NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Brooklyn Nets 104, Indiana Pacers 94
Chicago Bulls 129, New Orleans 116
Bulls 129, Pelicans 116 – LaVine scores 46 points, Bulls hit 25 3s to beat Pelicans
Zach LaVine scored a season-high 46 points, hitting nine of Chicago’s franchise-record 25 3-pointers, and the Bulls cooled off the New Orleans Pelicans with a 129-116 victory. Coby White made eight 3s and scored 30 points in an impressive show by Chicago’s starting backcourt. Led by LaVine and White, the Bulls went 25 for 47 from beyond the arc and shot 59% (48 for 81) overall. New Orleans had won four in a row, including a 130-101 victory over Houston on Tuesday night. But the Pelicans looked a little tired in the second half of the opener of a four-game trip.
Nets 104, Pacers 94 – Kyrie Irving has 35 points, Nets use defense to rout Pacers
Kyrie Irving had 35 points and eight assists and the Brooklyn Nets were defensively dominant in the first half in shutting down the Indiana Pacers 104-94 to snap a three-game losing streak. A night after an embarrassing effort in Detroit, when the Nets yielded 38 points in the first quarter, the Pacers didn’t reach that total until 8:46 remained in the third. By then, the Nets had built a 32-point halftime lead, their largest since moving to Brooklyn in 2012, and with a 62-30 bulge allowed just two more points than their best total since moving from New Jersey.
Tonight
Indiana Pacers at Detroit Pistons, 8:00 p.m.
NBA – Pistons center Jahlil Okafor has surgery on left knee
The Detroit Pistons say center Jahlil Okafor had left knee surgery and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. The team says the procedure was to clean the lateral meniscus. The Pistons acquired Okafor this past offseason, and he averaged 4.3 points and 10 minutes in his first 12 games. Okafor hasn’t played since a Jan. 30 loss at Golden State. Detroit hosts Indiana on Thursday night.
NBA – Mavs' Cuban relents on anthem after NBA reiterates policy
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has relented on not playing the national anthem before home games this season. The move came shortly after the NBA reiterated its “longstanding league policy” to include the anthem. Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he intends to introduce a bill in the Texas Senate that will ensure the national anthem is played at all events that receive public funding. He says the bill has broad support.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, 8:00 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m.
NHL – Hey ref, how was breakfast? Unique season forges new bonds
NHL referees and linesmen are working multiple consecutive games between the same teams this season. It has allowed them to build more of a rapport with players, even amid coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Officials are getting to know players better on and off the ice in part because they're in the same cities more often. As rivalries mount between teams during a season of all divisional play, seeing the same familiar faces in stripes could be helping keep penalty calls under control.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
(6) Illinois at (3) Michigan, PPD
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
Western Michigan 74, Akron 64
Central Michigan 81, Miami (OH) 78
Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan, PPD
Michigan State at Maryland, PPD
Tonight
(12) Michigan at Purdue, 6:00 p.m.
Virginia at Notre Dame, PPD
NASCAR – Hendrick sweeps front row for Daytona 500
Hendrick Motorsports has swept the front row for the Daytona 500 with Alex Bowman and William Byron. Bowman posted a lap at 191.261 mph to earn Hendrick its sixth Daytona 500 pol...
