BASKETBALL

Luka Samanic recorded another double-double with 24 points and 16 rebounds, and the Maine Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak with a 106-100 win Friday night against Raptors 905 at the Portland Expo.

Mfiondu Kabengele added 18 points and nine rebounds. Kamar Baldwin (16 points), Denzel Valentine (14) and Marvin Smith (11) also scored in double figures for the Celtics.

NBA: The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are giving each other more time to decide if they want to opt out of the league’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement, a person with knowledge of the talks said Friday.

The new opt-out date – which was going to be Dec. 15 – will be set for early 2023 and could be moved yet again depending on the progress of talks, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because nothing was revealed by either the NBA or NBPA.

• Kevin Durant scored 34 points, Kyrie Irving had 33 points and 11 rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets finished a seven-game homestand at 6-1 by beating the Atlanta Hawks, 120-116.

HOCKEY

ECHL: Pierrick Dube’s power-play goal broke a 1-1 tie in the second period, and the Trois-Rivières Lions went on to a 3-2 win over Maine Mariners at Cross Insurance Arena.

Maine got goals from Patrick Shea in the second period and Fedor Gordeev in the third.

NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall was suspended for a game without pay For high-sticking Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean…