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Pacers finish strong, beat Celtics 103-98
The Associated Press in uniform but didn’t play Indiana Pacers forward Myles Turner (33) shoots around Boston Celtics forward Amir Johnson (90)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IN- after starting each of the during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
DIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul team’s first 65 games and
George had 25 points as playing 39 minutes in a loss Associated Press
the Indiana Pacers finished to Chicago on Monday
with a strong fourth quarter night.
to beat the Boston Celtics Raptors rookie Norman
103-98 Tuesday night. Powell, starting for DeRo-
Monta Ellis added 16 points zan despite averaging only
with six assists, and Jordan 7 minutes per game, had a
Hill scored 15 for Indiana. season-high 17 points in 34
Isaiah Thomas had 21 minutes.
points, eight assists and six MAGIC 116, NUGGETS 110
rebounds for Boston. ORLANDO, Florida (AP) —
The score was tied at 77 Evan Fournier scored 30
with about 7 minutes re- points and Jason Smith had
maining before the Pac- 25 points and 13 rebounds
ers put together a 15-4 run off the bench to help Or-
that gave them enough lando beat Denver.
breathing room to with- Victor Oladipo scored 23
stand a late Boston surge. for the Magic, who led by
Avery Bradley’s jumper 18 in the third quarter be-
pulled the Celtics to 84-81 fore fending off Denver’s
with about 4 1/2 minutes to second-half rally. Brandon
go, but they got no closer Jennings added 12 points
after that. and 11 assists in his first start
SPURS 108, CLIPPERS 87 for Orlando.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Nuggets had six play-
Kawhi Leonard had 20 ers in double figures, led by
points to help San Anto- Gary Harris with 18 points,
nio wear down the short- but didn’t have enough
handed Los Angeles Clip- energy or firepower to
pers and match the sec- complete the comeback.
ond-longest home winning NETS 131, 76ERS 114
streak to open a season in NEW YORK (AP) — Bojan
NBA history. Bogdanovic scored a ca-
San Antonio won its 33rd reer-best 44 points to help
straight home game this Brooklyn set a season high
season, tying Orlando’s for points against Philadel-
start to the 1995-1996 sea- phia.
son. Chicago holds the re- Sean Kilpatrick had 19
cord at 37 games in ‘95-96 points, Brook Lopez added
on the way to a record 72 18 points and 10 rebounds,
wins overall. and Thaddeus Young fin-
LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 ished with 14 points and 16
points and reserve guards rebounds for the Nets.
Patty Mills and Manu Gi- Isaiah Canaan led the
nobili added 15 and 13, 76ers with 20 points. Ner-
respectively, for the Spurs lens Noel, Ish Smith and Nik
(57-10). Stauskas each had 18.
Los Angeles (42-24), still Bogdanovic’s previous
playing without Blake Grif- career high was 28 points
fin, lost its second straight. against Orlando last April
The Clippers’ reserves, who 15. His total was the most
were without the injured for a Nets player since Der-
Paul Pierce, were out- on Williams scored 57 on
scored 51-20 by the Spurs’ March 4, 2012. The team
bench. moved to Brooklyn the fol-
RAPTORS 107, BUCKS 89 lowing season.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Philadelphia has lost 15 of
Lowry scored 25 points 16 games. The only victory
as Toronto, despite rest- during that stretch came
ing leading scorer DeMar against the Nets at home.
DeRozan, had no trouble KINGS 106, LAKERS 98
with Milwaukee. Darren Collison had 22
Giannis Antetokounmpo points in his ninth start of the
had 18 points, 12 rebounds season, DeMarcus Cous-
and nine assists in 35 min- ins also scored 22 and the
utes for the Bucks, just miss- Sacramento Kings com-
ing a triple-double. pleted a four-game season
DeRozan, who averages sweep of the Los Angeles
23.8 points per game, was Lakers with a 106-98 victory.
