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                                                                                                       SPORTS Friday 20 OctOber 2017


















            James Harden leads Rockets


            past Kings for second victory




            By The Associated Press      TRAIL BLAZERS 124, SUNS 76   son opener.
            SACRAMENTO,  Calif.  (AP)  PHOENIX  (AP)  —  Damian  One  night  after  a  grue-
            —  James  Harden  had  27  Lillard scored 27 points and  some  broken  ankle  just  six
            points and nine assists, and  Portland  opened  the  sea-  minutes  into  the  season
            the Houston Rockets made  son  by  handing  Phoenix  cost Boston top free agent
            it a perfect two-game road  the  most  one-sided  loss  in  Gordon  Hayward  —  per-
            trip to start the season de-  the  franchise’s  49-year  his-  haps  for  the  entire  season
            spite playing this one with-  tory.                       — the Celtics fell to 0-2 by
            out Chris Paul, beating the  Pat Connaughton added a  giving  up  an  11-1  run  that
            Sacramento  Kings  105-100  career-high 24 points, mak-   left Milwaukee with a 97-90
            on Wednesday night.          ing  4  of  6  3-pointers.  The  lead and under three min-
            While he didn’t shoot espe-  Trail  Blazers  outshot,  out-  utes to play.
            cially well, Harden hit a trio  rebounded and outhustled  Antetokounmpo      added
            of  dagger  3-pointers  with  the Suns from the opening  13 rebounds, Rookie of the
            8:13,  6:00  and  5:13  left  —  tip.                     Year   Malcolm    Brogdon
            the  second  of  which  put  The 48-point rout exceeded  scored  19  points  and  Khris
            Houston  ahead  89-79.  He  Phoenix’s  previous  record,  Middleton  had  15  points
            also had a key left-handed  a  44-point  loss  to  Seattle  and nine rebounds.
            layup late and finished 8 for  (151-107) on April 2, 1988.  Matthew     Dellavedova
            21 and 4 of 14 from 3-point  The   Blazers   dominated  scored  15  points,  hitting  a
            range.                       even  though  they  were  3-pointer  with  45  seconds
            Sacramento  forced  the  without  one  of  their  best  left after the Celtics cut the
            Rockets  into  a  shot-clock  players, guard C.J. McCol-  lead to two points.
            violation  and  the  Kings  lum,  who  was  suspended  Kyrie Irving scored 17 points   Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives around Sac-
            got  the  ball  back  with  just  one  game  for  leaving  the  on  7-for-25  shooting  in  his   ramento Kings defender DeAaron Fox (5) during the first half
            less than a minute remain-   bench area during a tussle  Boston debut.                 of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday,
            ing  and  down  96-92.  Willie  involving  Phoenix’s  Alex  SPURS  107,  TIMBERWOLVES   Oct. 18, 2017.
            Cauley-Stein made one of  Len  and  Caleb  Swanigan  99                                                                         Associated Press
            two free throws with 41 sec-  in  a  preseason  game  a  SAN  ANTONIO  (AP)  —  La-    most complete games with  Henry  Ellenson  added  13
            onds left and Harden found  week ago.                     Marcus  Aldridge  had  25    the  Spurs,  two  days  after  points for Detroit.
            Clint  Capela  for  an  alley-  Portland  led  60-35  at  the  points  and  10  rebounds,   signing  a  three-year,  $72  Reggie  Jackson  had  13
            oop dunk moments later.      half  and  outscored  the  and  San  Antonio  held        million  extension.  He  shot  points and eight assists.
            After the Kings stole the in-  Suns  64-41  in  the  second.  o  beat  Minnesota  while   9 for 21 from the field and  Dwight  Howard  had  10
            bounds pass from Eric Gor-   The Blazers led by as many  opening  the  season  with-   had four assists.            points,  15  rebounds  and
            don  with  25  seconds  left  as 58, for a time flirting with  out  leading  scorer  Kawhi   PISTONS 102, HORNETS 90  two blocks in his debut with
            and down 98-95, it was ini-  the  most  one-sided  game  Leonard.  The  Spurs  were    DETROIT (AP) — Tobias Har-   the Hornets.
            tially ruled Sacramento ball  in  NBA  history,  a  68-point  without  Leonard  and  Tony   ris scored 17 of his 27 points  Kemba  Walker  led  Char-
            but the play went to replay  blowout of the Miami Heat  Parker, but had enough to      in  the  first  quarter,  helping  lotte with 24 points.
            review  and  a  foul  was  is-  by the Cleveland Cavaliers  hold off the revamped Tim-  Detroit  celebrate  its  return  WIZARDS 120, 76ERS 115.
            sued to George Hill instead.  on Dec. 17, 1991.           berwolves.                   downtown with the victory  WASHINGTON (AP) — John
            Gordon  converted  two  The Suns shot 31.5 percent  Minnesota          bolstered   its   over Charlotte.            Wall scored 28 points, Brad-
            free throws.                 to  Portland’s  49  percent,  young  lineup  with  the  ad-  The  Pistons  and  Hornets  ley Beal rebounded from a
            Capela had 22 points and  made 7 of 27 3-pointers to  dition  of  veterans  Jimmy      opened the season in Little  rough start to add 25 and
            matched  his  career  high  the  Blazers’  14  of  24  and  Butler, Jamal Crawford, Taj   Caesars Arena, a new facil-  Washington  beat  Philadel-
            with  17  rebounds.  Paul  were outrebounded 57-33.       Gibson  and  Jeff  Teague.   ity that brought them back  phia  to  spoil  the  NBA  de-
            sat  out  with  a  bruised  left  Eric  Bledsoe  scored  15  The  quartet  helped  the   to the city for the first time  buts  of  top  picks  Ben  Sim-
            knee  that  limited  him  dur-  points  on  5-of-18  shooting  Wolves rally from a 10-point   in  nearly  four  decades.  mons and Markelle Fultz.
            ing   Houston’s    stunning  for Phoenix.                 deficit in the fourth quarter,   Eminem  made  a  surprise  The  Sixers  cut  their  deficit
            comeback  122-121  win  at  BUCKS 108, CELTICS 100        but  the  Timberwolves  only   appearance, grabbing the  to  two  in  the  final  minute.
            Golden  State  on  Tuesday  BOSTON  (AP)  —  Giannis  managed  two  field  goals       microphone  to  fire  up  the  A pair of Philadelphia turn-
            after the Warriors held their  Antetokounmpo scored 16  after  taking  a  92-91  lead   crowd  just  before  tipoff.  overs and a 3-point miss by
            championship  ring  cere-    of his 37 points in the fourth  with 5:02 remaining.      Kid  Rock,  another  Motor  J.J. Redick allowed the Wiz-
            mony.                        quarter, and the Milwaukee  Butler finished with 12 points   City  musical  artist, sat  in  a  ards to hold on.
            Gordon  started  for  Paul  Bucks opened their season  and Crawford had 10.            baseline seat near Detroit’s  Wall shot 10 of 28 from the
            and scored 25 points.        with  a  victory  over  Boston  Andrew  Wiggins  led  Min-  bench.                     floor and had eight assists.
            Buddy Hield scored 10 of his  to spoil the homecoming of  nesota  with  26  points  and   Reserve  Langston  Gallo-  Beal,  who  started  1  of  5
            19 points in the third quarter  a Celtics team coming off  Karl-Anthony Towns had 18.  way  scored  16  points,  Av-  with  a  dunk,  was  12  of  16
            for Sacramento.              a late and emotional sea-    Aldridge  had  one  of  his   ery  Bradley  had  15,  and  from the free throw line.q
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