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SPORTSThursday 11 February 2016
NBA Capsules
Spurs run away from Heat, 119-101
The Associated Press streak to seven games. by quickly falling in a huge
MIAMI (AP) — LaMarcus Rodney Hood had a ty- early hole.
Aldridge scored 28 points, ing 3-pointer with 1.5 sec- Rookie Kristaps Porzingis
Kawhi Leonard added 23 onds left in regulation as scored 20 points, but just
and the San Antonio Spurs the Jazz ended a 10-game two after his 14-point third
got seven points on one losing streak in Dallas. Their quarter.
possession in the fourth last win on the Mavericks’ BUCKS 112, CELTICS 111
quarter to help them beat home court was Jan. 9, MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris
the Miami Heat 119-101 on 2010. Middleton made one of
Tuesday night. Hood finished with 29 two free throws with 0.6
Danny Green added 15 for points, and Hayward had seconds left and Milwau-
the Spurs, who have won 20, including 13 in the sec- kee defeated Boston.
six straight over the Heat ond half and overtime. Middleton drew a foul on
going back to the 2014 Chandler Parsons led Dal- Avery Bradley to get to the
NBA Finals. las with 24 points but missed line. Boston had tied the
Dwyane Wade scored 20 an open 3-pointer for the game when Kelly Olynyk
points on 9 for 12 shooting lead with 24 seconds left made two free throws with
for Miami, which goes into in the Mavericks’ second one second remaining.
the All-Star break on a two- straight overtime game Milwaukee appeared to
game slide. and NBA-high eighth of the have won the game on
Chris Bosh scored 18 and season. Greg Monroe’s last-second
Hassan Whiteside added WIZARDS 111, KNICKS 108 hook shot, giving the Bucks
14 points and six rebounds NEW YORK (AP) — John a 111-109 lead. Olynyk
before getting ejected in Wall had 28 points and 17 then drew the foul with no
that pivotal possession in assists, Bradley Beal scored time expiring off the clock.
the fourth. 26, and Washington beat Monroe, who was re-
Whiteside was assessed a New York in the Knicks’ first moved from the starting
flagrant-2 for elbowing the game under Kurt Rambis. lineup, had 29 points and
Spurs’ Boban Marjanovic Wall made four free throws 12 rebounds as the Bucks
as they tried to get position in the final 6.6 seconds ended a five-game losing
for a rebound. That was and the Wizards held on streak. Middleton had 20
part of a seven-point trip when Langston Galloway’s points and Michael Cart-
for the Spurs, who pushed 3-pointer at the buzzer was er-Williams, who also was
an 87-80 lead to 94-80 in just short. benched, added 16.
16 seconds and weren’t Carmelo Anthony had 33 Crowder and Bradley had
threatened again. points and 13 rebounds, 18 points each for the Celt-
JAZZ 121, MAVERICKS 119, but the Knicks lost their sixth ics.
OT straight in their first game WARRIORS 123, ROCKETS
DALLAS (AP) — Gordon since firing Derek Fisher 110
Hayward hit a fadeaway on Monday. They have OAKLAND, California —
jumper at the buzzer in dropped 10 of 11 and Stephen Curry had 35
overtime and Utah extend- started Rambis’ era the points, nine assists and six
ed its season-best winning same way Fisher’s ended, rebounds and the Golden
State Warriors relied on a
signature putaway fourth San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) dunks the
quarter to hold off the ball against Miami Heat forward Luol Deng (9) and forward
Houston Rockets 123-110 Amar’e Stoudemire (5) during the second half of an NBA bas-
on Tuesday night. ketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Miami. Aldridge scored
Andrew Bogut added 13 28 points as the Spurs defeated the Heat 119-101.
points, 11 rebounds, a sea-
son-high six blocked shots Associated Press
— three in the fourth —
and three steals in one of of 44 games from March finish with 37 points, five as-
his best games yet. 30, 1995-April 4, 1996. sists and five rebounds in
Andre Iguodala and Har- James Harden overcame Houston’s eighth straight
rison Barnes hit back-to- a scoreless first quarter to loss to Golden State.q
back 3-pointers to start the
fourth to get the defending
champions going after the
game was tied at 93 after
the third.
Golden State won its 42nd
straight regular-season
home game and is 24-0 at
Oracle Arena this season.
The Warriors are within two
home victories of matching
the Chicago Bulls’ NBA-re-
cord home winning streak
