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Detroit Pistons claim hard-fought victory against Portland Trail Blazers in thrilling overtime clash.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 of his 29 points in the second half and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-101.

The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired shooting guard Norman Powell in a trade with the Toronto Raptors. The Blazers have sent Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood to the Raptors.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks easily beat the Detroit Pistons for the third time this month, 110-101.

CJ McCollum had 41 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 107-104.

Antetokounmpo scored 41 points, and the Bucks beat Detroit 127-104, completing a four-game sweep of the Pistons and advancing to the second round of the playoffs.

Blake Griffin scored a career-high 50 points and had the game-winner after he was fouled on a driving layup with 1.8 seconds left as Detroit topped Philly 133-132.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers say former NBA coach George Irvine has died. He was 69 and had been battling cancer. The Pacers announced the death Tuesday after speaking with Irvine's family. He became Indiana's head coach in 1984 after three seasons as an assistant with the team. He ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Marcus Morris scored a career-high 37 points, including Detroit's first seven in overtime, and the Pistons rallied from a 13-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-113 on Tuesday night...