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Pacers send Cavaliers to fourth straight loss, 124-107

By The Associated Press Tim Hardaway Jr. scored
CLEVELAND (AP) — Thad- 23 points for the Knicks,
deus Young scored 26 but Kristaps Porzingis was
points, Darren Collison had held to 19 as their three-
25 and the Indiana Pacers game winning streak was
sent the Cleveland Cava- snapped.
liers to their fourth straight HORNETS 126, BUCKS 121
loss, 124-107 on Wednes- CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —
day night. Kemba Walker had 26
LeBron James had 33 points, rookie Malik Monk
points and 11 assists, but had a huge fourth quarter
it wasn’t enough to keep and the Charlotte put the
Cleveland from losing for clamps on the NBA scor-
the fifth time in six games ing leader Giannis Ante-
and falling to 3-5. tokounmpo to beat Mil-
The Cavaliers held a waukee.Walker was 8 for
lengthy meeting before 12 from the field, including
Tuesday’s practice to dis- 3 for 4 from 3-point range,
cuss their struggles, but the and 7 for 7 from the foul
defending Eastern Confer- line to help Charlotte win its
ence champions have lost third straight game. Monk,
by a combined margin Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) loses control of the ball against Indiana Pacers’ Lance the team’s first-round draft
of 58 points in their losing Stephenson (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Cleveland. pick from Kentucky, had 18
streak. Associated Press of his 25 points in the fourth.
James was upbeat about each scored 22 points in Warren scored 28 of his rebounds for Washington. Antetokounmpo came in
the meeting, but the Cav- three quarters, and Boston career-high 40 points in the ROCKETS 119, KNICKS 97 averaging 33.7 points, but
aliers still have issues to coasted past skidding Sac- second half and Phoenix NEW YORK (AP) — James struggled with foul trouble
work out, especially on ramento for its sixth straight overcame a 22-point defi- Harden had 31 points and and finished with a season-
the defensive end. Cleve- victory. cit to beat Washington. nine assists, and Houston its low 14 points along with 13
land led 69-68 in the third It was the Celtics’ 11th con- Warren also had 10 re- 3-pointers falling again in a rebounds. He was limited
quarter, but Indiana hit secutive win over the Kings bounds and Devin Booker victory over New York. to five points in the final
four straight 3-pointers and in Boston, dating to their last added 22 points to help the Harden made six 3-point- three quarters.
built an eight-point lead. loss on Jan. 19, 2007. Terry Suns improve to 4-1 under ers and the Rockets hit 19 Khris Middleton led Milwau-
Indiana was 16 of 26 from Rozier added 12 points, interim coach Jay Triano to bounce back after two kee with 43 points on 15-
3-point range. and Daniel Theis had 10 following an 0-3 start that straight losses. for-28 shooting.
Victor Oladipo scored 23 points with 10 rebounds. led to Earl Watson’s firing. Ryan Anderson added 21 TIMBERWOLVES 104, PELI-
points for the Pacers. Bo- Buddy Hield scored 17 Bradley Beal scored a sea- points for the Rockets. They CANS 98
jan Bogdanovic added points and Zach Randolph son-high 40 points for Wash- won their eighth straight at NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jim-
17, and Domantas Sabonis 16 for the Kings, who lost ington, which built the lead Madison Square Garden, my Butler hit a go-ahead
had 15 points and 12 re- their sixth in a row — the last to 22 by the second quarter a streak that lasts so long 20-foot jumper as he was
bounds. three by an average of 24 but saw it completely dis- that Mike D’Antoni was the fouled with 34 seconds left
CELTICS 113, KINGS 86 points. appear early in the fourth. Knicks’ coach last time they to cap off a 23-point per-
BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Ir- SUNS 122, WIZARDS 116 John Wall added 21 points, beat Houston at home, formance, and Minnesota
ving and Jaylen Brown WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. and Marcin Gortat had 13 back on Jan. 26, 2009. beat New Orleans. q
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Continued from Page 18 ness interests to keep him It’s the kind of trash talk
the oldest of which, Gi- busy in retirement. He Bryant could support. And
anna, has flashed some wrote an ode to basketball it’s just a small reason why
of the same basketball titled, “Dear Basketball,” Bryant has invested in the
skills as her dad. Bryant has that he recited in Septem- company.“I was obses-
said he has no interest in ber alongside “Jaws” film sive about every little de-
a Lakers’ front office role composer John Williams tail,” Bryant said. “From
and is content to keep his and his orchestra in Los footwear to what I wear
scouting reports within the Angeles at the Hollywood to recovery. If I feel like
family.“I coach my daugh- Bowl. He wants to become I could gain any type of
ter’s sixth grade team. a mentor to athletes, in the advantage whatsoever, I
That’s the extent of it all,” corporate world or any- obsessed over that detail.
Bryant said. “She’s a beast. one who wants to pick So yeah, this is something I
She’s tough. She’s a little the brain of the five-time Former NBA star Kobe Bryant gestures as he speaks to invit- wish I would have had.”
firecracker, man.” NBA champion.“How can ed guests during an event to inaugurate new Basketball play The Lakers will retire Bry-
Bryant, the third-leading I take the knowledge that ground in Paris, France, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. ant’s No. 8 and No. 24 in a
scorer in NBA history, called I’ve learned in my profes- Associated Press ceremony Dec. 18 during
his first year of retirement sion and help them,” Bry- terms of how you manage and boasts 110 percent their game against Golden
“lovely.”“I started thinking ant asked. “I’ve had that a team, how you focus increase in sales from last State. Bryant is an 18-time
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Bryant said. “When you re- a composer, who seem- “Knockout Punch,” specfi- tion of sports greats as the (33,643), games played
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do you mature? And also, with what I do but has says it’s the fastest growing champ.“It’s the boxing of steals (1,944) and free
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