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SPORTS Saturday 9 december 2017
Brandon Ingram hit 3-pointer

to lift Lakers over 76ers

By The Associated Press wild celebration in a suite. Saturday at Arena Ciudad
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bran- Lonzo Ball, loudly booed de Mexico. Steven Adams
don Ingram made the win- every time he touched the added 12 points for the
ning 3-pointer with 0.8 sec- ball, had 10 points, eight re- Thunder, and Carmelo An-
onds left and finished with bounds and eight assists. thony had 11 on 5-for-20
21 points in the Los Angeles Before the game, the 76ers shooting. Paul George sat
Lakers’ 107-104 victory over traded center Jahlil Okafor, out with a right calf contu-
the Philadelphia 76ers on the No. 3 overall draft pick sion.
Thursday night. in 2015 to Brooklyn along WIZARDS 109, SUNS 99
Julius Randle and Jordan with seldom-used guard PHOENIX (AP) — Brad-
Clarkson each added 16 Nik Stauskas and a 2019 ley Beal scored 34 points
points to help the Lakers second-round pick for for- to help Washington beat
snap a five-game skid. ward Trevor Booker. Phoenix, Two nights after
Joel Embiid scored 33 NETS 100, THUNDER 95 scoring 51 points in a vic-
points, and Ben Simmons MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ca- tory at Portland, Beal had
had a triple-double with 12 ris Levert scored 19 points, 22 points in the first half.
points, 13 rebounds and 15 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Former Sun Markieff Mor-
assists for Philadelphia. added 17 and short-hand- ris added 21 points for the
The 76ers overcame a ed Brooklyn overcame an- Wizards.
16-point second-half deficit other strong performance T.J. Warren had 23 points
to tie it on Embiid’s two free by Russell Westbrook to for Phoenix. The Suns
throws with 39.8 seconds re- beat Oklahoma City in the played their first game with
maining. Lonzo Ball missed first of the Nets’ two games star guard Devin Booker Los Angeles Lakers Brandon Ingram, right, shoots a winning
three-point basket over Philadelphia 76ers’ Robert Covington,
a 3 on Los Angeles’ ensu- in Mexico City. sidelined with a groin injury. left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game,
ing possession, and Embiid Westbrook had 31 points, Booker is expected to miss Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in Philadelphia.
then missed a chance to eight rebounds and six as- two to three weeks with the Associated Press
give Philadelphia the lead. sists. left adductor strain. He was for the Rockets, who won second straight.
On the winning play, Ball Allen Crabbe had 15 points hurt Tuesday night in Toron- theirs eighth straight game Houston used a 13-2 run
drove to the basket before for Brooklyn, playing with- to. and for 14 of 15. The Rock- early in the second half to
dishing back to Ingram on out guards Jeremy Lin ROCKETS 112, JAZZ 101 ets improved to 8-0 with pull away from the Jazz.
the right wing. After a time- and D’Angelo Russell be- SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Paul in the lineup. Clint Capela got it going
out, Richaun Holmes’ tying cause of injuries and with- James Harden scored 29 Donovan Mitchell had 26 with a three-point play and
attempt at the buzzer was out power forward Trevor points and Ryan Anderson points, Alec Burks added finished it off with a dunk
way off. Booker after he was traded added 23 to lead Houston. 17 and Thabo Sefolosha to give the Rockets a 74-
The winning basket sent to Philadelphia. The Nets Chris Paul added 18 points, chipped in 14 to lead the 53 lead with 7:00 left in the
Ball’s dad, LaVar, into a will play the Miami Heat on 13 assists and nine rebounds Jazz, who dropped their third quarter.q

Silver says NBA considering G League team in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The “We have a preference for
NBA is considering put- coming to Mexico City,” Sil-
ting a G League team in ver said, “because as we
Mexico, a potential way to look down the road, frank-
gauge the feasibility of an ly to see whether there
NBA franchise there. would be an opportunity
Commissioner Adam Silver to even dream about put-
also announced plans to ting an NBA franchise here
launch an NBA Academy in Mexico City, we believe
in Mexico’s capital during a it makes sense as a first step
news conference Thursday to have a development
night before the Brooklyn league team here and to
Nets played the Oklahoma work out some of the issues
City Thunder. to better understand what
Both plans demonstrate the it would mean to have a
importance of the Mexico team in Mexico.”
City market to the league’s Silver added that the
desire to further grow in league was exploring the
Latin America. The Nets’ cost involved in a Mexican
games against the Thunder G League franchise.
and Miami Heat this week Basketball fan David Martinez, of Monterrey, poses with a cardboard cutout of Oklahoma City The NBA Academy Latin
are during the 25th anniver- Thunder’s player Russell Westbrook before a regular-season NBA basketball game against the America will be a training
sary of the NBA’s first games Brooklyn Nets in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. center for top male and fe-
in Mexico. Associated Press male prospects from Latin
Silver says a G League soon have all 30 of its clubs would be operated in part- he said other Mexican cities America. Scheduled to
team would essentially be owning and operating their nership with the league of- could also be considered if open this winter, it will be
a 31st team in the league, own minor league affiliate. fice. the G League team does the NBA’s seventh training
with the NBA hoping to He says a Mexico City team No plans are definite, and move south of the border. center.q