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8:40 PM on Sunday, April 12

Marco Rossi scored with 9.5 seconds left in overtime to help the Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim 4-3 on and prevent the Ducks from clinching a playoff spot

8:18 PM on Sunday, April 12

The Minnesota Timberwolves rested almost all their regulars for the playoffs during a 132-126 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, as franchise icon Kevin Garnett made a special appearance for fan appreciation night in the regular-season finale

8:15 PM on Sunday, April 12

Deni Avdija had 25 points and 10 assists, Jrue Holiday scored 23 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 122-110 to clinch the No. 8 seed and a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament

8:10 PM on Sunday, April 12

Nikola Jokic scored 23 points in the first half of his 65th game to become NBA award eligible and the Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-118 on Sunday night to secure the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference

8:10 PM on Sunday, April 12

Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points off the bench as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 115-110

7:59 PM on Sunday, April 12

Ryan Nembhard broke Dallas coach Jason Kidd’s club rookie record with 23 assists after No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg’s debut season ended with an ankle injury, and the Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 149-128 in a season finale

7:56 PM on Sunday, April 12

Jamaree Bouyea had career highs of 27 points and nine assists, Ryan Dunn added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 135-103 in a meaningless regular-season finale for both teams

7:56 PM on Sunday, April 12

LeBron James had 18 points, six assists and four rebounds in the first half, and the Los Angeles Lakers tuned up for the postseason with a 131-107 win over the Utah Jazz

7:51 PM on Sunday, April 12

Clint Capela had a season-high 23 points with 13 rebounds s Houston’s stars sat out in a 132-101 rout of the injury-plagued Memphis Grizzlies to end the regular season

7:25 PM on Sunday, April 12

Jorge Mateo had four hits, Dominic Smith launched a two-run homer and Chris Sale cruised to his third win of the season as the Atlanta Braves pounded the Cleveland Guardians 13-1

7:24 PM on Sunday, April 12

Chris McIntosh plans to step down as Wisconsin’s athletic director to take a job with the Big Ten

6:35 PM on Sunday, April 12

Cooper Flagg’s standout rookie season ended slightly prematurely after the No. 1 pick of the Dallas Mavericks limped to the locker room in the finale against Chicago and was ruled out with an ankle sprain

6:25 PM on Sunday, April 12

The play-in tournament field is set

5:31 PM on Sunday, April 12

Nae’Qwan Tomlin scored a career-high 26 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire, defeating the Washington Wizards 130-117 in the regular-season finale for both teams

5:26 PM on Sunday, April 12

Tyrese Maxey scores 21 points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 126-106

5:00 PM on Sunday, April 12

Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic exited after playing the first half of the Denver Nuggets' regular-season finale against San Antonio on Sunday night for his 65th game played to qualify for NBA awards

3:13 PM on Sunday, April 12

A person familiar with the situation says the Milwaukee Bucks don’t expect Doc Rivers back as their coach next season

11:13 AM on Sunday, April 12

Doug Christie will return for a second full season as coach of the Sacramento Kings despite the team having one of the worst seasons in franchise history

9:41 AM on Sunday, April 12

Rory McIlroy has won the 90th Masters, securing back-to-back championships at Augusta National after holding off a crowded field

2:43 PM on Thursday, April 9