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SPORTS Thursday 8 February 2018

Porzingis tears ACL as Antetokounmpo, Bucks beat Knicks

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — James
NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Harden scored 36 points,
Antetokounmpo scored surpassing 15,000 for his
23 points, jumping over career, and Houston beat
Tim Hardaway Jr. for one Brooklyn for its fifth straight
high-flying slam, and the victory.
Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chris Paul added 25 points
New York Knicks 103-89 on for the Rockets, who kept
Tuesday night after Kristaps right on rolling in their first
Porzingis tore his left ACL. game since their nationally
Porzingis was injured after televised romp in Cleve-
crashing to the ground fol- land on Saturday.
lowing a successful dunk Both teams made 16
with 8:46 left in the second 3-pointers in an entertain-
quarter. He was taken for ing shootout between Mike
an MRI exam that revealed D'Antoni's Rockets and the
the injury. Nets of Kenny Atkinson,
Eric Bledsoe also had 23 who assisted D'Antoni in
points and Khris Middleton New York and has the Nets
added 20 for the Bucks, trying to do some of the
who are a season-high sev- things Houston does on of-
en games over .500 fense. But it's one thing to
Antetokounmpo didn't ap- be like the Rockets and an-
pear bothered by a right New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis clutches his knee after a fall during the first half of the other to beat them. Hous-
team's NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Madison
ankle injury sustained Sun- Square Garden in New York. ton simply went to another
day, particularly when Associated Press gear when Brooklyn took
he leaped to catch a lob the lead late in the third
pass on a fast break and 10 shots of the second Curry and Klay Thompson, Miles had 20 and Toronto quarter and never stopped
jumped over the 6-foot-6 half and won consecu- who added 21 and 12 snapped Boston's four- scoring long enough in the
Hardaway to slam it down. tive games for the first time points, respectively. They game winning streak. fourth to let the Nets get
Enes Kanter led New York since Nov. 8-10. combined to go 11 of 27 DeMar DeRozan added 15 too close. DeMarre Car-
with 19 points and 16 re- LeBron James had 25 from the floor and 4 for 15 points, Delon Wright had 14 roll scored 21 points for the
bounds. points, 10 rebounds and on 3-pointers as the War- and Fred VanVleet 10 as Nets and Spencer Dinwid-
MAGIC 116, CAVALIERS 98 five assists for the Cava- riors lost for the third time in Toronto won its fifth straight die added 18 points and
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jon- liers, but did not have a re- four games. They lost their home meeting over Boston, nine assists. Brooklyn has
athon Simmons scored 22 bound or an assist in a foul- tempers, too — as in five closing to within a game of lost seven of its last eight.
of his career-high 34 points plagued second half. technicals total. the conference-leading 76ERS 115, WIZARDS 102
in the third quarter and Or- THUNDER 125, WARRIORS Draymond Green was Celtics. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel
lando overcame a 21-point 105 ejected with 8:13 remain- Kyrie Irving returned af- Embiid had 27 points and
deficit to beat reeling OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — ing after a second techni- ter missing the previous 12 rebounds, and the 76ers
Cleveland. Russell Westbrook had 34 cal when he argued with three games because of a helped the city of Philadel-
The Cavaliers scored 43 points, nine rebounds and the officials. bruised right quad to score phia continue to celebrate
points in the first quarter, nine assists to get the bet- Carmelo Anthony sprained 17 points in 22 minutes. by leading from start to fin-
but then went almost 6 1/2 ter of old buddy and team- his right ankle early in the Reserve forward Marcus ish in a victory over Wash-
minutes without scoring in mate Kevin Durant, Paul game, but Oklahoma City Morris also returned for ington. Dario Saric added
the fourth and lost for the George scored 38 points, never slowed down in end- Boston after sitting out 20 points and J.J. Redick
14th time in 21 games. They and Oklahoma City embar- ing a seven-game skid at two games because of a had 18 for the 76ers, who
played the second half rassed defending cham- Oracle Arena with its first bruised left hip but the Celt- snapped Washington’s
without coach Tyronn Lue, pion Golden State to snap win on the Warriors' home ics suffered their second- five-game winning streak
who went to the locker a four-game losing streak. floor since a 116-97 victory worst defeat of the season. while playing in front of
room in the second quar- Durant scored 33 points but on April 11, 2013. Boston's only bigger loss a raucous crowd still in a
ter with what the team said didn't get as much help RAPTORS 111, CELTICS 91 was a 23-point defeat at tizzy over the Philadelphia
was an illness. from the cold-shooting TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Low- Chicago on Dec. 11. Eagles’ Super Bowl win over
The Magic made their first Splash Brothers of Stephen ry scored 23 points, C.J. ROCKETS 123, NETS 113 the New England Patriots.q