Update on the latest sports
APNBA-SCHEDULE
Davis and James lead Lakers to 122-115 win over Pacers
UNDATED (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 28 points and LeBron James returned after a six-game absence to score 24 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 122-115.
The Lakers can notch the No. 6 seed if they win at New Orleans on Sunday and Portland loses to Denver. If the Lakers finish No. 7, they will be in the play-in tournament against the No. 8 seed.
Davis missed the previous game with a tight left thigh. He sank 9 of 18 shots and grabbed 10 rebounds.
James played 28 minutes, hitting 11 of 22 shots. James had eight assists and seven rebounds. James had missed the last six games trying to recover from high ankle sprain.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
— Kyrie Irving scored 22 points while playing with Kevin Durant and James Harden for the first time in three months, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 105-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The eighth appearance of the season for Brooklyn’s Big Three wasn’t particularly pretty, with the Nets falling quickly into a 12-0 hole. But they had some sharp stretches and won their fourth straight, improving to 6-2 with their three All-Stars together again. Durant shot just 4 for 17 but finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Harden had seven assists, five points and five rebounds.
— Julius Randle had 33 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, and led an overtime surge that sent the New York Knicks past the Charlotte Hornets 118-109. Reggie Bullock added 17 points for the Knicks, who improved to 40-31 and moved into a tie with the idle Atlanta Hawks for the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Miles Bridges had 30 points and Devonte Graham added 25 for the Hornets, who have lost four straight games. New York led by 17 points with 7:45 left in the third quarter before the Hawks rallied.
— Devin Booker had 27 points and the Phoenix Suns maintained their hope of earning the top spot in the Western Conference with a 140-103 victory over the short-handed San Antonio Spurs. Phoenix moved within a game of Utah for first in the West. The Jazz conclude their season Sunday in Sacramento while the Suns close a two-game series in San Antonio. Phoenix swept the season series against Utah. Keldon Johnson had 18 points to lead San Antonio, who previously clinched 10th in the West and will face either Memphis or Golden State on the road Wednesday.
— Jayson Tatum had 26 points and 11 rebounds as the short-handed Boston Celtics cruised to a 124-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Evan Fournier added 18 points and was 5 of 8 from 3-point range. Six Celtics scored in double figures as Boston snapped its four-game losing streak. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 24 points and 14 rebounds. It was his 27th game of the year with 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds. Rookie Anthony Edwards scored 23 points in the loss.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Highmore scores twice in 3rd, Canucks beat Oilers 4-1
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Matthew Highmore scored twice in the third period to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Saturday. Travis Boyd and Bo Horvat also scored and Thatcher Demko made 31 saves. J.T. Miller added two assists.
Adam Larsson scored for the Oilers in their regular-season finale. Edmonton will open the playoffs Wednesday at home against Winnipeg. Connor McDavid had an assist to finish the season with an NHL-leading 105 points.
The Canucks have three games left against Calgary.
NHL-AVALANCHE-MACKINNON
MacKinnon on track to return for Game 1 against Blues
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon returned to the ice for practice Saturday and all signs point to his being back in the lineup for Game 1 of a first-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues.
The difficult-to-contain Colorado Avalanche forward missed four of the final five games of the regular season with a lower-body injury. But coach Jared Bednar said he expects MacKinnon and forward Brandon Saad to be ready to go Monday night for the start of their best-of-seven series at Ball Arena. The top-seeded Avalanche went 5-3 against the Blues this season.
MacKinnon finished second on the team with 65 points, a point behind fellow linemate Mikko Rantanen.
MLB-SCHEDULE
Wendle hits 3 of Tampa Bay’s 8 doubles, Rays beat Mets 12-5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Joey Wendle hit three doubles and a single, keying two big innings that sent the Tampa Bay Rays past the New York Mets 12-5. Yandy Diaz, who had two of Tampa Bay’s eight doubles, and Randy Arozarena each had three hits.
Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Jose Peraza each homered for the Mets, who have lost two in a row at Tropicana Field after a seven-game winning streak.
Wendle had an infield that set up a run in the first and doubled to spark a five-run fourth that made it 6-4. He hit a two-run double in a six-run eighth that broke open the game.
MLB-NEWS
Angels pick up reliever Strickland from Rays
BOSTON (AP) — Looking to bolster the majors’ worst pitching staff, the Los Angeles Angels have acquired right-handed reliever Hunter Strickland from the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named or cash. The 32-year-old Strickland has a 1.69 ERA in 16 innings with the Rays this season.
HORSE RACING-PREAKNESS
Rombauer crosses the finish line first at the Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE (AP) — Rombauer crossed the finish line first at the Preakness Stakes before a crowd of 10,000.
That’s a fraction of the typical 100,000 that packs Pimlico for the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown.
GOLF-AT&T BYRON NELSON
Burns still leads Nelson despite more Spieth magic on 18
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Sam Burns still has the lead going into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson despite more magic on 18 from local favorite Jordan Spieth (speeth).
Now it’s a race to beat the weather in Texas in the final round with players headed to the PGA Championship in South Carolina.
Burns shot 3-under 69 for a one-stroke lead over K.H. Lee. Spieth, Matt Kuchar and Charl Schwartzel each shot 66 and are three strokes back along with Alex Noren.
Threesomes will go off both tees starting early Sunday morning with heavy rain in the forecast.
GOLF-PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Paul Goydos takes Mitsubishi Electric Classic lead
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Paul Goydos shot a bogey-free 3-under 69 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Billy Andrade into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions’ Mitsubishi Electric Classic.
The 56-year-old Goydos had an 8-under 136 total at TPC Sugarloaf.
He has five senior victories after winning twice on the PGA Tour.
