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SPORTS Wednesday 15 november 2017
James, Korver lead Cavs’ charge in 4th to top Knicks 104-101

NEW YORK (AP) — LeB- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joel points for the Hawks, who
ron James had 23 points Embiid scored 32 points, led by 14 before fading to
and 12 assists, Kyle Korver Robert Covington added lose their fourth straight.
scored 19 of his 21 points in 31 and Philadelphia hand- Bazemore also missed a
the fourth quarter to spark ed Los Angeles its sixth con- critical free throw with 37.1
a huge comeback, and secutive loss. seconds left. Atlanta still
the Cleveland Cavaliers Ben Simmons had 22 points had a chance to take a
beat the New York Knicks and 12 rebounds for the late lead, but Dennis Sch-
104-101 on Monday night. 76ers. Embiid grabbed a roder’s errant pass toward
James also had a techni- game-high 16 boards. Tyler Cavanaugh sailed
cal foul after a first-quar- Lou Williams led Los An- out of bounds with 3.2 sec-
ter altercation with Frank geles (5-8) with 31 points onds to go.
Ntilikina and Enes Kanter, off the bench, and Blake BUCKS 110, GRIZZLIES 103
which seemed to charge Griffin had 29. The Clippers MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis
up the Knicks as they built started the season 4-0 but Antetokounmpo had 27
what became a 23-point have lost eight of nine. points and nine rebounds
lead late in the third quar- Philadelphia trailed 101-100 to lead Milwaukee over
ter.But the Cavaliers made when Covington hit his fifth Memphis.
nine 3-pointers in the fourth 3-pointer to give the Sixers Khris Middleton and John
after hitting just seven (7-6) the lead for good with Henson had 17 points
through three quarters, 33 seconds remaining. apiece as the Bucks won
charging back for their The 76ers outrebounded their third straight.
eighth straight victory at the Clippers 51-34 to snap Tyreke Evans scored 14 of
Madison Square Garden. a two-game skid. his 27 points in the fourth Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, left, drives to the basket
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 28 TRAIL BLAZERS 99, NUGGETS quarter for the Grizzlies, against New York Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis (6) during the first
points and 10 rebounds, 82 and Dillon Brooks added half of a NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in
and Kanter added 20 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ 19 points. q New York, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017.
points and 16 boards. But McCollum and Jusuf Nur- Associated Press
Kristaps Porzingis shot only kic had 17 points apiece
7 for 21 while scoring 20 as Portland beat Denver to
points as the Knicks blew stop a two-game skid.
their chance to beat the The Trail Blazers built an 86-
Cavs for the second time 66 lead early in the fourth
this season.New York led by quarter and cruised the
15 after three but the Cavs rest of the way. Damian Lil-
surrounded James with lard had 15 points and sev-
plenty of perimeter shoot- en assists, and the Blazers
ing and the Knicks couldn’t led by as many as 23.
contain them. Cleveland Paul Millsap led the Nug-
tied it on Channing Frye’s gets with 18 points, includ-
3 with 2:15 to go before ing a season-high five
James made it 100-97 on 3-pointers.The win was a
another 3 with 1:23 left. boost for the Blazers, who
WARRIORS 110, MAGIC 100 were coming off consecu-
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — tive close losses at home
Kevin Durant had 21 points, to Memphis and Brooklyn.
a season-high eight as- The Nuggets were coming
sists and seven rebounds, off a 5-1 homestand but
Shaun Livingston scored shot just 35 percent as their
a season-best 16 points in three-game winning streak
place of injured Stephen was snapped.Denver was
Curry, and Golden State without starter Gary Harris
pulled away in the second because of right shoulder
half to beat Orlando for its soreness.
seventh straight win. PELICANS 106, HAWKS 105
Draymond Green had a NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dar-
season-high 20 points, five ius Miller hit four 3-point-
assists, four rebounds and ers in the fourth quarter,
two steals as the Warriors when he scored 14 of his
completed a 4-0 homes- 21 points, and New Orleans
tand. overcame a sloppy perfor-
Nikola Vucevic scored 20 mance to beat struggling
points, Evan Fournier had 16 Atlanta.
and Aaron Gordon added DeMarcus Cousins had 22
10 points and 10 rebounds points and 16 rebounds,
in the Magic’s fourth de- and Anthony Davis added
feat over six games. 13 points, 10 rebounds and
Livingston also had six assists four blocked shots for the
on a night when the War- Pelicans, who have won
riors were without Curry as five of six. E’Twaun Moore
the two-time MVP nursed a tied a career high with 24
bruised right thigh. points for New Orleans.
76ERS 109, CLIPPERS 105 Kent Bazemore scored 22