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Victor Wembanyama returned from a one-game absence to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 115–102 victory over the Charlotte Hornets at the Frost Bank Center. Wembanyama dominated with 32 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, asserting his presence early with 18 points in the first half alone. Despite Charlotte cutting an 18-point deficit down to four in the final period behind Miles Bridges (22 points) and rookie Kon Knueppel (20 points), the Spurs responded with a decisive 12–0 run. De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle combined for 32 points to help San Antonio secure their 17th win in 19 games.

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Paolo Banchero delivered a dominant 27-point performance as the Orlando Magic defeated the Miami Heat 121-117 at the Kaseya Cente. The victory was historic, marking a 5-0 season-series sweep for Orlando, a feat rarely seen in this intrastate rivalry. Desmond Bane supported the charge with 21 points, helping the Magic snap Miami’s seven-game winning streak and move into fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Heat with 22 points off the bench, while Bam Adebayo and Norman Powell each added 20. Despite a late fourth-quarter surge that brought the Heat within two points in the final seconds, Orlando’s early 22-point lead proved insurmountable. The Magic’s +17 rebounding advantage ultimately secured their seventh consecutive win.

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Luka Doncic delivered a masterclass as the Los Angeles Lakers edged the Denver Nuggets 127-125 in a thrilling overtime encounter at Crypto.com Arena. Doncic secured the victory with a 17-foot fadeaway jumper with just 0.5 seconds remaining, finishing with a triple-double of 30 points, 13 assists, and 11 rebounds. Austin Reaves was equally pivotal, forcing overtime by intentionally missing a free throw and hitting a stunning putback floater in the final seconds of regulation. Despite Nikola Jokic’s 24-point triple-double and Aaron Gordon’s 27 points, Denver couldn’t stop the Lakers' five-game winning streak.

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Daniil Medvedev handed top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz his first loss of the year and advanced to the final at Indian Wells with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory Saturday. The 11th-seeded Medvedev, from Russia, will face second-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy. Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-2, 6-4. Alcaraz had won 16 straight matches this year, including titles at the Australian Open and Qatar Open. But Medvedev ended the possibility of an Alcaraz vs. Sinner final. Medvedev had dropped his last four meetings against Alcaraz, including a loss in the Indian Wells final in 2024. This was Medvedev’s first victory over him since the U.S. Open semifinals in 2023.

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Serie A leader Inter Milan conceded a late equalizer and was held 1-1 by Atalanta at home on Saturday, leaving the door open for AC Milan to further close the gap to its rival. Francesco Esposito put Inter ahead in the 26th minute, but Nikola Krstović scored for Atalanta in the 82nd to split the points. Inter was coming off a 1-0 loss to Milan in the league last weekend. Now it leads its crosstown nemesis by eight points before Milan visits Lazio on Sunday.

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Kimi Antonelli has won the Chinese Grand Prix. Mercedes' George Russell had to settle in for second spot but the most important thing was for Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, who secured his first proper podium for Ferrari since joining the team for the 2025 season.

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Bayern Munich salvaged a 1-1 draw despite clinging on with nine players at Bayer Leverkusen as Harry Kane returned to action following an injury on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund cut Bayern’s Bundesliga lead to nine points. Luis Díaz, who scored the equalizer following Aleix García’s opener, was sent off in the 84th minute for a second yellow card for diving. Nicolas Jackson, starting with Kane on the bench, received a straight red card for a poor tackle in the 42nd minute.

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Federico Valverde kept up his scoring run by notching his fifth goal in three games to help Real Madrid beat Elche 4-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday, with Arda Güler adding a spectacular late goal from well inside his own half. The Uruguay midfielder scored with a right-footed curling strike that he took from the edge of area to double Madrid’s lead just before halftime. That came three days after Valverde’s memorable hat trick in a 3-0 win over Manchester City in the first game of their Champions League round-of-16 matchup. Prior to that, Valverde’s last-gasp goal earned a 2-1 win at Celta Vigo in the previous La Liga round.

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Manchester City couldn’t match Arsenal, surrendering the lead given to Pep Guardiola’s team by Bernardo Silva in the 31st minute. Four minutes later, Konstantinos Mavropanos headed home the equalizer at a corner. It wraps up a tough week for City, which was beaten 3-0 by Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League’s round of 16 on Wednesday. Earlier, late goals by Viktor Gyokeres and Max Dowman helped snatch a 2-0 home win for Arsenal over Everton.

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