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Marvell Technology Shares Drop 4 percent on Weak Guidance

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March 5, 2023

Marvell Technology Shares Drop 4 percent on Weak Guidance

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) shares fell more than 4% on Friday after the company reported solid Q4 results, but missed Q1/24 estimates. Q4 EPS came in at $0.46, in line with the Street estimate. Revenue was $1.42 billion, slightly above the Street estimate of $1.4 billion.
For Q1/2024, the company expects EPS to be in the range of $0.24-$0.34, worse than the Street estimate of $0.41. Revenue is seen at $1.3 billion, missing the Street estimate of $1.38 billion.
Importantly, the company expects a revenue recovery to occur in the second half of the year (Storage rebound from a 50% drop in the current downturn, bolstered by company-specific cloud ramps), a theme echoed by many Data-Center exposed semi-peers, albeit with the formerly “immune” company-specific Cloud-optimized revenues likely to contribute only half of the former goal (ramp timing pushed out).

Broadcom Shares Soar 5 percent on Q1 Beat & Better Than Expected Guidance

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Broadcom Shares Soar 5 percent on Q1 Beat & Better Than Expected Guidance

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) shares surged more than 5% on Friday after the company reported its Q1 results, with EPS of $10.33 coming in better than the Street estimate of $10.18. Revenue was $8.92 billion, slightly above the Street estimate of $8.9 billion.
For Q2/23, the company expects revenue to be approximately $8.7 billion, better than the Street estimate of $8.58 billion. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be approximately 64.5% of projected revenue.
According to the analysts at Deutsche Bank, consistency and stability continue to set the company apart from its peers during a fairly tumultuous time for the semiconductor industry (and the economy as a whole). Notably, management indicated that they expect growth to “moderate” heading into Q2, but believe they can achieve a “soft landing” while still seeing year-over-year growth in H2/23 (due primarily to high-quality revenue mix and aggressive backlog scrubbing).

Vegas wedding: Aces’ Kelsey Plum, Raiders’ Darren Waller marry

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Vegas wedding: Aces’ Kelsey Plum, Raiders’ Darren Waller marry

Two of Las Vegas’ stars aligned on Saturday as the Aces’ Kelsey Plum and Raiders tight end Darren Waller got married.

Their romance largely had flown under the radar until earlier this week, when Raiders coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler announced the upcoming wedding while at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

Plum posted a series of wedding photos on her social media accounts. She wrote simply, “Him 3.4.23” along with a heart emoji.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal said the two began dating last year.

Plum, 28, was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 WNBA Draft. She helped the Aces to their first-ever WNBA championship last season, averaging 20.2 points and 5.1 assists per game. She also won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in women’s 3×3 basketball.

Waller, 30, has spent the past five seasons with the Raiders franchise. Last season, injuries limited him to just nine games (six starts), and he made 28 catches for 388 yards and three touchdowns.

He had back-to-back seasons of more than 1,100 yards in 2019 and 2020.

Last September, he signed a three-year, $51 million contract extension with $22 million in guaranteed money.

–Field Level Media

Top 25 roundup: No. 24 Texas A&M upends No. 2 Alabama

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Top 25 roundup: No. 24 Texas A&M upends No. 2 Alabama

Wade Taylor IV scored a career-high 28 points to fuel No. 24 Texas A&M to a 67-61 win over No. 2 Alabama on Saturday in College Station, Texas.

Taylor made five free throws in the final three minutes, including two big ones after Andersson Garcia’s steal with the Aggies (23-8, 15-3) nursing a 61-59 lead. Tyrece Radford, who had 21 points, canned all four of his attempts from the charity stripe in the final 15 seconds to seal their fifth straight win overall against Alabama.

In losing for the seventh time in nine games at College Station, the Crimson Tide (26-5, 16-2) got 19 points and 10 rebounds from Brandon Miller before the freshman star fouled out in the final two minutes. Jahvon Quinerly had 12 points, while Noah Clowney scored 11 and added seven rebounds.

The top two seeds in the SEC tournament, Alabama and Texas A&M, will receive double-byes and not play until Friday.

No. 9 Texas 75, No. 3 Kansas 59

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 23 points and Tyrese Hunter added 20 as the Longhorns cruised past the Jayhawks.

