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Friday

Denver 1 (236) at Detroit

Portland 2 (217 1/2) at Brooklyn

at Boston 3 (232) Cleveland

Oklahoma City 12 1/2 (241) at Atlanta

at Chicago 1 1/2 (234) Toronto

Indiana 3 1/2 (225 1/2) at Miami

at Memphis 3 (245) New York

at Phoenix 6 1/2 (236) New Orleans

at Utah Off (Off) Minnesota

at LA Lakers 1 (220 1/2) LA Clippers

College Basketball

Favorite Line Underdog

Friday

at Harvard 1 1/2 Brown

Yale 9 1/2 at Dartmouth

Iona 1 1/2 at Niagara

Princeton 5 1/2 at Columbia

at Quinnipiac 8 1/2 St. Peter’s

at VCU 14 1/2 Davidson

Mount St. Mary’s 3 1/2 at Fairfield

at Cornell 8 1/2 Pennsylvania

at S Alabama 12 1/2 Louisiana

at Texas St 1 1/2 James Madison

at Georgia S 4 1/2 Georgia St

at Purdue 4 1/2 UCLA

Troy 8 1/2 at S Miss

at N’western 3 1/2 Iowa

at Marshall 2 1/2 Appalachian St

Nevada 1 1/2 at UNLV

NHL

Favorite Line Underdog

Friday

Toronto -125/+104 at NY Rangers

at Dallas -144/+120 Los Angeles

at Colorado -245/+198 Minnesota

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

MINNESOTA TWINS: Announced Derek Falvey will officially be elevated to President, Baseball & Business Operations and Dave St. Peter will transition to the role of Strategic Advisor, effective on Monday, March 3.

National League

MIAMI MARLINS: Claimed RHP Brett de Geus off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Designated RHP Seth Martinez for assignment.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Finnegan on a one-year contract. Designated OF Stone Garrett for assignment.

NBA

MILWAUKEE BUCKS: Waived C Liam Robbins.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES: Re-signed G Jaylen Clark to a rest-of-season contract. Signed G Bones Hyland to a two-way contract.

CHICAGO SKY: Signed G Alex Wilson to a rookie scale contract.

NHL

ANAHEIM DUCKS: Recalled RW Sam Colangelo from San Diego (AHL). Placed C Robby Fabbri on injured reserve.

BOSTON BRUINS: Placed RW Oliver Wahlstrom on waivers.

MINNESOTA WILD: Recalled C Brendan Gaunce from Iowa (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS: Recalled D Marc Del Gaizo from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned D Jake Livingstone to Milwaukee.

OTTAWA SENATORS: Reassigned LW Angus Crookshank to Belleville (AHL). Loaned C Jan Jenik to Belleville.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS: Recalled Emil Bemstrom from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Placed LW Michael Bunting on injured reserve.

MLS

PHILADELPHIA UNION: Loaned F Nelson Pierre to Vancouver Whitecaps FC II (MLS Next Pro).

REAL SALT LAKE: Transferred the rights of F Elias Manoel to Botafogo RJ (Brazilian Serie A).

NBA box scores

Pelicans 124, Suns 116

NEW ORLEANS (124)

Matkovic 7-13 0-0 17, Williamson 13-17 1-4 27, Missi 5-11 1-3 11, McCollum 7-18 2-2 19, Murphy III 6-18 1-1 18, Cain 1-4 0-0 3, Robinson-Earl 2-5 0-0 5, Alvarado 5-9 2-2 14, Hawkins 4-9 0-0 10. Totals 50-104 7-12 124.

PHOENIX (116)

Bol 6-10 0-0 15, Durant 12-23 0-0 28, Richards 5-6 0-0 10, Booker 13-29 4-4 36, T.Jones 5-7 0-0 15, Dunn 0-5 0-0 0, O’Neale 2-3 0-0 6, Plumlee 1-1 2-4 4, Allen 0-7 0-0 0, Gillespie 0-2 2-2 2, Washington Jr. 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-94 8-10 116.

