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Myles Turner helps Pacers beat 76ers 101-98

By The Associated Press CAVALIERS 129, SUNS 107
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Myl- PHOENIX (AP) — LeBron
es Turner scored 25 points, James had 28 points, 13 re-
including two clutch free bounds and 11 assists for his
throws with 21.5 seconds 69th career triple-double,
remaining, and the Indiana powering the Cavaliers to
Pacers beat the Philadel- the wire-to-wire victory.
phia 76ers 101-98 on Tues- James is averaging a tri-
day night in a possible East- ple-double over his last 15
ern Conference playoff games.
preview. Jordan Clarkson scored 23
Thaddeus Young added 19 points and Kyle Korver had
points and 10 rebounds for 22 for the Cavaliers, who
the surprising Pacers (40- bounced back from losses
28), who overcame an off to the Clippers and Lakers
shooting night by leading with a dominating victory.
scorer Victor Oladipo to Korver went 5 for 6 from
win their third straight and 3-point range in his first start
improve to a season-high of the season.
12 games over .500. They T.J. Warren and Josh Jack-
were coming off a 99-97 son scored 19 apiece and
victory at Boston on Sun- Devin Booker added 17 for
day night. the Suns, losers of six straight
Joel Embiid had 29 points and 21 of their last 23.
and 12 rebounds and Ben RAPTORS 116, NETS 102
Simmons finished with 10 lahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook shoots a reverse layup as Atlanta Hawks forward NEW YORK (AP) — Jonas
John Collins (20) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 13,
points, 13 rebounds and 10 2018, in Atlanta. Valanciunas had 26 points
assists for the 76ers (36-30), Associated Press and 14 rebounds, and
who had won 13 straight Toronto earned its ninth
home games. showed no ill effects af- back up to five. Westbrook scored 32 straight win.
TIMBERWOLVES 116, WIZ- ter getting knocked in the Markieff Morris led Wash- points, dished out 12 assists DeMar DeRozan and re-
ARDS 111 face with about a minute ington with a season-high and grabbed 12 rebounds serve Fred VanVleet scored
WASHINGTON (AP) — Min- left in the first half. 27 points, and Bradley Beal to become the third-fastest 15 points apiece, and Kyle
nesota star Karl-Anthony A 20-3 run capped by an added 19. player to reach the mile- Lowry added 11 points and
Towns recovered from a inside basket from Andrew THUNDER 119, HAWKS 107 stone. Only Oscar Rob- 11 assists for the Eastern
shot to the mouth that left Wiggins off Towns' assist put ATLANTA (AP) — Russell ertson (277 games) and Conference-leading Rap-
him down on the court and Minnesota up 105-98 with Westbrook picked up the Magic Johnson (656) got to tors, who held Brooklyn to
finished with 37 points and less than 5 1/2 minutes to 100th triple-double of his No. 100 quicker than West- 35 points after halftime and
10 rebounds. go. After the Wizards got career, and the Thunder brook, who accomplished won a franchise record-
Towns shot 13 for 17, in- within 111-109, Towns sank used a 16-0 run late in the the feat in his 736th contest. tying seventh straight road
cluding making all three of a corner 3 with 29 seconds fourth quarter to pull away Taurean Prince led the game.
his 3-point attempts, and left to push the visitors' lead from the Hawks. Hawks with 25 points. q

Venus, Halep win, Wozniacki

upset at Indian Wells

ending a three-match skid turned it around. It's just real dian Wells winner left in the
against her sibling. talent." women's draw after No. 20
"It was a quick turnaround After early losses in her Daria Kasatkina upset No. 2
from last night when it feels first two tournaments of Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 7-5.
like, 'Hey, this is a final to the year, Williams hasn't Wozniacki blew a 3-0 lead
you're only in the fourth dropped a set at Indian in the first set and was on
round,'" Williams said on Wells, where she has yet to the run most of the match
court. reach the final in six previ- before losing for the sec-
Playing under cloudy skies ous appearances. ond time this year to the
Venus Williams talks with media after defeating sister Serena in 80-degree heat, Williams Awaiting Williams in the 20-year-old Russian.
Williams during the third round of the BNP Paribas Open tennis had her hands full with quarterfinals is 27th-seeded "She outsmarted me," Woz-
tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells,
Calif., Monday, March 12, 2018. Sevastova, who used drop Carla Suarez Navarro of niacki said. By reaching the
Associated Press shots, top spin, lobs and Spain, who beat American quarterfinals, Kasatkina is
jerked her 10-years-older wild card Danielle Collins projected to surpass her
By BETH HARRIS Paribas Open on Tuesday opponent side to side. 6-2, 6-4. career-best ranking of 17th.
AP Sports Writer as the oldest woman in the "There were some points Simona Halep is on track to She has beaten all four cur-
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) draw. where she just played retain her No. 1 world rank- rent Grand Slam titleholders
— Venus Williams defeated The 37-year-old American and it was too good," Wil- ing after defeating Wang in the past year, including
Anastasija Sevastova of was coming off a straight- liams said. "I thought I was Qiang of China 7-5, 6-1 in U.S. Open winner Sloane
Latvia 7-6 (8), 6-4 to reach set victory over younger in control of the point and the fourth round. Stephens in straight sets this
the quarterfinals of the BNP sister Serena a night earlier, winning the point, and she Halep is the only former In- week.q