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Luka Doncic (26) scored a game-high 45 points but could not prevent the Los Angeles Lakers from slumping to a third straight defeat in a 126-106 pounding by the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA on Thursday. Doncic, the Lakers' prime offensive weapon in the absence of the injured LeBron James, got off to an electrifying start at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, erupting for 29 points in the first half alone.

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Jayson Tatum scored 40 points as the Boston Celtics halted the Los Angeles Lakers' eight-game unbeaten streak with a statement 111-101 victory in their heavyweight NBA showdown at TD Garden on Saturday.

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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry (37) became the first NBA player ever to score 4,000 three-pointers on Thursday, extending his runaway lead as the greatest long-range shooter in basketball history.

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Stephen Curry (36) scored 40 points as the Golden State Warriors rallied back from a double-digit deficit for a second straight game to defeat the Brooklyn Nets 121-119 on Thursday. Curry - who scored 28 points in the Warriors' comeback victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday - was in superb form as Golden State climbed out of a 22-point first-quarter hole to grab a third consecutive road win.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the playoffs with an impressive 118-112 victory over the reigning champion Boston Celtics in a potential NBA Finals sneak preview on Wednesday.

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Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to the NBA playoffs on Wednesday with a hard-fought 112-107 victory over the Miami Heat. A see-saw battle in Cleveland saw the Heat threaten to end the Cavs' 11-game unbeaten streak after opening up a seven-point lead late in the fourth quarter.

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Nikola Jokic (30) delivered a dominant 35-point performance as the Denver Nuggets bounced back to topple the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 in the NBA on Monday.

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LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 career points on Tuesday, extending his lead as the league's all-time record scorer by reaching a milestone tally that may never be surpassed.