Rice shot 9 of 14 from the field, including 2 of 6 from 3-point range, and grabbed seven rebounds as Texas (23-8, 12-6 Big 12) ended a two-game slide. The Longhorns’ 23 wins are already their most in a season since earning 24 when they reached the NCAA Tournament’s round-of-32 during the 2013-14 season.

Kansas (25-6, 13-5), which had already clinched the Big 12 regular-season title and the top seed in next week’s conference tournament, was led by Jalen Wilson’s 23 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 4 UCLA 82, No. 8 Arizona 73

Jaime Jaquez Jr. had a double-double and Tyger Campbell scored 21 points as the Bruins furthered their case for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a victory over the Wildcats in Los Angeles.

Jaquez had 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Bruins (27-4, 18-2 Pac-12) ended the regular season with a four-game lead in the Pac-12 standings and will enter the Pac-12 tournament on a 10-game winning streak. The Wildcats (25-6, 14-6), who will be the No. 2 seed in the league tourney, got 24 points and 10 rebounds from Azuolas Tubelis.

The Bruins, who finished 17-0 at Pauley Pavilion this season, erased an 11-point first-half deficit on Senior Night, led by three points at halftime and established control by scoring the first eight points of the second half to take a 48-37 lead. David Singleton scored 17 points and made 5 of 9 3-point attempts as the Bruins split the season series with Arizona.

No. 6 Marquette 96, St. John’s 94

Kam Jones scored 23 points and Big East player of the year candidate Tyler Kolek collected 18 points and 10 assists as the Golden Eagles edged the visiting Red Storm in Milwaukee.

Marquette (25-6, 17-3 Big East) also received 14 points from Stevie Mitchell, 13 points and seven assists from Oso Ighodaro and 10 points from Olivier-Maxence Prosper.

Dylan Addae-Wusu scored 25 points to lead St. John’s (17-14, 7-13). Posh Alexander contributed 18 points, David Jones had 17, O’Mar Stanley added 15 and Joel Soriano recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Iowa State 73, No. 7 Baylor 58

Jaren Holmes had 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Tre King recorded 13 points and seven rebounds to lead the Cyclones to a stunning rout of the Bears in Big 12 play.

Gabe Kalscheur scored 12 points as the Cyclones (18-12, 9-9 Big 12) snapped a four-game losing streak and won for just the third time in 11 contests. Iowa State led for more than 35 1/2 minutes while beating the Bears by 15 points for the second time this season.

Adam Flagler scored 20 points and LJ Cryer added 13 for Baylor (22-9, 11-7), which lost for the third time in the past five games. Leading scorer Keyonte George (ankle) returned from a one-game absence but had just seven points on 3-of-10 shooting.

West Virginia 89, No. 11 Kansas State 81

Erik Stevenson scored 27 points as the host Mountaineers knocked off the Wildcats in Big 12 play.

Stevenson was one of three Mountaineers (18-13, 7-11 Big 12) with at least 20 points. They also got a career-high 23 points from Kedrian Johnson and 20 from Emmitt Matthews Jr. Tre Mitchell added 14 for West Virginia.

The Wildcats (23-8, 11-7) were led by Keyontae Johnson and Markquis Nowell with 24 points apiece. All of Nowell’s points came in the second half. Cam Carter had 13.

Auburn 79, No. 12 Tennessee 70

Wendell Green Jr. scored 24 points and Johni Broome added 17 as the host Tigers posted a resume-enhancing victory over the Volunteers.

Green scored seven points in the final 1:37 as the Tigers (20-11, 10-8 SEC) finished on a 17-7 run to spoil Tennessee’s opportunity to clinch a double-bye in the upcoming SEC tournament.

Santiago Vescovi led Tennessee (22-9, 11-7) with 21 points. Freshman Tobe Awaka had 10 boards to help the Volunteers to a 35-29 rebounding advantage.

No. 13 Virginia 75, Louisville 60

In the final home game of his college career, Jayden Gardner scored 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help propel the Cavaliers to a wire-to-wire victory over the Cardinals in Charlottesville, Va.

Armaan Franklin added 16 points and five assists as Virginia (23-6, 15-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) won a share of the league title and clinched the No. 2 seed in next week’s ACC tournament.

It is the sixth regular-season banner for the Cavaliers since 2014. They tied Miami, which beat Pitt on Saturday night, for first place in the ACC. Miami beat Virginia in the regular season and owns the tiebreaker for the top seed for the conference tournament.