New Orleans 35 26 27 36 — 124 Phoenix 30 32 29 25 — 116

3-Point Goals: New Orleans 17-47 (Murphy III 5-13, Matkovic 3-7, McCollum 3-9, Alvarado 2-4, Hawkins 2-7, Robinson-Earl 1-3, Cain 1-4), Phoenix 20-53 (Booker 6-16, T.Jones 5-6, Durant 4-13, Bol 3-6, O’Neale 2-2, Washington Jr. 0-1, Dunn 0-3, Allen 0-6); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: New Orleans 50 (Matkovic, Missi, Williamson 10), Phoenix 52 (Richards 16); Assists: New Orleans 25 (Williamson 11), Phoenix 29 (T.Jones 12); Total Fouls: New Orleans 12, Phoenix 15; A: 17,071 (18,422)

Warriors 121, Magic 115

GOLDEN STATE (121)

Butler III 1-7 3-4 5, Moody 1-5 7-7 10, Green 3-8 5-7 12, Curry 16-25 12-12 56, Podziemski 3-12 0-0 8, Knox II 1-3 0-0 2, Looney 0-0 0-0 0, Santos 1-2 0-0 2, Post 7-9 2-2 18, Hield 1-5 0-0 3, Payton II 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 36-79 30-34 121.

ORLANDO (115)

Banchero 16-27 5-8 41, F.Wagner 11-22 4-5 27, Carter Jr. 4-8 0-0 9, Anthony 3-6 4-4 11, Caldwell-Pope 0-3 0-0 0, Isaac 3-5 0-0 7, da Silva 1-1 0-0 2, Bitadze 3-3 1-1 7, Black 2-10 0-0 5, Howard 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 45-89 14-18 115.

Golden State 23 29 40 29 — 121 Orlando 34 32 21 28 — 115

3-Point Goals: Golden State 19-45 (Curry 12-19, Post 2-4, Podziemski 2-6, Green 1-1, Hield 1-3, Moody 1-5, Payton II 0-1, Santos 0-1, Knox II 0-2, Butler III 0-3), Orlando 11-28 (Banchero 4-10, Howard 2-4, Anthony 1-1, Carter Jr. 1-2, Isaac 1-2, Black 1-4, F.Wagner 1-4, Caldwell-Pope 0-1); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Golden State 38 (Green 10), Orlando 46 (Carter Jr. 14); Assists: Golden State 26 (Butler III, Podziemski 7), Orlando 23 (Banchero 5); Total Fouls: Golden State 18, Orlando 25; A: 18,846 (18,846)

Mavericks 103, Hornets 96

CHARLOTTE (96)

Bridges 9-24 0-0 20, Green 2-6 1-2 7, M.Williams 10-18 6-7 26, Simpson 5-10 0-0 11, Smith Jr. 5-14 0-0 12, Diabate 4-7 0-1 8, Gibson 2-2 0-0 4, Jeffries 2-8 2-2 6, Baugh 1-8 0-0 2, Curry 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 40-98 9-13 96.

DALLAS (103)

Marshall 1-11 1-2 3, Thompson 6-12 2-3 18, Brown 9-14 2-3 20, Christie 3-8 0-0 8, Irving 11-24 1-1 25, Edwards 1-4 0-0 3, Prosper 0-3 0-0 0, Powell 3-6 0-0 6, Dinwiddie 3-9 1-2 8, Exum 3-4 5-5 12, Hardy 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-97 12-16 103.

Charlotte 24 25 18 29 — 96 Dallas 25 25 23 30 — 103

3-Point Goals: Charlotte 7-27 (Green 2-5, Smith Jr. 2-5, Bridges 2-8, Simpson 1-3, Curry 0-1, Baugh 0-2, Jeffries 0-3), Dallas 11-36 (Thompson 4-7, Christie 2-3, Irving 2-9, Exum 1-1, Edwards 1-3, Dinwiddie 1-5, Hardy 0-1, Prosper 0-1, Marshall 0-6); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Charlotte 56 (M.Williams 16), Dallas 48 (Brown 11); Assists: Charlotte 25 (Smith Jr. 7), Dallas 23 (Marshall 6); Total Fouls: Charlotte 16, Dallas 11; A: 20,009 (19,200)