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LeBron scores 27 as Cavs down

East-leading Raptors again

By The Associated Press Josh Richardson blocked a ing his sixth straight game
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron potential go-ahead shot in with a left MCL sprain.
James scored 27 points, the the final seconds and Heat Russell Westbrook had 44
last coming on a sensation- clinched their 20th playoff points and 16 rebounds,
al layup, and the Cleve- spot in 30 seasons by rally- and Paul George added 20
land Cavaliers gave the ing to beat Atlanta. points and eight rebounds
Toronto Raptors another The Heat trailed 98-90 with for the Thunder.
reminder of what could lie less than 3 minutes left, Golden State led 107-103
ahead in the playoffs with then finished the game on when a steal by Westbrook
a 112-106 victory on Tues- an 11-0 run. led to a dunk by Corey
day night. Tyler Johnson's 3-pointer Brewer with 20 seconds left.
James added nine re- got Miami within one, and Quinn Cook made two free
bounds, six assists and Whiteside tipped in Josh throws at the other end
helped put the Raptors Richardson's miss on the with 18 seconds to play.
away down the stretch next possession. Atlanta Westbrook quickly scored
with an artistic three-point had a chance to take the a layup to make it 109-107,
play. lead when Damion Lee got but Golden State's Dray-
It was Cleveland's second into the lane and tried a mond Green went to the
win in two weeks over the 10-footer with about 5 sec- line with 10 seconds left
Eastern Conference's top onds left, but Richardson and made two free throws
team, whose lead over blocked it and the Heat to put the game out of
second-place Boston con- controlled the rebound. reach.
tinues to shrink. This time, Richardson made a pair of ROCKETS 120, WIZARDS 104
the Cavaliers were much free throws with 0.6 seconds HOUSTON (AP) — James
healthier than when they left. The Hawks' last-ditch Harden had 38 points, 10
beat the Raptors on March 3-point try by John Collins rebounds and nine assists,
21 despite missing five rota- was well short, wrapping leading Houston over the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) passes the ball over
tional players and coach up the postseason spot for Washington Toronto Raptors' Serge Ibaka (9) during the first half of an NBA
Tyronn Lue. the Heat. At 63-15, the Rockets al- basketball game Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Cleveland.
Jose Calderon added 19 WARRIORS 111, THUNDER ready clinched home-court Associated Press
points and Kevin Love had 107 advantage throughout the
18 points and 15 rebounds OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — playoffs, but weren't inter- Bradley Beal led Washing- Neither Simmons nor Redick
for the Cavs, who are 9-1 Kevin Durant scored 34 ested in losing any momen- ton with 27 points, while played in the fourth quarter
since March 17. points while being booed tum against Washington. Markieff Morris had 14 and for Philadelphia, which won
DeMar DeRozan scored 19 throughout the game, Clint Capela had 21 points Otto Porter, Jr. added 12. its third consecutive contest
and Jonas Valanciunas 17 leading Golden State over and 10 rebounds for Hous- 76ERS 121, NETS 95 without All-Star center Joel
for Toronto, which will host Oklahoma City. ton, while Gerald Green PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.J. Embiid. Embiid had surgery
Boston on Wednesday. Klay Thompson added 20 had 16 points off the bench Redick scored 19 points on Saturday after suffering
HEAT 101, HAWKS 98 points for the Warriors, who on 4-of-8 shooting from and Ben Simmons had 15 an orbital fracture in his left
MIAMI (AP) — Hassan Wh- evened the season series beyond the arc and one points and 12 rebounds to eye in Wednesday's 118-
iteside's tip-in with a minute at two wins apiece despite authoritative two-handed lead Philadelphia to its 11th 101 win over the Knicks.
left put Miami up for good, guard Stephen Curry miss- slam in the fourth. straight victory. q

Costas: NFL faces day of reckoning because of head injuries

By The Associated Press Litke and Dahlberg discuss
Bob Costas isn't backing the week's top events, in-
down on his belief that the cluding the Masters, which
NFL faces a day of reckon- Costas says is the one
ing on the issue of brain in- sporting event he wishes
juries, and talks about the he could have broadcast.
one event he wishes he had And they debate the merits
been able to broadcast on of Waffle House, where the
the "AP Sports Weekly" pod- fiesta omelet was a big hit
cast . as the co-hosts made their
The NBC and MLB an- way to Augusta for the
nouncer joins co-hosts Jim Masters.
Litke and Tim Dahlberg to Costas once described the
talk about a variety of is- location of Augusta Nation-
sues, including the Olym- al Golf club "like putting the In this Jan. 7, 2018, file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive
pics and how the growing Eiffel Tower in the middle of end Yannick Ngakoue, right, draws a penalty by hitting Buffalo
use of analytics has made a trailer park," and says he Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor (5) with helmet-to-helmet con-
baseball into a different has played the course but tact in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, in
game than he watched will leave the broadcast Jacksonville, Fla.
growing up. booth to others.q Associated Press