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SPORTS A21
Saturday 24 March 2018
Hornets rout Grizzlies 140-79
behind Walker's 46 points
By The Associated Press points in the fourth quarter, featured 71 missed 3-point- Charlotte Hornets' Kemba Walker (15) droves past Memphis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — when the Pelicans could ers combined. Houston was Grizzlies' Ivan Rabb (10) during the first half of an NBA basketball
Kemba Walker scored not have been blamed 12 of 51 and Detroit made game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, March 22, 2018.
46 points and made 10 if they had faded, giving just 6 of 38.
3-pointers, and the Char- they were playing for the Eric Gordon added 22 Associated Press
lotte Hornets rolled to the fifth time in six nights. points for Houston on a
most lopsided victory in Instead, they produced night Chris Paul sat out with of their last 25 games. of his season-high 20 points
franchise history by beating a riveting rally that pulled a sore left hamstring. Joe Ingles had 18 points in the third quarter and Sac-
the Memphis Grizzlies 140- them into fourth place in Blake Griffin had 21 points, and 10 assists, equaling his ramento beat Atlanta in
79 on Thursday night. the Western Conference 10 rebounds and 10 assists. career high. Ricky Rubio a game that was delayed
Walker had the ninth with nine games left in the Andre Drummond had 17 scored 22 points, Derrick due to protesters who
40-point game of his ca- regular season. points and 20 rebounds. Favors had 19 and Rudy were locked arm-in-arm
reer as the Hornets eas- New Orleans, which had 76ERS 118, MAGIC 98 Gobert added 11. surrounding entrances to
ily overcame the absence a game against Indiana ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Joel J.J. Barea had a season- Golden1 Center. Jackson
of the suspended Dwight rescheduled this week be- Embiid had 17 points and high 23 points for the Mav- shot 7 of 8 and was perfect
Howard. The All-Star guard cause of a roof leak that nine rebounds in just 20 ericks with 20 in the first on four shots beyond the
hit 13 of 18 shots overall, in- postponed a game in minutes and surging Phila- half. Harrison Barnes added arc to help the Kings split
cluding 10 of 14 on 3-point- February, became the first delphia moved closer to a 21 points and Yogi Ferrell the season series with the
ers, and was 10 of 10 on team since Seattle in 1979 playoff berth with a victory scored 20 in a reserve role. Hawks while avenging their
free throws in 28 minutes. to win three home games over Orlando. KINGS 105, HAWKS 90 worst loss of the season.
He scored 17 points in the on consecutive nights. Ersan Ilyasova scored 18 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Atlanta beat Sacramento
first quarter, 18 in the sec- New Orleans has won four points, leading six Phila- — Justin Jackson scored 11 126-80 in November.q
ond quarter and 11 in the straight since beating Bos- delphia players in double
third before he was re- ton on Sunday and 15 of 19 figures as the 76ers (41-30)
placed for the final time since Feb. 10. won their fifth straight and
with 1:48 left in the period. ROCKETS 100, PISTONS 96, clinched their first non-los-
It came one night after OT ing season in six years. Rob-
Howard's 32-point, 30-re- HOUSTON (AP) — James ert Covington and Marco
bound performance that Harden scored 21 points, Belinelli added 15 points.
helped Charlotte rally from including 10 of Houston's 12 Rodney Purvis came off the
a 23-point deficit for a 111- points in overtime, to shake bench to score 19 points
105 victory at Brooklyn. But off a tough four quarters for the Magic, who have
in the process, Howard was and lift the Rockets over lost eight of nine. Aaron
whistled for his 16th tech- Detroit. Gordon, the only Orlando
nical foul of the season, After going 2 of 16 in regu- starter to score in double
meaning he had to serve lation, including missing a figures, had 10 points and
a one-game suspension on shot that would have won 11 rebounds.
Thursday night. it, Harden warmed up in JAZZ 119, MAVERICKS 112
PELICANS 128, LAKERS 125 overtime. He put Houston DALLAS (AP) — Donovan
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An- up with a basket early in Mitchell scored 26 points
thony Davis capped a the period before making and Utah got back on the
33-point performance with it 93-90 on a three-point winning track by beating
two clutch free throws and play after a basket by An- Dallas.
a game-sealing steal in the dre Drummond. He add- Two nights after a loss to At-
final seconds, Rajon Rondo ed three free throws with lanta ended a nine-game
had 24 points and 10 assists, about a minute left before winning streak, Utah moved
and New Orleans erased P.J. Tucker's tip-in made it into a tie with Minnesota for
an 11-point, fourth-quarter 98-90 with 21 seconds to seventh place in the West-
deficit to beat Los Angeles. play. ern Conference playoff
Rondo scored 12 of his It was an ugly game which race. The Jazz have won 22
