Basketball

Porzingis finally shakes mysterious illness and scores 24 points in return to the Celtics' lineup

NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis kept working to return, only to get knocked back again by a mysterious illness that sapped his strength.

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Porzingis scores 24 in his return to help the Celtics hold on to beat the Nets 115-113

NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points in his return from an eight-game absence with an illness, getting 14 in the fourth quarter to help the Boston Celtics hold off the Brooklyn Nets 115-113 on Saturday night.

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Former Sonic and Seattle fixture Slick Watts passes away at 73

SEATTLE (AP) — Donald “Slick” Watts, a fan favorite for the SuperSonics and later a beloved teacher and coach in Seattle, has died. He was 73.

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Nets leading scorer Cam Thomas is expected to miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury

NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas, the Brooklyn Nets' leading scorer, is expected to miss the rest of the season with a strained left hamstring.

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Los Angeles takes on Phoenix, looks to break 4-game slide

Phoenix Suns (30-36, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (40-24, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles looks to stop its four-game slide when the Lakers play Phoenix.