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Thompson, Durant lead Warriors past Spurs, 112-92

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —
Klay Thompson scored 27 Damian Lillard made a
points, Kevin Durant had 24 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds
and the Golden State War- left and Portland extended
riors overcame a lethargic its winning streak over Los
first half to beat the injury- Angeles to 13 games.Lillard
riddled San Antonio Spurs finished with 32 points, and
112-92 on Thursday night. Portland snapped a two-
Steph Curry added 21 game skid. Jusuf Nurkic
points for Golden State in added 28 points for Port-
its first meeting against the land.
Spurs since sweeping the Brook Lopez had 27 points
Western Conference finals and rookie Kyle Kuzma
en route to the NBA title. added a season-high 22 for
The Spurs played without the Lakers, who were short-
Kawhi Leonard and Tony handed after Larry Nance
Parker, as they did in the Jr. injured his left hand in
conference finals. the second half.
Unlike those blowout vic- Fellow rookie Lonzo Ball
tories, Golden State strug- was 0 for 2 from the field
gled to close out San Anto- with no points, four assists
nio.Spurs forward LaMarcus and three rebounds.
Aldridge had 24 points and Portland took a 106-105
10 rebounds, continuing his lead on Lillard’s free throws
resurgent season. Kyle An- with 1:56 left. Kuzma made
derson added 16 points in a hook shot on the other Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket against the San Antonio Spurs
place of Leonard, whose end, but Lillard answered during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in San Antonio.
return from an injured right with a layup before Nurkic Associated Press
quadriceps is still undeter- made free throws for a 110- But Kentavious Caldwell- onds left. Lillard hit the win- the clock. To the roar of the
mined. 107 lead. Pope quieted the fans with ner over the outstretched crowd, Lillard pointed to
TRAIL BLAZERS 113, LAKERS The standing crowd chant- a 3-pointer off an assist from arm of Brandon Ingram af- his wrist to indicate “Lillard
110 ed “Beat LA!” Ball to tie it with 15.5 sec- ter letting some time run off Time.”q
Nadal withdraws teau continued his unex-

pected march by knock-
ing out third-seeded Marin
Continued from Page 17 Cilic 7-6 (5), 7-5.
The eighth and last berth I had one yesterday, too. Benneteau lost their three
for London is between Isner And they cook a good one previous matches but
and Pablo Carreno Busta here.” edged a first set where
of Spain, Nadal signaled his knee both dropped serve twice.
who is ahead of Isner in the wasn’t right during his third- He sealed victory on his
race. round win over Pablo Cue- first match point on Cilic’s
Isner, who played with vas on Thursday. serve with a cross-court
strapping above his left “I’m going to do my treat- forehand winner and be-
knee, broke for 2-1 in the ment, do my best to be came emotional, drop-
third set. With an unre- playing in London,” he ping his racket, blowing
turnable serve on his first said. “But I cannot talk kisses, and tearing up.
match point, Isner topped about that now; it is tough Top-ranked Rafael Nadal held a news conference on Friday to “I was looking at my broth-
del Potro for only the third enough for me to pull out announce he could not play his scheduled match against Ser- er, who is my coach, and
time in nine matches. from here.” bian qualifier Filip Krajinovic. at my wife. I am so happy
Isner will next face Serbian Tournament director Guy Associated Press to make her proud,” he
qualifier Filip Krajinovic, Forget praised Nadal for his wrong. I said, ‘No, no, I’m up points for next year,” said. “It’s an indescribable
who advanced when attitude in trying his hardest sorry for you.’” he said. “I was already top joy.”
Nadal withdrew. to play, despite his evident Krajinovic, a qualifier 100 two or three years ago; In his last Paris Masters be-
“This week he’s played pain. ranked 77, is through to his then I had bad luck with in- fore retiring, the French-
with a lot of energy,” said “We all know Rafa, once first Masters semifinal, and juries.” man has a shot at a first
Isner, who has been refuel- he says he’s going to do the first qualifier to reach Krajinovic said his prog- career title on home court.
ing with a rare treat. “After something he sticks to it,” the semis since Jerzy Jano- ress was stalled by “an ex- He plays the winner of the
a match like this, any calo- Forget said. “He said ‘I’m wicz in 2012. tra bone in the wrist” that last quarterfinal between
ries are pretty good. I actu- sorry’ to me 10 times, like a “My goal this year was to needed to be treated. Fernando Verdasco and
ally had a cheeseburger. kid who’s done something play challengers to pick Unseeded Julien Benne- Jack Sock.q