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SPORTS Tuesday 12 November 2019
Raptors rally to end Lakers' 7-game winning streak

By The Associated Press ry's spot for Toronto.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pascal NUGGETS 100, TIMBER-
Siakam had 24 points and WOLVES 98, OT
11 rebounds, Fred VanV- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nikola
leet finished with 23 points Jokic hit a fadeaway jump-
and 10 assists and the To- er with 2.4 seconds left in
ronto Raptors snapped the overtime to lift Denver past
Los Angeles Lakers' seven- Minnesota.
game winning streak with Jokic had 20 points, six re-
a 113-104 victory Sunday bounds and seven assists to
night. help Denver win its fourth
Chris Boucher matched his straight game. Will Barton
career high with 15 points had 13 points, including a
for the Raptors, who have pair of 3s in overtime, and
won three straight and six 12 rebounds. Paul Millsap
of seven. The defending scored all 14 of his points
NBA champions played during a big third-quarter
without two key regulars af- run and had 10 rebounds.
ter losing starter Kyle Lowry Karl-Anthony Towns had 25
to a broken left thumb and points and 16 rebounds for
top reserve Serge Ibaka to Minnesota. Towns sent it to
a sprained right ankle, but overtime with a corner 3,
Toronto still rallied in the but the Wolves shot a sea-
fourth quarter and hung on son-low 13.3% from 3-point Toronto Raptors' Fred VanVleet, left, strips the ball from Los Angeles Lakers' Danny Green, center,
as OG Anunoby (3) closes in during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 10,
late for its 10th consecutive range and 35.1% overall 2019, in Los Angeles.
win over the Lakers. from the field. Associated Press
Anthony Davis scored 27 Andrew Wiggins added 25
points and LeBron James points in Minnesota's third winning streak in Phoenix. lone win on the trip. annis Antetokounmpo had
had 13 points, 15 assists loss in four games. Spencer Dinwiddie led the Cody Zeller had 24 points 35 points and 16 rebounds
and 13 rebounds in his 85th SUNS 138, NETS 112 Nets with 18 points. Kyrie Ir- for the Hornets. to help Milwaukee rally and
career triple-double, but PHOENIX (AP) — Devin ving finished with 15 points PACERS 109, MAGIC 102 beat Oklahoma City.
the Lakers lost for the first Booker scored 27 points on 7-of-16 shooting. ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Antetokounmpo scored 24
time since opening night and hit four 3-pointers, The Suns made 10 of their Domantas Sabonis had 21 points in the second half.
against the Clippers. Ricky Rubio added a sea- first 11 shots, including 4 of points, 16 rebounds and Eric Bledsoe added 25
Toronto led 104-92 with 3:50 son-high 22 points and 12 5 3-pointers. Phoenix led by seven assists in Indiana's points and nine assists for
to play on Terence Da- assists and Phoenix routed 20 points in the quarter. victory over Orlando, the Bucks, who have won
vis' third 3-pointer after a Brooklyn. 76ERS 114, HORNETS 106 Malcolm Brogdon and T.J. five of six.
rally by four reserves and Booker was 10 of 14 from PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Warren scored 19 points Dennis Schroder scored 25
Siakam, but Kyle Kuzma the field, making 4 of 5 Embiid had 18 points and each to help the Pac- points and Shai Gilgeous-
hit back-to-back 3-point- 3-pointers, hit all three of his nine rebounds, Al Horford ers win for the sixth time in Alexander added 22 for
ers while LA scored eight free throws and had nine scored 15 points and Phil- seven games. Doug Mc- the Thunder, who had won
straight points. assists. adelphia beat Charlotte Dermott had 18 points and three straight home games.
The Lakers then missed four Kelly Oubre Jr. added 18 to snap a three-game los- T.J. McConnell added 12 Oklahoma City's Danilo
consecutive 3-pointers with points, rookie Cameron ing streak. Furkan Korkmaz points and eight assists. Gallinari hit a 3-pointer with
the chance to pull even, Johnson had a career- scored 17 points and keyed Evan Fournier scored 22 32.3 seconds left to tie the
and Siakam threw down high 15. The Suns trailed just a Sixers' run in the third quar- points to lead Orlando. game at 114, but Milwau-
back-to-back dunks on the once, at 1-0. ter in their return home from Nikola Vucevic had 18 kee's Brook Lopez made
fast break to seal it. The Suns won for the fourth a four-game trip. Korkmaz points and 17 rebounds. a 3-pointer at the other
Norman Powell scored 14 time in five games and hit a 3 with just 0.4 seconds BUCKS 121, THUNDER 119 end with 24.5 seconds
points while starting in Low- ended the Nets' four-game left to beat Portland for the OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gi- remaining.q

Greece coach Pitino makes plans

without Giannis

By DEREK GATOPOULOS sure if he will be able to rely to climb," Pitino said. "But
Associated Press on his best player. Giannis is something, it's a
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will try to reach the bridge we have to cross
Greece coach Rick Pitino is Tokyo Olympics by winning later on. But we are going
planning on trying to qual- a qualifying tournament. to leave a roster spot even
ify for the 2020 Olympics But the dates could clash if he has to take my place."
without Milwaukee Bucks with the NBA schedule, Pitino said he hoped to
forward Giannis Antetok- probably ruling out Ante- meet Antetokounmpo
ounmpo. tokounmpo. and his brother, Milwau-
Pitino officially took over "It is a possibility he will not kee teammate Thanasis
as coach of the Greek na- be playing with us in the Antetokounmpo, in March
tional basketball team on qualifying round if he goes when the Bucks travel to
Rick Pitino the new coach of the Greek national basketball Monday. He said he would far (in the playoffs). I under- Miami.
team leaves the panel after a press conference in Athens, Mon- leave a roster place open stood that coming into this "And for the next eight
day, Nov. 11, 2019. for Antetokounmpo in situation, and that's why months. I'm not American.
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qualifying games but is not it's such a high mountain I'm not Italian. q