NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

Chicago Bulls 120, Charlotte Hornets 99

Detroit Pistons 111, Memphis Grizzlies 97

Indiana Pacers 133, Atlanta Hawks 126

Bulls 120, Hornets 99 – Bulls complete sweep of Hornets in LaVine's return, 120-99

Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls breezed past the Charlotte Hornets 120-99 with Zach LaVine back on the floor. LaVine returned from an 11-game absence due to the league’s health and safety protocols and scored 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting for the Bulls. Chicago remained 3 1/2 games behind Washington for the final spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. P.J. Washington led the Hornets with 24 points on six 3-pointers. Malik Monk added 20 points off the bench for the Hornets.

Pistons 111, Grizzlies 97 – Pistons snap skid with 111-97 win over Grizzlies

Wayne Ellington and Cory Joseph scored 18 points apiece to help the Detroit Pistons snap a four-game losing streak with a 111-97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies dropped a half-game behind Golden State for eighth place in the Western Conference, failing to take advantage of the matchup against a Detroit team with more than a few absences. The Pistons still have the second-worst record in the NBA, but they’re just a half-game behind Minnesota. Oklahoma City, Orlando and Cleveland aren’t far ahead of Detroit either.

Pacers 133, Hawks 126 – LeVert's late burst helps Pacers beat Hawks 133-126

Caris LeVert scored 31 points, including nine in the final 2:17, and the Indiana Pacers awoke from a recent funk with a 133-126 home victory over the Atlanta Hawks. LeVert also had 12 assists for his first double-double since being acquired by the Pacers in January. All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis scored 30 points on 12-of-14 shooting with nine assists. The Hawks missed potential game-tying 3s on two late possessions before the Pacers pulled away. Indiana had dropped four of five, including one of the season’s ugliest losses Wednesday in which the team managed just 93 points at home against Sacramento’s league-worst defense. Trae Young led the Hawks with 30 points and 10 assists.

Tonight

Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, 7:30 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Boston Red Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 9

Cubs and White Sox were off

Red Sox 12, Tigers 9 – Cordero snaps slump, Red Sox hold on to beat Tigers 12-9

The Boston Red Sox held on after blowing three previous leads to beat the Tigers 12-9. Franchy Cordero came off the bench with three hits to snap an 0-for-25 slump, then brought home the game-winning run in the eighth with the help of Detroit’s fourth error. The Red Sox led 4-1, 5-4 and 8-7 before falling behind 9-8 and rallying one last time, scoring four runs in the eighth. Rafael Devers drove in three runs on a pair of singles. But the Red Sox third baseman also committed two errors. Matt Andriese earned the win despite giving up the lead in the eighth.

Today

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, 7:10 p.m.                   94.9 WSJM/103.7 Cosy-FM 6:50

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals, 8:10 p.m.

MLB – Pujols cut by Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are dropping a Hall of Fame candidate. Albert Pujols has been designated for assignment, abruptly ending the 41-year-old superstar slugger’s decade with his second major league team. Pujols is fifth in major league history with 667 career homers, and 13th with 3,253 hits. The oldest active player in the majors is batting just .198 this season with five homers and 12 RBIs. Pujols joined the Angels in late 2011 after 11 successful seasons with the Cardinals.

NHL – National Hockey League

Last Night

Chicago Blackhawks 2,