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“Fire Nico!” chants — a reference to embattled Mavericks GM Nico Harrison — rang out in the fourth quarter in Dallas on Monday night, overshadowing No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg’s season-high 26-point performance.  

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Putting his final stamp on a game he dominated Monday, Victor Wembanyama scored 18 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the final seconds, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 121-117 win over the the Chicago Bulls.  

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The Miami Heat sealed a thrilling 140-138 victory over the Cavaliers off a brilliantly designed out-of-bounds play that ended in an Andrew Wiggins alley-oop dunk.  

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Desmond Bane hit the biggest shot of his young Magic career on Monday, a rainbow 3-pointer at the buzzer to propel Orlando to a 115-112 win.  

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Pistons star Cade Cunningham scored 46 points on 45 shots in a wild overtime win vs. the Wizards. His 31 misses were the most since the 1976-77 merger.  

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Cavaliers guard Darius Garland left Monday’s game against the Heat because of a toe injury.  

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Taurean Prince is out indefinitely with a herniated disk in his neck.  

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Bulls guard Josh Giddey will sit out Monday’s game against the Spurs because of a sprained right ankle.  

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The NBA fined Toronto’s Brandon Ingram $25,000 for forcibly throwing a water bottle to the floor while on the bench during the Raptors’ game at Philadelphia on Saturday night.  

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LeBron James is on track to practice with the Los Angeles Lakers’ G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, later this week as he ramps up for a return from sciatica on his right side, sources told ESPN.  

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