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Hardaway, Knicks give Cavs 4th loss in 5 games, 114-95

By The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, North Carolina
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tim (AP) — Kemba Walker had
Hardaway Jr. scored 34 34 points and 10 assists,
points and Kristaps Porzin- and Charlotte snapped
gis had 32 as the New York Orlando’s three-game win
Knicks handed the Cleve- streak.
land Cavaliers their fourth Walker was 15 of 25 from
loss in five games, 114-95 the field. Dwight Howard
on Sunday night. had a season-high 22 points
Cleveland, which was against his former team,
blown out by Orlando and eight of those coming off
lost to Brooklyn during this alley-oop dunks — two on
stretch, fell below .500 de- assists from Walker and two
spite cutting a 19-point from Jeremy Lamb. Lamb
deficit to six in the fourth had 20 points, marking his
quarter. sixth straight game with at
LeBron James downplayed least 15 points while filling in
the Cavaliers’ problems for the injured Nic Batum.
following Saturday night’s Jonathan Simmons led
123-101 loss in New Orleans, the Magic with 27 points
but the issues continued on 9-of-15 shooting. Evan
for the defending Eastern Fournier added 23 points,
Conference champions. and Terrence Ross and
New York, after winning its Aaron Gordon each had
first game Friday over the 17.
Nets, led 89-71 late in the WIZARDS 110, KINGS 83
third quarter. Cleveland SACRAMENTO, California
cut it to 94-88 on James’ (AP) — John Wall scored
drive, forcing New York to New York Knicks’ Tim Hardaway Jr., left, passes around Cleveland Cavaliers’ Jae Crowder in the 11 of his 19 points in the first
call a timeout with 8:21 left. second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in Cleveland. The Knicks won quarter and finished with
Courtney Lee scored on a 114-95. nine assists, helping the
drive and hit a 3-pointer, Associated Press Wizards to the road win.q
helping the Knicks make it sists. He went 14 for 21 from
103-88. New York took its the field, scoring from all WNBA star Stewart says she
largest lead, 114-93, in the over the floor while helping
final minute. Milwaukee to its third win in was sexually abused as a child
PISTONS 115, WARRIORS its last four games.
107 Dennis Schroder finished By The Associated Press
OAKLAND, California (AP) with 21 points and Taurean WNBA star Breanna Stew-
— Avery Bradley scored 23 Prince had 17 for Atlanta, art says she was sexually
points, Reggie Jackson had which has lost six straight. abused as a child.
22 and the Pistons handed The Hawks have no inside The Seattle Storm forward
the defending NBA cham- experience or size this sea- describes the abuse in an
pion Warriors their second son after letting Paul Millsap essay posted Monday on
home loss of the season. and Al Horford leave as free the Players’ Tribune web-
Tobias Harris hit a 3-pointer agents and trading Dwight site.
for Detroit with 1:27 remain- Howard to Charlotte. They Stewart says she was first
ing that all but sealed it af- were outrebounded by 12 molested at a relative’s
ter Kevin Durant fueled a and never led. house in upstate New York
late Warriors rally. PACERS 97, SPURS 94 when she was 9 by a man
The Warriors lost only twice INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — who continued the abuse This June 10, 2016 file photo shows Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart
total at Oracle Arena in Victor Oladipo made a for two years. during a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun in
both their 2015 champi- 3-pointer with about 10 Stewart says she eventu- Uncasville, Conn.
onship year and again in seconds left, lifting Indiana ally told her parents, who Associated Press
the 73-win season that fol- to a rare win against San called police.
lowed, and then just five Antonio. She says the man was ar-
times at home on the way Oladipo finished with 23 rested and confessed but
to another title this year. points and five assists, and doesn’t indicate what
Klay Thompson scored 29 Domantas Sabonis set ca- happened to him.
for Golden State and be- reer highs with 22 points She says her father told
came the 11th player in and 12 rebounds. her that what happened
franchise history to eclipse It was the third win for to her is not a “dirty little
9,000 career points. Durant the Pacers in their last 20 secret” and that when
wound up with 28 points. games against the Spurs. she was comfortable tell-
BUCKS 117, HAWKS 106 LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 ing her story, it might save
ATLANTA (AP) — Giannis points and eight rebounds someone’s life.
Antetokounmpo scored 33 for San Antonio, which Stewart led UConn to four
points, Khris Middleton had played without Kawhi national championships,
27 and the Bucks cruised to Leonard and Tony Park- was the No. 1 pick in the
the victory. er again. The Spurs have 2016 WNBA draft and was
Antetokounmpo also had dropped two in a row. the WNBA rookie of the
11 rebounds and five as- HORNETS 120, MAGIC 113 year.q