CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β The Carolina Panthers have signed second-round draft pick Devin Funchess and five players who tried out for the team at rookie minicamp over the weekend. The 6-foot-4, 232-pound Funchess is the last of Carolina’s five draft picks to sign a contract.
WASHINGTON (AP) β Finally looking a bit more like a No. 1 seed than the team that’s been so-so in the playoffs, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 106-101 last night behind Jeff Teague’s 26 points, including a key 3, to even their second-round series at two games apiece. Game 5 is tomorrow night at Atlanta.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) β MVP Stephen Curry scored 21 of his 33 points by halftime, and the Golden State Warriors snapped their two-game skid last night by routing the Memphis Grizzlies 101-84 to tie their Western Conference semifinal at 2-2. The Warriors hadn’t lost three straight games all season, and they never came close as they took back home-court advantage.
CINCINNATI (AP) β Pinch-hitter Phil Gosselin singled off Aroldis Chapman to open the ninth, stole a base and scored on the closer’s 103 mph wild pitch, rallying the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night. The Braves snapped a three-game losing streak.
