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SPORTS Friday 27 december 2019
Leonard leads Clippers

beat Lakers, 111-106

By The Associated Press Ingram scored 31 points, offensive boards.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Derrick Favors grabbed 13 New Orleans finished a
Leonard scored 11 of his 35 rebounds and the Pelicans four-game trip with a 3-1
points in the fourth quarter surprised Denver to halt the mark, which includes con-
and had 12 rebounds to Nuggets' seven-game win- secutive wins for the first
help the Los Angeles Clip- ning streak. time in a month.
pers beat the Los Angeles The 9-23 Pelicans are now Jrue Holiday had 20 points
Lakers 111-106 on Wednes- 2-0 against the Nuggets this in the last of five Christmas
day night in the NBA's mar- season. They spoiled the games where the home Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, left, and Los Angeles Clip-
pers' Kawhi Leonard (2) chase the ball during the second half
quee Christmas game. festive mood at the Pepsi teams went 2-3. of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, in Los
Montrezl Harrell had 18 Center as the Nuggets CELTICS 118, RAPTORS 102 Angeles. The Clippers won 111-106.
points off the bench, Paul played at home on Christ- TORONTO (AP) — Jaylen Associated Press
George added 17 and the mas for the first time in 25 Brown scored 30 points,
Clippers improved to 2-0 years. Kemba Walker had 22 and the first Atlantic Division op- Fred VanVleet scored 27
against the Lakers this sea- New Orleans sprang the Boston beat Toronto in the ponent to win in Toronto in points in the Raptors' sec-
son. upset despite committing first Christmas Day NBA more than four years. ond straight loss, and Chris
Kyle Kuzma led Los Ange- 19 turnovers. The Pelicans game played in Canada. Boston's Gordon Hayward Boucher had a career-high
les with 25 points. LeBron pulled away late courtesy Enes Kanter had 12 points returned to the starting line- 24.
James had 23 points, 10 of the long-range shooting and 11 rebounds as the up after missing the past Toronto had gone an NBA-
assists and nine rebounds, of Lonzo Ball and Ingram. Celtics snapped an eight- three games because of a record 34 games between
and Anthony Davis had 24 They also out-rebounded game losing streak north sore left foot. He scored 14 home losses to division
points. The Lakers have lost the Nuggets, including 14 of the border and became points in 26 minutes. foes.q
four straight games.
Los Angeles had a chance
to tie in the final seconds,
but video review showed
James touched the ball
last after Patrick Beverly
knocked it away as James
went up for a 3.
George hit two free throws
for the final margin.
76ERS 121, BUCKS 109
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel
Embiid outplayed Giannis
Antetokounmpo in Phila-
delphia's first home Christ-
mas game in 31 years, fin-
ishing with 31 points and
11 rebounds to help the
3-point happy 76ers beat
Milwaukee.
Tobias Harris sank five 3s,
Josh Richardson and Fur-
kan Korkmaz each had four
and even Embiid hit three
as part of Philly's season-
high 21 3s (on 44 attempts)
against a Bucks team that
had the best record in the
NBA.
Harris and Al Horford hit 3s
over the final 90 seconds to
push back a late Bucks run,
and the Sixers improved to
16-2 at home.
Khris Middleton scored 31
points for Milwaukee, and
Antetokounmpo had 18
points and 14 rebounds.
Antetokounmpo got flus-
tered over a perceived
missed call and was whis-
tled for a technical in the
fourth.
PELICANS 112, NUGGETS
100
DENVER (AP) — Brandon