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SPORTS Tuesday 11 February 2020
Celtics win streak

at 7 after edging

Thunder 112-111

By The Associated Press came off a screen and hit
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — a contested 29-footer to
Kemba Walker scored 27 give the Jazz the win.
points, Jayson Tatum had Mike Conley added 20
26 and the Boston Celtics points, six assists and five
beat the Oklahoma City rebounds for the Jazz. Rudy
Thunder 112-111 on Sunday Gobert had 12 points and
for their seventh straight 15 rebounds. The Jazz shot
victory. 49%, including 15 of 38 on
Jaylen Brown finished with 3-pointers.
17 points for the Celtics, Russell Westbrook had
who made 16 3-pointers. 39 points for the Rockets.
One of them, by Marcus James Harden added 28
Smart with 8:19 remaining, points, 10 rebounds and 10
gave Boston the lead for assists.
good. CLIPPERS 133, CAVALIERS
Smart also stole the ball 92
from Oklahoma City’s Shai CLEVELAND (AP) — Lou Wil-
Gilgeous-Alexander with liams scored 25 points and
5.8 seconds left to seal the Los Angeles routed Cleve- Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) goes up for a shot over Oklahoma City Thunder center
victory. land, the Cavaliers’ worst Steven Adams (12) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in
Danilo Gallinari and Shai home loss in franchise his- Oklahoma City.
Gilgeous-Alexander each tory. Cleveland’s previous Associated Press
had 24 points for the Thun- worst was a 39-point loss to Ben Simmons added 19 Morant scored 10 points 32 points and 16 rebounds,
der, while point guards Chris Chicago in 2012. points, 10 assists and 10 re- in the fourth quarter for and Atlanta beat New York
Paul and Dennis Schroder Paul George had 22 points bounds for the 76ers. Memphis, which closed the in two overtimes.
finished with 22 apiece. and Marcus Morris added Korkmaz stayed hot after game on a 22-8 run after It was the ninth time Young
JAZZ 114, ROCKETS 113 10 in his first game with Los netting a career-high 34 trailing for most of the sec- has scored at least 40, sec-
HOUSTON (AP) — Bo- Angeles, which led wire-to- points in Friday’s 119-107 ond half. ond-most in the NBA this
jan Bogdanovic made a wire without star forward home win over Memphis. Kyle Anderson added 16 season. The first-time All-Star
3-pointer as time expired Kawhi Leonard. He made 12 of 17 field points and Jaren Jackson hit all 16 of his free throw at-
to give Utah a victory over Andre Drummond started goals, going 6 of 11 on Jr. had 14 for the Grizzlies, tempts and knocked down
Houston. in his first game with Cleve- 3-pointers. who won despite shooting a game-high six 3-pointers.
Jordan Clarkson scored 30 land after being acquired Zach LaVine scored 32 5 of 32 from beyond the Julius Randle finished with
points and Donovan Mitch- from Detroit at the dead- points and Luke Kornet arc. Jonas Valanciunas 35 points and 18 rebounds,
ell finished with 24 points, line. He scored 19 points added 25 for the short- had 18 rebounds. and Reggie Bullock scored
six assists and five rebounds and had 14 rebounds in 29 handed Bulls, who have Bradley Beal scored 26 21 points for New York,
for the Jazz, who won their minutes. lost five straight. points for Washington, which had its four-game
second straight after a five- 76ERS 118, BULLS 111 GRIZZLIES 106, WIZARDS 99 which led by as many as 12 winning streak snapped.
game losing streak. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fur- WASHINGTON (AP) — Ja points early but shot 4 of 26 Playing their third game
They needed to come back kan Korkmaz scored 31 Morant had 27 points, 10 in the fourth quarter. in four nights, the Knicks
after P.J. Tucker’s 3-pointer points, Joel Embiid had 28 assists and 10 rebounds for HAWKS 140, KNICKS 135, 2 dropped to 17-37 after
from the corner gave Hous- points and 12 rebounds his first career triple-double OTs trailing by 16 in the fourth.
ton a two-point lead with and Philadelphia beat Chi- to help Memphis overcome ATLANTA (AP) — Trae They led by eight in the first
1.6 seconds remaining. Af- cago to improve its NBA- poor 3-point shooting and Young had 48 points and 13 overtime before letting the
ter a timeout, Bogdanovic best home record to 24-2. beat Washington. assists, John Collins added Hawks back in it. q
Deputy sues Toronto Raptors’

boss over NBA Finals scuffle

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A deputy Alan Strickland had recently gained ac-
law enforcement officer in claims in a federal lawsuit cess to the basketball court
California is suing the presi- filed Friday that he stopped with fake credentials and
dent of the Toronto Raptors Ujiri because he didn't pro- that they "did not want this
over a scuffle following the vide the proper credential, security breach to occur
team's NBA Finals victory leading to a shoving match again." The lawsuit claims
over the Golden State War- that was partially captured Strickland suffered "physi-
riors last June. on video. Strickland al- cal, mental, emotional, In this Oct. 22,2019 file photo Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri
The Raptors had just won leged Ujiri hit him "in the and economic injuries," in- receives his 2019 NBA basketball championship ring from Larry
their first title at Oracle face and chest with both cluding lost wages, lost op- Tanenbaum, chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment,
Arena in Oakland on June fists," tried to go around the portunity for financial gain before the Raptors played the New Orleans Pelicans in Toronto.
Associated Press
13 when Raptors President deputy and repeatedly ig- and future earning capac-
Masai Ujiri went onto the nored orders to stop. ity. It also cited past and fu- $75,000 in damages. him to miss work, his attor-
court to join his celebrating His lawsuit alleged that ture medical care and ex- Strickland reported suffer- ney said at the time. He has
team. NBA officials had told se- penses and names his wife ing a concussion and an been out on medical leave
Alameda County sheriff's curity personnel someone as a plaintiff. The suit seeks injury to his jaw that forced since the scuffle.q