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Oladipo, Pacers end Spurs’ home winning streak at 14

By The Associated Press LAKERS 127, KNICKS 107
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jor-
Oladipo scored 19 points dan Clarkson had 29 points
and the Indiana Pacers de- and 10 assists, Julius Randle
feated San Antonio 94-86 added 27 points and 12
on Sunday night, snapping rebounds, and Los Ange-
the Spurs’ 14-game home les got its sixth win in eight
winning streak. Darren Col- games. Kyle Kuzma added
lison added 15 points for 15 points for the Lakers (17-
Indiana, which snapped a 29), who continued their
three-game losing streak in midseason surge of solid
San Antonio. play. Rookie point guard
The Spurs lost at home for Alex Caruso set career
the third time this season highs with nine points and
and the first since Nov. 10 eight assists, making the
against Milwaukee. most of extensive playing
Pau Gasol had 14 points to time in the absence of in-
lead San Antonio. jured Lonzo Ball.
With Manu Ginobili, Rudy Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hard-
Gay and Kawhi Leonard away Jr. and Michael
out with injuries, the Spurs Beasley scored 17 points
opted to bring Tony Parker apiece for the Knicks, who
off the bench for just the have lost 12 of 16. New York
14th time in 1,165 career slipped to 2-2 on its seven-
games. Parker responded game trip.
with 12 points and five as- The Knicks couldn’t keep
sists, but LaMarcus Aldridge up down the stretch with
struggled without the vet- the Lakers, whose up-tem-
eran point guard, scoring a po offense flowed through-
season-low 10 points. out their highest-scoring
MAGIC 103, CELTICS 95 game in two weeks.
BOSTON (AP) — Elfrid Pay- NETS 101, PISTONS 100
ton had 22 points and Or- DETROIT (AP) — Spencer
lando won for just the third Dinwiddie’s jumper with 0.9
time in 20 games, overcom- seconds left lifted Brooklyn
ing Kyrie Irving’s 40 points. over Detroit, the Pistons’
Orlando snapped a 14- fifth straight loss.
game losing streak at Bos- After a basket by Andre
ton. The Magic had lost 10 Drummond put the Pis-
in a row on the road overall tons ahead with 4.7 sec-
since early December. Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo (4) drives to the basket past San Antonio Spurs center Pau onds left, Dinwiddie took
Irving sat out Boston’s previ- Gasol (16) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in San Antonio. the inbounds pass, drove
ous game to rest a sore left Associated Press to 14 feet and drained a
shoulder. Despite his efforts, season-worst third straight added 19 and Aaron Gor- with 11 points and 12 re- jumper against his former
the Celtics dropped their home game. Evan Fournier don had a double-double bounds for the Magic. teammates.q

Milwaukee Bucks fire coach Jason Kidd

By GENARO C. ARMAS game against Phoenix, approach and a change
AP Sports Writer and had been prone to in leadership are needed
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Mil- defensive lapses especially to continue elevating our
waukee Bucks fired coach on the perimeter. talented team toward the
Jason Kidd on Monday Assistant coach Joe Prunty next level, bringing us clos-
amid a midseason slide was serving as head coach. er to our goal of compet-
that has left the playoff General manager Jon ing for championships.”
hopeful in eighth place in Horst, who was promoted The Bucks are hoping to
the Eastern Conference. from director of basketball get Jabari Parker back
It was a surprising end to operations in June, said from a left knee injury that
Kidd’s three-plus season it was time for a change has kept him out all season.
tenure in Milwaukee, when and the move was made But the Bucks have largely
the Bucks made the play- with “unanimous support of tread water in the wide-
offs twice. ownership.” open East even after add-
Giannis Antetokounmpo Under Kidd, the Bucks had ing talented guard Eric This Jan. 15, 2018 photo shows Milwaukee Bucks head coach
turned into an All-Star un- a regular-season record of Bledsoe in a trade with the Jason Kidd looking on during the second half of an NBA
der his watch, and the 139-152. “We appreciate Suns in November. basketball game against the Washington Wizards in Washington.
Bucks were considered an everything that Jason has Milwaukee is 8-12 since Associated Press
emerging force in the East done for the Bucks orga- going a season-high five ry of the franchise and get- tant for the organization
at the start of the season. nization, but we have de- games over .500 on Dec. 9. ting ready for the opening and gives our players the
But the Bucks had lost four cided to make a coaching This is an important year for of a new downtown arena. best chance to reach their
of five to fall to 23-22 going change,” Horst said. the Bucks, who are cele- “We believe that making full potential this season
into Monday night’s home “We believe that a fresh brating the 50th anniversa- this change now is impor- and beyond,” Horst said.q