No. 14 UConn 71, Villanova 59

Jordan Hawkins scored 24 points, Alex Karaban added 16 points and three blocked shots, and the Huskies defeated the host Wildcats in Philadelphia.

Andre Jackson Jr. contributed 10 points and seven rebounds, and Adama Sanogo had nine points and nine rebounds for the Huskies (24-7, 13-7 Big East), who won their final five regular-season games.

Justin Moore led Villanova (16-15, 10-10) with 17 points, while Cam Whitmore added 14.

No. 16 Miami 78, No. 25 Pitt 76

Wooga Poplar scored 18 points and Norchad Omier had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Hurricanes to a thrilling victory over the Panthers in Coral Gables, Fla.

The Hurricanes (24-6, 15-5 ACC) clinched a share of the regular-season conference title with Virginia, which also finished 15-5. But Miami secured the top seed in next week’s ACC tournament by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker with the Cavaliers. Miami’s Jordan Miller finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Nijel Pack and Isaiah Wong each added nine points.

The Panthers (21-10, 14-6) ended the regular season with back-to-back losses. Blake Hinson led Pitt with 24 points and made 6 of 12 3-point attempts. Nike Sibande finished with 16 points and five rebounds, while Jamarius Burton added 13 points. Nelly Cummings had 10 points and six assists.

No. 18 San Diego State 67, Wyoming 50

Jaedon LeDee scored 21 points and collected eight rebounds to lead the Aztecs to an easy victory over the visiting Cowboys in Mountain West Conference play.

Adam Seiko made four 3-pointers while adding 14 points as the Aztecs (24-6, 15-3 MWC) never trailed while winning for the 17th time in 20 games. Matt Bradley added 11 points for San Diego State, which won the regular-season title and is the No. 1 seed for next week’s MWC tournament in Las Vegas.

Jeremiah Oden scored 17 points and Xavier DuSell added 16 for Wyoming (9-21, 4-14), which dropped its 15th straight game at San Diego State since a victory in 2007. Cowboys star Hunter Maldonado had just three points on 1-of-11 shooting.

No. 19 Xavier 78, Butler 66

Colby Jones had a game-high 20 points and Adam Kunkel added 18 on Senior Night in his final home game to lead the 19th-ranked Musketeers past the visiting Bulldogs in Cincinnati.

Souley Boum added 11 and Jack Nunge had 10 for Xavier (23-8, 15-5 Big East), which entered the game already locked into the No. 2 seed in this week’s conference tournament at Madison Square Garden. Xavier is off until Thursday night, when it plays the winner of the DePaul-Seton Hall game in the conference quarterfinals.

Jayden Taylor had 16 points and Chuck Harris added 13 for Butler (14-17, 6-14), which will be the No. 9 seed and will play No. 8 St. John’s in a first-round game Wednesday afternoon to open the tournament.

Seton Hall 82, No. 20 Providence 58

Dre Davis scored a career-high 24 points as the visiting Pirates posted a victory over the Friars in the final regular-season game for each team.

Davis made 9 of his 10 field goal attempts, including each of his four 3-pointers. Seton Hall (17-14, 10-10 Big East) received a career-high 19 points from Femi Odukale and 15 from KC Ndefo.

Devin Carter (14), Ed Croswell (13) and Jared Bynum (12) were the leading scorers for Providence (21-10, 13-7).

Oklahoma 74, No. 22 TCU 60

Tanner Groves had a season-high 23 points to lead the Sooners past the Horned Frogs in Norman, Okla.

Grant Sherfield added 20 points in the latest stunning win for the Sooners. Oklahoma (15-16, 5-13 Big 12) has won just four of its last 14 games, but all four victories have come over ranked opponents. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Horned Frogs (20-11, 9-9) and kept them from finishing above .500 in conference play for the first time since 2001.

Mike Miles Jr. scored 17 points to lead TCU, while Damion Baugh finished with 13 points and eight rebounds. TCU will be the No. 6 seed in next weekend’s Big 12 tournament. The Sooners were already locked into the No. 10 spot.

No. 23 Kentucky 88, Arkansas 79

Antonio Reeves scored a career-high 37 points to fuel the Wildcats’ win over the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark.

Reeves made 12 of 17 field goals — including 2 of 4 from 3-point range — and all 11 of his free-throws attempts while playing all 40 minutes. Jacob Toppin added 21 points and Oscar Tshiebwe collected 12 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out for the Wildcats (21-10, 12-6 SEC), who secured one of the four double-byes in next week’s conference tournament.

