The Day in Sports Pictures (March 21)

The Day in Sports Pictures (March 21)

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Here are some of the images that caught our eye on Monday, March 21, beginning with Steph Curry going up for two of his 24 points as Golden State avoided back-to-back losses by defeating Minnesota 109-104.

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Nikolay Kulemin of the New York Islanders is upended by Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas.

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Brittney Sykes of Syracuse and Bose Aiyalogbe of Albany compete for a loose ball in the NCAA Tournament.

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Briana Day and Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman celebrate their 76-59 win over Albany in the NCAA Tournament.

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Andre Drummond puts back a missed shot for the game winner as Detroit defeated Milwaukee 92-91.

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Andre Drummond celebrates with teammates Tobias Harris, Stanley Johnson and Marcus Morris after scoring the winning basket; and also with Stanley Johnson.

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Alec Martinez of the Los Angeles Kings checks Ryan Johansen on to Mike Fisher of the Nashville Predators.

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Jeremy Lin of the Charlotte Hornets reacts after making a basket in a 91-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs, who blew a 23-point lead.

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Oklahoma's Kaylon Williams shoots while being defended by Kentucky's Evelyn Akhator.

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South Florida's Kitija Laksa goes for a scoop shot by UCLA's Kari Korver.

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The UCLA bench cheers as their teammates build a double-digit lead against South Florida.

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Florida State's Brittany Brown drives to the basket between Texas A&M defenders Courtney Walker, left, and Curtyce Knox.

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Connecticut’s Morgan Tuck, right, celebrates with Kia Nurse, left, and Breanna Stewart after sinking a basket against Duquesne.

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The Celtics dancers perform before the game against the Orlando Magic.

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Calgary's Josh Jooris puts Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri into a headlock.

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Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets watches as Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs goes after a loose ball.

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Paul George of the Indiana Pacers is fouled by Jerami Grant of the Philadelphia 76ers.

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The Indiana Pacers dancers perform during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Los Angeles Dodger Corey Seager pauses for a photo with a fan before a spring training game in Phoenix.

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Indiana Pacers fans dance during a timeout against the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Nashville's Colton Sissons checks Los Angeles Kings left wing Dwight King into the Predators' bench.

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Detroit's Reggie Jackson goes to the basket against Milwaukee's Greg Monroe.

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Indiana center Ian Mahinmi gets a reverse dunk over Philadelphia 76ers forward Nerlens Noel.

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Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne, defenseman Ryan Ellis and L.A. Kings center Trevor Lewis dive for the puck.

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Referee T.J. Luxmore jumps to avoid the puck as New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist lunges for a save.

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Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (32) blocks a shot by Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson.

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Arizona goalie Mike Smith makes a save during a game between the Coyotes and Sharks.

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Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers tries to steal from Emmanuel Mudiay of the Denver Nuggets.

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Kemba Walker of Charlotte looks to pass around Tim Duncan and Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs.

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D.J. Augustin of the Denver Nuggets passes around Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Golden State's James Michael McAdoo causes Minnesota’s Ricky Rubio to lose the ball.

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Stanford's Brittany McPhee, top, and South Dakota State's Gabrielle Boever fight for the ball.

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Stanford's Erica McCall, left, Karlie Samuelson (44) and Kailee Johnson (32) celebrate the win over South Dakota State.