was initially …

HOUSTON (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points and Chet Holmgren added 29 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-110 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. The Thunder won their fifth straight to move into a tie with Minnesota for first place in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault was impressed with how his …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 13 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks surge out of the All-Star break with a 112-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Minnesota dropped into a tie with Oklahoma City for the Western Conference lead at 39-17. The Thunder routed Washington 147-106 earlier Friday. Anthony Edwards made three 3-pointers …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points, Cam Payne added 16 points off the bench and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland 104-97 Friday night, sending the Cavaliers to their second straight loss and third in four games. Maxey was having a quiet game until the fourth quarter. He scored 15 of the Sixers’ final 20 points and assisted on …