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SPORTSMonday 16 November 2015
NBA Roundup:
Bucks lock down on James late and beat Cavaliers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwau- sion’s top team. scored 17 points for the
kee’s Jerryd Bayless held One man who could not
LeBron James scoreless be stopped was Stephen Bucks while Giannis Ante-
over the final 3:15 of the Curry, who again led the
second overtime to steer way as Golden State won tokounmpo had 16 points
the Bucks to a 108-105 win in overtime against Brook-
against Cleveland on Sat- lyn to improve to 11-0. and 11 rebounds in 45 min-
urday, snapping the Cava- Elsewhere, Blake Griffin
liers’ eight-game winning sank a clutch late basket utes before fouling out with
streak. to cap a strong individual
James scored 37 points for performance and give the 3:15 left in the second over-
Cleveland but could not Los Angeles Clippers victo-
break the shackles when ry over Detroit, while Wash- time.
it mattered most, and the ington beat Orlando for
Bucks — last in the Central the 10th straight time. Bayless drew the assign-
Division — took a credit- Milwaukee’s Bayless and
able victory over that divi- Michael Carter-Williams ment of guarding James
after Antetokounmpo
fouled out, and he held the
Cleveland star scoreless
the rest of the game.
Golden State’s Curry
scored 21 of his 34 points Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James is fouled by Milwaukee
Bucks’ Jerryd Bayless as he drives during the first half of an NBA
after halftime to steer the basketball game Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Milwaukee.
Warriors past Brooklyn 107- (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
99. the winning streak to dou-
Andre Iguodala hit a ble figures with a 108-99
3-pointer with six seconds victory.
left in regulation to tie the Kris Humphries scored 23
game, while Brook Lopez points, including a career-
missed a short shot on the high five 3-pointers. The last
buzzer that would have of them came with 4:45 re-
won it for the Nets. maining as part of an 8-0
Iguodala finished with 18 runs that put the Wizards
points for the Warriors, who ahead.
pulled quickly in overtime, Garrett Temple matched
scoring the first 10 points. his career high with 18
Jarrett Jack scored a sea- points for Washington.
son-high 28 for Brooklyn Nikola Vucevic had 19
Los Angeles’ Griffin scored points and 13 rebounds for
34 points, including a cru- the Magic.
cial jumper with 17 seconds Dallas overcame the ab-
left that helped the Clip- sence of three regular
pers down Detroit 101-96. starts, including talisman
Jamal Crawford added a Dirk Nowitzki, and comfort-
season-high 37 points, mak- ably beat Texas rival Hous-
ing all 10 of his free throws, ton 110-98.
for the Clippers, who were San Antonio won 92-83 to
without injured starters inflict a 10th straight loss to
Chris Paul and J.J. Redick. start the season for Phila-
Ersan Ilyasova scored 20 delphia, which has lost 20
points for the Pistons, who successive games dating
have lost nine in a row back to last season.
against the Clippers. Phoenix’s Eric Bledsoe
Such a lopsided head-to- scored 30 points, and the
head record was outdone Suns cruised to a 10581 win
by Washington’s domina- over Denver.q
tion of Orlando, extending