Nick Smith Jr. scored 25 points, Ricky Council IV contributed 16, Anthony Black had 14 and Jordan Walsh added 10 to lead Arkansas (19-12, 8-10).

–Field Level Media

Boogie Ellis scores 28 as USC hangs on to defeat Arizona State

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Boogie Ellis scores 28 as USC hangs on to defeat Arizona State

Boogie Ellis scored 28 points and Southern California avoided a collapse to hold off visiting Arizona State, 68-65, Saturday in Los Angeles.

USC (22-9, 14-6 Pac-12) built a 14-point lead with 6:23 remaining in regulation, capitalizing on Arizona State’s shooting struggles. The Trojans held the Sun Devils to 19-of-65 on field-goal attempts, including 6-of-28 from 3-point range.

However, Arizona State (20-11, 11-9) went on a 19-6 run to pull within a point on Frankie Collins’ layup with 15 seconds to go. After a pair of Tre White free throws, USC’s Drew Peterson fouled Collins on a shot attempt in the corner.

Collins was ruled to have a foot on the 3-point line, giving him two foul shots with the Sun Devils down by three points and eight seconds remaining. Collins split his attempts.

A Joshua Morgan free throw extended the USC lead back to three points, and D.J. Horne got a good look at the would-be, game-tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer but it rimmed off.

Horne shot 4-of-11 beyond the 3-point arc and finished with a team-high 20 points. Collins added 12 points, and both Warren Washington and Devan Cambridge recorded double-doubles in the loss — Washington with 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Cambridge with 12 points and 10 boards.

White was the only USC scorer to join Ellis in double-figures, finishing with 13 points. Peterson scored nine points on a paltry 3-of-10 shooting from the floor. The Trojans went just 21-of-51 from the field overall, including 5-of-18 beyond the arc.

Ellis accounted for all but one of USC’s made 3-pointers, going 4-of-11 from deep.

Saturday’s win gave the Trojans another boost to their NCAA Tournament resume before next week’s Pac-12 tournament. USC is the No. 3 seed for the event in Las Vegas. Arizona State slid to No. 6, relegating the Sun Devils to Wednesday’s first round and a matchup with Oregon State.

–Field Level Media

No. 4 UCLA beats No. 8 Arizona for 10th win in row

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No. 4 UCLA beats No. 8 Arizona for 10th win in row

Jaime Jaquez Jr. had a double-double and Tyger Campbell scored 21 points as No. 4 UCLA furthered its case for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with an 82-73 victory over No. 8 Arizona on Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Jaquez had 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Bruins (27-4, 18-2 Pac-12) ended the regular season with a four-game lead in the Pac-12 standings and will enter the Pac-12 tournament on a 10-game winning streak. The Wildcats (25-6, 14-6), who will be the No. 2 seed in the league tourney, got 24 points and 10 rebounds from Azuolas Tubelis.

The Bruins, who finished 17-0 at Pauley Pavilion this season, erased an 11-point first-half deficit on Senior Night, led by three points at halftime and established control by scoring the first eight points of the second half to take a 48-37 lead.

The Wildcats cut the lead to six on three occasions, including at 53-47, but UCLA surged to a 68-54 advantage on Jaquez’s fast-break dunk with 5:08 to go. Arizona was clinging to hope when it climbed within 74-67 on a 3-pointer by Kylan Boswell with 1:13 left, but UCLA closed out the game by making 8 of 8 free throws.

The victory might have been costly, however. UCLA guard Jaylen Clark went to the locker room with 17:53 left with an undisclosed injury, later returning to the bench using crutches and wearing a boot on his right foot. Bruins coach Mick Cronin said Clark is scheduled to have an MRI on Sunday.

David Singleton scored 17 points for UCLA and made 5 of 9 3-point attempts as the Bruins split the season series with Arizona. Clark scored 11 points in 15 minutes.

Arizona sprinted to a double-digit lead in less than six minutes, and Tubelis scored 14 of Arizona’s first 21 points. UCLA made only 1 of 12 shots from 3-point range in the first 10 minutes, but Clark helped bring the Bruins back, scoring nine points in a 17-2 run that gave them a 29-23 lead with 5:07 to go in the half.

