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Friday 20 december 2019
Miami snaps 76ers' 14-game home winning streak, wins 108-104

By The Associated Press over Detroit. Sexton dribbled the ball off oop basket gave the Bulls scored 14 of his 15 points
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ken- The Raptors were without his foot and out of bounds their first lead since the first during the third in his return
drick Nunn scored 26 points guard Fred VanVleet be- with 16 seconds left. Rozier quarter, 106-105 with 1:47 from a strained quadriceps.
to help the Miami Heat Trailing 69-50 with 9:18 left
hand the Philadelphia in the third, the Nuggets
76ers their first home loss stormed back as they held
of the season, 108-104 on the Magic scoreless for
Wednesday night. more than six minutes.
The 76ers had been 14-0 at Nikola Jokic added 18
home, including a 113-86 points, 12 assists and nine
victory over the Heat last rebounds.
month. Nikola Vucevic scored 20
Tobias Harris buried a for the Magic, while D.J.
3-pointer for the Sixers with Augustin added 18.
25.5 seconds left that made CELTICS 109, MAVERICKS
it 106-104 and they had sud- 103
den life when Nunn missed DALLAS (AP) — Kemba
twice at the free throw line. Walker scored 32 points
Al Horford, though, missed and Jaylen Brown had 26
an open 3-point attempt as Boston beat Dallas.
from the wing and the Heat Jayson Tatum added 24
escaped in a thriller. points to help Boston pre-
Bam Adebayo scored 23 vail on a night when both
points and Duncan Rob- teams were missing key
inson had 15 for the Heat. players and struggled to
Robinson made a pair of 3s shoot 40% from the field.
in the fourth that stretched The Celtics held the Mavs
the lead to 14 points, and 15 points below their sea-
Nunn buried a 30-footer for Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13) dunks the ball between Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) and son average, including
a 99-83 lead. Mike Scott (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, in a Dallas season-low 18 in
Joel Embiid, who missed Philadelphia. the third quarter, with Luka
Sunday's rout by the Nets Associated Press Doncic's absence felt more
with an upper respiratory ill- than in Dallas' win Monday
ness, had 22 points and 19 over Milwaukee.
rebounds. Harris scored 20 cause of right knee injury. popped open at the top of left in overtime. Doncic sat out his second
points. Then center Marc Gasol left the key for a wide-open 3 Markkanen had 31 points straight game for the Mav-
Jimmy Butler scored 14 in the first quarter with a left with three seconds to go, and nine rebounds, and ericks with a right ankle
points for the Heat and was hamstring strain. Toronto still but the shot hit off the rim LaVine added 24 points. sprain, while Boston was
pretty much a non-fac- had enough firepower to and Sexton grabbed the Davis Bertans led Washing- without Gordon Hayward
tor until late in his second handle the Pistons. rebound to finally secure ton with 26 points, and Beal (left foot soreness) and
game back in Philadelphia. Detroit allowed 133 points the victory for the Cavs. finished with 22. Marcus Smart (left eye in-
PELICANS 107, TIMBER- in a loss to Washington on Rozier was 12 of 27 from the In his return to Washing- fection).
WOLVES 99 Monday night. The Pistons field and 7 of 15 on 3-point- ton, former Wizards player Kristaps Porzingis led Dal-
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bran- got frontcourt standouts ers. Cody Zeller had 15 Tomas Satoransky had 17 las with 23 points and 13
don Ingram scored 34 Blake Griffin and Andre points for the Hornets. points. rebounds but fouled out in
points and New Orleans Drummond back from their Kevin Love had 16 points THUNDER 126, GRIZZLIES 122 the final minute. Seth Curry
snapped its 13-game losing injuries for this game, but and 14 rebounds for Cleve- OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — added 20 points.
streak with a win over short- they still allowed 70 points land. Tristan Thompson Dennis Schroder scored 31 TRAIL BLAZERS 122, WAR-
handed Minnesota. in the first half and 40 in the added 14 points and 13 re- points, and Oklahoma City RIORS 112
Jrue Holiday had 18 points second quarter. bounds. overcame a 24-point defi- PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —
and Lonzo Ball added 10 Drummond had 22 points BULLS 110, WIZARDS 109 cit and beat Memphis. Damian Lillard had 31
points, six rebounds and and 18 rebounds for De- WASHINGTON (AP) — Wen- Danilo Gallinari and Shai points and a season-high
six assists off the bench for troit. dell Carter Jr. made a la- Gilgeous-Alexander each 13 assists, Hassan White-
New Orleans, which was CAVALIERS 100, HORNETS yup with 9.1 seconds left scored 20 points and Chris side grabbed 23 rebounds
coming off a 108-101 over- 98 in overtime, completing Paul added 18 for the Thun- and Portland beat Golden
time loss at home to Brook- CLEVELAND (AP) — Collin Chicago's rally from an der, who rallied from 26 State.
lyn a night earlier. Sexton scored 23 points, 18-point deficit in the fourth points down to beat the CJ McCollum scored 30
Playing without leading Cedi Osman had 18 and quarter to beat Washing- Chicago Bulls on Monday. points and Carmelo Antho-
scorer and rebounder Karl- Cleveland held off a late ton. Brandon Clarke scored 27 ny added 17 for Portland.
Anthony Towns, Minneso- Charlotte comeback. Zach LaVine capped a points, Jonas Valanciunas Whiteside also scored 16
ta lost its seventh straight Cleveland, which had 21-3 Bulls run with three free scored 24 and Ja Morant points.
game after shooting 38% lost 16 of 18, led the entire throws that tied the game added 22 for the Grizzlies. D'Angelo Russell led Gold-
from the field. Andrew Wig- game but nearly squan- at 96 with 5.5 seconds left in NUGGETS 113, MAGIC 104 en State with 26 points and
gins led the Timberwolves dered a 24-point lead in the fourth. Bradley Beal hit DENVER (AP) — Jamal Mur- seven assists.
with 27 points. the third quarter. a jumper with 0.5 seconds ray and Paul Millsap helped Lillard set the tone in the
RAPTORS 112, PISTONS 99 Terry Rozier scored a ca- remaining to put Wash- fuel a 24-0 run in the third first quarter. Going against
DETROIT (AP) — Kyle Lowry reer-high 35 points for Char- ington ahead 98-96, but quarter and Denver rallied the team he grew up root-
had 20 points, 10 rebounds lotte and hit five 3-pointers LaVine was fouled on the to beat Orlando for the ing for, Lillard had 16 points
and 10 assists for a triple- in the fourth quarter, the ensuing inbound play and eighth straight time. and five assists in the open-
double and Toronto had last coming with 21 sec- hit two free throws to force Murray finished with 33 ing quarter to help the Blaz-
an 11-0 run in the third onds remaining to cut the OT. points, including 13 in the ers build a 40-29 halftime
quarter on its way to a win deficit to 100-98. Lauri Markkanen's alley- pivotal third quarter. Millsap lead.q