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Dialuna 11 OctOber 2021

Durant, Harden lead Nets over Bucks;

LeBron plays in loss

WARRIORS 121 LAKERS scored 17 points for New Powell scored 14 points
114 Orleans. Naji Marshall had apiece. Powell played 16
16 and Jonas Valanciunas 14. minutes and Doncic 18.
Steph Curry scored 30 points
and Jordan Poole added 28 as HEAT 109, SPURS 105 After the Clippers scored 41
Golden State beat Los Ange- points in the third quarter,
les. SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Dallas countered with a 31-
Max Strus scored 28 points 17 run in the final period for
LeBron James scored nine and Tyler Herro added 26 in the win.
points on 4-for-12 shoot- Miami’s win over San Anto-
ing in over 17 minutes, and nio. Luke Kennard scored 19
Russell Westbrook finished points on 5-for-6 shooting
with seven rebounds and six Omer Yurtseven had 14 from 3-point range. Isaiah
turnovers. Carmelo Anthony points and 11 rebounds for Hartenstein had 16 points
scored four points on 1-for-7 the Heat. and eight rebounds, and Reg-
shooting. gie Jackson scored 14 for the
After Luka Samanic’s short Clippers.
Despite shooting 3 for 14 shot with 1:22 left, Strus
from 3-point range, Curry converted a layup to give TIMBERWOLVES 114,
was 9 for 10 from 2-point the Heat a 103-102 lead they NUGGETS 112, OT
range. Poole shot 10 for 19, never relinquished.
including 6 for 13 beyond the DENVER (AP) – Jaylen
arc. Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler Nowell dunked in the final
and Kyle Lowry didn’t play seconds of regulation to force
Fifty-six of Golden State’s for Miami. Herro shot 12 for overtime and scored with 10
97-shot attempts (57.7%) 25 from the field and missed seconds remaining the ex-
were from beyond the arc. on all but one of five attempts tra period to lead Minnesota
from 3-point range. over Denver.
Dwight Howard had 23
points on 8-for-11 shooting Keldon Johnson scored 23 Nowell finished with 12
from the field and 7-for-11 points and Bryn Forbes 16 points. He threw down a
(AP) — Kevin Durant and sniping from the line for the for San Antonio. dunk with three seconds left
James Harden were on the Jordan Nwora scored 30 Lakers. in regulation to tie the score
court, so the Nets looked points for Milwaukee and MAVERICKS 122, CLIP- at 101-all and force OT. Mi-
somewhat like the team Elijah Bryant had 21 points PACERS 109, CAVALIERS PERS 114 chael Beasley scored 13 for
Milwaukee remembers and eight rebounds. 100 Minnesota, and Karl-Antho-
from its last trip to Brook- DALLAS (AP) – Rookie Eu- ny Towns added 12.
lyn. The game in Brooklyn was Malcolm Brogdon scored 27 gene Omoruyi scored 19
one of two Game 7 rematches points on 12-for-14 shooting points and Kristaps Porzingis Nahshon Hyland scored 21
The players who helped the on Friday’s exhibition sched- and Domantas Sabonis had added 15 points as Dallas beat for Denver, Michael Porter J.
Bucks win that game just ule. The Los Angeles Clip- 14 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles. added 16 points and Nikola
watched this one. pers lost to Dallas, the team Indiana beat Cleveland. Jokic had 10 points, 10 assists
they went the distance to beat Luka Doncic and Dwight and nine rebounds.
The Nets beat the Bucks in the first round of the West- Chris Duarte and Myles
119-115 on Friday night in ern Conference playoffs. Turner each scored 11 for
an exhibition rematch of last the Pacers, who dominated
season’s Eastern Conference Kyrie Irving was ineligible to the interior with a 50-30 re-
semifinals, which the Bucks play but the Nets got good bounding advantage.
won by outlasting the Nets in news about him. The team
a Game 7 that went to over- was told Friday that its train- Ricky Rubio scored 14 points
time. ing center is considered a on 6-for-10 shooting for the
private facility and doesn’t Cavs in 18 minutes. Dylan
Durant scored 18 points and fall under New York’s coro- Windler scored 12, Lauri
Joe Harris had 15 on five navirus vaccination man- Markkanen 11 and Collin
3-pointers. Harden shot 3 for date. Professional athletes in Sexton 10 on 4-for-15 shoot-
9 and scored eight as the two the city must be vaccinated ing.
former MVPs got their first to play or practice in public
action of the preseason. venues. Sexton is 14 for 41 in three
preseason games.
Later Friday, two others also Coach Steve Nash said Irving
got their first work as LeBron could join the team for prac- BULLS 121, PELICANS 85
James and Russell Westbrook tice this weekend, though
started for the Lakers in their wasn’t sure if the All-Star Zach LaVine scored 21 points
121-114 loss at Golden State. guard would play Monday in 28 minutes, Lonzo Ball
at Philadelphia because he added 19 against his former
The Nets and Bucks will hasn’t practiced since they team and Chicago routed
meet again Oct. 19 in Mil- returned from training camp New Orleans.
waukee in the NBA season in San Diego last Sunday.
opener and that’s when the Ball was 5 for 6 on 3-pointers
Nets will see the real Bucks. “At least he can practice, but and had five rebounds, four
Giannis Antetokounmpo, I mean we want him here assists and two steals. Nikola
Khris Middleton and Jrue for the whole thing,” Durant Vucevic had 16 points, 10 re-
Holiday all watched Friday’s said. bounds and four of the Bulls’
game, along with Brook Lo- 14 steals.
pez and key rotation players Paul Millsap didn’t play for
such as Bobby Portis and Pat the Nets because of health Rookie Trey Murphy III
Connaughton. and safety protocols.