Arizona went into the half down 40-37 after the Wildcats’ Cedric Henderson Jr. banked in a driving jumper from the lane in the final second.

–Field Level Media

Coming off late collapse, Bucks look to rebound at Wizards

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Coming off late collapse, Bucks look to rebound at Wizards

The Milwaukee Bucks went six weeks between losses, but their 16-game winning streak is over.

Milwaukee will attempt to avoid its first back-to-back losses since the second week of January when it visits the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.

The NBA-best Bucks looked as if they were going to stretch their impressive streak to 17 when they led by as many as 18 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.

But the Milwaukee defense evaporated in the fourth quarter as Philadelphia scored 48 points and rallied for a 133-130 victory. The 76ers were 7 of 11 from 3-point range in the final period and made 17 of 19 free throws.

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer was surprised at the defensive collapse.

“The free-throw line really hurt us in the fourth quarter,” he said afterward. “The 3-point line really hurt us in the fourth quarter. … The free-throw line and the 3-point line, you gotta be able to defend those two things. And we didn’t do that in the fourth quarter.”

The Philadelphia bench also hurt the Bucks in the final stanza: The 76ers’ reserves had a 20-0 edge.

“Their bench in the fourth quarter did a good job of just bringing energy, getting to the paint, knocking down threes and just doing everything that a bench is supposed to do,” Milwaukee guard Jrue Holiday said. “From there, I think the momentum kind of shifted their way.”

Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 34 points and 13 rebounds for the Bucks. Holiday and Brook Lopez each scored 26 points and Grayson Allen added 20.

“You name it. They were able to get everything,” Antetokounmpo said. “We’ve got to be able to play 48 minutes of good basketball, defend for 48 minutes. This is a good lesson for us.”

Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points when Milwaukee posted a 123-113 home win over the Wizards on Jan. 3. He sat out two days earlier when Washington rolled to a 118-95 triumph.

The Wizards have dropped 11 of the past 13 meetings against the Bucks.

Washington lost 116-109 in overtime to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday to split a two-game home set. The Wizards beat the Raptors 119-108 on Thursday.

Washington had a chance to win Saturday’s contest in regulation, but Beal missed a 13-foot floater just before time expired.

Beal scored 21 points for his 26th game of 20 or more points this season but made just 7 of 22 shots from the field. He also recorded a season-best 10 assists.

Kristaps Porzingis recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds for his 18th double-double of the season. Porzingis has 36 games of 20 or more points.

The Wizards were hurt by 24 turnovers in the setback. Beal and Kyle Kuzma each committed five.

“Just gotta slow down, everybody, me too,” Beal said of the miscues. “We’ve all gotta slow down and get to our spots and execute better.”

Washington coach Wes Unseld Jr. sang a similar tune after being miffed by his club’s sloppiness.

“Over-dribbling, playing in crowds, not spacing correctly,” Unseld said. “All the things I think we were aware of and trying to avoid.”

Delon Wright put together a strong all-around game with a season-high 18 points to go with seven assists, six rebounds and matching his career best of six steals.

Milwaukee signed veteran guard Goran Dragic on Saturday, and he is expected to be available to play on Sunday. Dragic has career averages of 13.3 points and 4.7 assists in 15 seasons with six teams.

–Field Level Media

Rockets look to sweep back-to-back vs. Spurs

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Rockets look to sweep back-to-back vs. Spurs

Progress for the Rockets on Saturday came via an evenly matched third quarter on the road in San Antonio, an incremental step that represented something on which Houston might be able to build.

Dominated by the Spurs in the third quarter in each of their two previous meetings this season, Houston outpaced San Antonio 25-22 in the third quarter on Saturday en route to a 122-110 victory. The win snapped its 11-game skid and set the table for the Rockets to square the season series when the teams meet again in Houston on Sunday.

The Spurs outscored the Rockets 71-37 in the third quarter while earning a pair of victories in January and trailed by just two points entering the third of their third meeting this season despite yielding 41 points in the second.

Houston did not cough up the advantage this time, twice extending its lead to double digits before carrying a 95-90 lead into the fourth. Early in that final frame, the Rockets reeled off a 12-4 rally that enabled them to seize control for good, doing so behind their bench brigade.

The Rockets received 57 points from their bench, including a career-high-tying 20 points from rookie Tari Eason, who added five rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks to his bloated stat line. Usman Garuba scored 11 points off the bench on 3-for-3 3-point shooting, while Josh Christopher added 14 points and four assists over 19 impactful minutes in reserve.

