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The Warriors continue to look like a new team with Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler together.ASSOCIATED PRESS

In a potential playoff preview between LeBron James and Stephen Curry, it was Brandin Podziemski who tipped the scales. But it’s not like Curry and James were quiet.
With the Western Conference playoff picture rapidly sharpening, the Golden State Warriors went into Crypto.com Arena and notched a 123-116 win behind 65 combined points from Curry and Podziemski. The win gives them sole possession of fifth place in the West.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez took the blame for Minnesota star Anthony Edwards’ injury scare in the Nets’ 105-90 loss to the Timberwolves on Thursday night.
“I was out of bounds trying to move out of the way,” Fernandez said. “I definitely have to be faster than that. Players’ health is the most important thing in the game, so next time I just have to move faster.”
Edwards seemed to dodge a serious injury and finished with 28 points and five rebounds as the Timberwolves won their fourth straight game.

The Arizona Cardinals ended last season with both starting tackles — left tackle Paris Johnson and right tackle Jonah Williams — on injured reserve with knee injuries. The severity of those injuries were never reported and it isn’t known whether they had surgery or simply rehabbed the injuries.
There doesn’t appear to be any concern about their return.
The Cardinals paid Williams a $1.5 million roster bonus last month and $6.5 million of his 2025 salary is guaranteed now.

Something has to give when Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, two sides enjoying hugely successful, overachieving seasons in their own right, face off at Villa Park on Saturday.
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For Aston Villa (7th – 48 points), it’s a matter of showing up and showing on a multiple fronts, most notably in the UEFA Champions League where they find themselves up against PSG in the quarterfinals next week.

France’s Maxime Grousset holds off a hard

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Fiala and Trevor Moore scored in a 44-second span early in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-2 on Thursday night for their third straight victory.
Fiala gave Los Angeles — second in the Pacific Division — a 2-1 lead at 4:06 with a snap shot for his 29th goal. Moore added his 18th at 4:50, beating Karel Vejmelka with a backhander.
Adrian Kempe scored his 33rd of the season for Los Angeles and Drew Doughty added an empty-netter. Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves.
Lawson Crouse and Jack McBain scored for Utah.

MIAMI (AP) — It was the sort of moment that Ja Morant craves. He hit a game-winning jumper at the buzzer to lift the Memphis Grizzlies past the Miami Heat, then skipped down the court listening to the silence he created.
He was the villain. And he doesn’t mind.
“I feel like I’ve been the villain for the last two years now,” Morant said. “Not even just to this crowd.”
Morant has certainly spent plenty of time in that role.

Grizzlies guard Ja Morant risked further action from the NBA after mimicking shooting a gun with his finger during Thursday night’s 110-108 win at the Heat.