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Tobias Harris leads shorthanded 76ers past Knicks

By The Associated Press record to 28-2. Julius Ran- der. They have won five
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tobi- dle had 30 points and 10 straight and 14 of 17.
as Harris scored 34 points to rebounds for the Knicks, Harrison Barnes scored 21
lead the short-handed Phil- They lost their sixth straight points for the Kings.
adelphia 76ers to a 115-106 game while clinching a PACERS 106, TRAIL BLAZERS
victory over the New York sixth straight losing season. 100
Knicks on Thursday night. THUNDER 112, KINGS 108 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
The 76ers played without OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 20
injured All-Stars Joel Em- Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points and 11 rebounds in
biid (sprained left shoulder) points and Oklahoma over- Indiana’s victory over Port-
and Ben Simmons (back). came a 19-point deficit to land. Malcolm Brogdon
Shake Milton added 19 beat Sacramento. had 17 points, eight assists
points and Al Horford had Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and six rebounds, and T.J.
15 to help the 76ers im- scored 20 points and Chris Warren and Victor Oladipo
prove their NBA-best home Paul added 17 for the Thun- scored 15 points each. The
Pacers have four of their Philadelphia 76ers' Tobias Harris, right, goes up for a shot against
last five. CJ McCollum had New York Knicks' Julius Randle during the second half of an
28 points and eight assists NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Philadelphia.
for the Trail Blazers. They Philadelphia won 115-106.
have lost five of six. Associated Press
LAKERS 116, WARRIORS 86 Rajon Rondo started in ers, whose 12 first-half turn-
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — place of James and con- overs allowed the Warriors
Anthony Davis had 23 tributed 12 points and six as- to keep it close. Kyle Kuz-
points and six rebounds sists as Los Angeles turned it ma added 18 points off the
in three quarters and the into a rout with a 40-17 third bench.
Lakers won their seventh quarter. James sat out be- Rookie Eric Paschall scored
straight game and NBA- cause of recurring soreness 23 points off the bench for
record 18th in a row on the in his troublesome left groin. his 11th 20-point game and
road against the Western Davis shot 6 for 13, made Jordan Poole had 16 in the
Conference, beating inju- 10 of 12 free throws and Warriors’ eighth straight loss
ry-plagued Golden State also had a pair of blocked both overall and at home
without LeBron James. shots and steals for the Lak- in new Chase Center.q

Ruggs runs fast but can’t top

Ross’s record he had targeted

ARNIE STAPLETON
AP Pro Football Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The
stars came out at night
inside Lucas Oil Stadium,
especially Henry Ruggs III
who came up short in his
quest to set a record but
still clocked the fastest 40-
yard dash at the NFL scout-
ing combine.
A 4.27-second time in the
40 is nothing to scoff at,
but Ruggs had hoped to
run faster. The 5-foot-11,
188-pound speedster from
Alabama fell short of the Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III runs the 40-yard dash
record 4.22-second time at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday,
Feb. 27, 2020.
that Bengals wide receiver Associated Press
set during a blazing 2017
run. bine. Ruggs, who is often around whom buzz has
Ruggs said he had previ- compared to Tyreek Hill, been building this week,
ously run the 40 in 4.25 sec- also had a 42-inch verti- shined during the second
onds and felt he could top cal jump, which was tied QB session after Oklaho-
that in Indianapolis. for second-best among ma's Jalen Hurts stood out
He was initially clocked at the receivers who later ran in the first group. Oregon's
4.28 on his first of two runs routes and and caught Justin Herbert also im-
but the official time was re- passes along with the tight pressed.
corded at 4.27 seconds. His ends from the quarterback Other receivers who stood
second time was 4.31. prospects -- excluding pro- out from an unusually
Ruggs did back up his other jected top overall pick Joe deep group were LSU's Jus-
boast this week, when he Burrow and a rehabbing tin Jefferson, Alabama's
said he was the fastest guy Tua Tagovailoa. Jerry Jeudy and Oklahom's
at the NFL scouting com- Utah State's Jordan Love, CeeDee Lamb.q