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SPORTS Thursday 15 February 2018

James has 37, new-look

Cavs avenge loss to Thunder

By The Associated Press won for the 16 of its last 18 DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — games.The Rockets made had 23 points, 13 rebounds
LeBron James scored 37 10 3-pointers in the fourth and 11 assists, Will Barton
points, and the new-look quarter, when they scored scored 20 points and Den-
Cleveland Cavaliers got 42 points. ver beat struggling.
a much different result this Karl-Anthony Towns had 35 Jokic notched his fourth
time against the Oklahoma points and 12 rebounds in triple-double of the season
City Thunder in a 120-112 Minnesota's first home loss to lead the Nuggets to their
victory on Tuesday night. since Dec. 16 against Phoe- fifth win in six games. Den-
It was Cleveland's second nix. Jeff Teague added ver outscored the Spurs 30-
straight win since adding 25 points and eight assists, 19 in the fourth quarter to
George Hill, Rodney Hood, and Jamal Crawford came rally from seven down late
Jordan Clarkson and Larry off the bench to score 11 in the third.
Nance Jr. in trades, and points after starting 0 for 6 Joffrey Lauvergne scored a
their fourth straight victory from the floor. career-high 26 points and
overall. RAPTORS 115, HEAT 112 grabbed 11 rebounds, and
J.R. Smith added 18 points TORONTO (AP) — DeMar Tony Parker had 17 points
for the Cavaliers, who lost DeRozan scored 27 points, for San Antonio. The Spurs
to the Thunder 148-124 on Kyle Lowry had 22 and To- have lost five of six heading
Jan. 20 with a very different ronto beat Miami for its sixth into their All-Star break.
roster. straight win. San Antonio was again
Paul George scored 25 Toronto (40-16) improved its without two of its top play-
points and Carmelo An- NBA-best home record to ers in Kawhi Leonard and
thony 24 for the Thunder. 24-4 and ensured it will be LaMarcus Aldridge. Leon-
Steven Adams added 22 the top team in the Eastern ard has missed all but nine
points and 17 rebounds, Conference at the All-Star games and Aldridge sat for
and Russell Westbrook break. the second straight night to
scored 21 points. West- Serge Ibaka had 14 points rest his sore right knee.
brook and Anthony had and 10 rebounds for the BUCKS 97, HAWKS 92
missed the past two games Raptors, who also won six MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, left, is fouled by
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Abrines as he shoots dur-
with sprained ankles. straight between Nov. 25 Middleton had 21 points ing the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City,
ROCKETS 126, TIMBER- and Dec. 10 and again be- to lead a balanced attack Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018.
WOLVES 108 tween Dec. 13 and 23. for Milwaukee, and All-Star Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — C.J. Miles added 11 points, forward Giannis Antetok-
James Harden had 34 but the Raptors failed to ounmpo hit two key buck- top-four playoff seed in the dolph scored 22 points,
points, 12 assists and six extend its franchise-record ets in the final three-plus East. and Sacramento used a
rebounds, and Houston five-game streak of win- minutes. Dennis Schroder scored 18 big first half to beat Dallas.
beat Minnesota for its ninth ning by 15 or more points. Tyler Zeller added 14 points points for the Hawks, and Bogdan Bogdanovich
straight victory. Goran Dragic scored 28 on 7-of-9 shooting in his Ersan Ilyasova had nine of added 19 points for the
Ryan Anderson scored 21 points and James John- first game in Milwaukee his 15 points in the fourth Kings, who have won four
points off the bench as the son had 16 for the Heat, since joining the team on quarter. Ilyasova spear- of five in Dallas after losing
Rockets (43-13) snapped who lost for the sixth time the road before the trade headed a late rally in which 22 in a row here from 2003
Minnesota's 13-game in seven games. Dwyane deadline last week. The Atlanta erased a 12-point to 2016. Seven Kings scored
home winning streak and Wade had 10 points and 11 Bucks improved to 9-2 since deficit and tied it at 84 on in double figures.
pulled within a half-game rebounds, and Hassan Wh- Joe Prunty took over as in- Kent Bazemore’s 3-pointer J.J. Barea led the Mavericks
of the Golden State War- iteside collected 10 points terim coach following the with 3:30 left. with 19 points, and Harrison
riors for the best record and 10 boards. firing of Jason Kidd, get- KINGS 114, MAVERICKS 109 Barnes and Dwight Powell
in the NBA. Houston has NUGGETS 117, SPURS 109 ting back in the race for a DALLAS (AP) — Zach Ran- each scored 18.q