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The Chiefs blew out the Miami Dolphins late Saturday, so evidently the better team in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs that the score should’ve been more lopsided than the 26-7 final. So evidently the better team, really, that it’s easy to forget where it stood late in the second quarter: Only a sixpoint game, the Dolphins holding the ball past midfield, the chance to conclude the first half with a score and open the second half with the football.

Tm W L T W-L% PF PA PD MoV SoS SRS OSRS DSRS AFC East Buffalo Bills* 11 6 .647 451 311 140 8.2 -1.8 6.5 4.1 2.3 Miami Dolphins+ 11 6 .647 496 391 105 6.2 -1.8 4.4 7.6 -3.1 New York Jets 7 10 .412 268 355 -87 -5.1 -0.6 -5.8 -6.7 0.9 New England Patriots 4 13 .235 236 366 -130 -7.6 -0.2 -7.9 -8.5 0.6

Eastern Conference W L W/L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS Boston Celtics (1) 30 9 .769 — 121.4 111.6 10.53 Milwaukee Bucks (2) 28 12 .700 2.5 125.0 119.9 4.22 Philadelphia 76ers (3) 24 13 .649 5.0 119.6 111.5 7.33 Cleveland Cavaliers (4) 22 15 .595 7.0 113.2 111.3 1.75 Miami Heat (5) 23 16 .590 7.0 112.3 111.0 0.41 Indiana Pacers (6) 23 16 .590 7.0 126.1 123.2 2.78 New York Knicks (7) 23 16 .590 7.0 115.6 111.6 3.95 Orlando Magic (8) 21 18 .538 9.0 112.5 111.6 1.26 Chicago Bulls (9) 19 22 .463 12.0 110.6 112.5 -1.94 Brooklyn Nets (10) 16 22 .421 13.5 114.6 116.4 -2.02 Atlanta Hawks (11) 15 23 .395 14.5 121.7 124.1 -2.29 Toronto Raptors (12) 15 24 .385 15.0 115.5 117.1 -1.83 Charlotte Hornets (13) 8 29 .216 21.0 108.3 120.1 -11.57 Washington Wizards (14) 7 31 .184 22.5 115.5 125.2 -9.71 Detroit Pistons (15) 3 36 .077 27.0 111.3 122.7 -10.96

Jan. 12—Oklahoma finalized a new contract for recently promoted offensive coordinator Seth Littrell on Friday according to multiple reports.

The last time the Knicks played the Dallas Mavericks on the road, Luka Doncic hung a 60-point triple double to lead the Mavs to victory. In that same game, Doncic intentionally missed a free throw on the final possession of regulation, then recovered the rebound himself to make a buzzer-beating basket that forced overtime, where Dallas eventually won.

Jan. 11—A long collegiate journey has led Casey Thompson back to Oklahoma.

The Los Angeles Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record 9-7 (.563); regular season 162-110 (.596). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 8-8 (.500); regular season 130-135-7 (.491). TV channels are for Los Angeles area. All times Pacific.

Jan. 11—Cardinals prospect Michael McGreevy felt he had more to give when his innings were limited and his pitch count monitored as Class AA Springfield’s 2022 season wound down.

Joe Mazzulla processed the first half, saw the halftime score and made a rare decision. The Celtics coach waved the white flag.