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SPORTS Thursday 6 February 2020
LeBron scores 36 with 3-point

outburst, Lakers rout Spurs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeB- New Orleans. Khris Middle- overcame an early deficit
ron James scored 19 of his ton scored 20 for the Bucks, to defeat Charlotte.
36 points in the fourth quar- who led by 19 in the third Houston won its third
ter while hitting five 3-point- quarter before holding off straight, handing Charlotte
ers in an incredible three- a Pelicans rally in the fourth. its fourth consecutive loss
minute span, propelling Brandon Ingram scored 32 and 12th in 13 games.
the Los Angeles Lakers to points and Zion Williamson Harden finished a rebound
a 129-102 victory over the had 20 for the Pelicans, shy of a triple-double after
San Antonio Spurs on Tues- who briefly got as close as also scoring 40 points but
day night. seven twice in the fourth falling one assist short of a
James added nine assists period before the Bucks triple-double in Houston's
and seven rebounds, and stemmed the tide and im- last game. He's scored at
he hit five of his six 3s in that proved to 20-4 away from least 35 points in his past
decisive barrage. Anthony home this season. three games after strug-
Davis and Kyle Kuzma had Williamson was 5-of-19 gling through a shooting
18 points apiece as the shooting and New Orleans slump over his previous four.
Lakers beat San Antonio for was minus-11 with its rookie The Rockets played without
the third time this season, sensation on the court. starters Clint Capela and
sweeping the season series. ROCKETS 125, HORNETS 110 Russell Westbrook, who sat
Kuzma, the subject of nu- HOUSTON (AP) — James out with injuries. The Hornets Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, center, shoots as San
merous trade rumors with Harden had 40 points and led early in the fourth quar- Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White, left, and guard Patty Mills
the deadline approaching, 11 assists, and the short- ter before Houston used a defend during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tues-
added 12 rebounds in one handed Houston Rockets 15-2 run to take control. q day, Feb. 4, 2020, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 129-102.
Associated Press
of his most impressive re-
cent performances.
DeMar DeRozan had 28
points, nine rebounds and
seven assists in his home-
town for the Spurs, who
have lost five of seven.
NUGGETS 127, TRAIL BLAZ-
ERS 99
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic
finished an assist shy of a
triple-double in just three
quarters, and Gary Harris
helped keep hot-shooting
Damian Lillard in check as
Denver routed Portland.
Jokic had 29 points and 13
rebounds as the Nuggets
improved to 8-0 against
Northwest Division rivals this
season. They held Lillard to
21 points, ending his string
of eight straight games with
at least 30. Lillard was 8 of
23 from the floor, predomi-
nantly with Harris and Tor-
rey Craig taking turns shad-
owing him.
Denver led by 34 in the
third, and Jokic was given
the final quarter off. The
short-handed Nuggets
were without Paul Millsap
(bruised left knee), Mason
Plumlee (right foot) and
Michael Porter Jr. (right an-
kle). Jamal Murray returned
to the lineup after missing
10 games with a sprained
left ankle. He finished with
20 points.
BUCKS 120, PELICANS 108
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gi-
annis Antetokounmpo had
34 points and 17 rebounds
in Milwaukee's victory over