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Thursday 22 March 2018
Celtics end Thunder’s win
streak on Morris’ 3-pointer
By The Associated Press for his NBA-best 60th dou- snap their six-game losing
BOSTON (AP) — Marcus skid and end Utah’s win-
Morris made a 3-pointer ble-double and Andrew ning streak at nine. Tau-
with 1.2 seconds left and rean Prince made four free
the Boston Celtics stunned Wiggins scored 27 points throws in the final 11 sec-
the Oklahoma City Thunder onds to clinch the victory.
100-99 on Tuesday night. in an all-around perfor- The Jazz, who won 21 of 23
Jayson Tatum led the Celt- games in between losses to
ics with 23 points and 11 mance, leading Minnesota the Hawks, made their final
rebounds. Morris added 21 field goal on Gobert’s bas-
points as Boston snapped over Los Angeles. ket with 2:33 to play and
the Thunder’s six-game win missed their last five shots.
streak. Jeff Teague pitched in 20 PELICANS 115, MAVERICKS
Russell Westbrook finished 105
with 27 points, eight re- points and 12 assists for the NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An-
bounds and seven assists thony Davis scored 37
for Oklahoma City, which Timberwolves, who swept points, and New Orleans
fell apart in the closing min- overcame the absence of
ute. the four-game season se- second-leading scorer Jrue
ROCKETS 115, TRAIL BLAZ- Holiday to beat struggling
ERS 111 ries and sent the weary Dallas.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rajon Rondo added 19
James Harden scored Clippers to their fourth points and 14 assists, and
42 points and Houston Ian Clark also scored 19
snapped Portland’s 13- consecutive loss on the points for the Pelicans, who
game winning streak. are in a tight, seven-team
Portland’s winning streak commencement of a four- race for one of the final five
was tied for the second- Western Conference play-
longest in franchise history. game, six-night trip. off spots.
The team also won 13 con- Davis made 15 of 21 shots,
secutive games in 2007. Jamal Crawford scored helped by Rondo setting
Chris Paul added 22 points him up for several easy bas-
for the Rockets, who have 20 points and Taj Gibson kets inside. New Orleans
won six straight and 23 of shot 52.7 percent (48 of 91)
their last 24 and have the had 15 points and eight as a team.
best record in the NBA. Dirk Nowitzki and Harrison
Al-Farouq Aminu had 22 rebounds as the Timber- Barnes each scored 19 for Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris, top right, puts up his game-
points, including six 3-point- the Mavericks, who’ve lost winning 3-point shot over Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven
ers, for Portland. The Blazers wolves pushed their lead three straight and four of Adams (12) and forward Paul George in an NBA basketball
had also won nine straight five. game in Boston, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The Celtics won 100-
at the Moda Center. over the Clippers (37-33) to RAPTORS 93, MAGIC 86 99.
TIMBERWOLVES 123, CLIP- ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kyle
PERS 109 three games. Lowry scored 25 points Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl- and Toronto used a strong
Anthony Towns racked up With five losses in their last fourth-quarter defensive ef-
30 points and 10 rebounds fort to beat Orlando.
seven games, the Wolves
(41-31) had fallen into Toronto limited Orlando to fin narrowly missed a triple-
3-of-19 shooting (15.8 per- double and Detroit cele-
eighth place in the Western cent) in the fourth quarter, brated the return of Reggie
helping the Raptors over- Jackson by handing short-
Conference. Denver (38- come an eight-point deficit handed Phoenix its ninth
and win for the 12th time in straight loss.
33) is in ninth. their last 13 games. Griffin led six Detroit play-
Serge Ibaka had 14 points ers in double figures, finish-
DeAndre Jordan led the and Deion Wright and Nor- ing with 26 points, 10 assists
man Powell had 10 apiece and nine rebounds before
way for the Clippers with for Toronto. sitting out most of the final
Shelvin Mack led Orlando quarter.
18 points and 12 rebounds, with 17 points. Aaron Gor- Jackson was back in the
don, returning after missing Detroit starting lineup after
but Tobias Harris played five games with a concus- missing 24 games with a se-
sion, added 16 points. Niko- vere ankle sprain.
with flu-like symptoms and la Vucevic had 15 points He scored seven points on
and nine rebounds for Or- 3-of-7 shooting in 15 min-
finished with only 10 points lando, which has lost seven utes.
of its last eight. Luke Kennard added 16
on 5-for-16 shooting, miss- PISTONS 115, SUNS 88 points and Ish Smith 13 for
PHOENIX (AP) — Blake Grif- the Pistons.q
ing all five of his 3-point tries.
HAWKS 99, JAZZ 94
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Den-
nis Schroder scored a ca-
reer-high 41 points, includ-
ing 17 in the fourth quarter,
and Atlanta stunned Utah.
Dewayne Dedmon had
15 points and 15 rebounds
to help the Eastern Con-
ference-worst Hawks
Big East recommends replacing 1-and-done with 2-or-none
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — State Condoleezza Rice. players who declare for the and advisers that are per- demic and Membership Af-
The Big East has recom- The commission was creat- NBA draft would forfeit fu- mitted for hockey and fairs division with respect to
mended replacing one- ed in response to a federal ture college eligibility. baseball players. NCAA legislation on men’s
and-done with a two-or- investigation into corrup- Similar to the Pac-12, the The proposed elite player basketball recruiting
none policy in college tion in college basketball. Big East recommended unit (EPU) would concen- — Oversight of the relation-
basketball, along with The Big East’s plan calls for the NCAA and USA Bas- trate on several areas: ship between the NCAA,
NCAA regulation of agents the elimination of the NBA’s ketball take a larger role in — Pre-collegiate guidance coaches, schools and ap-
and the creation of an one-and-done rule, which what it calls non-scholastic for players in grades eight parel companies.
elite player unit to focus on prohibits its teams from basketball, the summer through 12. — Ethics and strengthening
“players with realistic as- drafting players until they camps and AAU teams — Managing recruiting the code of conduct for
pirations of playing in the are at least 19 or a year re- and leagues that have no events. coaches in recruiting high
NBA.” moved from high school. affiliation with high schools — Agent regulation that school players and poten-
The Big East’s recommen- Two-or-none would be an but often involve shoe and would create more strin- tial college transfers.
dations come a week after NCAA policy requiring bas- apparel companies. gent certification than the The so-called Rice Commis-
a similar report by the Pac- ketball players who decide The Big East called for the NBA and its players’ union sion is expected to give its
12 for the NCAA’s commis- to go to college to commit NCAA to change rules to currently have in place. reform recommendations
sion on college basketball, for at least two seasons. allow basketball players — The EPU would serve as a to the NCAA board of di-
led by former Secretary of Meanwhile, high school similar access to agents liaison to the NCAA’s Aca- rectors in April.q
