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SPORTS Saturday 24 February 2018

Wizards beat Cavs in first

game in Cleveland since trades

CLEVELAND (AP) — faces the Cavs are on an 8-2 run.
Bradley Beal scored 18 hoping can get them Paul George scored
points, Kelly Oubre Jr. back to the NBA Finals. 26 points, Carmelo
added 17 and tried to WARRIORS 134, CLIP- Anthony had 23 and
untie the sneakers of PERS 127 Westbrook finished with
one of Cleveland's new OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — 17 to help Oklahoma
players, and the Wash- Stephen Curry swished City to its second win
ington Wizards with- a beautiful buzzer- in three games against
stood a late assault by beater from way back Sacramento this sea-
LeBron James to beat early and hit another son.
the new-look Cavaliers timely 3-pointer late on Zach Randolph scored
110-103 on Thursday the way to scoring 44, 29 points to lead five
night. and Golden State re- Kings in double figures.
The Wizards nearly turned from the All-Star 76ERS 116, BULLS 115
blew a late 11-point break and held off Los CHICAGO (AP) — Ben
lead as James scored Angeles. Simmons scored 32
14 straight points to pull Kevin Durant had 21 points, making two free
the Cavs within 106-103. points and eight assists, throws with 5.6 seconds
But Beal hit a driving la- Klay Thompson added left to complete Phila-
yup and James missed 19 points, and Dray- delphia’s rally from five
a free throw and com- mond Green contribut- points down in the final
mitted a lane violation ed 13 points, seven re- minute, and the 76ers
while intentionally miss- bounds, six assists and beat Chicago.
ing the second one two steals. Joel Embiid had 30
and the Wizards held Curry shot 14 for 19, points and 13 re-
on. including 8 of 11 from bounds, and Simmons
Washington is 8-2 since deep, in his third added 11 assists and
star guard John Wall 40-point game of the seven rebounds as Phil-
went down with a knee season. adelphia won its sixth Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) shoots past Los Ange-
les Clippers guard Austin Rivers (25) during the second half of an
injury. Tomas Satoran- Tobias Harris scored 22 straight and snapped a NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Oakland, Calif.
sky, who has been points, Danilo Gallinari four-game road losing Associated Press
starting in Wall's spot, wound up with 15 and streak.
added 17 points and DeAndre Jordan had Bobby Portis had a ca- straight game and fell ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —
eight assists. 14 points and 14 re- reer-high 38 points and to 19-41. Trey Burke came off the
James, back from win- bounds for Los Angeles, Zach LaVine added 23 D’Angelo Russell, start- bench with a season-
ning MVP honors at which had won five of for the Bulls, who were ing for the first time high 26 points and six
the All-Star Game, six. 18 for 34 on 3-pointers. since November knee assists to help New York
scored 32 — 14 in the THUNDER 110, KINGS HORNETS 111, NETS 96 surgery, scored 19 break an eight-game
fourth — for the Cavs, 107 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) points on 7-of-16 shoot- losing streak. Tim Hard-
who dropped to 2-1 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dwight Howard ing. away Jr. had 23 points
since acquiring four (AP) — Russell West- grabbed a season-high All five Charlotte start- and six assists for the
new players before brook made a 3-point- 24 rebounds and add- ers scored in double Knicks, who won for the
the trade deadline. er as time expired, lift- ed 15 points, Kemba digits and the Hornets first time since Jan. 30
J.R. Smith added 15 for ing Oklahoma City over Walker scored 31 and hit 52.4 percent from and the first time since
Cleveland. Sacramento. Charlotte beat Brook- 3-point range. Char- losing Kristaps Porzin-
The Wizards spoiled the The Thunder blew a lyn. lotte improved to 25-33 gis for the season to a
home debuts for Larry 23-point lead and Dante Cunningham with its second straight torn ACL. Evan Fournier
Nance Jr., George Hill, trailed 105-102 with 4 ½ had 22 points and 12 victory. scored 25 points for the
Rodney Hood and Jor- minutes remaining be- rebounds for the Nets, KNICKS 120, MAGIC Magic, who lost their
dan Clarkson, four new fore closing the game who lost their eighth 113 fourth straight.q