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SPORTSThursday 5 November 2015
NBA Capsules
Lowry, Raptors start 4-0 for 1st time, beating Mavs 102-91
The Associated Press Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) celebrates scoring a basket against the Dallas Mavericks champion Golden State
DALLAS (AP) — Kyle Lowry late in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Dallas. Lowry lead all Warriors. The Grizzlies were
scored 27 points as the To- scoring with 27-points in the 102-91 Raptors win. outscored 72-27 in the mid-
ronto Raptors spoiled the dle two quarters and set a
home opener in Dallas, Associated Press team low for shooting (27.1
beating the Mavericks 102- percent).
91 on Tuesday for the first season-opening loss. NUGGETS 120, LAKERS 109 with 30 points, and Lou Wil- Mike Conley had 14 points
4-0 start in club history. Hassan Whiteside finished LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ken- liams added 14 of his 24 and six assists for Mem-
The Raptors took the lead with 23 points and 14 re- neth Faried had 28 points points in the fourth quarter phis, and Courtney Lee
for good on a 12-0 run that bounds for Miami, doing so and 15 rebounds, and for the Lakers, who started also scored 14. Marc Gasol
started in the middle of the on 11-for-12 shooting. Ac- Danilo Gallinari got 14 of his 0-4 for the second straight developed a neck spasm
fourth quarter. Jonas Va- cording to STATS, Whiteside 21 points in the second half year. Kobe Bryant had 11 and didn’t play in the sec-
lanciunas had six of his 16 was the third Heat center to of Denver’s victory over points on 4-of-11 shooting, ond half. Rudy Gay had 19
points during the decisive shoot at least 11 for 12 and winless Los Angeles. doing little to end his slump. points for the Kings, who
stretch. block four shots in a game, J.J. Hickson scored 17 GRIZZLIES 103, KINGS 89 played without All-Star
The Mavericks went almost joining Alonzo Mourning points in the Nuggets’ fifth SACRAMENTO, California center DeMarcus Cous-
4 minutes without a bas- and Shaquille O’Neal. consecutive win over the (AP) — Zach Randolph had ins because of a strained
ket after Dirk Nowitzki hit a Dwyane Wade scored 21 Lakers at Staples Cen- 20 points and 11 rebounds right Achilles. Sacramen-
3-pointer for an 86-82 lead. points despite spending ter since November 2012. as Memphis bounced back to’s perennial scoring and
Nowitzki finished with 18 a long stretch of the sec- Faried dominated the low from an embarrassing loss rebounding leader is also
points. ond half back in the Heat post, went 10 for 13 and hit with a victory over Sacra- expected to miss Wednes-
DeMar DeRozan scored 20 locker room after feeling a all eight of his free throws mento. day’s game in Phoenix.
points, and Luis Scola had migraine start coming on. in Denver’s 10th win over The Grizzlies were eager to HORNETS 130, BULLS 105
19 points and 12 rebounds He took some medicine Los Angeles in the last 11 rebound after a franchise- CHARLOTTE, North Caro-
for the Raptors, who and returned in the fourth meetings. Jordan Clarkson worst, 50-point loss Mon- lina (AP) — Jeremy Lamb
opened with three straight quarter. matched his career high day to the defending NBA scored 20 points on 9-of-10
wins two other times in their shooting and Nicolas Ba-
first 20 seasons. tum added 18 as Charlotte
Lowry had a game-high 10 cruised to its first victory of
assists, and Toronto held the season.Jeremy Lin add-
Dallas to 6-of-22 shooting ed 15 points, and Al Jeffer-
in the fourth quarter and 38 son had 14. The hot-shoot-
percent for the game. ing Hornets shot 14 of 22
Deron Williams, who starred from beyond the arc and
at a Dallas-area high made 22 of 23 free throws.
school, had 13 points in his Charlotte (1-3) led by as
home debut for the Maver- many as 27 in the second
icks. quarter after starting the
HAWKS 98, HEAT 92 game by hitting 13 of 18
MIAMI (AP) — Jeff Teague shots from the field and all
had 26 points and nine as- 11 foul shots in the first quar-
sists, leading the Hawks to a ter. The Bulls never mount-
road win. ed a serious challenge.
Al Horford scored 17 points Jimmy Butler led the Bulls
and Paul Millsap had 12 (3-2) with a season-high 26
points and 10 rebounds points on 10-of-16 shoot-
for Atlanta, which has won ing, while Doug McDermott
four straight following a added 17 points.q
Greinke gives up $71 million,
becomes free agent again
This is a 2015 file photo showing Zack Greinke of the Los Ange- NEW YORK (AP) — Pitcher tal to 151. rotations in baseball. While
les Dodgers baseball team. Zack Greinke has opted The 32-year-old right-hand- Los Angeles won three
out of the final three years er was 19-3 with a major straight NL West titles, it has
Associated Press of his contract with the Los league-best 1.66 ERA this not reached the World Se-
Angeles Dodgers in Major season, when he struck out ries since winning the 1988
League Baseball, giving up 200 in 222 2-3 innings. championship.
a guaranteed $71 million A three-time All-Star, Grein- He had the right to termi-
to become a free agent ke left the Los Angeles An- nate the contract within
again. gels at the end of the 2012 three days of the end of the
Greinke was among 12 ad- season and signed a $147 2015 World Series. The deal
ditional players who be- million, six-year contract with Los Angeles called for
came free agents, the MLB with the Dodgers, where him to earn $24 million next
Players Association said he joined with Clayton Ker- year, $23 million in 2017 and
Wednesday, raising the to- shaw to form one of the top $24 million in 2018.q
