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Ben Simmons’ triple-double helps 76ers top Bulls 115-101

By The Associated Press rebounded the Clippers MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) —
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ben 47-40. Irving also had eight Pau Gasol finished an as-
Simmons had 19 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists. sist short of a triple-double,
rebounds and 14 assists for Marcus Morris and Terry Patty Mills scored 15 points
his fifth triple-double of the Rozier III each added 15 and the San Antonio Spurs
season to lead the Philadel- points for Boston. beat the Memphis Grizzlies.
phia 76ers to a 115-101 vic- Blake Griffin led the Clip- Gasol had 14 points, 15
tory over the Chicago Bulls pers with 23 points and rebounds and nine assists,
on Wednesday night. Lou Williams had 20 in Los and Bryn Forbes and Danny
Dario Saric added 21 points Angeles’ third consecutive Green also finished with 14
and 10 rebounds and Joel loss. Griffin, however, was 1 points each. Davis Bertans
Embiid had 22 points for the for 7 on 3-pointers and Wil- and Dejounte Murray each
76ers, who have won seven liams 6 of 18 from the field. had 11 points.
of 10. The Clippers had won six Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies
Bobby Portis scored 22 straight before starting their with 18 points and seven re-
points and Zach LaVine current losing streak. bounds, while Deyonta Da-
had 21 for the Bulls. TRAIL BLAZERS 123, TIMBER- vis added 12 points as the
Philadelphia played with- WOLVES 114 Grizzlies were hampered
out guards JJ Redick (left PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Da- by 43 percent shooting, in-
leg), T.J. McConnell (per- mian Lillard had 31 points a cluding 2 of 18 from outside
sonal) and Jerryd Bayless day after getting his third the arc, and 17 turnovers.
(left wrist), but Simmons All-Star nod and the Port- Between illness and rest,
picked up the slack. land Trail Blazers beat the each team was down at
The rookie was just two as- Minnesota Timberwolves. least four players, creating
sists away from a triple-dou- CJ McCollum added 28 some makeshift lineups.
ble in the first half when he points in Portland’s seventh Spurs leading-scorer La-
helped the 76ers to a 55-41 Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons dunks during the second straight win at home, lon- Marcus Aldridge took the
half on the team’s NBA basketball game against the Chicago
halftime lead with 11 points, Bulls, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Philadelphia. The 76ers won gest streak of the season. night off for rest.
13 rebounds and eight as- 115-101. Lillard made six 3-pointers PELICANS 101, HORNETS 96
sists. His slam dunk with 7:40 Associated Press and the Blazers had 17 3s in CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —
left in the third quarter was sweep last season. Hous- points for the Mavericks, the game, one shy of their Jrue Holiday and Antho-
part of a dominating pe- ton won its fourth straight who lost for the seventh season high. ny Davis each scored 19
riod for Philadelphia. game and seventh in the time in 10 games since a Andrew Wiggins had 24 points, DeMarcus Cousins
ROCKETS 104, MAVERICKS past nine. season-best four-game points for the Timberwolves, had 16 points and 13 re-
97 Eric Gordon scored 17 winning streak that helped who had won seven of their bounds and the New Or-
DALLAS (AP) — James points on 4-of-7 shooting lift them out of last place in last nine games but trailed leans Pelicans defeated
Harden scored 25 points from 3-point range. South- the West. by 19 points during the the Charlotte Hornets for
after getting named to his west Division-leading Hous- CELTICS 113, CLIPPERS 102 fourth quarter. their sixth win in the last sev-
sixth straight Western Con- ton was up and down from LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyrie Minnesota didn’t have en games.
ference All-Star team and beyond the arc, going 10 Irving scored 20 points, Jay- Jimmy Butler, who missed Cousins had 16 points and
the Houston Rockets beat of 14 in the first quarter and son Tatum had 18 and the a third straight game with 13 rebounds for the Peli-
the Dallas Mavericks. 2 of 15 in the second. The Boston Celtics defeated a sore right knee. Jamal cans. Dwight Howard had
Trevor Ariza had 23 points Rockets finished two shy of the Los Angeles Clippers to Crawford returned after 22 points and 16 rebounds
as the Rockets beat their their season high in 3s, go- snap a season-high four- missing two games with a in his 1,000th career game
Texas rivals for the sixth ing 21 of 51. game losing streak. strained big toe on his left to lead the Hornets, who
straight time, a streak that Wesley Matthews matched The Celtics connected on foot. fell to 2-2 on the five-game
started with a four-game his season high with 29 14 of 40 3-pointers and out- SPURS 108, GRIZZLIES 85 homestand.q

Nylander’s penalty shot in OT

lifts Leafs over Blackhawks

over the sagging Chicago a power-play score that time to lead the Los Ange-
Blackhawks on Wednesday snapped a seven-game les Kings past the Calgary
night. scoring drought and was Flames.
Nylander was awarded the just his second goal in 20 Pearson took a pass from
attempt after he broke in games. Mitch Marner also Drew Doughty and shot
alone on Jeff Glass from the scored for the Maple Leafs, the puck past Mike Smith
opening faceoff in the ex- who won the second time to help the Kings beat the
tra period, but was hooked in seven games. Flames for the first time
from behind by Chicago’s Brent Seabrook and Nick this season after losing the
Duncan Keith. Nylander Schmaltz scored power- previous two meetings be-
Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (29) scores on scored the winner and his play goals for Chicago, tween the teams.
a penalty shot against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Jeff Glass 10th goal by faking Glass which snapped an 0-for-16 Jake Muzzin also scored
during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday,
Jan. 24, 2018, in Chicago. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the and then burying a high drought with the man ad- for the Kings, while Darcy
Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in overtime. backhander to send the vantage. Kuemper made 30 saves to
Associated Press Blackhawks to their fourth KINGS 2, FLAMES 1, OT improve to 6-1-3. Kuemper
The Associated Press alty shot 6 seconds into straight defeat. CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — started in net for the Kings
CHICAGO (AP) — William overtime to lift the Toronto Toronto’s Nazem Kadri con- Tanner Pearson scored with in place of injured goalie
Nylander scored on a pen- Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win nected for his 15th goal, 26.1 seconds left in over- Jonathan Quick.q