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SPORTS Tuesday 13 March 2018
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Julius Randle’s 36 lead Lakers

past LeBron’s Cavs, 127-113

By The Associated Press over Cleveland on Jan. 11. straight defeat without Ste-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julius Tim Hardaway Jr. scored phen Curry.
Randle had a career-high 25 and Luke Kornet had 18 Kevin Durant had 39 points
36 points, 14 rebounds and as the Knicks dropped their and 12 rebounds for the
seven assists, and the Los seventh straight game and Warriors, who left Curry at
Angeles Lakers auditioned 15th in the last 16. home from this road trip to
for LeBron James’ favor in PACERS 99, CELTICS 97 rest an injured right ankle
free agency with a 127-113 BOSTON (AP) — Victor Ola- and lost 125-108 to Port-
victory over the Cleveland dipo scored 27 points, then land on Friday.
Cavaliers on Sunday night. committed a dead-ball Andrew Wiggins added
Isaiah Thomas had 20 offensive foul with 1.5 sec- 23 points for the Timber-
points, nine assists and five onds left that gave Boston wolves, who lost twice on
rebounds against his former a shot to win the game at the road to the defending
teammates as the Lakers the buzzer, but the Indiana champion Warriors earlier
roared away from James Pacers held on to beat the this season by a combined
and the defending Eastern depleted Celtics. 37 points. Curry had a col-
Conference champions Myles Turner scored 19 lective plus-36 rating over
in the second half. With its points, including the those two games.
sixth win in eight games game-winning basket with Klay Thompson had 21
overall, Los Angeles (30-36) 21 seconds to play, and points for the Warriors,
emphatically snapped a added 10 rebounds for In- but he went 3 for 12 from
seven-game losing streak diana, who survived the 3-point range.
against Cleveland. crazy ending to win for the ROCKETS 105, MAVERICKS
James had 24 points, 10 fifth time in six games. 82
rebounds and seven assists Boston led by 10 at half- DALLAS (AP) — Eric Gordon Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle, left, goes up for a
dunk against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jeff Green, center,
for the Cavs, who have time before point guard scored 26 points and Chris and forward Larry Nance Jr. during the second half of an NBA
lost four of six after getting Kyrie Irving left the game Paul had 24 points and 12 basketball game, Sunday, March 11, 2018, in Los Angeles.
swept at Staples Center by with a sore left knee, join- assists as the Houston Rock- Associated Press
the Clippers and Lakers. ing absent big man Al Hor- ets, playing without James
Starting center Larry Nance ford, who was home sick, Harden, beat the Dallas chase. The Nuggets now sists, and Utah overcame
Jr. had 24 points and eight and Jaylen Brown, who is Mavericks. enter a difficult stretch in Anthony Davis’ first career
rebounds, and Jordan in the concussion protocol. The Rockets rested Hard- their schedule — eight of triple-double for a victory
Clarkson added four points After Boston rallied to tie en because of a sore left their next nine games are over the New Orleans Peli-
in their first game against 95-all with 37 seconds left, knee, but had plenty of on the road. cans that extended the
the Lakers since they were Turner gave the Pacers the 3-point shooting even with- Buddy Hield scored 18 Jazz’s winning streak to six.
traded for Thomas and lead again and, after Terry out their MVP candidate. points, while former Nug- Donovan Mitchell scored
Channing Frye on Feb. 8. Rozier’s miss, Indiana hit a Houston, which had its 17- gets player Kosta Koufos 27 points, including 15 dur-
Brook Lopez scored 22 pair of foul shots to take a game win streak snapped chipped in 14 points and ing the last 3:08 of the third
points for the Lakers, and four-point lead. With fans Friday in Toronto, broke 10 rebounds for the Kings, quarter to put Utah in front
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope heading for the exits, Ta- the game open in the third who play Monday night in for good in what could
added 20. tum hit a seemingly mean- quarter by hitting their first Oklahoma City. be an important victory in
RAPTORS 132, KNICKS 106 ingless layup to cut the six 3s of the period amid a BULLS 129, HAWKS 122 a tightly packed race for
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonas deficit to two points with 22-10 run. The Rockets fin- ATLANTA (AP) — Zach one of the Western Con-
Valanciunas scored 17 only 1.5 seconds left. But ished 17-for-45 from deep. LaVine scored 21 points, in- ference’s final five playoff
points, Kyle Lowry had 16 before the ball could be The Rockets moved 1 ½ cluding four free throws in spots. Rudy Gobert added
and the Toronto Raptors inbounded, Oladipo was games ahead of Golden the final 17 seconds to stop 19 points and 16 rebounds,
kept right on rolling after whistled when his elbow State for the best record in Atlanta’s comeback, and and Joe Ingles scored 20
a big win two nights ear- caught Marcus Morris in the NBA after the Warriors the Chicago Bulls beat the for Utah, which has won 11
lier, beating the New York the face. A review con- lost to Minnesota earlier injury-depleted Hawks. straight on the road.
Knicks for their season-high firmed the call. Sunday. Bobby Portis also had 21 Davis had 25 points, 11
eighth straight victory. Boston inbounded the ball Dwight Powell led the Mav- points for Chicago. rebounds and a career-
The Raptors had no let- to Rozier, who took a long ericks with 20 points, one The Hawks, already playing high 10 blocks in his return
down after edging NBA- 2-pointer that bounced off short of his career high, on without injured point guard from a sprained left ankle
leading Houston on Friday the near side of the rim. 9-of-11 shooting. Dennis Schroder, lost Kent that sidelined him for one
in a matchup of the No. 1 TIMBERWOLVES 109, WAR- NUGGETS 130, KINGS 104 Bazemore to a right knee game. Jrue Holiday had
teams in each conference, RIORS 103 DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic sprain and Jaylen Morris 18 points and 10 assists for
leading much of the game MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl- had 20 points, 11 rebounds to a left ankle injury in the the Pelicans, but missed 12
even with All-Star DeMar Anthony Towns helped and 10 assists for his sev- second quarter. Taurean of 19 shots, turned the ball
DeRozan shooting just 4 for Minnesota stop a season- enth triple-double of the Prince led Atlanta with a over four times and strug-
16 for nine points. longest three-game losing season, Gary Harris added career-high 38 points. Mike gled defensively.
But seven Raptors finished streak with 31 points and 21 points and the Denver Muscala also set a career 76ERS 120, NETS 97
in double figures in Toron- 16 rebounds, and the Tim- Nuggets cruised past the high with 19 points. NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Em-
to’s 15th win in 16 games. berwolves powered their Sacramento Kings. JAZZ 116, PELICANS 99 biid scored 21 points, Rob-
The Raptors fell one point way past Golden State Denver led by as many NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ricky ert Covington added 19,
shy of their highest total of down the stretch to hand as 36 points while staying Rubio had 30 points, 10 and the Philadelphia 76ers
the season, set in a victory the Warriors their second in the thick of the playoff rebounds and seven as- routed the Brooklyn Nets.q