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The Memphis Grizzlies look to extend their best winning streak of the season to four games when they attempt to complete a two-game sweep over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night in Minneapolis.Memphis posted a 118-107 victory over the Timberwolves on Wednesday in the first of consecutive games. The Grizzles set a franchise record with 80 points in the paint.Big man Jonas Valanciunas was the main insider cog with season highs of 24 points and 16 rebounds."One thing we talk about is going downhill, getting a piece of paint in a variety of ways and with a variety of different players," Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said. "We have a lot of guys who can really end up in the paint. That's our modus operandi and we know that if we can do that, that eventually opens up more looks fro...

After each team had an unexpected day off Wednesday, the Utah Jazz and the Atlanta Hawks will meet Friday night in Salt Lake City.This will be the Jazz's first game on their own court since they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers at home on New Year's Day. Utah is back from a six-game, 10-day road trip that ended a game ahead of schedule.The NBA postponed the Jazz game in Washington on Wednesday because the Wizards did not have the minimum of eight players available due to contact tracing regulations. Utah ended up ending its longest road trip of the season with a 4-2 record, including Tuesday's 117-87 win at Cleveland."It's a weird time, but we also have a job to do," Utah guard Donovan Mitchell said. "The key is to stay focused on the job at hand with basketball and be selfless off ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Gritty's trick was that the mascot had one, a comically large Flyers cap that he tossed, frisbee-style, onto the ice. Gritty went big, and so did Travis Konecny ​​in the first hat trick of his career.Konecny ​​scored three goals and had one assist and the Philadelphia Flyers outlasted losing team MVP Sean Couturier through injury in a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.Ivan Provorov scored and Oskar Lindblom added an empty net for the Flyers.The Flyers swept their rival in the two-game home set, but can only hope they don't lose Couturier for an extended time. Known as "Coots," he needs an MRI Saturday on one of his shoulders. He absorbed a stiff grip on his left shoulder and that might be the one that was injured.Couturier, who last season became ...