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Luka Doncic scores

41 points, Mavs rout

Rockets 137-123

HOUSTON (AP) — Luka Lou Williams added 19
Doncic scored 41 points, points and Paul George
Tim Hardaway Jr. added had 18. The Clippers had
a season-high 31 and the 16 3-pointers with George
Dallas Mavericks never making six.
trailed in a 137-123 victory Brandon Ingram, one of
over the Houston Rockets three Lakers players in-
on Sunday. volved in the Anthony Da-
The Mavericks scored 45 vis trade, led New Orleans
points in the first quarter with 24 points and eight
and were up 78-60 at half- rebounds in his first game
time. Hardaway had 19 in back at Staples Center.
the half, Doncic 17 and Kri- Jrue Holiday scored 18
staps Porzingis 15. points, and E'Twaun Moore
The Mavericks has won five had 17. Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic (77) shoots as Houston Rockets' Austin Rivers (25) defends during
straight, scoring at least 137 NETS 103, KNICKS 101 the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Houston.
in the last three. Houston NEW YORK (AP) — Spencer Associated Press
has lost three straight after Dinwiddie scored 30 points
winning eight in a row. in another strong start in in makes. nix guard Devin Booker to and Sacramento beat
James Harden had 32 place of the injured Kyrie Jarrett Allen had 18 points a season-low 12 points on Washington.
points for Houston but was Irving and Brooklyn beat and 10 rebounds for the 5-of-13 shooting. Booker Buddy Hield added 18
just 2 of 15 on 3-pointers in New York for its season-high Nets. Marcus Morris scored came in averaging 26.2 points, including a late
a game where the Rockets third straight victory. 26 points for the Knicks. points in November. 3-pointer that put Sacra-
made 10 of 44 3-point at- Irving continues to rest an NUGGETS 116, SUNS 104 Cheick Diallo led Phoe- mento's lead at multiple
tempts. injured right shoulder, and DENVER (AP) — Paul Millsap nix with a career-high 22 possessions for good, and
CLIPPERS 134, PELICANS 109 Dinwiddie is making sure scored 23 points and Jamal points. Dario Saric had a Richaun Holmes had 16
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mon- they get by without him, Murray and Will Barton had career-high 17 rebounds to points and 10 rebounds.
trezl Harrell tied a career- scoring 20 or more points in 22 apiece in Denver's vic- go with 18 points. The Kings won for the sev-
high with 34 points and had a career-best five straight tory over Phoenix. KINGS 113, WIZARDS 106 enth time in 10 games to
12 rebounds, Kawhi Leon- games after stepping into Nikola Jokic had just eight WASHINGTON (AP) — Har- improve to 7-8.
ard added 26 points and the starting lineup. He points, but grabbed 13 re- rison Barnes matched his Bradley Beal led Washing-
Los Angeles beat New Or- was 13 of 14 from the foul bounds to help Denver win season high with 26 points ton with 20 points, ending
leans for its fifth straight vic- line, where the Nets had a its fifth in a row. on 7-of-8 shooting, Bojan his string of 30 or more at a
tory. whopping 27-9 advantage The Nuggets held Phoe- Bogdanovic had 21 points career-best five games.q

Celtics team doctor says Walker didn't suffer serious injury

By KEN POWTAK ter the collision, which is and also had a light work-
Associated Press why trainers were so cau- out and passed it again af-
BOSTON (AP) — Celt- tious with him. ter that." The team sent him
ics guard Kemba Walker Walker had X-rays at the to specialist at a hospital
wasn't seriously injured dur- arena Friday night that that's not affiliated directly
ing a scary collision with a came back negative, and with the team for another
teammate last week that more imaging tests were spinal exam, and reviews
led to him being taken from done at a trauma center of the X-rays and concus-
the court on a stretcher, that also showed no major sion test.
Boston's team doctor said injuries, Schena said. Walker is expected to go
Monday, but Walker will be Walker flew home with Sat- through a full workout on
kept out of the lineup until urday wearing a soft neck Tuesday.
he goes through a full prac- brace. Schena said he had "He feels well, no symp-
tice. the spinal X-ray reviewed toms," Schena said. "(We'll)
Walker was on the bench after Walker arrived and it get him to a full practice
for Monday night's game showed "no symptoms" and and progress from there."
against the Sacramento Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker, left, is defended by Den- Walker was "feeling very Walker is averaging a
Kings, the team's first game ver Nuggets guard Gary Harris and center Nikola Jokic, right, well." team-leading 21.1 points,
during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 22,
since the injury. 2019, in Denver. The medical staff decided 4.6 rebounds, and 4.7 as-
Walker collided with team- Associated Press that even though he had sists in his first season with
mate Semi Ojeleye's ab- "no concussion symptoms, Boston.
dominal area head-first strapped to a backboard not to be a very a serious he went through protocol Earlier this month, the Celt-
and went down to the before being placed onto injury," team physician Dr. anyway," Schena said. ics lost Gordon Hayward to
court in a heap against the a gurney and wheeled off Tony Schena told reporters The physician said Walker a fractured left hand. He
Denver Nuggets on Friday the court. Monday. went through a "full cogni- suffered the injury when
night. "It looked like it was going Schena said Walker had tive review" Saturday and he collided with LaMarcus
A brace was placed to be a very serious injury, "numbness and tingling in Sunday. He said Walker Aldridge in a Nov. 9 game
around his neck and he was but thankfully it turned out his hands" immediately af- "passed the cognitive test against San Antonio.q