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SPORTS Tuesday 7 November 2017
Harden scores career-high

56 points, Rockets rout Jazz

By The Associated Press with the Raptors. Porzingis added eight re-
HOUSTON (AP) — James Marcin Gortat had 11 points bounds and six blocked
Harden scored a career- and 12 rebounds, and Mar- shots in his seventh 30-point
high 56 points and added kieff Morris and Kelly Oubre performance in nine
13 assists in just 35 minutes Jr. each scored 10 points games this season.
to lead the Houston Rock- for the Wizards. Wall sat out Rookie Frank Ntilikina made
ets to a 137-110 victory because of a sprained left the tiebreaking 3-pointer
over the Utah Jazz on Sun- shoulder sustained Friday with 1:34 remaining as the
day night. in a 130-122 loss to Cleve- Knicks won for the fifth time
Harden finished 19 of 25 land. He is expected to in six games after an 0-3
from the field after miss- return for Tuesday’s home start. He had 10 points and
ing his last three attempts. game against Dallas. seven assists off the bench.
The MVP runner-up was 7 Toronto lost its starting point Thaddeus Young scored 18
for 7 from beyond the arc guard when Kyle Lowry was points and Victor Oladipo
until he missed a step-back ejected with 8:08 remaining had 17 for the Pacers, who
3-pointer midway through in the second quarter after led 84-65 with under 2 min-
the fourth quarter as the picking up two technical utes remaining in the third
shot clock was about to ex- fouls in quick succession for quarter.
pire. arguing. Lowry finished with LAKERS 107, GRIZZLIES 102
Even when the Jazz could two points in 12 minutes. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brook
deny Harden his shot, he DeMar DeRozan scored 26 Lopez scored 21 points,
passed it off for someone points and Norman Powell Brandon Ingram added 20
else to score. Eric Gordon had 19 as Toronto lost for and Los Angeles blew most
scored 20 points, Trevor the first time in three home of a 22-point lead before
Ariza had 14 and Nene games this season. hanging on for their third
scored 13 off the bench. TRAIL BLAZERS 103, THUN- victory in four games.
Harden received a stand- DER 99 Rookie Kyle Kuzma had 13
ing ovation from the Toy- PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Da- points and 12 rebounds in
ota Center crowd, which mian Lillard had 36 points his second career start for
rained down “MVP! MVP!” and 13 assists, Jusuf Nurkic the Lakers.
chants at multiple points added 25 points and Port- They beat Memphis at Sta-
during the game. He had land held off Oklahoma ples Center for the fourth
22 points in both the first City.Lillard, scoring at least straight time despite the Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) tangles up with Houston
and third quarters, 30 at 30 points in his fourth con- Grizzlies’ furious late rally. Rockets guard James Harden (13) in the first half of an NBA bas-
halftime and sat for the fi- secutive game, scored on Tyreke Evans scored 26 ketball game Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Houston.
nal 7:32 of the blowout. a driving layup with 29.5 points and Mike Conley Associated Press
Donovan Mitchell led Utah seconds to give the Blazers added 11 of his 23 in the Teague had 18 points and the top spot in the Western
with 17 points. a 98-94 lead that the Thun- fourth quarter for the Griz- 12 assists and Minnesota Conference. The last time
HAWKS 117, CAVALIERS 115 der were unable to over- zlies, who trailed by 15 beat Charlotte for its fifth Minnesota won five games
CLEVELAND (AP) — Dennis come.Nurkic hit 11 of 15 points with 5:18 to play straight victory. in a row was Jan. 2-10,
Schroeder scored 28 points shots and grabbed eight before rallying. Memphis Andrew Wiggins led Min- 2009.Cody Zeller led Char-
and injury-riddled Atlanta rebounds. C.J. McCollum trimmed the Lakers’ lead nesota with 20 points, and lotte with 16 points.
beat Cleveland to end an made six 3-pointers and to 103-100 with 42 seconds Karl-Anthony Towns, Jim- CELTICS 104, MAGIC 88
eight-game losing streak. scored 22 points for the left on Dillon Brooks’ free my Butler, Gorgui Dieng ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jay-
Missing five players, Atlanta Blazers, who hit 50 percent throws after a flagrant foul and Jamal Crawford all len Brown scored 18 points
won for the first time since from the floor (37 of 74). by Lopez. reached double figures in and Al Horford added 14
topping Dallas in the sea- Paul George topped the TIMBERWOLVES 112, HOR- scoring.The Timberwolves points and 10 rebounds to
son opener. Thunder with 27 points. NETS 94 moved to 7-3, just a half- spark Boston to a victory
Cleveland’s Kevin Love Russell Westbrook had 25 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeff game behind Houston for over Orlando.q
was taken to a hospital with points and nine assists.
much of the second half Goerges tops Vandeweghe
an illness, Cavaliers coach Oklahoma City played
Tyronn Lue said without dis-
closing the problem. Love without Carmelo Anthony.
left in the third quarter. He was ejected from the to win WTA Elite Trophy
Coming off his 57-point per- game with 4:26 left in the
formance Friday night at third quarter following a ZHUHAI, China (AP) — Julia Goerges qualified late for bit disappointed by how
Washington, LeBron James flagrant foul. Driving to the Goerges defeated CoCo the 12-player field in Zhuhai flat I came out for a final.”
had 26 points and 13 assists basket, Anthony elbowed Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-1 in by winning the Kremlin Cup Goerges will move up to
for Cleveland. the chin of Nurkic, who col- the WTA Elite Trophy final in Moscow two weeks ago. a career high of 14 in the
The Cavaliers have lost five lapsed and lay on the floor on Sunday. She has won nine matches year-end WTA rankings.
of seven. for more than a minute. Goerges fell behind 5-2 in in a row.Vandeweghe, who The tournament in Zhuhai
WIZARDS 107, RAPTORS 96 KNICKS 108, PACERS 101 the first set before rallying entered the tournament features the leading play-
TORONTO (AP) — Brad- NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps to win 10 of the next 11 seeded second, dropped ers on the women’s tour
ley Beal scored 38 points, Porzingis scored a career- games as she cruised to her five service games against who didn’t qualify for the
Otto Porter Jr. had 19 and high 40 points, carrying second straight WTA title. Goerges. WTA Finals in Singapore
Washington overcame the the New York Knicks back “I can’t imagine a better “I felt a little flat today but last week. The 12-player
absence of All-Star point from a 19-point deficit to ending to this season, two Julia played really well,” draw was divided into four
guard John Wall to beat a 108-101 victory over the titles in two weeks and this said Vandeweghe. “She groups of three, with the
Toronto, winning for the Indiana Pacers on Sunday is the biggest one,” said finished by having a great winner of each group ad-
second time in 11 meetings night. Goerges. two weeks. I’m just a little vancing to the semifinals.q