Basketball

BOSTON (AP) — Sorry Miss Jackson, but the Hawks’ first round playoff matchup with the Celtics just got real.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers announced Wednesday they are adding a G League affiliate next season, bringing the NBA's development league to 31 teams. The new team will play at the University of Portland's Chiles Center.

DENVER (AP) — Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has his bandmates back together. They’re making up for lost time, too. Paired again in the playoffs with Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker unleashed a torrent of offense in the third quarter rarely seen in NBA playoff history, hitting shots from every corner of the gym. The Phoenix Suns needed just about every one of them.

DENVER (AP) — Michael Malone surveyed the scene Tuesday night and wondered where everyone was — not just Denver’s fans, but the Nuggets themselves.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had a triple-double and Jamal Murray scored 35 points as the Denver Nuggets eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-109 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.

BOSTON (AP) — His team trailing by a point and its season on the brink, Hawks star Trae Young got all the encouragement he needed in the huddle during his team’s timeout.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are still alive in the playoffs and that will force fans planning to attend Janet Jackson's concert in the city this week to wait a day to see the music star.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets officially hired Ime Udoka as their new coach on Tuesday, replacing Stephen Silas, who was fired after three seasons.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — If the decision about whether De'Aaron Fox can play through a broken index finger on his shooting hand is up to Fox, there is no doubt. “Right now, there’s no ifs, ands or buts,” he said Tuesday. “I’m playing.