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New Orleans plays Cleveland, seeks 4th straight win 03/20/2026 02:03am • Cleveland Cavaliers (43-27, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (25-46, 12th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans is looking to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory against Cleveland. The Pelicans are 16-21 in home g Utah takes on Philadelphia in non-conference play 03/20/2026 02:03am • Philadelphia 76ers (38-32, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (21-49, 14th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia 76ers take on the Utah Jazz in non-conference play. The Jazz are 13-22 in home games. Utah ranks third in the Wester Phoenix takes on Milwaukee, looks to end 4-game skid 03/20/2026 02:03am • Milwaukee Bucks (28-41, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (39-31, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix aims to end its four-game losing streak when the Suns play Milwaukee. The Suns have gone 22-13 at home. Phoenix is the worst team in Washington plays Oklahoma City on 7-game home slide 03/20/2026 02:03am • Oklahoma City Thunder (55-15, first in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (16-53, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Washington aims to end its seven-game home slide with a victory against Oklahoma City. The Wizards have gone 11-25 in home games Detroit plays Golden State in non-conference action 03/20/2026 02:03am • Golden State Warriors (33-36, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (50-19, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pistons -6.5; over/under is 217.5 BOTTOM LINE: Golden State takes on Detroit for a non-conference matchup. The Pistons are San Antonio plays Indiana, aims for 5th straight win 03/20/2026 02:03am • Indiana Pacers (15-55, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (52-18, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio will look to keep its four-game win streak alive when the Spurs take on Indiana. The Spurs are 27-7 in home games. San Ant Dallas faces Los Angeles on home slide 03/20/2026 02:03am • Los Angeles Clippers (34-36, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (23-47, 13th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas takes on Los Angeles looking to end its 10-game home slide. The Mavericks have gone 12-30 against Western Conference opponen Flyers outlast Kings 4-3 in shootout for their 4th victory in 5 games 03/20/2026 01:55am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Zegras and Matvei Michkov scored in a shootout to give the Philadelphia Flyers their fourth victory in five games, 4-3 over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Noah Cates had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim also scored, and Samuel Ersson made Saint Louis pounds Georgia 102-77 in March Madness as Dion Brown dominates at the rim with 18 points 03/20/2026 01:46am • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dion Brown scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, all on layups and dunks, and Saint Louis blew out Georgia 102-77 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Amari McCottry added 13 points and nine rebounds, while Robbie Avila had 12 points, five rebounds and Mammoth score on 1st 3 shots on goal in 4-0 win over the Golden Knights 03/20/2026 01:29am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Karel Vejmelka stopped all 28 shots he faced for Utah, while Vegas counterpart Adin Hill was chased after allowing three goals without making a save in the Mammoth's 4-0 victory over the Golden Knights on Thursday night. Vejmelka had his second shutout of the season and eighth in Houston routs Idaho 78-47 in return to March Madness after losing in last year's championship game 03/20/2026 01:22am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kingston Flemings scored 18 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 16 and Houston routed Idaho 78-47 Thursday night in its NCAA Tournament opener after losing in last year's championship game. The Cougars (29-6), the second seed in the South Region, will play No. 10 seed Texas A&M i Third-seeded Gonzaga holds off No. 14 seed Kennesaw State for a 73-64 March Madness win 03/20/2026 01:19am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 19 points and third-seeded Gonzaga held off tenacious No. 14 seed Kennesaw State 73-64 in a defensive battle that ended with some drama Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Davis Fogle added 17 points for the Bulldogs, who will face No. Kucherov, Cirelli lead the Lightning past the NHL-worst Canucks, 6-2 03/20/2026 01:16am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli each had a goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the NHL-worst Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday night. Kucherov moved into sole possession of second place in the NHL scoring race with 114 points, one behind Edm High Point's upset starts run of 4 wins by double-digit seeds, busting March Madness brackets 03/20/2026 01:10am • Well, the dream was fun while it lasted — all two-ish hours of it. The bid for a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket disappeared for more than 25 million people by mid-afternoon on Thursday, fueled by 12th-seeded High Point's first-round stunner over fifth-seeded Wisconsin. That was just the start. By High Point stuns Wisconsin 83-82 in March Madness on Chase Johnston's first 2-point basket of season 03/20/2026 01:07am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Johnston finished with 14 points, in