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SPORTS Saturday 16 december 2017

James’ 59th career triple-double leads Cavaliers past Lakers

By The Associated Press Michael Beasley added
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeB- 15, and New York held on
ron James recorded his to beat Brooklyn after los-
59th career triple-double ing star forward Kristaps
in front of Lonzo Ball and Porzingis to a sore left knee
his brothers, Kevin Love early in the second half.
scored 28 points and Porzingis motioned to the
the Cleveland Cavaliers bench with 9:25 remaining
won for the 16th time in in the third quarter after
17 games, 121-112 over contesting a shot made
the Los Angeles Lakers by Brooklyn’s Rondae Hol-
on Thursday night.James lis-Jefferson. The Knicks’
finished with 25 points, 12 leading scorer had scored
rebounds and 12 assists to 13 points in nearly 18 min-
move a tie with Larry Bird utes in the first half.
for sixth place on the ca- Enes Kanter had 13 points
reer triple-doubles list. He and nine rebounds for the
also put the Lakers away Knicks, who earned just
with a dunk and short run- their second road victory
ner in the final two minutes. of the season. Their only
Love scored 13 in the other one was Oct. 29 at
third quarter, when the Cleveland.
Cavs opened an 11-point Spencer Dinwiddie had
lead on the way to their 26 points for the Nets, who
10th straight home win. have dropped the first two
Jose Calderon added a games to their city rivals.
season-high 17 points for Hollis-Jefferson added 25
Cleveland. points on 10-for-16 shoot-
Brandon Ingram scored 26 ing and Caris LeVert add-
for the Lakers and Ball had ed 15.
13 points, 10 assists and TIMBERWOLVES 119, KINGS
eight rebounds. 96
WARRIORS 112, MAVER- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-
ICKS 97 Anthony Towns had 30
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — points and 14 rebounds
Kevin Durant had 36 points, in his league-leading 23rd
11 rebounds and seven double-double, Jimmy
assists, and short-handed Butler added 21 points
Golden State beat Dallas and nine assists and the
for its eighth straight win. Minnesota Timberwolves
Klay Thompson scored 25 cruised past Sacramento.
points, making all five of his Andrew Wiggins scored 22
3-pointers and shooting 10 points for Minnesota (17-
for 18 overall as the War- Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) drives to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers’ Josh Hart 12), which has won three
riors pulled away in the (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Cleveland. of four and is off to the
third quarter. Omri Casspi Associated Press third-best start in franchise
earned another start and history after 29 games.
posted his 17th career nukkah. the sidelined group with points and seven boards Zach Randolph had 15
double-double with sea- The injury-plagued de- a concussion sustained in against his former team. points and nine rebounds
son bests of 17 points and fending champions are Monday night’s win over for Sacramento. George
11 rebounds, and the Jew- still down three starters in Portland. KNICKS 111, NETS 104 Hill scored 16 points for the
ish forward shined playing Stephen Curry, Draymond Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points NEW YORK (AP) — Court- Kings, who lost rookie point
on Jewish Heritage Night Green and Zaza Pachulia and nine rebounds, and ney Lee scored 18 of his 27 guard De’Aaron Fox to an
and the third night of Ha- — while Nick Young joined Harrison Barnes added 16 points in the second half, injury in the first quarter.q