NBA roundup: Anthony Edwards, Wolves edge Clippers

Anthony Edwards made a clear 3-pointer with 2:24 left to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 93-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Minneapolis in West Group A action of the NBA Cup.

Minnesota got two offensive rebounds in the final seconds to run out the clock.

Edwards finished with 21 points for the Timberwolves, who finished group play 2-2.

James Harden (20 points, 11 assists) and Zubac (16 points, 13 rebounds) each recorded a double-double as Los Angeles dropped to 1-2 in West Group A with a game to play. Kevin Porter Jr. added 17 points but suffered an apparent ankle injury late in the fourth quarter.

Hawks 117, Cavaliers 101

De’Andre Hunter scored a game-high 23 points off the bench to help lead Atlanta past visiting Cleveland to win the NBA Cup East Group C title.

Trae Young added 21 points and 11 assists for Atlanta, which beat Cleveland for the second straight game. Jalen Johnson had 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks.

Darius Garland paced Cleveland with 29 points, while Evan Mobley had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell had 12 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, but shot just 5-for-23 from the field. The Cavaliers have lost three of five since starting 15-0.

Knicks 99, Hornets 98

Jalen Brunson scored 11 of his 31 points in the final five minutes of regulation to push New York past host Charlotte in NBA Cup Group A play.

The Knicks improved to 3-0 in group play with double-doubles from both Karl-Anthony Towns (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Josh Hart (13 points, 12 rebounds). Brunson went 3-of-4 from the line in the final 14 seconds to lead the Knicks to the win after they trailed by as much as 10 in the first half.

Brandon Miller led the way for the Hornets (0-3 in the Cup) with 20 points when leading scorer LaMelo Ball missed the game due to a left calf injury.

Magic 123, Nets 100

Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as red-hot Orlando seized control late in the second quarter and pulled away in the third for an NBA Cup victory over Brooklyn in New York.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sank four 3-pointers and added 19 points for the Magic. Orlando, which improved to 3-0 in Group A, shot 53 percent and matched a season best by hitting 18 threes.

Shake Milton scored 22 and Keon Johnson added 15 as Brooklyn’s bench accounted for 58 points. The Nets finished 1-3 in NBA Cup games and were eliminated.

Grizzlies 120, Pelicans 107

Ja Morant scored 27 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 23 and reserve Santi Aldama had 20 points to lead Memphis to its first NBA Cup win over visiting New Orleans.

The Pelicans, playing without Zion Williamson (hamstring) and Brandon Ingram (calf), lost their seventh straight. Memphis, which entered with an 0-6 record in NBA Cup play over two seasons, won its fifth straight and ninth in 12 games.

CJ McCollum led New Orleans, 1-3 in Cup games, with a season-high 30 points. Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy III each added 21 points, while Yves Missi contributed 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Stamps 130, Pacers 106

Cade Cunningham returned from injury to score 24 points and Detroit remained undefeated in the NBA Cup while also formally eliminating the defending runner-up with a win over Indiana in Indianapolis.

Malik Beasley paced Detroit with 25 points, while Jaden Ivey added 23 and Tobias Harris 16 for the Pistons, who will host the Milwaukee Bucks in a matchup of 3-0 teams on Tuesday with the East Group B title on the line .

Pascal Siakam had 21 points and Tyrese Haliburton 19 for the Pacers, who fell behind by as many as 12 points in the first quarter and never caught the visitors en route to a third straight NBA Cup loss.

Celtics 138, Bulls 129

Jayson Tatum had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 29 points as visiting Boston beat Chicago.

Pritchard made 7 of 11 3-point attempts and scored 19 in the fourth quarter. Boston received 21 points from both Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics improved to 3-1 in the NBA Cup and could advance as a wild card.

Nikola Vucevic scored 32 points and had 11 rebounds for Chicago, which fell to 2-2 in the NBA Cup and was eliminated. Zach LaVine added 29 points and hit four 3-pointers. With his third 3-pointer, LaVine passed Kirk Hinrich for the most made treys in franchise history.

Heat 121, Raptors 111

Jimmy Butler scored 26 points as host Miami defeated Toronto. Heat (2-2) and Raptors (0-3) are out of contention for the NBA Cup.

Bam Adebayo finished with a triple-double (14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) and Tyler Herro contributed 23 points for the Heat.

South Florida’s Scottie Barnes had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 rebounds for the Raptors. RJ Barrett had 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and Jakob Poeltl had 24 points and 10 rebounds.

–Field-level media