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With Leonard and George playing, Clippers edge Celtics in OT

By The Associated Press improved to an NBA-best
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lou 8-2 on the road.
Williams scored 27 points, Atlanta rookie De'Andre
Kawhi Leonard and Paul Hunter had a career-high
George combined for 42 27 points. Trae Young add-
points in their first game to- ed 25.
gether for the Clippers, and JAZZ 103, TIMBERWOLVES 95
Los Angeles rallied to edge MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bo-
the Boston Celtics 107-104 jan Bogdanovic scored 30
in overtime Wednesday points, Donovan Mitchell
night. added 26 and Utah beat
George scored 25 points. Minnesota to split a home-
Leonard added 17 and and-home series.
blocked Kemba Walker's Bogdanovic and Mitchell
potential tying 3-point at- each hit three 3-pointers
tempt after injury and re- in the fourth quarter. Bog-
hab had prevented them danovic was 6 of 11 from
from playing in the same 3-point range, and Mitch-
game over the season's first ell 5 of 10 to help Utah re-
14 games. bound for a home loss to
The Clippers improved to Minnesota on Monday
9-1 at home after rallying night.
from a 10-point deficit in Andrew Wiggins had 22
the fourth. points for Minnesota after
Jayson Tatum led the Celt- missing three games be-
ics with 30 points and Mar- cause of personal reasons
cus Smart and Brad Wana- and an illness. Karl-Anthony
maker added 14 apiece. Towns was held to 14 points
Williams hit a go-ahead Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George, left, and forward Kawhi Leonard stand on the and struggled with foul
3-pointer with 31 seconds court during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics on trouble most of the night.
remaining in regulation. Af- Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Los Angeles. WIZARDS 138, SPURS 132
ter a timeout, Tatum hit a Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Brad-
3-pointer with George fall- 20 for Dallas. Kristaps Porz- York's Marcus Morris hit a MIAMI (AP) — Duncan ley Beal shot 9 for 9 in a
ing down defending him to ingis had 14 points and pair of 3s in the final 10 sec- Robinson set Miami records 21-point third quarter and
tie it 97-all with 13 seconds 10 rebounds for his fourth- onds. for 3-pointers in a quarter finished with 33 to help
left. straight double-double. Joel Embiid had 23 points and a half on his way to Washington hand San An-
MAVERICKS 142, WARRIORS Eric Paschall led the War- and 13 rebounds, and 29 points and Miami beat tonio its seventh consecu-
94 riors with 22 points. Scott scored 12 points. Cleveland to remain un- tive loss.
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic NUGGETS 105, ROCKETS 95 Simmons did the improb- beaten at home. Davis Bertans, acquired by
scored 33 of his 35 points in DENVER (AP) — Nikola able when he fired a Playing in front of his col- Washington from San Anto-
the first half and had yet Jokic had 27 points and 12 24-footer from the corner lege coach — the Cavs' nio in the offseason, scored
another triple-double to rebounds, Denver played in front of the 76ers' bench, John Beilein, who had Rob- 21 points, and so did Ish
help Dallas rout short-hand- smothering defense on sending the crowd into a inson at Michigan — the Smith.
ed Golden State. James Harden and the frenzy. Simmons received second-year guard was 9 DeMar DeRozan scored 31
Doncic fell a point short of Nuggets snapped Hous- a lengthy standing ovation for 15 from the field, with points for San Antonio. The
matching Dirk Nowitzki's ton's eight-game winning for the first 3-pointer after all those shots coming from Spurs fell to 5-10.
team record set Nov. 3, streak. 17 misses (and one more behind the arc. Robinson NETS 101, HORNETS 91
2009, against Utah. In just Harden had 27 points, end- miss in the postseason). set team marks with seven NEW YORK (AP) — Jarrett
17 minutes, Doncic was 10 ing his string of eight con- Morris led the Knicks with 22 3-pointers in the second Allen had 22 points and 17
for 11 from the floor, mak- secutive games of 36 or points. quarter and eight in the first rebounds in Brooklyn's vic-
ing 6 of 7 3-pointers, and hit more. He was 8 of 16 from RAPTORS 113, MAGIC 97 half. tory over Charlotte.
7 of 8 free throws. the floor as the Rockets TORONTO (AP) — Fred Van- His flurry helped Miami tie a Taurean Prince and Spen-
The second-year star from were held under 100 points Vleet scored 24 points, Pas- franchise mark with 75 first- cer Dinwiddie added 20
Slovenia had 22 points, five for the first time this season. cal Siakam had 18 points half points. points apiece. Brooklyn
assists and five rebounds in Denver is 7-0 this season and 11 rebounds and To- Tyler Herro added 22 points was without Kyrie Irving for
the first quarter alone. He when keeping an oppo- ronto snapped Orlando's for Miami. Kevin Love had the third straight game be-
played only 25 minutes to- nent below 100. winning streak at three. 25 points and 13 rebounds cause of a right shoulder
tal, but still managed 10 re- Russell Westbrook scored Orlando lost center Nikola for Cleveland. injury.
bounds and 11 assists. 25 points on 8-of-22 shoot- Vucevic and forward Aar- BUCKS 135, HAWKS 127 Terry Rozier had 18 points
Doncic was coming off a ing for Houston, and Clint on Gordon to right ankle in- ATLANTA (AP) — Giannis for Charlotte.
40-point triple-double Mon- Capela had 21 rebounds. juries in the second quarter. Antetokounmpo had 33 BULLS 109, PISTONS 89
day night against San An- 76ERS 109, KNICKS 104 Raptors rookie Terence Da- points and 11 rebounds, CHICAGO (AP) — Lau-
tonio, and has an NBA-best PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ben vis scored a career-high Eric Bledsoe scored 28 ri Markkanen scored 24
seven triple-doubles in 14 Simmons hit the first 3-point- 19 points, Norman Powell points and Milwaukee beat points to bust out of a
games this season. er of his career and had had 15 points, and Chris Atlanta for its fifth straight slump, Wendell Carter Jr.
The Mavericks never trailed 18 points and 13 assists to Boucher added 14 points victory. had 12 points and 15 re-
and tied a franchise record lead Philadelphia past New and 11 rebounds. Defend- Antetokounmpo, the reign- bounds and Chicago beat
with 22 3-pointers while York. ing champion Toronto im- ing NBA MVP, has had at Detroit.
sending Golden State to its Mike Scott's fourth 3-pointer proved to 6-0 at home. least 30 points and 10 re- Derrick Rose had 18 points
worst loss since a 1973 play- with 1:29 left stretched the Evan Fournier scored 21 bounds an NBA-best nine and Blake Griffin — in his
off game. Sixers' lead to 99-95 and points for Orlando. times this season. The Bucks third game of the season —
Tim Hardaway Jr. added they held on after New HEAT 124, CAVALIERS 100 have won nine of 10 and added 16 for Detroit.q