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Mitchell, Jazz top Spurs for league-best 10th straight win

By The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Anthony fourth straight win.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Davis had 38 points and J.J. Redick had 18 points
Donovan Mitchell scored 10 rebounds to lead New and Joel Embiid scored 17
25 points, including a go- Orleans in another one of for the 76ers, who won their
ahead pull-up jumper with his strong performances 10th straight at home to re-
39.2 seconds left, and the against Detroit. main in playoff position in
Utah Jazz extended their Davis is averaging 30.4 the Eastern Conference.
league-best winning streak points per game against Reserve T.J. McConnell
to 10 games with a 101-99 the Pistons, his highest to- had a triple-double with 10
win over the San Antonio tal against an NBA team. points, 10 rebounds and 11
Spurs on Monday night. He scored a career-high assists.
Mitchell hit a pair of go- 59 against them nearly two Michael Beasley scored 22
ahead baskets and a free years ago. points for the Knicks, who
throw to give the Jazz the That’s one reason the Peli- have dropped seven in a
lead in the final minute af- cans have won 11 of the row. Courtney Lee had 18
ter they trailed by as many last 12 games against the points in his first game com-
as 13 points in the fourth Pistons. ing off the bench this sea-
quarter. Joe Ingles added San Antonio Spurs' Davis Bertans (42) and Pau Gasol (16) defend Detroit attempted to de- son for New York.
20 points, seven rebounds against Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) in the first half of fend Davis with Andre CLIPPERS 114, NETS 101
an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Salt Lake
and five assists for Utah. City. Drummond and Blake Grif- NEW YORK (AP) — Lou Wil-
Derrick Favors had 19 points Associated Press fin, but they were no match liams scored 20 points and
and eight rebounds. for Davis inside, off the drib- DeAndre Jordan had 16
The Jazz (29-28) moved the timeout huddles over The move worked just fine ble or on the outside. The points and 17 rebounds, lift-
above .500 for the first time to his players in a win over against the struggling Suns, All-Star was 14 of 24 from ing the balanced Clippers
in more than two months. Phoenix. who became the first team the field, including 3 for 6 to the road win. Los Angeles
Kyle Anderson scored 16 With the defending cham- with 40 losses this season. on 3-pointers. put seven players in double
points and Pau Gasol had pion Warriors dragging a Omri Casspi added 19 Nikola Mirotic helped the figures and shot 56.5 per-
15 points and 15 rebounds bit leading into the All-Star points, Kevin Durant had Pelicans pull away in the cent from the field in its
for the Spurs, who lost to break, Kerr apparently 17 and Klay Thompson and third quarter and finished fourth win in five games,
Utah for the third time this searched for a new way to Nick Young each scored with 21 points and 12 re- bouncing back nicely from
season. capture his players' inter- 16 as Golden State won its bounds. a loss in Philadelphia. Aus-
WARRIORS 129, SUNS 83 ests by handing over the 12th straight in the series. Griffin scored 22 on 8-of-17 tin Rivers scored 17 points,
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — whiteboard during time- Elfrid Payton scored 29 shooting. Drummond had and reserve Montrezl Har-
Stephen Curry scored 22 outs to a rotating cast of points in his second game 13 points and 21 rebounds. rell collected 15 points on
points, and Golden State players, with injured Dray- since being acquired at 76ERS 108, KNICKS 92 6-for-6 shooting. The Clip-
coach Steve Kerr tried to mond Green and Andre the trade deadline from PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dario pers made 19 of their first 26
break up the monotony of Iguodala getting most of Orlando. Saric scored 24 points to shots and won for the 12th
a long season by turning the chances. PELICANS 118, PISTONS 103 lead Philadelphia to its time in 17 games.q

76ers sign 3-point specialist Marco Belinelli

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The in the Eastern Conference a couple of games. They "He's a shotmaker," Brown
76ers have signed veteran entering Monday night's play real well together on said. Brown said Belinelli
3-point specialist Marco Be- game. offense and defense. I want was available against the
linelli, whose contract was The 31-year-old said he to help this team make a Knicks, though Belinelli ad-
bought out by the Atlanta chose Philadelphia over run. I'm really happy." mitted it would take him
Hawks. Oklahoma City, Toronto, Philadelphia coach Brett some time to get comfort-
Philadelphia announced Milwaukee and Portland Brown said it shows how far able in the new system.
the move on Monday largely because he be- the team has come that a The Sixers are the ninth
ahead of the Sixers' match- lieves the 76ers are a team player would choose the team for the Italian, who
up with the Knicks. on the rise and wants to 76ers. had one of his best seasons
Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Belinelli was averaging help their playoff push. "That's a statement for the in 2013-14 with San Antonio,
Budenholzer talks with Marco 11.4 points in 23.3 minutes He's also looking forward program," he said. when he made 43 percent
Belinelli during a stoppage per game with the Hawks, to playing alongside Ben An 11-year veteran, Belinelli of his 3-point attempts and
in play in the first half of the who bought him out to al- Simmons and All-Star Joel has made 945 3-pointers in helped the Spurs to the
team's NBA basketball game low him to join a contend- Embiid. his career, connecting on NBA title. He also won the
against the Boston Celtics, Fri- ing team. The Sixers held "I trust the process," Belinelli 37.7 percent of his attempts 3-point contest at All-Star
day, Feb. 2, 2018, in Boston.
Associated Press the eighth playoff position said. "I was lucky to watch from beyond the arc. Weekend that year.q