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As a rookie on the defending NBA champions, Baylor Scheierman knows he has limited opportunities to make much of an impression outside of practice.

BOSTON (AP) 鈥� Baylor Scheierman scored 13 of his career-high 20 points in the fourth quarter, Kristaps Porzingis had 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 104-96 on Tuesday night.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) 鈥� Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue missed his fourth game Tuesday night after recent back issues 鈥渋ntensified again,鈥� according to assistant Brian Shaw, who replaced him on the bench.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥� Stephen Curry will not play in the Golden State Warriors' game against Milwaukee on Tuesday night, sitting out for what coach Steve Kerr called an emotional and mental rest.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) 鈥� Trae Young scored 31 points, Dyson Daniels added 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and the Atlanta Hawks clobbered the short-handed Charlotte Hornets 134-102 on Tuesday night to sweep the four-game season series.

It鈥檚 no stretch to say the two biggest names in college basketball these days will be playing in the women鈥檚 tournament when March Madness goes into full swing later this week.

UConn鈥檚 Paige Bueckers established herself as the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft well before she put together a second straight outstanding season and was named Big East player of the year for a third time.

The top two players selected in last year鈥檚 NBA draft and four of the top five picks in 2023 had never played in an NCAA Tournament before beginning their pro careers. That trend figures to end this year with Duke forward Cooper Flagg .

The East is a runaway. The West is a bigger runaway. And the NBA hasn鈥檛 seen anything quite like this in nearly 40 years.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥� Stephen Curry needs a break, and Warriors coach Steve Kerr is going to make it a priority to find some rest for his superstar.