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Raptors finally return to Toronto as Lowry begins in Miami

(AP) - The Raptors finally Miami held Jimmy Butler
returned home to Toronto RAPTORS 123, 76ERS 107 out of action for rest. He
on the night Kyle Lowry brought a peanut butter and
got going in Miami. OG Anunoby scored 21 jelly sandwich wrapped in a
points for Toronto and Justin napkin into the Heat bench
The longtime star north of Champagnie had 17 points area to start the third quar-
the border is now running and 10 rebounds. Rookie ter, giving it to Adebayo as an
the point in South Florida. Scottie Barnes, the No. 4 pick in-game treat. Adebayo, who
in the draft, finished with 13 wasn’t playing in the second
The first full night of NBA points, nine rebounds and six half, smiled a bit sheepishly
preseason action started with assists. when Heat coach Erik Spoel-
the Raptors playing in their stra spotted the sandwich as
own arena for the first time Precious Achiuwa, acquired he made his way to his seat.
since Feb. 28, 2020. They from Miami in the Lowry
beat the Philadelphia 76ers trade, had 13 points and sev- WARRIORS 121, TRAIL
123-107 on Monday in a en rebounds. Goran Dragic, BLAZERS 107
game without the familiar whose number 7 in Miami
starting point guards for ei- is now being worn by Lowry, Jordan Poole scored 30 points
ther team. started and had eight points. and Otto Porter Jr. scored 19 pick in this year’s draft, bur- visiting Phoenix.
and Golden State hoisted 69 ied the preseason’s first ‘logo
Lowry now plays for the Heat Andre Drummond, start- 3-pointers in a win over host 3’ with time winding down Buddy Hield scored 14 and
and the 76ers don’t know if ing while Joel Embiid sat Portland. on the shot clock to give the Tyrese Haliburton 11 for the
or when Ben Simmons will out, had 19 points and 14 re- Magic a 41-35 lead with 4:32 Kings.
rejoin them. He has not re- bounds. Tyrese Maxey scored Poole finished 7 for 13 from before halftime.
ported to the club this season 10 points starting in Sim- deep, and Steph Curry and The defending Western Con-
while hoping for a trade. mons’ spot. Andrew Wiggins each scored The rookie out of Gonzaga ference champs opted to sit
13. finished with nine points on Devin Booker, Jae Crowder
The Raptors were on a road HEAT 125, HAWKS 99 3-for-11 shooting. and Chris Paul for rest.
trip before the NBA season Damien Lillard buried five
was suspended in March Tyler Herro scored 26 points 3s in the first half to lead Cole Anthony and Moritz Landry Shamet and Jalen
2020 because of the corona- and Bam Adebayo threw Portland with 19 points. Ju- Wagner each scored 16 points Smith led the Suns with 13
virus, then played the 2020- down five dunks before suf Nurkic scored 15 and for Orlando. Mo Bamba had points apiece.
21 season in Tampa, Florida, halftime as Miami rolled at grabbed 10 rebounds. 13 points and 10 rebounds.
because of virus restrictions home. CLIPPERS 103, NUGGETS
that prevented teams from The Houston Rockets hold Absent Rudy Gay, Rudy 102
traveling across the border. Herro shot 9 of 12 overall the NBA regular-season re- Gobert and Joe Ingles for the
and 3 of 4 from 3-point range cord for single game 3s taken Jazz, San Antonio enjoyed Terance Mann scored 12 of
Instead of coming back to as the Heat finished 21 of 41 with 70 in 2019. a 60-47 rebound advantage his 14 points in the fourth
Toronto with the Raptors, (51.2%) from deep. with Jakob Poeltl finishing quarter, and host Los Angeles
Lowry went to the Heat in a CELTICS 98, MAGIC 97 with 10. rallied to beat Denver.
sign-and-trade deal. Toronto The Hawks’ Trae Young left
fans will see him again Feb. the contest early in the third Jaylen Brown scored 25 Jared Butler scored 16 points Markus Howard missed a
3 when Miami makes its first quarter after he took a knee points and Jayson Tatum for Utah. Jordan Clarkson deep, contested 3-pointer at-
trip there this season. in the right thigh from Mi- scored 18 in Boston before scored 11 points and Dono- tempt at the horn for Denver.
ami’s Gabe Vincent. Atlanta Romeo Langford made the van Mitchell added 10 on Michael Porter Jr. scored 21
When they do, the Heat will reported Young sustained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 14 5-for-19 shooting (0 for 6 of his 23 points in 16 minutes
arrive as a title contender if right quad contusion, which seconds left. from 3). of the first half.
Lowry fits like they expect. was not considered serious.
They had to like what they Brown logged 26 minutes KINGS 117, SUNS 106 The Nuggets played with-
saw Monday, as Lowry had Young, John Collins and and Tatum 25 for new coach out last season’s MVP Nikola
seven assists in 15 minutes of Danilo Gallinari scored 14 Ime Udoka. Harrison Barnes scored 18 Jokic. The Clippers opted to
a 125-99 victory over the At- points apiece for Atlanta. points and Marvin Bagley III sit Paul George.
lanta Hawks. Jalen Suggs, the No. 5 overall scored 15 as Sacramento beat

Orioles endure 110-loss season, have ‘lot of work to do’

(AP) — The Baltimore teams around them were path ahead. year makes the Rays a fran-
Orioles had enough of doing. chise the Orioles can try to “We have a lot of work to do
their own problems this Four teams in the division emulate. in a lot of areas,” manager
year without getting too Still, a look at the rest of the won at least 91 games this Brandon Hyde said. “I’m
caught up in what the AL East reveals the daunting year, and then the Orioles “I think that within our own excited about some of our
were in the cellar with a re- division, it wasn’t easy for young guys I think could be
cord of 52-110. Baltimore Tampa, or it wasn’t quick for core pieces going forward on
had separate losing streaks of Tampa to get in that spot,” a good team, and we’ll have
14 and 19 games and finished Elias said recently. “But they players making debuts next
39 games out of fourth place. proved that it is possible and year also, we’ll have some ex-
Only one other team in base- they continue to sustain it citing players. We’ll be young,
ball finished that far out of despite the challenges that but I think that we’re starting
first. their market presents.” to get more talented.”

General manager Mike Elias For now, the Orioles can hope Don Long is not returning as
is hoping the Orioles will be the worst is behind them. the team’s hitting coach next
able to compete in this divi- The team does have two of season, according to a person
sion again before too long. the game’s top prospects in with knowledge of the move,
Baltimore did win the AL catcher Adley Rutschman speaking on condition of an-
East in 2014, and Tampa and right-hander Grayson onymity because it had not
Bay’s 100-win season this Rodriguez. been announced.