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SPORTS Tuesday 14 January 2020
Kyrie Irving returns to

help Nets rout Hawks

By The Associated Press Bradley Beal scored 25
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Ir- points for Washington af-
ving scored 21 points in 20 ter missing give games with
minutes of an easy return right leg soreness.
from a two-month absence SPURS 105, RAPTORS 104
with an injured right shoul- TORONTO (AP) — DeMar
der, leading the Brooklyn DeRozan scored 25 points,
Nets to a 108-86 victory Rudy Gay had 15 and
over the Atlanta Hawks on San Antonio overcame an
Sunday. 18-point deficit to beat To-
Irving shot 10 for 11 from the ronto.
field after missing 26 games San Antonio used a big
with an impingement. The fourth quarter to win for the
shoulder looked fine and third time in four games.
his handle looked as good Derrick White scored 13
as ever while he dribbled points for the Spurs, and
his way around a hopeless LaMarcus Aldridge had 11.
Atlanta defense. DeRozan also had eight
Energized by his return that rebounds and four assists
still seemed a ways away against his former team.
just a week ago, the Nets Serge Ibaka had 21 points
led by 39 points and won and a season-high 15 re-
their second straight after bounds for Toronto. Kyle
dropping seven in a row. Lowry had 16 points and a
Cam Reddish scored 20 season-high 15 assists. Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) brings the ball down court against Atlanta Hawks forward
points for the Hawks. They NUGGETS 114, CLIPPERS 104 John Collins (20) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in New
played without star guard DENVER (AP) — Nikola York. The Nets defeated the Hawks 108-86.
Trae Young because of a Jokic had 20 points and 15 Associated Press
left hamstring injury and lost rebounds and Denver with- a strained left hamstring. GRIZZLIES 122, WARRIORS return from a right shoulder
their fourth straight. stood a big rally to beat SUNS 100, HORNETS 92 102 injury.
JAZZ 127, WIZARDS 116 Los Angeles. Trailing by as PHOENIX (AP) — Kelly Ou- MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jo- KNICKS 124, HEAT 121
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bo- many 20 points in the sec- bre Jr had 25 points and 15 nas Valanciunas had 31 NEW YORK (AP) — Julius
jan Bogdonovic scored 31 ond half, Los Angeles had rebounds in Phoenix’s vic- points and a season-high Randle scored 26 points, RJ
points, Rudy Gobert added pulled within six with 1:11 re- tory over Charlotte. 19 rebounds and Memphis Barrett chipped in 23 and
21 points and 14 rebounds maining when Patrick Bev- Oubre scored 15 points in handed Golden State its New York rallied to beat Mi-
and Utah beat Washington erley was called for a foul the second half on a night eighth straight loss. ami.
for its ninth straight victory. on Jokic. Clippers coach when Suns star guard Devin Valanciunas was 13 of 17 Kevin Knox had 17 points off
Utah overcame a 15-point Doc Rivers was incensed Booker struggled from the from the field, including a the bench and Reggie Bull-
deficit in the third quarter over the call and was giv- floor, shooting 3 of 12. He 3-pointer to help the Griz- ock added 16 to help the
to win for the 14th time in en two technical fouls and had 12 points and nine as- zlies win their fifth straight. Knicks snap a five-game
15 games. Jordan Clarkson ejected from the game. sists. Jaren Jackson Jr. finished losing streak.
had 17 of his 23 points in the Kawhi Leonard scored Deandre Ayton added 18 with 21 points, and Ja Mo- Jimmy Butler had 25 points
second half. Utah scoring 30 points for Los Angeles. points and nine rebounds rant had 11 points and 10 and 10 rebounds for the
leader Donovan Mitchell Clippers star forward Paul for Phoenix. assists. Heat. They blew a lead
sat out because of an ill- George missed his second Dwayne Bacon scored 24 D’Angelo Russel led the down the stretch for the
ness. straight game because of points for the Hornets. Warriors with 34 points in his second time.q
Dakar minus grieving motorbike riders gives drivers problems

WADI AL-DAWASIR, Saudi trails and saw his lead over the way. The bikers give
Arabia (AP) — Carlos Sainz defending champion Al- us a lot of help with the
stayed in front at the Da- Attiyah cut by more than navigation.” The eighth
kar Rally as the leading three minutes to less than stage was a first-time win
drivers struggled with navi- seven, and his 19-minute for French driver Mathieu
gation on Monday in the lead over 13-time winner Serradori, who became
absence of the motorbike Peterhansel down to 13. the first amateur to take a
riders who cancelled their There are four stages stage in 32 years. Serradori
stage in homage to Paulo to go. “It’s the first time manages a company that
Goncalves. we’ve driven without the specializes in electricity.
Goncalves died on Sun- Driver Stephane Peterhansel, of France, and co-driver Paulo bikes’ tracks and ... the He rose to the occasion
day after crashing in the Fiuza, of Portugal, race their Mini during stage eight of the navigation is complicated through the valleys and
Saudi Arabia desert. The Dakar Rally in Wadi Al Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. when you have to follow a canyons in the last half of
popular Portuguese was 13, 2020. course in the dunes, there the stage. Former Formula
competing in his 13th Da- Associated Press is always a tendency to One champion Fernan-
kar. The motorbike and cautiously without the fell off the pace, and lost deviate,” Peterhansel said. do Alonso achieved his
quad racers decided to benefit of motorbike time to title rivals Nasser “On the hardest part, Nas- best stage finish, second
cancel their stage. tracks to judge the 477-ki- Al-Attiyah and Stephane sar was out in front and we despite a puncture, and
The cars raced on, and lometer loop around Wadi Peterhansel. But the Span- followed him. It’s impos- Orlando Terranova was
Sainz opened the way Al-Dawasir. Sainz gradually iard stayed in their dust sible to go fast opening third.q