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SPORTS Tuesday 21 November 2017

Lonzo Ball has triple-double, Lakers top Nuggets 127-109

By The Associated Press guard has two in his first 17 2014. Each of the last 11
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lonzo games. regular-season games in
Ball had his second career WARRIORS 118, NETS 111 the series were won by the
triple-double and Julius NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen home team, until the Pac-
Randle scored 24 points Curry had season highs with ers emphatically changed
in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 39 points and 11 rebounds, that in this one.
127-109 victory over the and Golden State Warriors Victor Oladipo scored 15,
short-handed Denver Nug- held on after he fouled out Darren Collison had 12
gets on Sunday night. to beat Brooklyn. points and 10 assists and
Ball had 11 points, a ca- A night after erasing a Thaddeus Young added
reer-high 16 rebounds and 22-point halftime deficit in 12 for Indiana. The Pacers
11 assists in the 20-year-old Philadelphia, the Warriors outscored Miami 69-40 in
rookie’s first triple-double in built a 22-point cushion af- the game’s final 25 minutes
front of his hometown fans ter two quarters behind 22 and shot 60 percent for the
at Staples Center. points from Curry. Playing game.
Brook Lopez scored 21 without Kevin Durant, they Wayne Ellington scored 21
points and Jordan Clarkson led by 28 in the third quar- points, all of them coming
added 18 for the Lakers, ter but Brooklyn cut it all on 3-pointers, for the Heat. Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, center, grabs a rebound
who surged to a 24-point the way to four after Curry Josh Richardson and Has- against Denver Nuggets forwards Trey Lyles, left, and Juancho
lead in the first half and picked up his sixth foul with san Whiteside each scored Hernangomez of Spain, during the second half of an NBA
basketball game Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Los Angeles.
easily won for just the sec- three minutes remaining. 15 and James Johnson Associated Press
ond time in seven games. Klay Thompson then scored added 10 for the Heat. C.J. Miles had 12 and To- high fourth straight and im-
Denver coach Mike Malo- seven of his 23 points in the Dion Waiters was scoreless ronto beat Washington to proved to 6-1 at home.
ne and top scorer Nikola final two minutes. for Miami, missing all 10 of avenge its only home loss Wizards guard John Wall
Jokic were ejected in the Durant was out with a his shots. Miami’s starters of the season. didn’t play because of a
second quarter after Malo- sprained left ankle, giving were outscored by Indi- Kyle Lowry and Fred VanV- sore left knee, but coach
ne stepped onto the court him extra rest before Gold- ana’s 90-44. leet each scored 10 points Scott Brooks said there’s a
during play to argue a en State wraps up its four- RAPTORS 100, WIZARDS 91 and Serge Ibaka had nine “great chance” the four-
no-call on a play by Jokic game trip at Oklahoma TORONTO (AP) — DeMar points and eight rebounds. time All-Star will return Mon-
around the basket. Malone City on Wednesday night DeRoan scored 33 points, Toronto won its season- day night at Milwaukee.q
furiously confronted refer- in his former home arena.
ee Rodney Mott, who swift- Omri Casspi started in his
ly ejected the coach and place and had 12 points
his best player when Jokic and eight rebounds.
joined in the argument. Allen Crabbe scored 25
Forward Paul Millsap also points, and Spencer Din-
left with a sprained left wrist widdie had 21 points and
in the second quarter of a eight assists for the Nets.
miserable night at Staples The Warriors trailed 74-52 at
Center for the Nuggets, halftime in Philadelphia on
who lost for just the second Saturday before scoring 47
time in six games. points in the third quarter
Ball had another big game and winning 124-116. Curry
at another turbulent mo- appeared determined to
ment in his family life. With get Golden State going
his father, LaVar, engaged quickly Sunday, scoring 13
in a public argument with points while playing all 12
Donald Trump over the minutes in the first quarter.
president’s role in resolv- PACERS 120, HEAT 95
ing brother LiAngelo’s MIAMI (AP) — Bojan Bog-
misdeeds during a UCLA danovic scored 26 points,
basketball trip to China, Myles Turner added 25
Lonzo Ball put together an and Indiana embarrassed
outstanding floor game to Miami Heat in the second
boost the Lakers. Ball and half.
Magic Johnson are the Turner made 11 of 14 shots
only Lakers with multiple for the Pacers, who won
triple-doubles in their rook- their third straight game
ie seasons. Johnson had overall and got their first
seven, and his new point win in Miami since Nov. 12,