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NBA roundup: Anthony Edwards, Wolves edge Clippers
Nov 29, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) works around LA Clippers guard Amir Coffey (7) during the second half of an NBA Cup game at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Anthony Edwards made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:24 remaining to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 93-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Minneapolis in West Group A action of the NBA Cup.
Minnesota got two offensive rebounds in the final seconds to run out the clock.
Edwards finished with 21 points for the Timberwolves, who finished group play 2-2.
James Harden (20 points, 11 assists) and Zubac (16 points, 13 rebounds) each recorded a double-double as Los Angeles fell to 1-2 in West Group A with one more game to play. Kevin Porter Jr. added 17 points but sustained an apparent ankle injury late in the fourth quarter.
Hawks 117, Cavaliers 101
De’Andre Hunter scored a team-high 23 points off the bench, helping lead Atlanta over visiting Cleveland to clinch the NBA Cup’s East Group C title.
Trae Young added 21 points and 11 assists for Atlanta, which beat Cleveland for the second straight game. Jalen Johnson chipped in 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks.
Darius Garland paced Cleveland with 29 points while Evan Mobley had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell chipped in 12 points, 11 rebounds and six assists but shot just 5-for-23 from the field. The Cavaliers have dropped three of five since starting 15-0.
Knicks 99, Hornets 98
Jalen Brunson scored 11 of his 31 points in the final five minutes of regulation to push New York past host Charlotte in NBA Cup Group A play.
The Knicks improved to 3-0 in group play with double-doubles from both Karl-Anthony Towns (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Josh Hart (13 points, 12 rebounds). Brunson went 3-of-4 from the line in the closing 14 seconds to get the Knicks a win after they trailed by as much as 10 in the first half.
Brandon Miller led the way for the Hornets (0-3 in the Cup) with 20 points as top scorer LaMelo Ball missed the game due to a left calf injury.
Magic 123, Nets 100
Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as red-hot Orlando seized control late in the second quarter and pulled away in the third for an NBA Cup victory over Brooklyn in New York.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sank four 3-pointers and added 19 points for the Magic. Orlando, which improved to 3-0 in Group A, shot 53 percent and matched a season best by hitting 18 treys.
Shake Milton scored 22 and Keon Johnson added 15 as Brooklyn’s bench accounted for 58 points. The Nets finished 1-3 in NBA Cup games and were eliminated.
Grizzlies 120, Pelicans 107
Ja Morant scored 27 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 23 and reserve Santi Aldama had 20 points to lead Memphis to its first NBA Cup victory over visiting New Orleans.
The Pelicans, playing without Zion Williamson (hamstring) and Brandon Ingram (calf), lost their seventh straight. Memphis, which entered with an 0-6 record in NBA Cup play over two seasons, won its fifth straight and its ninth in 12 games.
CJ McCollum paced New Orleans, 1-3 in Cup games, with a season-high 30 points. Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy III added 21 points apiece while Yves Missi contributed 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Pistons 130, Pacers 106
Cade Cunningham returned from an injury to put up 24 points and Detroit remained unbeaten in the NBA Cup while also formally eliminating the defending runner-up with a win over Indiana in Indianapolis.
Malik Beasley paced Detroit with 25 points, while Jaden Ivey chipped in with 23 and Tobias Harris 16 for the Pistons, who will host the Milwaukee Bucks in a duel of 3-0 teams on Tuesday with the East Group B title on the line.
Pascal Siakam had 21 points and Tyrese Haliburton 19 for the Pacers, who fell behind by as many as 12 points in the first quarter and never caught the visitors en route to a third straight NBA Cup defeat.
Celtics 138, Bulls 129
Jayson Tatum had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 29 points as visiting Boston beat Chicago.
Pritchard made 7 of 11 3-point attempts and scored 19 in the fourth quarter. Boston received 21 points from both Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics improved to 3-1 in the NBA Cup, and they could move on as a wild card.
Nikola Vucevic scored 32 points and had 11 rebounds for Chicago, which fell to 2-2 in the NBA Cup and was eliminated. Zach LaVine added 29 points, hitting four 3-pointers. With his third 3-pointer, LaVine passed Kirk Hinrich for most made treys in franchise history.
Heat 121, Raptors 111
Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 26 points as host Miami defeated Toronto. The Heat (2-2) and Raptors (0-3) are out of contention for the NBA Cup.
Bam Adebayo finished with a triple-double (14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) and Tyler Herro contributed 23 points for the Heat.
South Florida native Scottie Barnes posted 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 rebounds for the Raptors. RJ Barrett had 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and Jakob Poeltl delivered 24 points and 10 rebounds.
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Minnesota United blank Timbers for 3rd straight win
Apr 18, 2026; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota United FC forward Kelvin Yeboah (9) shoots the ball as Portland Timbers defender Finn Surman (20) and defender Brandon Bye (5) defend during the first half at Allianz Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Tomas Chancalay had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota United won their third match in a row with Saturday night’s 2-0 victory against the Portland Timbers at Saint Paul, Minn.
Kelvin Yeboah scored the other goal, making it three matches in a row that he has a goal for the Loons (4-2-2, 14 points). Minnesota goalkeeper Drake Callender made two saves for the clean sheet.
