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SPORTS Friday 16 March 2018
Warriors beat Lakers 117-106

despite missing 3 All-Stars

By The Associated Press overtime, and Washington Nikola Vucevic had 22
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) beat short-handed Boston. points, nine rebounds and
— Kevin Durant scored Jayson Tatum missed a nine assists for the Magic,
26 points and the injury- 3-pointer just before the who were routed 108-72
plagued Golden State buzzer that could have Tuesday night in San Anto-
Warriors pulled away in the won it for the Celtics, who nio, their fifth straight loss.
fourth quarter to beat the were without six players Giannis Antetokounmpo
Los Angeles Lakers 117-106 and missed several oppor- scored 38 points for Milwau-
on Wednesday night while tunities to put away the kee, which has lost seven of
missing Stephen Curry on Wizards. 10.
his 30th birthday and their Otto Porter Jr. finished with KINGS 123, HEAT 119, OT
two other All-Stars. 18 points and 11 rebounds. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)
Zaza Pachulia returned to Markieff Morris scored 20 — De'Aaron Fox made a
the starting lineup for the points, Ian Mahinmi added layup at the buzzer to force
first time since the All-Star 14 and Tomas Satoransky overtime, Zach Randolph
break and had 10 points, had 10 points for Washing- scored the first three points
12 rebounds and five assists ton, which played the night of the extra period and
for the banged-up defend- before but still had enough finished with 22, and Sac-
ing champions, who al- energy at the end to rally ramento recovered after
ready had clinched a sixth past the weary Celtics, who blowing a 16-point lead in
straight playoff berth this blew a 20-point lead. the fourth quarter to beat Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant shoots over Los Angeles
week without playing. Boston patched together a Miami. Lakers' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope during the second half of an
Coach Steve Kerr's non- lineup without All-Star point Randolph added a key NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Oakland,
traditional, late-season guard Kyrie Irving (knee) block on Justise Winslow Calif.
starting lineup of Durant, and center Al Horford (ill- with 1:19 remaining in OT as Associated Press
Quinn Cook, Nick Young, ness), two of the four regu- Sacramento swept Miami 33 points. But Dragic missed jumper. Fox made a short
Kevon Looney and Pachu- lars who were sidelined. for the first time since 2001-
lia worked as the Warriors Marcus Morris led Boston 02. That overshadowed a tying turnaround jumper runner, Bogdan Bogda-
with 20 seconds left in over-
novic hit a 28-foot 3-pointer
won their eighth straight with 31 points and pulled an impressive night by Mi-
home game. down 19 rebounds, but ami's Goran Dragic, who time, then stepped out of and Buddy Hield added
bounds with the ball with four free throws.
Julius Randle had 22 points made a costly defensive scored 11 straight points in
and 10 rebounds before error in the closing seconds the fourth quarter to fuel 12.3 remaining. Hield finished with 24
Randolph had the first three points, Fox had 20 and
fouling out late as the Lak- of regulation. Terry Rozier the Heat's comeback and
ers were without starting added 21 points and nine matched his season high of points in overtime with a Bogdanovic added 14 for
forward Kyle Kuzma be- assists, and Tatum scored free throw and 17-foot Sacramento.q
cause of a sprained right 19 points for the Celtics.
ankle. Los Angeles had MAGIC 126, BUCKS 117
won two straight and three ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jon-
of four. Isaiah Thomas add- athon Simmons scored a
ed 20 points with five 3-poit- career-high 35 points, D.J.
ners and seven assists, while Augustin added 32 and Or-
Lonzo Ball dished out 11 as- lando bounced back from
sists. an embarrassing defeat to
WIZARDS 125, CELTICS 124, beat Milwaukee.
2 OT Simmons was 7 of 12 from
BOSTON (AP) — Bradley 3-point range and Augustin
Beal scored 34 points, in- hit 6 of 9, three of them in
cluding a three-point play the fourth quarter to help
with 1:25 left in the second Orlando pull away.