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James Harden scores 47 points, Rockets beat Clippers

By The Associated Press rebounds, giving Minne-
James Harden scored 47 sota’s maximum-contract
points and the Houston duo a third consecutive
Rockets outlasted the Clip- game with 25-plus points
pers 102-93 in a wild game apiece. Towns and Wig-
that saw Los Angeles coach gins are the only team-
Doc Rivers ejected in the mates in the NBA averag-
fourth quarter Wednesday ing more than 25 points
night. per game. Wiggins added
Houston was up by two eight rebounds and seven
with about two minutes left rebounds,.
when former Rocket Pat- DeMar DeRozan had 27
rick Beverley fouled out. points and LaMarcus Al-
Harden made both free dridge added 23 points for
throws before grabbing a San Antonio.
rebound on the other end MAGIC 112, 76ERS 97
and hitting a 3 to make it ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —
95-88. Nikola Vucevic had 25
Beverley was given a tech- points and 12 rebounds
nical foul during a timeout and Orlando used a big
after the play and Harden fourth quarter to beat Phil-
hit the two free throws. adelphia.
Rivers was then given two Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) goes up for a shot as LA Clippers' Kawhi Leonard (2) defends Aaron Gordon added 18
technical fouls and eject- during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Houston. The points and 13 rebounds,
ed to the delight of son Rockets won 102-93. and D.J. Augustin had 12
Austin Rivers, the Houston Associated Press points and eight assists.
guard who laughed and Josh Richardson led the
signaled for the officials to Los Angeles with 26 points, BOSTON (AP) — Kemba 30 and Toronto beat Port- 76ers with 19 points, and
T-up his father. Doc Rivers 12 rebounds and seven as- Walker scored 25 points land. Ben Simmons added 18
spent several more sec- sists. and Boston won its ninth Siakam scored 13 of his 36 points, eight rebounds and
onds screaming at the ref- LAKERS 120, WARRIORS 94 straight, overcoming 44 points in the fourth quarter five assists. 76ers center Joel
erees before slowly walking LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeB- points from Bradley Beal to to help close out the Trail Embiid sat out because of
across the court and to the ron James had 23 points beat Washington. Blazers in a bounce back a sore left knee.
locker room. and 12 assists in three quar- Jayson Tatum bounced from Monday night’s loss to GRIZZLIES 119, HORNETS 117
Harden made both free ters, Kyle Kuzma added 22 back from a historically the Los Angeles Clippers. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —
throws before JaMychal points starting for Anthony bad shooting night with 23 Rodney Hood led the Blaz- Rookie Ja Morant scored
Green made a 3 for Los An- Davis, and Los Angeles points, Jaylen Brown had 22 ers with 25 points. on a driving left-handed la-
geles. rolled past Golden State. and Enes Kanter added 13 Damian Lillard, who en- yup with 0.7 seconds left to
But Harden stole the ball The Lakers improved their points and nine rebounds. tered Wednesday trail- lift Memphis.
from Kawhi Leonard, and NBA-best record to 9-2. Boston has not lost since ing only James Harden in In his first NBA game in the
Tyson Chandler made a re- Davis sat out because of the opener at Philadelphia. points per game, had nine Carolinas, Morant had his
verse dunk with 37 seconds a sore right shoulder after Rui Hachimura scored 21 points in his worst outing of first double-double with 23
left to make it 100-91. playing the night before in points Washington, and the season. He was 2 for 12 points and 11 assists to help
Russell Westbrook added a victory at Phoenix. former Celtics guard Isaiah from the field. the Grizzlies win consecu-
17 points to help the Rock- JaVale McGee added 18 Thomas had 18 points and TIMBERWOLVES 129, SPURS tive games for the first time
ets win their fifth straight points and 17 rebounds for had seven assists. The Wiz- 114 this season. The South Car-
game. Clint Capela had Los Angeles. ards have lost three straight MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An- olina native was 10 of 15
12 points and 20 rebounds Former Laker D’Angelo and six of seven. drew Wiggins had 30 points from the field.
before going to the locker Russell scored 21 points for RAPTORS 114, TRAIL BLAZERS on 12-for-23 shooting and Jonas Valanciunas added
room with about 4 1/2 min- Golden State. The Warriors 106 Minnesota handed the San 18 points and 13 rebounds.
utes remaining after taking have lost five in a row to PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Antonio its third straight loss. Terry Rozier tied a career-
a blow to the face fighting drop to 2-10. Pascal Siakam scored 36 Karl-Anthony Towns scored high with 33 points on sev-
for a rebound. Leonard led CELTICS 140, WIZARDS 133 points, Fred VanVleet had 28 points and grabbed 11 en 3-points for Charlotte.q

Atlanta Falcons owner to donate $6.8M for international aid

ATLANTA (AP) — The billion- The foundation has helped cording to the foundation’s
aire owner of the Atlanta numerous charities in At- website.
Falcons is making his first lanta and elsewhere in the Blank said in an email that
major drive into interna- U.S. since its founding in the CARE grant is a “natu-
tional philanthropy. 1995. The CARE grant is its ral extension” of the foun-
The Arthur M. Blank Family first large-scale internation- dation’s work.
Foundation is expected to al project. “The challenges being ad-
announce Thursday that Blank — a co-founder of dressed by our Family Foun-
it’s donating $6.8 million to Home Depot Inc. — bought dation — poverty, human
the aid group CARE. The the Falcons football team in rights, climate change —
money will fund efforts to 2002 and also owns the At- are global,” he said. The
avert humanitarian crises lanta United soccer team. programs serve nearly 7.6
abroad and support a vil- His family and foundation million people in 51 coun-
lage savings program in have donated more than tries, most of them women,
Africa. $400 million to charities, ac- according to CARE.q