MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Obi Toppin’s fourth 3-pointer of overtime came with 3.5 seconds left to lift the short-handed Indiana Pacers over Minnesota 132-130 and end the Timberwolves’ eight-game winning streak. Toppin had a season-high 34 points to help the Pacers win without their top six scorers down the stretch. Four starters were out. Andrew Nembhard was ejected in the third quarter, and Bennedict Mathurin fouled out in the fourth. The Timberwolves led by five with a minute left in overtime until Thomas Bryant hit a 3. Anthony Edwards missed from deep, Toppin hit his clutch shot and Julius Randle’s fadeaway fell short at the buzzer.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks reserve center Jericho Sims will likely miss the rest of the regular season after undergoing surgery Monday morning to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. Sims injured his thumb Saturday in a 126-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers. He played 12 minutes Sunday in a 121-105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Bucks said Sims is expected to miss four weeks. The playoffs begin April 19. Sims has averaged 2.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 15 minutes in 14 games with Milwaukee since the Bucks acquired him from New York at the trade deadline.
Tonight Milwaukee will look to extend its seven game winning streak when they visit Golden State.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 4:38 left and the Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1. Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist, Marcus Johansson also scored, and Jared Spurgeon had two assists for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson finished with 28 saves. Adrian Kempe scored for Los Angeles, and Darcy Kuemper — coming off shutouts in his last two starts — had 19 saves.
CHICAGO (AP) — Christian Yelich and Milwaukee won the NL Central each of the past two seasons. But a three-peat is looking like quite the challenge. While the Brewers had a quiet winter in the wake of their third division title in four years, the Chicago Cubs revamped their roster and the Cincinnati Reds bolstered their rotation and bullpen. The Pittsburgh Pirates also should benefit from a full year of Paul Skenes. Milwaukee lost shortstop Willy Adames in free agency, and it traded closer Devin Williams to the New York Yankees. But outfielder Jackson Chourio is back, and the Brewers have some experience with defying expectations.
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings released center Garrett Bradbury in a move prompted by the addition of four-time Pro Bowl pick Ryan Kelly in free agency last week. Bradbury will turn 30 in June. He started all 18 games including one in the playoffs for the Vikings last season. He was selected with the 18th overall pick in the first round out of North Carolina State in 2019. That was the highest the Vikings have ever drafted an interior offensive lineman. Bradbury made steady improvement over his six years with the team while making 88 of a possible 100 regular season starts.