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SPORTS Wednesday 6 december 2017
Wade, Love, James lead surging

Cavaliers over Bulls 113-91

By The Associated Press ton added 19 points while history with 200 career
CHICAGO (AP) — Dwy- Eric Bledsoe had 18 points. 20-point games. He made
ane Wade and Kevin Love SPURS 96, PISTONS 93 all 14 free throw attempts.
each scored 24 points, LeB- SAN ANTONIO (AP) — La- Howard had 12 points
ron James had 23 and the Marcus Aldridge had 17 and nine rebounds, mov-
Cleveland Cavaliers beat points and 10 rebounds ing past former Charlotte
the Chicago Bulls 113-91 and San Antonio rallied to coach Paul Silas and
Monday night for their 12th beat Detroit. Dikembe Mutombo for
straight win. Reggie Jackson had 27 19th on the all-time NBA re-
Backed by a trio of stars, points for Detroit, which led bounding list.
the Cavaliers matched by as many as nine points KNICKS 115, PACERS 97
their longest winning streak before dropping its third INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
since the 2014-15 season. straight. Thaddeus Young scored 20
Wade made 9 of 13 shots The Spurs were without points to lead seven Indi-
in his first game in Chicago Kawhi Leonard and Kyle ana players in double fig-
since agreeing to a buyout Anderson, who has started ures as the Pacers routed
with his hometown team in place of Leonard all sea- short-handed New York.
in late September. Love son. Bojan Bogdanovic scored
grabbed 13 rebounds and Rudy Gay, making his first 19 points and Victor Ola-
made 8 of 13 from the field. start in place of Anderson, dipo added 16 for the
James finished 9 of 15 with had 12 points, 10 rebounds Pacers, who led by 26 at
seven rebounds and six as- and four assists. His final half and 95-65 after three Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, right, shoots over Chicago
Bulls’ David Nwaba during the first half of an NBA basketball
sists. The Cavaliers shot just points came on a three- quarters.q game Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in Chicago.
under 52 percent. point play that gave San Associated Press
Kris Dunn led Chicago with Antonio an 88-86 lead with
15 points. Robin Lopez and 3:39 remaining.
Justin Holiday scored 14 JAZZ 116, WIZARDS 69
apiece as the Bulls fell to SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alec
3-19 with their ninth straight Burks scored 27 points for
loss. his third straight game with
WARRIORS 125, PELICANS 20 or more, and Utah blew
115 out Washington for its sixth
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ste- straight win.
phen Curry had 31 points Burks is on his best string
and 11 assists but sprained since three straight 20-point
his ankle late in the game, games in February 2014. He
and Golden State came helped the Jazz put on a
back from 21 points down show during the first 24 min-
late in the first half to de- utes to lead 64-30 at half-
feat New Orleans. time, their second-biggest
Klay Thompson scored 22 output in a half this season.
points and Kevin Durant Utah moved the ball crisp-
and Draymond Green ly, leading to wide open
each had 19 for the War- 3-pointers, layups and
riors, who won their fourth dunks. It shot 56.8 percent
straight. After it was over, in the first half and knocked
Curry went for X-rays on his down seven 3s. Every Jazz
right ankle. player that played had an
Jure Holiday scored 34 and assist in the half, and the
E’Twaun Moore added a team scored 34 points in
career-high 27 for the Peli- the paint.
cans, who lost for the fourth Washington set a season
time in five games. low for points. Otto Porter
CELTICS 111, BUCKS 100 Jr. led the Wizards with 14
BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving points.
had 19 of his 32 points in HORNETS 104, MAGIC 94
the second half, helping CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —
offset a 40-point night by Kemba Walker had 29
Giannis Antetokounmpo as points and seven assists
Boston held off Milwaukee. in his return from a shoul-
Al Horford added 20 der injury, Dwight Howard
points, nine rebounds and reached a rebounding
eight assists. Jayson Tatum milestone and Charlotte
chipped in 17 points to help beat Orlando to snap a
Boston improve to an NBA- four-game losing streak.
best 21-4. The Celtics have Walker, who missed the
won five of their last six. previous two games, was
It was the third 40-point the spark plug all night for
game this season for Ante- the Hornets and became
tokounmpo. Khris Middle- the first player in franchise