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LeBron James put the Los Angeles Lakers’ winning streak to a close with a point as they defeated the Indiana Pacers in the season-ending game.

With 42 seconds left, the Pacers were one-point ahead, but James was on hand to tip in a Luka Doncic miss before the buzzer in Indianapolis to win 120-119.

James finished the night with 13 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists, but he didn’t make a field goal until the fourth quarter.

Another excellent example of how he doesn’t always have things going right away and started off slowly offensively but did well defensively before taking the lead in the fourth quarter,” according to Lakers coach J. J. Redick.

The basketball gods reward him because he continued to compete without ceasing to let go of the rope.

Fourth-placed Lakers in the western conference, the Lakers’ record now stands at 44-28 after a three-game losing streak.

Los Angeles produced 34 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, while Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura each had 24 points.

The Washington Wizards defeated the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday to end a five-game losing streak, while the Toronto Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 116-86.

On his return from injury, Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a 127-117 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, while the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to seven with a 132-102 victory over the Phoenix Suns. He added 39 points and secured his 30th triple-double of the season.

Los Angeles Clippers resurrected their playoff hopes by falling to the New York Knicks 126-113, improving their record to 41-31.

This weekend’s FA Cup quarter-finals will feature two matches that will be broadcast live on the BBC.

Aston Villa will host Preston North End on Sunday (13:30 BST), which is the only Premier League club still in the competition. Live commentary from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds will be broadcast live from the match.

The all-Premier League game between Brighton and Nottingham Forest will also be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, along with live commentary from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

Fulham vs. Crystal Palace will face off on Saturday at 12:15 GMT, and the game will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

On Sunday (16:30 BST), ITV1 will show that game as well as Manchester City’s trip to Bournemouth.

The action over the weekend will be covered live text commentary.

FA Cup tie-ups on BBC TV

Brighton vs. Nottingham Forest on March 29, 2015 at 15 GMT on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

This weekend’s FA Cup quarter-finals will be broadcast live on the BBC and ITV, with two of them available for viewing on ITV and the BBC.

Aston Villa will host Preston North End on Sunday (13:30 BST), which is the only Premier League club still in the competition. Live commentary from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds will be broadcast live from the match.

The all-Premier League game between Brighton and Nottingham Forest will also be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, along with live commentary from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

Fulham vs. Crystal Palace will face off on Saturday at 12:15 GMT, and the game will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

On Sunday (16:30 BST), ITV1 will show that game as well as Manchester City’s trip to Bournemouth.

The action over the weekend will be covered live text commentary.

FA Cup quarter-finals

Watch on ITV, listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, and listen on BBC Sounds on Saturday, March 29th, at 12:15 GMT.

Watch the Brighton vs. Nottingham Forest game on Saturday, March 29 at 17:15 GMT on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app, and listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

Watch on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app, listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, and BBC Sounds on Sunday, March 30th at 13:30 BST.

Tyler Dibling, Jadon Sancho and Alexander Isak, who is in demand, were given a £100 million contract by Southampton.

Tyler Dibling, 19, a Tottenham and Manchester City player, is wanted by href=”https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/southampton” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″> class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Southampton and will demand more than £100 million. (Telegraph)

This summer, href=”https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″> class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Newcastle hope a £30 million offer will tempt the Premier League leaders to sell Liverpool and England defender Jarell Quansah, 22. (Times – subscription)

Arsenal have suggested that Hugo Ekitike, 22, a 22-year-old French striker, could replace Newcastle’s 25-year-old Sweden forward Alexander Isak, who is valued at £150 million by the Magpies (Sun) at the club.

After Isak turned down their initial offer, Newcastle have put their contract negotiations on hold. (Caught Offside)

In response to Liverpool‘s interest, Bournemouth will hold a week-long discussion regarding the prospects of 21-year-old Hungary defender Milos Kerkez and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25. (Teamtalk)

England winger Jadon Sancho, 25, who is currently out on loan at Chelsea, wants to play in the Bundesliga again. Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund are both interested in joining, according to his “dream.” (German) (Bild)

Chelsea are weighing whether to permanently sign Sancho before selling him, as they are required to do with Sancho’s purchase from Manchester United. Football Insider

This summer, Chelsea and Real Madrid want to sign Bournemouth‘s 19-year-old Spain defender Dean Huijsen. (Sports) in Spanish

If Real Madrid wants to bring Trent Alexander-Arnold to the Fifa Club World Cup, which begins on June 14th, then Liverpool can still pay him a fee. However, his contract expires on June 30th. (Mail subscription)

.com/sport/football/teams/everton” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″>Everton, Tottenham, and .com/sport/football/teams/west-ham-united” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″>West Ham are closely monitoring 17-year-old Chris Rigg, a midfielder for the England Under-19s at .com/sport/football/teams/sunderland” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″>Sunderland. (Sky Sports)

World No. 4 Jessica Pegula defeated Emma Raducanu to clinch her place in the Miami Open’s encouraging run.

The 22-year-old Briton leveled the game before American Pegula clinically regained control to win 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 despite needing medical care.

Raducanu had her best tennis playing in the second set since winning the US Open at the age of 20 as a teenager.

Before calling the doctor, the world number 60 had a 5-2 lead and four set points in the eighth game.

It was remarkable how Raducanu fought and showed fortitude to win the second set.

Pegula, one of the most consistent competitors on the WTA Tour, showed why she could not see the plan through.

Pegula, the US Open’s runner-up, said, “It was tough.” I merely wanted to jump on her in the third set and emerge extremely strong and quickly.

On Friday, the 31-year-old will face Philippine teenager Alexandra Eala in the semi-finals.

Since her dazzling victory in New York more than three years ago, questions have been posed frequently about Raducanu’s physical and mental resilience.

A number of injuries hampered Raducanu’s progress and the pressure of scrutiny made it difficult for her to make the full-time tour debut.

Issues have persisted.

Raducanu has been targeted by a stalker, dealt with a back injury, and had her trusted coach Nick Cavaday take a leave during the testing start of the season.

She reaffirmed her resolve to compete with the best in the world with her guts and ability in Miami.

On her way to the quarter-finals of a WTA 1000 event for the first time, despite losing to Pegula, she still managed eye-catching victories over top-20 rivals Emma Navarro and Amanda Anisimova.

Raducanu will also find it very satisfying to know that next week she will be back in the top 50 of the WTA.

For the first time since her US Open triumph, she collected four victories in a row, which was another indication of her progress.

With a more secluded play, Raducanu found success in Miami, which gave her more room to play.

Raducanu and Slovak coach Vladimir Platenik had a trial partnership before the competition, so Raducanu requested advice from some well-known faces.

Mark Petchey, a well-known player in British tennis who assisted Raducanu in her teenage years, became her long-time confidante Jane O’Donoghue and Yutaka Nakamura, a fitness instructor.

With her clean ball-striking and sharp movement, Raducanu claimed the set-up made it possible for her to be “authentic” and “express” herself on court.

Raducanu lost the opening set thanks to Pegula’s strong groundstrokes, which produced few errors.

However, Raducanu found her play to be inspiring because of how good it was.

As the second set progressed, she quickly earned her reward with an early break as the momentum changed, adopting a more aggressive strategy.

When Raducanu complained of dizziness and was unable to balance with the double break, it appeared as though she was waiting when she had finished her treatment.