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SPORTSFriday 23 March 2018
LeBron scores 35, carries Cavaliers past Raptors 132-129
By The Associated Press Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) drives past Toronto tage with 5:46 in the open- to a season-best 10 games
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron Raptors' Serge Ibaka (9) during the second half of an NBA bas- ing quarter. over .500. None of the start-
James scored 35 points and ketball game Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Cleveland. The D'Angelo Russell scored 19 ers played in the fourth
added 17 assists, his last set- Cavaliers won 132-129. points and LeVert added quarter. Wayne Selden Jr.
ting up a late a 3-pointer 11 for the Nets. had 18 points to lead Mem-
by Kevin Love, and the Associated Press CLIPPERS 127, BUCKS 120 phis (19-52), which has lost
undermanned Cleveland MILWAUKEE (AP) — DeAn- 21 of 22 overall and 16 in a
Cavaliers ended Toronto's in front of an announced ing streak, made a layup to dre Jordan had 25 points row on the road.
nine-game road winning crowd of 10,231 at Bar- cut the deficit to 105-104. and 22 rebounds to lead SPURS 98, WIZARDS 90
streak with a 132-129 vic- clay Center while a heavy The Hornets then called a Los Angeles past Milwau- SAN ANTONIO (AP) — La-
tory over the Eastern Con- snowfall outside blanketed timeout after a miss by Ca- kee. Marcus Aldridge had 27
ference-leading Raptors the New York City area. ris LeVert with 23 seconds Austin Rivers added 22 points and nine rebounds,
on Wednesday night. Trailing 105-102 with 2:14 left left. On the ensuing posses- points and Lou Williams and San Antonio won its
The Cavs were missing in regulation, the Hornets sion, Walker spun around scored 19 for Los Angeles, fifth straight game.
five rotational players and went on a 9-0 run to pull Quincy Acy and capped which bounced back after San Antonio remained in
coach Tyronn Lue, who off the impressive come- a three-point play to put a deflating loss to Minneso- sixth place in the West-
missed his second straight back. Jeremy Lamb, who Charlotte up 107-105, the ta on Tuesday night. ern Conference, one-half
game because of health had 17 points to help end Hornets' first lead of the The Bucks lost All-Star for- game behind fourth-place
reasons. Charlotte's two-game los- night since a 16-15 advan- ward Giannis Antetok- Oklahoma City. The Spurs
But they had James, who ounmpo to a right ankle close out a six-game home-
earlier in the day said, "I'll sprain late in the first half. stand Friday against Utah,
be available, so we got a Antetokounmpo appeared which is 1½ games be-
chance." to get hurt when he tripped hind San Antonio in eighth
James didn't have a turn- over teammate Shabazz place. Bradley Beal and
over in 40 minutes and he Muhammad under Milwau- Kelly Oubre Jr. each had 21
made three free throws in kee's basket. He stayed in points to lead the Wizards,
the final 7.8 seconds. He the game for a brief pe- who dropped into sixth in
missed one with 3.9 sec- riod, but hobbled around the Eastern Conference.
onds left, giving Toronto a the court while grimacing. PELICANS 96, PACERS 92
final shot, but DeMar DeRo- He went to the locker room NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An-
zan's 3-pointer — contest- with about four minutes thony Davis capped a
ed by James — was wide remaining in the second 28-point, 13-rebound, five-
left. DeRozan and Toronto quarter and did not return. block performance with
coaches complained the 76ERS 119, GRIZZLIES 105 a 15-foot baseline fade,
All-Star was fouled to no PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rob- a gritty put-back and two
avail. ert Covington, J.J. Redick free throws in the final min-
HORNETS 111, NETS 105 and Dario Saric each had ute, and New Orleans out-
NEW YORK (AP) — Dwight 15 points to pace all five lasted Indiana.
Howard had 32 points and Philadelphia starters in dou- E’Twaun Moore scored 23
a franchise-record 30 re- ble-figures, and the 76ers points for New Orleans,
bounds, becoming the first continued their push for which had to overcome
player with a 30-30 game home-court advantage in a scrappy defensive effort
against the Nets since Ka- the playoffs. by Indiana to win its third
reem Abdul-Jabbar in 1978. Joel Embiid added 14 straight. The Pacers shot
Kemba Walker scored 10 points and Ben Simmons only 36.6 percent (34 of 93),
of his 24 points in the fourth had 13 points, nine assists but kept the game close
quarter for the Hornets, who and seven rebounds for the with 15 offensive rebounds
trailed by as many 23 points 76ers (40-30), who won their and 17 second-chance
in the second half but won fourth straight to improve points.q
Hornets' Howard suspended after
technical foul in 30-30 game
NEW YORK (AP) — Char- during a regular season. Af- a franchise-record 30 re-
lotte Hornets center Dwight ter hitting that threshold, a bounds, becoming just the
Howard has been suspend- player or coach will be sus- eighth player in league his-
ed for Thursday's game pended without pay auto- tory with a 30-30 game.q
against Memphis after matically for another game
Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard (12) reacts during the picking up his 16th techni- for every two additional
second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the cal foul this season. technical fouls received
Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in New York. The NBA announced the during that regular season.
penalty Thursday, noting Howard picked up his most
Associated Press that league rules require recent technical with 10:48
an automatic one-game left in Wednesday's 111-
suspension without pay for 105 win against the Brook-
a player or coach who re- lyn Nets. That came as he
ceives 16 technical fouls finished with 32 points and
