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Tuesday 29 OcTOber 2019

Thunder rout Warriors 120-92 for 1st win of season

By The Associated Press points in the second half time expired in overtime,
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — in Portland's Dallas victory lifting Memphis past Brook-
Dennis Schroder scored 22 over Dallas. lyn for its first victory of the
points to help the Oklaho- Lillard's basket gave the season.
ma City Thunder rout the Blazers a 120-119 lead. Rookie Ja Morant led the
Golden State Warriors 120- Dallas' Luka Doncic then Grizzlies with 30 points
92 on Sunday for their first missed a 3-point attempt and had his ninth assist on
victory of the season. and Portland won a chal- Crowder's winning basket.
The blowout matched lenge of a call that would Morant also blocked Ky-
Oklahoma City's largest have sent the Mavericks' rie Irving's shot at the end
margin of victory over the Dorian Finney-Smith to the of regulation to keep the
Warriors since the franchise foul line. score tied at 120-all.
moved from Seattle before Instead, there was a jump Irving had 37 points, seven
the 2008-09 season. ball. The Blazers' Kent Baze- rebounds and seven assists.
Danilo Gallinari added 21 more got the ball and was TIMBERWOLVES 116, HEAT
points and Shai Gilgeous- fouled. He made the first 109
Alexander had 19 points of two free throws. Doncic MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An-
and nine rebounds for the Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder (17) shoots in rebounded and passed to drew Wiggins made four
Thunder. They opened the front of Golden State Warriors forward Eric Paschall (7) in the Tim Hardaway, whose shot 3-pointers in the final six
second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019,
season with losses to Utah in Oklahoma City. from about midcourt rat- minutes, finishing with 25
and Washington. Associated Press tled off the front of the rim points to propel undefeat-
Stephen Curry scored 23 a time expired. ed Minnesota past Miami.
points for the Warriors, mak- and 14 rebounds, and rally starting late in the third CJ McCollum led Portland Karl-Anthony Towns added
ing 7 of 18 shots while his Dwight Howard added 16 quarter. with 35 points. Kristaps Porz- 23 points and 11 rebounds
teammates made just 23 of points, 10 boards and four Miles Bridges scored 23 ingis scored 32 points for for the Wolves. At 3-0, they
74. Golden State was com- blocked shots in Los Ange- points for Charlotte. Dallas, and Doncic had 29 matched the second-best
ing off a season-opening les' victory over Charlotte. TRAIL BLAZERS 121, MAVER- points, 12 rebounds and start in the long-languish-
home loss to the Los Ange- LeBron James had 20 ICKS 119 nine assists. ing franchise's history. They
les Clippers. points, 12 assists and six DALLAS (AP) — Damian Lil- GRIZZLIES 134, NETS 133, OT were 6-0 in 2001-02 and 3-0
LAKERS 120, HORNETS 101 rebounds. The Lakers took lard made a twisting layup MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jae in 2013-14.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An- control of their second with 26 seconds remain- Crowder hit a 3-pointer Kendrick Nunn had 25
thony Davis had 29 points straight victory with an 18-2 ing and scored 26 of his 28 from the top of the key as points for Miami.q