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Heat snap 76ers 17-game winning streak, even up series

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dwy- Kevin Durant sparked a
ane Wade turned in a vin- decisive third-quarter run
tage performance, scoring on the way to 32 points,
28 points to end the 76ers’ Klay Thompson added 31
17-game winning streak points and five assists in an-
and lead the Miami Heat other superb playoff per-
to a 113-103 Game 2 win formance and the Warriors
over Philadelphia on Mon- rallied in the second half
day night and even the to beat the Spurs for a 2-0
first-round playoff series. lead in their first-round se-
Playing without injured All- ries.
Star center Joel Embiid for As Stephen Curry remains
the 10th straight game, the out likely for the entire se-
Sixers nearly pulled off an ries nursing a sprained left
epic comeback and rallied knee, the defending cham-
from 16 down to just two pions used all the offensive
points late in the fourth. power they had to take
Philly fans were going wild both home games in the
and suddenly the home- best-of-seven series. Wear-
court edge that had made ing a dark checkered sport
the Sixers unbeatable for a coat, Curry was all smiles
month seemed like it would watching another lopsided
perk the team back up for win without him.
one more notch on the LaMarcus Aldridge scored
winning streak. 34 for the Spurs and Rudy
Wade buried two big buck- Gay moved into the start-
ets down the stretch that ing lineup and scored 12
pushed back the Sixers and points.
tied the series as it shifts to Game 3 is Thursday as
Miami for Game 3 on Thurs- the series shifts to San
day. Antonio.q
The Sixers lost for the first
time since March 13 to In-
diana. They won 16 straight Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade,
right, shoots with Philadelphia
to end the regular season 76ers’ T.J. McConnell, center,
and the first game of the and Ersan Ilyasova, left, of
playoffs. Turkey, defend during the first
Ben Simmons led the Sixers half in Game 2 of a first-round
with 24 points and Dario NBA basketball playoff series,
Saric had 23. Monday, April 16, 2018, in
Philadelphia.
WARRIORS 116, SPURS 101 Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —

Olympian, Nassar victim McKayla Maroney trying to move on

NEW YORK (AP) — McKayla It’s always three steps for- cades in prison for molest-
Maroney’s gymnastics ca- ward, two steps back.” ing women and girls and
reer brought her a pair of Maroney’s remarks were for possessing child pornog-
Olympic medals and wide- her first public statements raphy.
spread fame. since revealing she was Maroney pointed to per-
It also brought her into close among Nassar’s abuse vic- sonnel overhauls at USA
contact with former USA tims last fall. Gymnastics, Michigan
Gymnastics team doctor The 22-year-old said she’s State and the USOC as
Larry Nassar, who Maroney been empowered by the signs of progress, though
says abused her for years outpouring of support from much work remains to be
and left her wondering if others since coming for- done.
the heights she reached ward and is intent on mak- “Within the gymnastics
during her career came at ing sure the culture at USA world, there’s no question
too high a price. Gymnastics, the United we need to rebuild from
“I at times question if my States Olympic Committee the ground up so this never
gymnastics career was and Michigan State Univer- happens again,” Maroney
really even worth it,” Ma- sity changes for the better. said. USA Gymnastics has
roney said Tuesday while Nassar spent nearly three replaced nearly its entire
speaking to the New York decades at USA Gym- leadership over the last 15
Society for the Prevention nastics before being fired months, including bringing
of Cruelty to Children. “Be- in 2015 after complaints on a new president and
Olympic gold medal gymnast McKayla Maroney, center, a cause of the stuff I’m deal- about his behavior. board of directors. Michi-
sexual abuse victim of U.S. women’s gymnastics team doctor ing with now. He continued to work at gan State and the USOC
Larry Nassar, arrives to make her first public remarks as the You have to pick up the MSU through the fall of 2016 have also shaken up their
featured speaker at the 2018 Spring luncheon of The New York
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), pieces of your life and that before being hit with feder- leadership in response
Tuesday April 17, 2018, in New York. has been the hardest part al charges. to Nassar’s widespread
Associated Press for me. Nassar is now serving de- abuse.q