IT WAS Swiss bliss for Noah Okafor as the in-form forward made it high fives for Leeds to fire them a massive step closer to Premier League safety. The two-goal hero of Monday’s memorable 2-1

The Chicago Wolves reached the second stop of their five-game road trip when they faced the Stars in an important Central Division showdown on Friday night in Texas. Noel Gunler scored but the Wolves fell 3-1 to have their four-game points streak snapped.

Nikola Jokić had a triple-double and Jamal Murray hit all 16 of his free throws as Denver beat Minnesota inside Ball Arena.

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The Nuggets have drawn an old rival for the first round of the playoffs. They're looking to even the score and advance.

McDaniels had 16 points (6-14 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 4-4 FT), eight rebounds and three assists across 33 minutes during Saturday's 116-105 loss to the Nuggets in Game 1 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Nikola Jokic went for a triple-double, and Denver’s defense was as good as its been all season in limiting the Timberwolves to 105 points in Game 1.