NBA – Bam! Heat’s Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history
It’s Wilt, then Bam. Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books. Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards. Adebayo started with a 31-point first quarter — and never stopped rolling. He was up to 43 at halftime, 62 by the end of the third quarter. And then came the fourth, when the milestones kept falling despite facing double-, triple- and what once appeared to be a quadruple-team from a Wizards defense that kept sending him to the foul line.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 138, Brookly Nets 100
Chicago Bulls 130, Golden State Warriors 124 – OT
Sacramento Kings 114, Indiana Pacers 109
Pistons 138, Nets 100 – d
Jalen Duren scored 26 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 15 assists, and the Detroit Pistons snapped a season-worst four-game skid, beating the Brooklyn Nets 138-100. Duren shot 9 of 10 from the field and Cunningham was 8 of 10, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Duncan Robinson added 15 points and Marcus Sasser finished with 14 for the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, who never trailed. Michael Porter Jr. had 19 points and Jalen Wilson added 14 for the Nets, who saw their two-game winning streak end.
Bulls 130, Warriors 124 – OT – Buzelis scores career-high 41 points and hits key 3-pointer in overtime, Bulls beat Warriors Matas Buzelis scored a career-high 41 points and hit a key 3-pointer with 2:20 left in overtime, Josh Giddey had a triple-double of 21 points, 17 assists and 13 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the undermanned Golden State Warriors 130-124. Chicago’s Jalen Smith converted two free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation to send the game into OT, and Tre Jones contributed 22 points for the Bulls, who bounced back from a tough 126-110 loss at Sacramento on Sunday.
Kings 114, Pacers 109 – Carter erupts for career-best 24 points to lead Kings to 114-109 comeback win over Pacers
Devin Carter scored 22 of his career-best 24 points in the fourth quarter to power the Sacramento Kings to a 114-109 comeback win over the Indiana Pacers. Carter scored 13 straight points down the stretch for Sacramento, who trailed by as many as 20 points and were down by 10 heading into the final frame. Raynaud had an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double, the 15th of the season for the 7-foot-1 rookie. Russell Westbrook added 16 points. Aaron Nesmith led all scorers with 29 points for the Pacers. Obi Toppin scored 17 points.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Florida Panthers 4, Detroit Red Wings 3
Panthers 4, Red Wings 3 – Carter Verhaeghe scores 2 late goals, rallying Panthers to 4-3 win over Red Wings
Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals in the final 90 seconds to rally the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. With Florida goalie Daniil Tarasov on the bench, Verhaeghe scored with 1:30 remaining to make it 3-all. Then, with 15 seconds left, Verhaeghe took a pass from Matthew Tkachuk and his shot went off the skate of Detroit defenseman Justin Faulk and past goalie Josh Gibson. Vinnie Hinostroza had his first goal and assist for the Panthers, and Niko Mikkola also scored. Tarasov stopped 25 shots. Faulk had a goal and an assist, and Patrick Kane and Marco Kasper also scored for the Red Wings.
WNBA – WNBA, players’ log 10-hour talks that are ‘going in the right direction’
The WNBA players’ union said it and the league had a productive 10-hour marathon negotiation session trying to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. Union executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson said early Wednesday morning that there were “a lot of conversations going in the right direction.” Jackson said that conversations would continue. The union leadership walked into the hotel shortly before 5 p.m. EDT, and players left around 3 a.m., exiting out a side door of the hotel, declining to answer questions.
MLB – Spring Training
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 2
Athletics 11, Chicago White Sox 7
Texas Rangers 8, Chicago Cubs 3
Today
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.
Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.
WBC – World Baseball Classic
Yesterday
Japan 9, Czechia 0
Isreal 6, Netherlands 2
Canada 3, Puerto Rico 2
Italy 8, United States 6
Today
Canada vs. Cuba, 3:00 p.m.
Italy vs. Mexico, 7:00 p.m.
Dominican Rupublic vs. Venezuela, 8:00 p.m.
WBC – Italy stuns the US 8-6 in World Baseball Classic
Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy built a big lead and held on to stun the United States 8-6 in the World Baseball Classic. The U.S. is done with pool play at Houston’s Daikin Park and needs the Italians to beat Mexico Wednesday night to be guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals. If Mexico beats Italy, all three teams will be knotted at 3-1 and the winners will be determined by a tiebreaker, with the team that allowed the most runs eliminated. Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice for the Americans, but Aaron Judge struck out with a runner on to end it.
NFL – Ravens nix trade for Raiders’ Maxx Crosby after star pass rusher fails his physical
The blockbuster trade sending star pash rusher Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens is off. And the fallout from that reversal could have a ripple effect throughout the NFL on the eve of the new league year. The Las Vegas Raiders said Tuesday night that Baltimore backed out of the trade that was supposed to send Crosby to the Ravens for two first-round draft picks. The deal was agreed to last Friday but couldn’t be finalized until Wednesday. A person with knowledge of Baltimore’s decision told The Associated Press that Crosby failed his physical. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because those results are private.
NCAAMBB – Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg; Dusty May and Illinois’ Keaton Wagler honored
Michigan won three of the top four Associated Press Big Ten men’s basketball awards. Yaxel Lendeborg is player of the year and top first-year transfer and Dusty May is coach of the year. Illinois’ Keaton Wagler is the unanimous choice for freshman of the year in voting by a panel of 16 media members who cover the Big Ten. Purdue’s Braden Smith is an AP All-Big Ten first-team selection for a third straight year. He is joined on the first team by Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears Jr., Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli, Lendeborg and Wagler.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Tonight
Girls Basketball (Regional Finals)
Division 2 at Otsego
Otsego vs. Grand Rapids South Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Bangor
Brandywine vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m.
