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SPORTS Tuesday 25 February 2020
LeBron James lifts Lakers past Celtics, 114-112

By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeB-
ron James scored 29 points
and put the Lakers ahead
on a fallaway jumper with
30 seconds to play, and Los
Angeles split its season se-
ries with the Boston Celtics
with a 114-112 victory Sun-
day.
James missed a tying free
throw moments before
he coolly nailed the shot
the put the Lakers ahead
to stay in a frenetic fourth
quarter to cap the latest
chapter of this famed NBA
rivalry.
Anthony Davis had 32
points and 13 rebounds
in the fifth straight victory
overall for the Lakers, who
took a 32-point blowout
loss in Boston last month.
Davis hit two free throws
with 12.3 seconds left and
added one more with 6.7
seconds to play, before
Jayson Tatum was called
for charging in the final
second as he attempted to
create one last basket.
Tatum matched his career
high with 41 points for the
Celtics. They had won 12 of
14, starting with that domi-
nant win over the Lakers in
January.
RAPTORS 127, PACERS 81
TORONTO (AP) — Kyle
Lowry had 16 points and 11
assists and Toronto routed
Indiana in the most-lopsid-
ed victory in team history
to win for the 17th time in
18 games and extend its
home winning streak to Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) drives to the basket against the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA basketball game
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Los Angeles.
nine. Associated Press
Pascal Siakam added 21
points and Serge Ibaka had point lead with 21 seconds Portland on Dec. 5, 2017. career-high 21 points in the since moving from Seattle
15 points and a season- left. NUGGETS 128, TIMBER- first half for Minnesota. in 2008.
high 15 rebounds. Toronto’s Reserve big man Christian WOLVES 116 THUNDER 131, SPURS 103 Rudy Gay scored 14 points
largest lead was 49 points. Wood had 26 points and DENVER (AP) — Paul Mill- OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — for the Spurs.
Domantas Sabonis had 14 nine rebounds for Detroit. sap scored a season-high Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PELICANS 115, WARRIORS
points and 11 rebounds for BULLS 126, WIZARDS 117 25 points on 9-of-11 shoot- had 22 points and 13 re- 101
Indiana. Aaron Holiday also CHICAGO (AP) — Coby ing and Denver Nuggets bounds, Steven Adams SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
scored 14 points. White scored 33 points to bounced back from its first added 21 points and 14 Zion Williamson had 28
TRAIL BLAZERS 107, PISTONS join Michael Jordan as the loss in the Northwest Divi- rebounds and Oklahoma points and seven rebounds,
104 only Bulls rookies with con- sion to beat Minnesota. City rolled past San Antonio Jrue Holiday scored 11 of
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ secutive 30-point games, Millsap made his first six Spurs 131-103 on Sunday his 23 points in the fourth
McCollum had 41 points, a and Chicago overcame shots of the game before night. quarter and New Orleans
career-high 12 assists and Bradley Beal’s career-high missing with 54 seconds left Luguentz Dort, a rookie pulled away to beat Gold-
nine rebounds, Carmelo 53 points to snap an eight- in the first half. who is on a two-way con- en State.
Anthony scored a season- game losing streak. Nikola Jokic was nearly as tract, scored 15 points on Nicolo Melli matched his
high 32 points and Portland Zach LaVine added 32 sharp, making all six of his 6-for-6 shooting, and Chris career high with 20 points
rallied to beat Detroit. points and broke the fran- shots in the first half and go- Paul added 12 points, 10 and six 3-pointers, and
It was the first time Anthony chise record for 3-point- ing 11 of 14 from the field. assists and nine rebounds Brandon Ingram had 17
scored over 30 points since ers in a season. Thaddeus He finished with 24 points to help the Thunder win for points and five assists to
Feb. 25, 2017, when he was Young scored 25 points, and Jamal Murray had 19. the 12th time in 15 games. help the Pelicans win for
with the New York Knicks. going 5 of 7 from beyond Denver shot 58.9% after hit- Eight Oklahoma City play- the fifth time in six games.
He made a jumper with the arc. Beal surpassed his ting 68.2% in the first half. ers scored in double fig- Damion Lee scored 22
Portland protecting a two- previous best of 51 points at Kelan Martin had 19 of his ures — a first for the team points for Golden State.q