Yeboah has half of his team’s 10 goals in MLS play. He’s the team’s only player with more than one goal.
James Pantemis made five saves for Portland (2-5-1, 7 points), which fell to 0-4-0 in road matches.
Chancalay scored his first goal of the season in the 16th minute off Jefferson Diaz’s assist.
Yeboah’s goal in the 60th minute capped a fastbreak with a short-range shot after Chancalay provided the final pass. Chancalay has four assists this year.
Portland has surrendered two or more goals in each of its last three road matches.
The Timbers began a busy stretch that includes several road assignments with a largely solid game despite failing to score. They held a 4-3 edge in corner kicks and a 55%-45% possession advantage, but Minnesota outshot the visitors 17-12, including 7-2 on shots on target.
The teams played to a 1-1 draw last August in the same stadium.
Portland stays on the road next Saturday, visiting San Diego FC. Minnesota plays twice next week, visiting FC Dallas on Wednesday before hosting LAFC on Saturday.
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Troy Johnston's clutch double leads Rockies' comeback win over Dodgers
Apr 18, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker (23) is congratulated by designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) after a two-run home run during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images Troy Johnston hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies held on for a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night in Denver.
Johnston had three of Colorado’s seven hits as the Rockies won for only the second time in nine games.
Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing homered for the Dodgers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Shohei Ohtani was 1-for-4 to extend his on-base streak to 50 games.
Brennan Bernardino (2-0) delivered 1 1/3 no-hit innings in relief, and Victor Vodnik pitched the ninth for his third save.
Will Klein (1-1) allowed hits to each of the first three batters he faced in the sixth, including Johnston’s game-winning double.
The first two Dodgers reached in the eighth against Jaden Hill and they loaded the bases with two outs before Hill retired Max Muncy on a groundout to second base.
Colorado starter Ryan Feltner went 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) and five hits with a walk and five strikeouts.
Los Angeles starter Emmet Sheehan gave up two runs on four hits in five innings, with two walks and four strikeouts.
The Dodgers led 2-0 two pitches into the game. After Ohtani hit the first pitch into play and reached on an error by Johnston, Tucker drove the first pitch he saw into the second deck in right for his third home run with the Dodgers.
TJ Rumfield’s RBI single made it 2-1 in the bottom of the first.
Rushing’s solo homer with one out in the second restored the two-run lead.
Kyle Karros’ sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning made it 3-2, scoring Johnston, who had singled, stolen second and moved to third on a groundout.
The Dodgers threatened when Freddie Freeman tripled with one out in the visitor’s half of the sixth. But Karros at third dove to stop Teoscar Hernandez’s grounder down the line, retiring him at first. Bernardino replaced Feltner and struck out Muncy to end the threat.
The Dodgers threatened with a pair of two-out singles in the ninth before Tucker’s flyout to left ended the game. Los Angeles was hitless in seven at-bats with runners in scoring position, stranding eight in the narrow loss
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Flyers emerge with win over Penguins in opening tussle of playoff series
Apr 18, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Cam York (8) checks Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) in front of Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar (80) during the first period against in game one of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Porter Martone scored a timely goal late for the Philadelphia Flyers, who skated away with a 3-2 road victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven, first-round playoff series on Saturday night.
Travis Sanheim and Jamie Drysdale also scored for Philadelphia. Trevor Zegras, Denver Barkey, Rasmus Ristolainen, Christian Dvorak and Travis Konecny registered assists.
Dan Vladar stopped 15 shots for the Flyers, none bigger than a point-blank stop on Anthony Mantha in the closing seconds to preserve the win.
Evgeni Malkin scored his 68th postseason goal for the Penguins and assisted on Bryan Rust’s goal. Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson earned assists.
Stuart Skinner faced 20 shots and made 17 saves.
The postseason renewal of the Battle of Pennsylvania was exactly that for the two teams ending lengthy playoff droughts. It was a physical affair that featured just 26 shots on goal and 59 hits through the first two periods. That favored the Flyers, who finished the season fourth in the league in hits.
Martone, the 19-year-old who joined Philadelphia from Michigan State on March 31, scored what appeared to be an insurance goal with 2:37 left that gave the Flyers a 3-1 lead. That prompted Pittsburgh to pull Skinner for a sixth attacker.
A tussle between Penguins star Sidney Crosby and Sanheim sent both to the penalty box with 1:09 left, and Rust made it a one-goal game from the high slot eight seconds later.
Drysdale gave Philadelphia the lead midway through the second. Zegras skated behind the net and found the defenseman in the faceoff circle. Denver Barkey also assisted on the goal and further helped by screening Skinner.
Less than seven minutes later, Malkin provided the equalizer as the Penguins applied pressure in the attack zone. Vladar stopped Rakell but allowed a long rebound to his right that Novak tapped to the 39-year-old, who scored from the faceoff circle with 4:09 left in the period.
Sanheim reclaimed the lead for Philadelphia at the midway point of the third.
Pittsburgh’s 17 shots on goal were its fewest in a postseason game since the Penguins mustered just 12 in Game 5 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final against the Nashville Predators.
–Field Level Media
