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                   Monday 16 January 2023
            Randle’s 42 leads Knicks to 11th straight win over Pistons




            By DAVE HOGG                                                                                                        The Knicks led by as many
            Associated Press                                                                                                    as 20 in the first half, taking
            DETROIT (AP) — Julius Ran-                                                                                          advantage of Isaiah Stew-
            dle  had  42  points  and  15                                                                                       art’s  foul  trouble,  but  Bey
            rebounds as the New York                                                                                            and  Kevin  Knox  II  helped
            Knicks  extended  their  win-                                                                                       Detroit cut the deficit to 62-
            ning streak against the De-                                                                                         55 at halftime.
            troit  Pistons  to  11  games                                                                                       HEADING OVERSEAS
            with a 117-104 victory Sun-                                                                                         The  Pistons’  next  home
            day.                                                                                                                game  won’t  be  at  Little
            Randle,  who  put  up  the                                                                                          Caesars Arena — they are
            first  40/15  game  for  the                                                                                        “hosting”  the  Bulls  at  the
            Knicks  since  Patrick  Ewing                                                                                       Accor  Arena  in  Paris  on
            on Jan. 19, 1996, averaged                                                                                          Thursday.
            28.5  points  in  four  games                                                                                       “I’ve been out of the coun-
            against the Pistons this year.                                                                                      try a few times and been to
            “I’m not sure it has anything                                                                                       London,  but  I’m  really  ex-
            to with Detroit,” he said. “I                                                                                       cited about this,” Ivey said.
            feel like I can get my shot                                                                                         “I want to see a change of
            away against any team.”                                                                                             scenery, explore the world,
            Detroit  hasn’t  beat  the                                                                                          do  a  little  shopping  and
            Knicks  since  Nov.  6,  2019,   New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) attempts a layup as Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah   beat the Bulls.”
            the  end  of  its  eight-game   Livers (12) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in   TIP-INS
            winning streak over them.     Detroit.                                                                              Knicks:  New  York  had  11
            Jalen  Brunson  added  27                                                                          Associated Press  offensive  rebounds  to  De-
            points  for  the  Knicks  and  added 17 points.           scored 11 points in 39 min-  100-82 with 9:43 left.       troit’s four in the first half. ...
            drew  three  charges,  put-  “Quick  was  Quick  today,”  utes, but the focus was on  Detroit  cut  the  deficit  to  Quickley scored 17 of New
            ting  him  into  a  three-tie  Thibodeau said. “He’s indis-  his  defense.  “He  sets  the  105-98  on  Livers’  3-pointer,  York’s  20  bench  points.  ...
            with  Kevin  Love  and  Ken-  pensable.”                  tone for us,” Pistons coach  but the game was delayed  The  Knicks  swept  the  four-
            rich Williams for first place in  Jaden  Ivey  had  21  points,  Dwane Casey said. “He did  for  several  minutes  by  a  game  season  series  by  an
            the league.                  six  rebounds  and  six  assists  a good job getting into the  malfunctioning  shot  clock.  average of 19 points.
            “If  he’s  tied  for  first,  it  is  for  the  Pistons  and  Saddiq  ball. Brunson had 27, but he  Randle’s  3-pointer  put  the  Pistons: Detroit got Stewart
            good,  because  now  he  Bey added 21 points.             had  to  work  for  them  be-  margin  back  to  double  back from a shoulder issue
            has  something  to  work  to-  “We  battled  the  whole  cause  of  Isaiah’s  size  and  figures,  and  he  answered  but played without starters
            ward,”  Knicks  coach  Tom  game,  but  we  should  length.”                           Bey’s basket with one of his  Jalen  Duren  (ankle)  and
            Thibodeau said. “That says  have  started  better,”  Ivey  New  York  led  by  seven  at  own.                      Bojan  Bogdanovic  (non-
            to me that you are sacrific-  said.  “We  got  back  into  halftime and increased the  Randle  helped  the  Knicks  COVID illness) as well as re-
            ing  yourself  for  the  team  the game, but we wish we  margin  to  90-80  on  Ran-   clinch  the  game  from  the  serve  center  Nerlens  Noel
            —  sometimes  it  is  taking  a  could have some of those  dle’s  buzzer-beating  tip  at  line.                    (knee),  along  with  long-
            charge, setting a screen or  late-game       possessions  the end of the third.        “We’re  trying  to  build  our-  term absentees Cade Cun-
            being the first player on the  back.”                     The Knicks started the fourth  selves as a team so, when  ningham (leg fracture) and
            floor. That all goes into win-  Isaiah  Livers  moved  into  with  a  10-2  run,  including  the playoffs happen, we’re  Marvin  Bagley  III  (broken
            ning.”  Immanuel  Quickley  Detroit’s starting lineup and  five from Quickley to go up  ready for it,” he said.     hand).q