The well-rounded effort was instrumental for a Rockets team that played without Jae’Sean Tate and with a hobbled Kevin Porter Jr., who tallied 11 points, six rebounds and five assists in just his second game back following a 20-game absence related to an issue with his left big toe.

“It started in practice (Friday). The second unit was great,” Rockets coach Stephen Silas said. “Everybody contributed. It was a good team win. We needed everybody and everybody contributed.

“For us to have 26 assists and eight guys in double figures is important, but the defensive effort with the second group with all the switching and effort — getting in the passing lanes so we can run and play to our strengths — that’s it. That’s it right there.”

The Rockets’ transition offense was fueled by 15 Spurs turnovers converted into 25 points. Houston tallied 30 fast-break points and 74 points in the paint to offset the Spurs’ plus-21 scoring margin on 3-pointers keyed by the sharpshooting of Devonte’ Graham, whose team-high 28 points included 7-of-12 shooting from behind the arc.

The Spurs received 14 points apiece from Zach Collins, who added 10 rebounds, and rookie Jeremy Sochan, but sorely missed Keldon Johnson (foot) and Devin Vassell, who returned from a two-month injury absence against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday but sat out Saturday.

Johnson and Vassell are averaging a combined 41.2 points per game and both could return to play on Sunday, which would certainly provide the Spurs a boost in their pursuit of a season series victory over Houston.

–Field Level Media

NBA roundup: 76ers snuff Bucks’ 16-game winning streak

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NBA roundup: 76ers snuff Bucks’ 16-game winning streak

James Harden had 38 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers rallied from an 18-point deficit to snap the Milwaukee Bucks’ 16-game winning streak with a 133-130 victory on Saturday.

Joel Embiid tallied 31 points and 10 assists and Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points for Philadelphia, which outscored Milwaukee 48-31 in the fourth quarter. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 34 points and 13 rebounds, Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Jrue Holiday added 26 points and 13 assists. Grayson Allen made six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points, all in the third quarter.

Milwaukee led by 18 in the third quarter before Philadelphia used a 23-9 run to tie the game at 108 midway through the final period.

After Antetokounmpo converted two foul shots with 1:43 remaining to put the Bucks ahead 125-121, Harden and Embiid hit consecutive 3-pointers to give Philadelphia its first lead since the second quarter. Maxey made two free throws to extend Philadelphia’s lead to four with 25 seconds left, and the Sixers converted their final four foul shots to seal the comeback win.

Timberwolves 138, Kings 134

Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 27 points and answered Sacramento threats with two critical hoops in the final two minutes, allowing visiting Minnesota to hold off the Kings.

After Rudy Gobert and De’Aaron Fox traded hoops, Edwards came through with the first of his big buckets, a layup with 1:51 to go that became a three-point play when he was fouled by Kevin Huerter. The Kings immediately countered, this time on a Domantas Sabonis layup to get within two, and the hosts had chances to tie and go ahead. But Fox couldn’t connect on a driving layup with 57 seconds left and, after an offensive rebound, Harrison Barnes on a 3-pointer five seconds later.

Edwards then put the Timberwolves in command at 136-132 with an interior basket with 33 seconds remaining. Gobert notched a 13-point, 14-rebound double-double for the visitors. Drilling six of his nine 3-point attempts, Huerter had a game-high 29 points for the Kings, who saw a five-game winning streak come to an end.

Raptors 116, Wizards 109 (OT)

Fred VanVleet made two 3-pointers in overtime and finished with 25 points — adding 10 assists — as visiting Toronto defeated Washington.

Gary Trent Jr. scored 26 points off the bench for the Raptors, who split the two-game set in Washington. Kristaps Porzingis recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards, who committed 24 turnovers. Bradley Beal added 21 points and 10 assists.

Kyle Kuzma made two free throws with 1:00 to play in overtime to cut Toronto’s lead to one. But VanVleet answered with his second 3-pointer of overtime. Trent’s jumper had Toronto ahead by five with 2:43 left in regulation. Porzingis answered with a dunk and Delon Wright’s 3-pointer tied the game at 105 with 30.1 seconds to play to force the extra period.

Cavaliers 114, Pistons 90

Darius Garland collected 21 points and seven assists and Donovan Mitchell added 20 points to fuel host Cleveland to a victory over Detroit.

Garland made 8 of 11 shots from the floor — including 5 of 6 from 3-point range — to help the Cavaliers complete a four-game season sweep of the Pistons. Jarrett Allen scored 15 points while joining Mitchell in playing their 400th career games. Cleveland’s lead ballooned to 105-70 after Evan Mobley, Ricky Rubio and Danny Green each scored three points to begin the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers were not seriously threatened the rest of the way.

Marvin Bagley III collected 20 points and 13 rebounds and Hamidou Diallo added 14 points for the Pistons. Detroit played without leading scorer Bojan Bogdanovic (bilateral Achilles tendinopathy). Bogdanovic is averaging 21.6 points per game this season.

Heat 117, Hawks 109

Bam Adebayo had 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead Miami to a win, expanding its lead over Atlanta in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Miami also got 20 points from Tyler Herro, who made three of the team’s 13 3-point baskets. He added six rebounds and five assists. Jimmy Butler and Caleb Martin both scored 15 points, and Butler added 11 rebounds and seven assists. The Heat remain in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and stretched their lead over eighth-place Atlanta to 1 1/2 games.

Atlanta was led by Saddiq Bey, who came off the bench to make four 3-pointers and score 22 points. Clint Capela had a double-double, with 16 points and 13 rebounds. But Dejounte Murray scored just 10 points and Trae Young, who came into the game averaging 27 points, was held to eight.

Rockets 122, Spurs 110

Tari Eason scored a career-high-tying 20 points to pace eight players in double figures for Houston, which snapped an 11-game losing skid with a road victory over San Antonio.

The Rockets were bolstered by their reserves, as Eason added five rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Josh Christopher and Usman Garuba added 14 and 11 points off the bench, respectively. Houston, which received double-doubles from starters Alperen Sengun (16 points, 10 rebounds) and Kenyon Martin Jr. (14 points, 13 rebounds), will host the Spurs on Sunday.

Devonte’ Graham led the Spurs with 28 points on 7-of-12 3-point shooting. Jeremy Sochan and Zach Collins — who grabbed 10 boards — scored 14 points apiece for the Spurs, who were without Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson.

–Field Level Media

Anthony Edwards, Wolves fend off Kings, 138-134

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Anthony Edwards, Wolves fend off Kings, 138-134

Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 27 points and answered Sacramento threats with two critical hoops in the final two minutes Saturday night, allowing the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to hold off the Kings for a 138-134 victory.

Seven Timberwolves scored in double figures and four Kings reached 20 points in a game that saw Minnesota put up its third-largest scoring output of the season. Sacramento lost for a second time when totaling 134 or more.

In a nonstop shootout in which both teams scored at least 30 points in every quarter, the Timberwolves had an answer for every Kings rally. That included a late 17-6 burst by the Kings that cut a 12-point deficit to one at 129-128 on a De’Aaron Fox jumper with 2:45 to go.

After Rudy Gobert and Fox traded hoops, Edwards came through with the first of his big buckets, a layup with 1:51 to go that became a three-point play when he was fouled by Kevin Huerter.

Again the Kings immediately countered, this time on a Domantas Sabonis layup to get within two, and the hosts had chances to tie and go ahead. But Fox couldn’t connect on a driving layup with 57 seconds left and, after an offensive rebound, Harrison Barnes on a 3-pointer five seconds later.

Edwards then put the Timberwolves in command at 136-132 with an interior basket with 33 seconds remaining.

Two free throws by Mike Conley with 15 seconds left iced the win, Minnesota’s third in a row to complete a four-game Western trip.

Edwards hit 10-for-20 for the Timberwolves, who outshot the hosts 60.0 percent to 55.1 percent. He also found time for eight assists.

Gobert notched a 13-point, 14-rebound double-double for the visitors. Conley finished with 24 points, Jaden McDaniels 19, Kyle Anderson 18 to go with a game-high nine assists and seven rebounds, Nickeil Alexander-Walker 16 and Naz Reid 10.

Drilling six of his nine 3-point attempts, Huerter had a game-high 29 points for the Kings, who saw a five-game winning streak come to an end.

Fox went for 25 points to complement a team-high seven assists, while Sabonis logged a double-double with 24 points and a game-high-tying 14 rebounds. Barnes chipped in with 20 points and Trey Lyles 15.

–Field Level Media

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