NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

Chicago Bulls 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 104

Detroit Pistons 133, Sacramento Kings 131

Indiana Pacers 111, Los Angeles Lakers 104

Bulls 117, Cavaliers 104 – DeRozan, Vucevic lead way as Bulls hold off Cavs 117-104

DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Nikola Vucevic added 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the struggling Chicago Bulls ended the game on a 14-2 run to hold off the surging Cleveland Cavaliers 117-104 on Wednesday night. The Bulls steadied themselves after losing a season-high four straight and falling into a first-place tie with Miami in the Eastern Conference. They answered in a big way when Cleveland pulled within 103-102 on a 3 by former Bull Lauri Markkanen and free throw by Isaac Okoro. Ayo Dosunmu nailed a 3-pointer for Chicago with just over four minutes remaining to start the decisive rally. Vucevic hit two 3s and a layup during that stretch, helping Chicago stop Cleveland’s season-high five-game win streak. Markkanen led Cleveland with 28 points.

Pistons 133, Kings 131 – Joseph hits winner, Pistons rally late to stun Kings 133-131

Cory Joseph made a 14-foot jumper with 25.9 seconds remaining to cap a game-ending 11-0 run that rallied the Detroit Pistons past the Sacramento Kings 133-131. Saddiq Bey had 30 points and seven rebounds to help the Pistons win their fourth in seven games. Kelly Olynyk added a season-high 22 points and nine rebounds in his first game since November. Joseph, the former Kings guard who was dealt to the Pistons at the trade deadline last year, finished with 19 points and nine assists. Terence Davis scored 14 of his career-high 35 points in the fourth quarter for the Kings. De’Aaron Fox added 27 points, eight assists and six rebounds but missed a 14-footer at the buzzer. Sacramento has dropped seven of nine.

Pacers 111, Lakers 104 – Pacers roll past Lakers in 4th quarter for skid-stopping win

The Indiana Pacers increased the pressure on Lakers coach Frank Vogel with a 111-104 victory over Los Angeles. Caris LeVert scored a franchise-record 22 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Malcolm Brogdon added 19 as the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak with just their second victory in 12 games. Domantas Sabonis had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while Indiana roared past the Lakers in the fourth. LeBron James had 30 points and 12 rebounds in the Lakers' fourth loss in five games. Before the game, Vogel shrugged off widespread rumors of his expected firing if the Lakers don’t make immediate headway in their mediocre season.

Tonight

Indiana Pacers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Today

Western Michigan at Central Michigan, PPD

NCAAMBKB – Notre Dame's Blake Wesley making a name for himself

Blake Wesley arrived at Notre Dame without some of the same fanfare as other incoming freshmen. But an explosive start to his freshman season has put Wesley in the conversation about college basketball’s best players and he could possibly become the Irish's first one-and-done player. Wesley has flourished since becoming a starter seven games into the season, averaging 14.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He’s proven to be an explosive finisher at the rim and has not shied away from challenges, scoring 24 points in front of 14,000 opposing fans at Illinois.

NHL – NHL reschedules games, season set to end on time April 29

The NHL has revealed new dates for 98 games postponed this season for coronavirus-related reasons. The changes include moving 23 other games around and 95 filling the gap that previously was scheduled for the Olympic break. The regular season is still scheduled to end April 29 as previously planned. The league had been hoping to keep an early May start to the playoffs in order to awa...