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SPORTSFriday 12 January 2018
Markkanen, Dunn help Bulls outlast Knicks 122-119 in 2 OTs
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie
Lauri Markkanen scored a
season-high 33 points, Kris
Dunn shook off a nightmar-
ish shooting night to make
the tiebreaking basket in
the second overtime, and
the Chicago Bulls beat the
New York Knicks 122-119 on
Wednesday night.
Dunn had missed 14 of his
first 17 shots before bank-
ing in a runner with just
under a minute left in the
second extra period, and
Markkanen finished it off
by making two free throws
with 6.8 seconds remaining.
Robin Lopez and Denzel
Valentine each scored 20
points for the Bulls in their
third narrow victory over
the Knicks this season.
Michael Beasley 26 points
and 12 rebounds off the
bench for the Knicks, who
lost for the eighth time in
10 games. Kristaps Porzingis
finished with 24 points, in-
cluding a dunk at the buzz-
er to force the second OT.
Jarrett Jack had 16 points,
10 rebounds and 10 assists
for the Knicks, but threw
away a pass after com-
ing up with a steal with the
Knicks down two late in the
second OT.
CLIPPERS 125, WARRIORS
106
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Lou Williams scored 27 of
his career-high 50 points in
A shot by Minnesota Wild’s Ryan Suter scores past Chicago
Blackhawks goaltender Anton Forsberg during the third period
of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Chicago.
The Wild won 2-1. lead on a 4-on-4 early in
Defending men’s singles champion Switzerland’s Roger Federer riors had their five-game
winning streak snapped
poses for a photo with his trophy during a ceremony for the along with a 12-game un-
beaten stretch in the Clip-
official draw at the Australian Open tennis championships in pers rivalry. The NBA Fi-
nals MVP returned from a
Melbourne, Australia Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. three-game absence due
to a strained right calf and
Associated Press scored 25 points in the first three-game winning streak
half — KD’s biggest half of
the third quarter and Los a career-best eight 3-point- the season and the exact
number he needed for
Angeles beat Golden State ers and made all 10 of his 20,000.
Durant shot 14 for 18, in-
for the first time in more free throws. cluding 6 of 7 from 3-point
range. At age 29, he is the
than three years, spoiling Durant became the 44th second-youngest player
behind LeBron James to
a milestone night for Kevin player in NBA history to reach the 20,000 mark.
ROCKETS 121, TRAIL BLAZ-
Durant. score 20,000 career points, ERS 112
HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Paul
Williams shot 16 for 27 with finishing with 40 as the War- scored a season-high 37
points, and Eric Gordon
added 30 as the Houston
Rockets withstood a late
run to get a win over the
Portland Trail Blazers.
The Blazers used a big run
to cut a 14-point deficit to
three with about three min-
utes left. Houston respond-
ed with a 6-2 run, capped
by a 3-pointer from Paul,
to make it 111-104 about a
minute later. Damian Lillard
made a layup on the other
end, but Paul cut through
three defenders to make
an off-balance layup to
push the lead to 113-106.
The Blazers couldn’t get
the ball in after a timeout,
Houston got the ball back
Ryan Suter, Devan Dubnyk
help Wild beat Blackhawks 2-1
By The Associated Press win in Ottawa on Tuesday
CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan night, was back in the line-
Suter gave Minnesota the up and celebrated with
his first goal since opening
the third period, Devan night. Chicago’s Anton
Associated Press Dubnyk made 34 saves Forsberg made 25 saves in
and the Wild held off the his third straight start.
Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 The Blackhawks acquired
on Wednesday night to winger Anthony Duclair
end a two-game slide. and defenseman Adam
Jonas Brodin scored in the Clendening from Arizona
second period for Min- before the game in a trade
nesota (23-17-4). The Wild for right wing Richard Panik
pulled two points ahead and minor league forward
of Chicago (21-16-6) in the Laurent Dauphin.
tight Central Division and SENATORS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3
tussle for playoff spots in the TORONTO (AP) — Tom
Western Conference. Pyatt broke a tie with 3:05
Blackhawks defenseman left and Ottawa beat To-
Brent Seabrook, a healthy ronto in the final game for
scratch in Chicago’s 8-2 both teams before their
and Clint Capela added
two free throws to secure
the victory. Lillard scored
29 in his return after miss-
ing the last two games with
a strained right calf, and
C.J. McCollum added 24
points as the Blazers saw a
snapped.
The Rockets won their sec-
ond straight and improved
to 3-2 in five games without
James Harden, who is out
for at least two weeks with
a hamstring injury.
HEAT 114, PACERS 106
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
Goran Dragic scored 20
points and Wayne Ellington
made the decisive 3-point-
er with 23.2 seconds left,
helping Miami fend off Indi-
ana’s late push.
It’s the sixth straight win for
the Heat. Miami also end-
ed a 10-game road losing
streak against the Pacers.
Victor Oladipo scored 26
points and Lance Stephen-
son provided a late boost of
energy that nearly allowed
Indiana to erase a 10-point
deficit in the final 9:57. Ste-
phenson wound up with 15
points, eight rebounds and
four assists. But when Elling-
ton’s 3 bounced in rather
than rolling off the rim as
it appeared it would, Indi-
ana’s comeback hopes
were over. Ellington was
one of three Miami players
with 15 points.q
bye weeks.
Pyatt took a feed from
Matt Duchene on a 3-on-
1 — after Toronto defen-
seman Morgan Rielly got
caught pinching at Otta-
wa’s blue line — and beat
Frederik Andersen high to
the blocker side.
Thomas Chabot, Mike Hoff-
man and Gabriel Dumont
also scored to help the
Senators rebound from an
8-2 home loss to Chicago
on Tuesday night. Craig An-
derson made 44 saves after
being pulled against the
Blackhawks. Andreas Borg-
man, James van Riems-
dyk and Rielly scored for
Toronto.q