            Augustus is 1st female athlete with statue on LSU campus


                                                                      Augustus,  who  led  the  Ti-  good.  “I  needed  every-  emotional  Augustus  and
                                                                      gers to three women’s Final  one one’s support and love  spoke  into  her  ear  before
                                                                      Four  appearances  before  and protection ... and I just  heading back to the arena
                                                                      starring in the WNBA and in  wanted to say thank you,”  for  the  game.  Former  LSU
                                                                      international play, became  she said. “Thank you for ev-  teammate  Sylvia  Fowles
                                                                      LSU’s  first  female  student-  erything that you’ve done.  also attended.
                                                                      athlete to be immortalized  Thank you to Baton Rouge,  Augustus          exchanged
                                                                      with  a  statue  on  campus  thank you to LSU, thank you  pleasantries and posed for
                                                                      Sunday. Hers stands along-   to Louisiana. You’ve always  photos  with  fans  crowd-
                                                                      side  those  of  former  LSU  been  my  motivation,  my  ed  up  against  barricades
                                                                      basketball  stars  Bob  Pettit,  driving force in making sure  surrounding   the   statue
                                                                      Shaquille O’Neal and Pete  that I excelled.”              before  heading  to  the
                                                                      Maravich  in  a  plaza  that  Augustus,  a  Baton  Rouge  game,  where  she  again
                                                                      was packed with applaud-     native,  emerged  before  was honored and greeted
                                                                      ing  fans  during  the  unveil-  the crowd wearing a brown  with  rousing  applause  be-
            Seimone Augustus, a former LSU player who lead her team to   ing.                      suit  and  carrying  a  purple  tween the first and second
            multiple final fours and a Minnesota Lynx player who won four   “I’m  still  trying  to  process  and  gold  parasol  that  she  quarters.  Augustus  played
            WNBA Championships, speaks before her statue unveiling at the   this,”  Augustus  said  as  bobbed  up  and  down  to  at  LSU  from  the  2002-03
            LSU campus on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La.   she  addressed  the  crowd  the beat of a “second line”  through  2005-06  seasons.
                                                     Associated Press
                                                                      shortly  before  fifth-ranked  brass  band  trailing  behind  A  two-time  All-American
                                                                      LSU  hosted  Auburn  in  the  her.                        who  averaged  19.3  points
            By BRETT MARTEL              up  at  the  bronze  likeness  nearby  Pete  Maravich  As-  LSU  second-year  coach  during  her  career,  she
            AP Sports Writer             of her in front of LSU’s bas-  sembly Center. “It looks like  Kim  Mulkey  was  among  was  drafted  first  overall  in
            BATON  ROUGE,  La.  (AP)  —  ketball training center and  the whole of Baton Rouge  the  dignitaries  standing  the  2006  WNBA  Draft  by
            Seimone  Augustus  gazed  began wiping away tears.        is  out  here.  But  this  feels  nearby.  She  hugged  the  Minnesota.q
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