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SPORTS A21
Wednesday 10 February
NBA Capsules
James, Irving lead Cavaliers
past Kings 120-100
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron 20 points down to beat At- 29 points for the Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers’ Iman Shumpert dunks the ball against the
James had 21 points, 10 lanta in overtime. who were coming off a 116- Sacramento Kings in the first half of an NBA basketball game
rebounds and 10 assists for Orlando, which trailed by 108 loss at Golden State on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 120-100.
his 40th career triple-dou- 20 in the opening period Saturday night.
ble, leading the Cleveland and by 18 in the third, took Markieff Morris scored 23 Associated Press
Cavaliers to a 120-100 vic- its first lead at 96-94 on Ma- points for Phoenix, and Ar-
tory over the Sacramento rio Hezonja’s 3-pointer with chie Goodwin had 20. chipped in 26 points and nine straight points for the
Kings on Monday night. 3:33 remaining in regula- RAPTORS 103, PISTONS 89 the Pelicans turned 12 turn- win.
Kyrie Irving matched his tion. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) overs into 21 points while Kobe Bryant scored 19
season high with 32 points Orlando scored the first six — Kyle Lowry scored 25 turning the ball over just points in his final appear-
for Cleveland. The point points of overtime, includ- points, and Toronto went four times themselves. ance in Indianapolis.
guard was 13 of 21 from ing a jumper by Vucevic, on an 11-2 run at the start Karl-Anthony Towns had He made three straight
the field and tied his career who also had 13 rebounds. of the fourth quarter to pull 19 points and 12 rebounds 3-pointers to give the Lak-
high with 12 assists. Kyle Korver’s 3-pointer away for its 14th victory in for the Timberwolves, who ers an 82-79 lead with 2:30
It was James’ first triple- pulled the Hawks to 112- 15 games. were looking for their first left to play.
double of the season. The 110, but Evan Fournier an- Terrence Ross added 18 three-game winning streak HORNETS 108, BULLS 91
four-time MVP rested dur- swered with a 3 for the points for the Raptors, who since Nov. 27. They shot 44 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —
ing the fourth quarter. Magic. recovered quickly after percent and trailed by as Kemba Walker scored 30
Cleveland went ahead Al Horford led Atlanta with Detroit’s Andre Drummond many as 28 in a lackluster points, powering Charlotte
early in the game and 27 points, and Paul Millsap made a shot from about 80 effort. to the victory.
steadily built its lead against had 22 points and 13 re- feet to end the third quar- PACERS 89, LAKERS 87 Nicolas Batum had 19
the listless Kings, who have bounds. ter. Toronto led 70-65 at INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indi- points and 13 rebounds for
dropped eight of nine. TRAIL BLAZERS 112, GRIZ- the start of the fourth, and ana’s Paul George scored the Hornets, who won their
Rudy Gay and Omri Cass- ZLIES 106, OT Lowry’s driving three-point all seven of his second-half third straight over the Bulls
pi led Sacramento with 16 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — play set the tone for the fi- points in the final 71 sec- at home. Michael Kidd-Gil-
points each. Damian Lillard scored 33 nal period. onds, and Monta Ellis made christ scored 20 points.
CLIPPERS 98, 76ERS 92, OT points for Portland, and Drummond had 12 points two free throws with 20.6 Pau Gasol finished with 22
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.J. C.J. McCollum had six of his and 13 rebounds for the seconds left to clinch the points and 10 rebounds for
Redick had 23 points, in- 21 points in overtime. Pistons. win. Chicago, which was miss-
cluding the tying 3-pointer McCollum scored the first NETS 105, NUGGETS 104 George finished with 21 ing three of its leading scor-
late in regulation, and Ja- three baskets of OT to cre- NEW YORK (AP) — Joe points and nine rebounds. ers due to injuries:
mal Crawford also scored ate a buffer for the Trail Johnson’s 3-pointer at the Myles Turner added 14
23 points to lead the short- Blazers. buzzer lifted Brooklyn to the points and 13 rebounds on Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler
handed Clippers to the win. Mike Conley led Memphis victory. a night the Pacers (28-24) and Nikola Mirotic. Doug
The Clippers overcame with 27 points. Zach Ran- Thaddeus Young scored 20 blew a 17-point second- McDermott added 14
their largest deficit in a vic- dolph added 26 points points for the Nets. Markel half lead, and then scored points.q
tory this season, coming as the Grizzlies lost their Brown added a career-
back from 19 points down second straight overtime high 19 and Johnson fin-
to win their 19th game in game. ished with 12 points and
the last 23 overall and 12th THUNDER 122, SUNS 106 eight assists.
in the last 14 on the road. PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Du- Danilo Gallinari had 24
Jerami Grant had 17 points rant scored 25 of his 32 points and Kenneth Faried
to lead the 76ers, who were points in the second half added 24 points and 13 re-
looking for their first winning and Oklahoma City pulled bounds for the Nuggets.
streak of the season. away in the final four min- PELICANS 116, TIMBER-
Los Angeles took control in utes to hand Phoenix its WOLVES 102
overtime, scoring the first eighth consecutive loss. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An-
eight points in the extra ses- The Suns, losers of 23 of thony Davis and Jrue
sion as Philadelphia missed their last 25 games, were Holiday scored 27 points
10 straight shots to end reg- in it most of the way and apiece, and New Orleans
ulation and start OT. led by as many as six late snapped a four-game los-
MAGIC 117, HAWKS 110, OT in the third quarter. But Du- ing streak.
ATLANTA (AP) — Nikola rant sank two 3-pointers in Davis grabbed eight re-
Vucevic scored 25 of his a 16-4 Oklahoma City run bounds and Holiday had
28 points after halftime, to finish the game. nine assists and five boards
and Orlando rallied from Russell Westbrook added as well. Ryan Anderson
