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Hayward leads Celtics to 3rd straight win over 76ers

PHILADELPHIA – Gordon the Sixers dropped their first bounds. Gobert’s double-
Hayward scored 26 points, game in three since acquir- double is his 46th of the
including a go-ahead ing Tobias Harris in a flurry of season.
3-pointer with 1:50 remain- moves last week. The Warriors came back
ing, and the Boston Celtics Warriors 115, Jazz 108 from 17 down to beat
beat the Philadelphia 76ers OAKLAND, Calif. – Stephen Phoenix on Friday and
112-109 on Tuesday night. Curry overcame a sluggish were down 19 to Miami
Al Horford had 23 points night shooting and made on Sunday before winning.
and Jayson Tatum scored a pair of pivotal 3-pointers Both of those deficits were
20 and grabbed 10 re- in the fourth quarter, Kevin at halftime.
bounds to help the Celtics Durant had 28 points and This time Golden State fell
continued their dominance seven assists, and the War- behind 91-84 early in the
over the Sixers. riors rallied from behind fourth before going on a
Playing without All-Star for the third consecutive 21-4 run.
point guard Kyrie Irving, game and beat the Jazz. Hawks 117, Lakers 113
who sprained his right knee Curry had 24 points on 8 of ATLANTA – Rookie Trae
Saturday night, the Celt- 19 shooting. The two-time Young had 22 points and
ics beat Philadelphia for MVP missed his first five 14 assists, John Collins also
the third straight meeting shots beyond the arc and scored 22 points despite
this season after defeating finished 5 of 14 on 3s. foul trouble, and Atlanta
Philadelphia in five games Klay Thompson scored 22 beat Los Angeles.
in the Eastern Conference and DeMarcus Cousins The Hawks snapped a
semifinals last season. added 12 points and 10 three-game losing streak
Joel Embiid had 23 points rebounds to help Golden despite a triple-double
and 14 rebounds and Jim- State to its fourth straight from LeBron James, who
my Butler scored 22 for Phil- win and 16th in 17. had 28 points, 16 assists and
adelphia. Boston Celtics' Gordon Hayward (20) shoots against Philadel- Donovan Mitchell had 25 11 rebounds.
phia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) during the second half of an NBA
Butler couldn’t get a des- basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Philadelphia. Bos- points and seven rebounds The Hawks scored just sev-
peration 3 off in time be- ton won 112-109. for Utah. Rudy Gobert en points in the final 6:33
fore the buzzer sounded as Associated Press added 13 points and 16 re- but managed to hold on.q

GARCIA full display since he turned "It doesn't matter where
Continued from Page 18 pro in 1999 at age 19, chal- you're from. It's not ac-
"My job is to make sure I lenged Tiger Woods in the ceptable," McIlroy said. "If
deal with it the best way 1999 PGA Championship at you've got stuff bothering
possible, and show them Medinah and played in the you, let the course be your
that I can grow, that I can first of nine Ryder Cups. sanctuary. I've had to deal
move forward and I can be There was great passion with that in the past."
who I am in the right way," when he won the Masters Some of the strongest com-
he said. "I want to face my in 2017 for his first major. ments came from three-
mistakes head on. My job is But the explosive, petulant time major champion
to go out there and enjoy variety has been seen far Brooks Koepka, who said
my game and show every- more often over the years, on "Playing Through Pod-
one that no matter what, I whether it was kicking a cast" that the Saudi inci-
can be the best behaved shoe that nearly struck an dent was "Sergio acting like
guy in the classroom. ... I official at Wentworth in a child."
just hope I can maintain 2000, blaming a European "You're 40 years old, so
their respect." Tour rules official for a two- you've got to grow up
The Genesis Open is his first shot penalty in Australia or Sergio Garcia, of Spain, drives on the second tee in the rain eventually," Koepka said.
in the Pro-Am round of the Genesis Open golf tournament at
event since he lost his head accusing Woods of disturb- Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles Garcia pondered what he
early in the third round at ing the gallery at the TPC Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. would say to Koepka when
the Saudi International, Sawgrass, a rift that ended Associated Press he sees him next week in
which he attributed to a with Garcia making a ra- the Mexico Championship.
personal issue that put him cially insensitive comment game can get the better of about it for the last week, "I'm going to tell him I
in a bad frame of mind at about him. us at times. It seems to get every day. I'm an emo- agree," Garcia said. "I'm
the start of the week and Damaging greens in the the better of him more than tional player. That emo- the first one to say that I
greens at Royal Greens middle of a round, which some others." tion is probably my big- was wrong. I agree with
in Saudi Arabia that were affected the players be- Garcia's disqualification — gest strength, but it's also what he said. That's why
new, grainy and slow. hind him, caught even his the European Tour said he one of my biggest flaws. If we're here, to get better, to
He did not disclose the friends by surprise. would not be suspended I channel it the right way, grow up and become bet-
personal matter and said "We always think he gets — ended a streak of seven it's amazing. I think that's ter people."
it was no excuse, and that over it, but there's no doubt straight top 10s worldwide, why people follow me the He paused and smiled be-
he knew immediately he he's out of line behaving which began when he was way they do. If I channel fore adding: "But I don't
had done wrong. like that," said Adam Scott, picked for the Ryder Cup it the wrong way, it's too agree with the age. He got
"It hit me like on the 10th one of his closest friends in in France. He went 3-1-0 extreme. My goal is make my age wrong. I'm 39, not
hole. I started thinking: golf. "He said he needs to for the week at Le Golf Na- sure the bad gets better 40. So I have a year to im-
'What am I doing? Get your understand his emotions tional. and the good stays." prove," Garcia said. "But
head back on top of your and channel that in a bet- His game was in good Rory McIlroy, another of his when I see him, I'll tell him
shoulders,'" Garcia said. "I ter way. I'm not a psycholo- shape. Now he has a repu- close friends, says being I agree, and I'm sorry for
know I lost it." gist and don't know how tation to mend. Spanish and full of emotion what happened. And I un-
The 39-year-old Spaniard to do that, but I think it's "I feel terrible about it," Gar- was "no excuse" for what derstand why he would say
has put his emotions on a good thing for him. The cia said. "I've been thinking Garcia did in Saudi Arabia. that."q