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Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) goes up for a 3-pointer during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Fournier, Gordon lead Magic to 119-96 rout over Pelicans

By BILL FAY - Associated Press

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) dunks during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Mitchell scores 30, Jazz pound Knicks 137-116

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts after making a shot during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Milwaukee. The 76ers won 130-125. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Giannis out again as banged-up Bucks try to clinch division

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves' Tyus Jones, left, and Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry chase the loose ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Curry leads Warriors past Wolves 117-107, into 1st in West

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins (20) and Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul vie for a rebound during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 19, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Harden, Capela lead Rockets to easy win over Hawks

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

FILE- In this March 16, 2017, file photo Vermont's Anthony Lamb grabs a rebound in front of Purdue's Caleb Swanigan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball tournament first round game in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Vermont’s Lamb among players to watch from 1-bid conferences

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets' Devonte' Graham (4) looks to pass as Philadelphia 76ers' James Ennis III (11) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Redick just misses triple-double; 76ers beat Hornets 118-114

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Florida's Kevarrius Hayes (13) and Arkansas's Daniel Gafford (10) scramble for the ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Florida won 66-50. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Arkansas’ Gafford declares for NBA draft, won’t play in NIT

Associated Press

FILE -- In this Oct. 10, 2017 file photo, former Auburn University assistant men's basketball coach, Chuck Person, leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, after an initial appearance before a magistrate judge. Person is scheduled to plead guilty on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 to a conspiracy charge in a scandal that involved bribes paid to families of NBA-bound young athletes to steer them to top schools and favored money managers and agents. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)

Ex-Auburn assistant basketball coach pleads guilty

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Gamers play "NHL 19" in the Washington Capitals' "Chel Classic," an esports competition held at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (Photo by Heather Kellogg / courtesy of the Washington Capitals)

Capitals host ‘Chel Classic’ as foray into esports market

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez, left, and Los Angeles Lakers' Rajon Rondo reach for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Bucks beat Lakers 115-101; Antetokounmpo, James sit out

By RICH ROVITO - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks' Malcolm Brogdon (13) drives between Charlotte Hornets' Miles Bridges and Nicolas Batum (5) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won, 131-114. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Bucks sign guard Tim Frazier with Brogdon out

Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) reacts after making a shot during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Milwaukee. The 76ers won 130-125. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

76ers’ Embiid hates the Celtics, now he needs to beat them

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic, right, drives past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game against Miami Heat, Monday, March 18, 2019, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)

Dragic, Wade lead Heat past Westbrook-less Thunder, 116-107

By MURRAY EVANS - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) drives to the basket against Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Nuggets clinch playoff spot with win over Celtics

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Duke's RJ Barrett, left, hugs Zion Williamson after Duke defeated Florida State in the NCAA college basketball championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) **FILE**

Wizards fans’ guide to the NCAA Tournament

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki argues a foul call during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Dallas, Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth) **FILE**

Dirk Nowitzki passes Wilt Chamberlain for 6th on NBA scoring list

By Dave Jackson - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet (23) drives to the net as New York Knicks guard Damyean Dotson (21) defends during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto, Monday, March 18, 2019. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Lin leads Raptors to rout of Knicks; Lowry injured

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Gonzaga’s Townsend, Stockton to miss NCAAs with injuries

Associated Press

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) shoots as New Orleans Pelicans’ Kenrich Williams (3) defends and Pelicans’ Julius Randle (30) and Anthony Davis (23) watch in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Monday, March 18, 2019. With the basket, Nowitzki became the NBA's sixth-leading scorer. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Nowitzki passes Wilt but Pelicans top Mavs 129-125 in OT

By DAVE JACKSON - Associated Press