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SPORTSMonday 22 February 2016
Anthony Davis erupts for 59 points, 20 rebounds
The Associated Press
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan
(AP) — Anthony Davis
scored a team-record 59
points and added 20 re-
bounds as the New Orleans
Pelicans beat the Detroit
Pistons 111-106 on Sunday.
The previous club record
was 50 points by Jamal
Mashburn exactly 13 years
earlier against the Grizzlies. Love shot 9 of 18 from the
Davis went 24 of 34 from
the floor and made his only
two 3-pointers. He added
nine free throws in 10 tries.
Davis also broke the scor-
ing record for the Palace of
Auburn Hills, set by LeBron
James with 48 points in an
Eastern Conference finals
game on June 1, 2007. The
star center joined Shaquille
O’Neal and Chris Webber
as the only NBA players with
50 points and 20 rebounds
in a game since 1983.
Jrue Holiday added 20
points for the Pelicans. He
was the only other player
to score in double figures
for New Orleans.
Reggie Jackson led the Pis-
tons with 34 points.
CAVALIERS 115, THUNDER
92
Horan and Heath score in 2-0 U.S. win over Canada
ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) — Lindsey
Horan and Tobin Heath
scored in the second half
and the United States de-
feated Canada 2-0 Sun-
day in the final match at
the CONCACAF Olympic
qualifying tournament.
Both teams had already
claimed the region’s two
spots in the Rio Olympics
this summer with semifi-
nal victories. Alex Morgan
scored three goals in a
5-0 U.S. victory Friday over
Trinidad and Tobago, while
Christine Sinclair scored
twice in Canada’s 3-1 win
over Costa Rica.
The United States has won
the past three gold med-
als and four overall since
women’s soccer became
an Olympic sport in 1996.
Canada, the bronze med-
alists in the 2012 London
Games, will be making
its third straight trip to the bach’s 184.
NBA Capsules
New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, center, is con-
gratulated by teammate Jrue Holiday after an NBA basketball
game against the Detroit Pistons, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in Au-
burn Hills, Mich. The Pelicans won 111-106.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
Kevin Love scored 29 points
to help the streaking Cava-
liers to the road win.
Olympics.
The U.S. went with the same
lineup it used for the semi-
finals, starting 17-year-old
Mallory Pugh, who is head-
ed to UCLA in the fall. It was the first half.
the third start of the tourna-
ment for Pugh, the young-
est player to start for the
U.S. in a qualifier.
Canada coach John
Herdman rested several
of his usual starters, includ- the ground with about five
ing Sinclair, Diana Mathe-
son, Sophie Schmidt, and
goalkeeper Erin McLeod.
Matheson, Schmidt and
Sinclair all came in as subs
in the second half. Melissa
Tancredi wore the cap-
tain’s armband.
Sinclair has been nursing a
calf injury throughout the
tournament, but nonethe-
less surpassed Mia Hamm
for second on the career
scoring list during the tour-
nament. Sinclair sits at 161
goals, behind Abby Wam-
points, 11 assists and sev- lost their 11th in a row and
en rebounds for Cleve- 26th in the last 28 games.
land, which earned its The Spurs improved to 47-9,
fifth straight victory. Tristan a franchise-best through 56
Thompson had 14 points games.
Associated Press and 14 rebounds. CELTICS 121, NUGGETS 101
Kevin Durant scored 26 DENVER (AP) — Isaiah
field and 11 for 12 at the points and Russell West- Thomas had 22 points and
free-throw line to match his brook had 20 points, 11 as- 12 assists, leading Boston to
second-best scoring perfor- sists and nine rebounds for the road win.
mance of the season. Oklahoma City, which lost Avery Bradley had 20 points
LeBron James had 25 its second straight at home for the Celtics, who beat
coming out of the All-Star the Nuggets for a fourth
break. It was the Thunder’s time in a row. Evan Turner
most lopsided defeat of scored 17 points, and Jar-
the season. ed Sullinger had 16 points
SPURS 118, SUNS 111 and 11 rebounds.
PHOENIX (AP) — Patty Mills Denver had 24 turnovers in
had 21 points, matching his its third loss in four games.
career high with six 3-point- Nikola Jokic led the Nug-
ers, and the Spurs pulled gets with 23 points and 13
away for the victory. rebounds, and fellow rook-
Tony Parker scored 22 for ie Emmanuel Mudiay add-
San Antonio, including a ed 18 points.
spinning drive that made Denver trailed by 15 at
it a seven-point game with halftime, but it opened the
1:03 to play. LaMarcus Al- third with a 13-3 run to close
dridge added 19 points to 67-62 with 8:51 left in the
and 10 rebounds. quarter. The rally fizzled
The Spurs played without when the Celtics turned up
ailing All-Star Kawhi Leon- their transition game, high-
ard, who was sidelined by lighted by a breakaway
tightness in his left calf. dunk by Jae Crowder fol-
Alex Len had a career-high lowing a Nuggets turnover
23 points and grabbed 13 that put Boston up by 12.q
rebounds for the Suns, who
Carli Lloyd’s headers in the United States’ Lindsey Horan (9) heads the ball past Canada
13th and 23rd minutes were goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe (18) to score a goal during the
off and the Canadians second half of the CONCACAF Olympic women’s soccer quali-
were surprisingly adept at fying championship final Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in Houston. The
stopping the U.S. attack in U.S. won 2-0.
Associated Press
The match was physical,
as goalkeeper Hope Solo
had predicted: Co-captain
Lloyd endured a kick to the
back and was pulled to
minutes to go before the
break.
Horan’s teammate on the
Portland Thorns, Heath,
added a goal in the 61st
minute on an assist from
Pugh.
The U.S. team looks very
different — and younger
— than the group that won
the Women’s World Cup
last summer in Canada.
Several players, including
vets Wambach and Lau-
ren Holiday, retired from
the team at the end of the
year. q