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Chandler slams
alley-oop at buzzer
to beat Memphis
PHOENIX (AP) — Tyson
Chandler dunked Dragan
Bender’s inbounds pass
from the opposite sideline
with 0.4 seconds remaining
to give the Phoenix Suns
a 99-97 victory over the
Memphis Grizzlies on
Tuesday night.
Bender threw a perfect
pass and Chandler jumped
over a defender to slam
it down, though the play
was reviewed by officials
to see if there was offensive
basket interference. ended.
After replay review, the
basket counted, and
Kobi Simmons missed the
Grizzlies’ last attempt to tie
at the buzzer.
Devin Booker scored 32
points in his return from a
three-week injury absence
before fouling out in the
final minute, but the Suns
needed one final play after
Jarell Martin slammed in a
rebound with 0.6 seconds
remaining to tie it at 97.
The Suns beat the Grizzlies
in a tight game at home for
the second time in six days
after handing them a 97-95
defeat on Dec. 21. Phoenix
has won four of its last six
games while Memphis has
lost nine of 11.
There’s a story behind
Spieth’s ‘Go get that’ line
to caddie
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The caddie went and got it
on long putts. And I guess
that stuck in my head: ‘You
don’t have to pick the ball
out of the hole. Michael
can go get it.’”
There was more to the mo-
ment, of course.
Two holes earlier, Spieth
missed the 13th fairway so
far to the right that it hit a
spectator in the head and
caromed into the dunes.
When he found it, he real-
ized the driving range was
MAVERICKS 98, RAPTORS 93
DALLAS (AP) — J.J. Barea
scored 20 points, including
a clinching a layup in the
final seconds, and the
Mavericks ended another
six-game winning streak by
Toronto with a victory over
the Raptors.
The Mavericks held DeMar
DeRozan and the Raptors
to season lows in shooting
percentage as Toronto
lost for just the second
time in 14 games, with
each loss coming after six
straight wins. Dirk Nowitzki
scored 18 points and fellow
German Maxi Kleber had
15 points and matched his
rookie season best with five
blocks. Harrison Barnes had
16 points and 10 rebounds.
Kyle Lowry led Toronto with
23 points but didn’t score
in the fourth quarter, while
DeRozan couldn’t get
going at all after averaging
37 points on a three-game
road winning streak that
BULLS 115, BUCKS 106
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nikola
Mirotic came off the bench
to score 24 points in 28
minutes and the Bulls won
for the eighth time in 10
games, beating the Bucks.
not out of bounds, took
a drop, had to take relief
from the equipment truck
and sent Greller toward
the green to scout out the
shot. The whole process
took some 20 minutes as
Matt Kuchar waited at the
green.
On the 15th hole, Kuchar
was in a bunker in two and
blasted out to about 6 feet, too much the last couple
and then Spieth made his
50-foot eagle putt.
“Michael, when I looked
over, he’s laughing,” Spieth of the hole.’”
said.
Thursday 28 December 2017
Phoenix Suns center Tyson Chandler, right, dunks the winning shot against Memphis Grizzlies
forward Brandan Wright, back left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday,
Dec. 26, 2017, in Phoenix.
Associated Press
Chicago’s surge coincides 109 victory on Dec. 15. 3-1 decision in the season
with the return of Mirotic, PISTOSN 107, PACERS 83 series between the two
who missed the beginning DETROIT (AP) — Tobias Harris teams, the first time Detroit
of the season after scored 30 points to help the had won the season set
suffering facial fractures Pistons rout the Pacers. from Indiana since going
in an October fight with The victory moved the 4-0 against the Pacers in
teammate Bobby Portis. Pistons (19-14) past the 2007-08.
Kris Dunn rebounded from Pacers (19-15) and into HEAT 107, MAGIC 89
a 1-for-12 shooting game second spot in the NBA’s MIAMI (AP) — Josh
Saturday against Boston Central Division. Richardson scored 20
with 20 points and 12 assists Andre Drummond added points, Wayne Ellington
in 33 minutes for the Bulls. 21 points for the Pistons. had 12 of his 18 points in
Giannis Antetokounmpo Ish Smith (12 points) and a dominant fourth quarter
scored 28 points and Eric Reggie Bullock (11) also and the Heat beat the
Bledsoe had 22 to pace reached double digits for struggling Magic.
Milwaukee, which has lost Detroit. Tyler Johnson added 17,
five of seven. Victor Oladipo led the Kelly Olynyk scored 15 and
Mirotic led Chicago’s Pacers with 13 points. Goran Dragic had 14 for
bench in outscoring Domantas Sabonis, Bojan the Heat, who outscored
Milwaukee’s reserves 54- Bogdanovic and Myles Orlando 39-21 in the fourth
25. It was the second time Turner each scored 10 — the biggest margin by
the Bulls won at Milwaukee points. Miami in a final quarter this
in 12 days, including a 115- The win gave the Pistons a season.q
“For whatever reason, I
didn’t want to walk all the
way up there. It was pret-
ty far away. He started to
walk toward the bag, but In this July 21, 2017, file photo, Jordan Spieth watches his shot
I was already walking to- on the 10th hole during the second round of the British Open
ward the bag and I was Golf Championship, at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.
really intense at that point.
‘Michael, go get that!’ Associated Press
“It was half being serious,
like: ‘Go get it quickly be-
cause Kuch still needs to
putt and we don’t need to
drag this on.
I’ve already been in his way
of holes. Let’s not do that
anymore.’ And it was half
intense — ‘Pick that ball out
Either way, Greller went
and got it. Spieth added
two birdies and his name
was etched into the silver
claret jug.q