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SPORTSThursday 31 March 2016
Curry, Warriors move a victory closer to season wins record
The Associated Press Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) defends Washington Wizards’ Otto Porter Jr. during the with 20 seconds remaining
OAKLAND, California (AP) second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. Golden State and got the ball to Butler
— Stephen Curry knocked won 102-94. for his 17-footer from the
down six 3-pointers on the right wing.
way to 26 points, and the Associated Press CJ Miles missed a 3-pointer
Golden State Warriors beat that would have won it as
the Washington Wizards Houston ahead 95-94. Cleveland, which fell to 1-3 got back to .500 and pulled time expired. Paul George
102-94 on Tuesday night Harden’s 3-pointer made this season and 4-13 over within two games of Indi- had 20 points and nine
to stay on pace for the all- it 98-94 before Kyrie Irving the last two when James ana for the eighth and final rebounds for the Pacers,
time NBA wins record. hit a 3-pointer with 1:30 doesn’t play. playoff spot in the Eastern while Ian Mahinmi had 18
Klay Thompson followed left, making it a one-point BULLS 98, PACERS 96 Conference. Mirotic made points and seven boards.
back-to-back 40-point game. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jim- seven 3-pointers, his final Butler finished with 14
games with 16 as Golden Both teams missed shots on my Butler made a tiebreak- one tying it at 96 with 2:19 points, and Gasol added
State (67-7) stayed a game their next possession, but ing jumper with 3.7 seconds remaining. 10 points and 11 rebounds.
ahead of the 1995-96 Chi- Trevor Ariza’s 3-pointer from left, and Chicago beat In- The Pacers missed five shots PISTONS 88, THUNDER 82
cago Bulls’ pace during the corner with 17 seconds diana to snap a four-game in the final 2 minutes that AUBURN HILLS, Michigan
their 72-10 season. The left gave Houston a 101-97 losing streak. would have given them (AP) — Marcus Morris
Warriors must go 6-2 over lead. Nikola Mirotic scored 28 the lead before the Bulls re- scored 24 points, and De-
their final eight games for Irving scored 31 points for points as Chicago (37-37) bounded Pau Gasol’s miss troit took advantage of
the record. Kevin Durant’s absence in
Draymond Green had 15 a victory over Oklahoma
points, 16 rebounds and City.
nine assists to just miss back- The Thunder rested Du-
to-back triple-doubles in rant and Serge Ibaka, and
the Warriors’ 54th straight Oklahoma City was held to
regular-season home win only nine points in the third
and 36th consecutive this period en route to its low-
season. est-scoring game of the
Bradley Beal scored 17 for season.
the Wizards, who lost their The Thunder rallied from
fourth straight to Golden a 15-point deficit, closing
State. the gap to just one in the
ROCKETS 106, CAVALIERS fourth, but Detroit was able
100 to hold on late for another
CLEVELAND (AP) — James victory in its push for a play-
Harden scored 27 points off spot.
and Houston rallied from The Thunder had their
a 20-point deficit to beat eight-game winning streak
Cleveland, which rested snapped. Russell West-
LeBron James. brook led Oklahoma City
Harden scored 18 points with 24 points on 8-of-28
in the fourth quarter and shooting.
Houston outscored Cleve- Andre Drummond had 13
land 35-16 in the period. points and 15 rebounds for
Dwight Howard’s free the Pistons, and Tobias Har-
throw with 2:13 left put ris added 17 points.
Chris Paul won’t play for U.S.
Olympic basketball team
Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul (3) dribbles past Golden State BRIAN MAHONEY him to be part of what we to Rio, but wanted more
Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) during the first half of an NBA bas- AP Basketball Writer did, and we’re apprecia- time to consider it.
ketball game Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. Chris Paul won’t play for tive of that,” USA Basketball Paul, who will turn 31 in
the U.S. basketball team chairman Jerry Colangelo May, played for the Ameri-
Associated Press in this summer’s Rio de Ja- said Tuesday. cans as a rookie in the 2006
neiro Olympics, passing up “That’s the way it should world basketball cham-
a chance for a third gold be when a player gets to pionships before winning
medal. a point and makes a de- Olympic golds in Beijing
Paul played for the U.S. in cision that it might not be and London. The Clippers’
2008 and 2012 and could best to push it, to push the All-Star told SportsIllustrat-
have joined LeBron James envelope as you get on in ed, which first reported his
and Carmelo Anthony in your career, and so we re- decision Tuesday, that, “I
trying to become the first spect that decision.” feel my body telling me
players to win three Olym- Colangelo said Paul, who that I could use the time.”
pic basketball golds. started every game for the It’s the second major loss
“He’s made a major con- Americans at the 2012 Lon- for the Americans, with
tribution to USA Basketball. don Games, had indicated Anthony Davis also being
I think he was great for us a couple of months ago he forced to pull out with knee
and I think it was good for might not be up for the trip and shoulder injuries.
