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SPORTS Wednesday 1 november 2017
NBA: Teague scores 23 points

in Minnesota win over Miami

MIAMI (AP) — Jeff Teague his 12 points in the fourth game made it 87-83 in the
scored 23 points, Andrew quarter. Boston lost its first final minute of the third
Wiggins scored 22 and the two games of the season quarter.
Minnesota Timberwolves on back-to-back nights — He drained four more early
scored the first six points of and star free agent Gor- in the fourth, after which
overtime before holding don Hayward, too — but Orlando led 106-89.
on to beat the Miami Heat have not lost since. Coming off a lopsided vic-
125-122 on Monday. Reserves Brandon Paul had tory over Cleveland on Sat-
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 18 points and Rudy Gay urday, the Pelicans were
20 points and grabbed 12 scored 14 for San Antonio, unable to respond during
rebounds for the Timber- which remains without Tony the final seven minutes.
wolves, who got 16 from Parker and Kawhi Leonard. Nikola Vucevic, Evan
Jimmy Butler and 13 from The Spurs lost on back- Fournier and Jonathon
Jamal Crawford. to-back nights and fell to Simmons each scored 20
Jimmy Butler scored 14, 1-3 on a four-game road points for Orlando, which
Jamal Crawford scored trip, leaving coach Gregg shot 50.6 percent (43 of 85)
13 and Towns grabbed 12 Popovich waiting for ca- from the field and 47.1 per-
rebounds for the Timber- reer victory No. 1,155, cent (16 of 34) from 3-point
wolves. which would tie him with range.
Dion Waiters tied a career- Phil Jackson at sixth on the Aaron Gordon added 17
high by scoring 33 for Mi- NBA’s all-time list. points, helping the Magic
ami, 14 of those coming in HORNETS 104, GRIZZLISE 99 bounce back from a loss at Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) drives
the fourth quarter including MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) Charlotte a night earlier. q up against Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo during the sec-
ond half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, in
a layup that sent the game — Kemba Walker scored Miami. Associated Press
to overtime. 27 points and keyed a
His 30-footer that would fourth-quarter rally to erase
have tied the game as a double-digit deficit as
time expired bounced off the Hornets handed Mem-
the rim. phis its first home loss of the
Kelly Olynyk scored 23 season with a win over the
points and Goran Dragic Grizzlies.
added 18 for Miami — Jeremy Lamb added 17
which was again without points and rookie Ma-
center Hassan Whiteside, lik Monk finished with 13
out for a fifth consecutive points.
game with a bruised left Memphis held a 10-point
knee. lead with just under 8 min-
Bam Adebayo started utes left, but Walker re-en-
again in his place and had tered the game and kick-
the best game of his rook- started the Charlotte rally.
ie season, finishing with 13 Walker had nine points in
points and 13 rebounds. the stretch, part of which
KNICKS 116, NUGGETS 110 included an 18-4 run by the
NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Hornets.
Porzingis scored a career- That rally put the Hornets
high 38 points and Kyle ahead for good, although
O’Quinn added 15 points Memphis pulled within 102-
and 12 rebounds to help 99 in the closing seconds.
the Knicks beat the Nug- Memphis couldn’t catch
gets. Charlotte primarily be-
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored all cause they made only 6 of
13 of his points in the fourth 27 shots in the fourth, many
quarter after the Knicks had of them coming in the clos-
blown all of their 23-point ing minutes as the Grizzlies
third-quarter lead. tried to stop the Hornets
Nikola Jokic led the Nug- rally.
gets with 28 points and Ja- Tyreke Evans led Memphis
mal Murray scored 20. with 19 points and 10 re-
CELTICS 108, SPURS 94 bounds, while Mike Conley
BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving finished with 16.
scored 24 points, Jaylen MAGIC 115, PELICANS 99
Brown added 18 and Al NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mar-
Horford had 13 rebounds reese Speights highlighted
to help the Celtics beat the an 18-point performance
Spurs and lead Boston to its by hitting five of his career-
fifth straight victory. high six 3-pointers during a
Irving scored 24 for the third decisive 22-6 run, and the
straight game, rookie Jay- Magic soundly defeated
son Tatum had 11 rebounds the Pelicans.
and Terry Rozier had 10 of Speights’ second 3 of the