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Thomas scores 22 for Celtics,

joins fans in celebration

The Associated Press ing scorer at 29.2 points per The Nets ended a 16-game
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah game, played only 24 min- losing streak at Barclays
Thomas scored 22 points utes and sat out the entire Center. They hadn’t won
in the Boston Celtics 100- final quarter. He had some here since Dec. 26, when
80 win over Chicago and fun with the fans in the clos- Lin strained his hamstring in
joined fans doing the wave ing minutes of the blowout, a victory over Charlotte.
as it circled TD Garden on taking part with teammate Brook Lopez had 25 points
Sunday. Jae Crowder in the crowd’s for the Nets. Carmelo An-
The Celtics rushed to a 13-0 cheer. thony had 27 for the Knicks.
lead, shutting out Chica- Avery Bradley had 17 PACERS 102, HEAT 98
Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier, right, steals the ball from Chi- go until Dwyane Wade’s points. Robin Lopez and INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul
cago Bulls guard Cameron Payne, left, in the fourth quarter of an jumper nearly six minutes Denzel Valentine had 13 George had 28 points and
NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Boston. into the game. points apiece for the Bulls, 10 rebounds in Indiana’s
Associated Press Thomas, the team’s lead- who have lost five straight. victory over Miami.
NETS 120, KNICKS 112 Myles Turner added 15
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy points for Indiana, and Jeff
Lin ended an 0-for-9 start Teague had 12 points, five
with a 3-pointer that halted rebounds and four assists.
a Knicks comeback, and Hassan Whiteside led the
Brooklyn beat New York for Heat with 26 points and 21
its first home victory of 2017. rebounds.q
Atlanta wins 6-1 in Minnesota’s
snowy home opener

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — people who braved the
Josef Martinez had a hat elements to come out,”
trick and Miguel Almiron Minnesota coach Adrian
scored twice as Atlanta Health said. “I thought their
United quickly spoiled support was incredible,
fellow expansion club and it’s just a pity that we
Minnesota’s snowy home couldn’t give them any
opener with a 6-1 victory type of performance that
Sunday that matched the warrantied the support that
coldest game in MLS history we got.”
with a kickoff temperature Kevin Molino scored the
of 20 degrees Fahrenheit only goal for Minnesota,
(-6 Celsius). which lost 5-1 at Portland
The scarf-bundled crowd at last week and has become
the University of Minnesota the first MLS team to
football stadium, where the allow five-plus goals in
club will play until its soccer- consecutive games.
specific stadium is finished Atlanta, which joined MLS
in nearby St. Paul, was this season with Minnesota
announced at 35,043 but for the league’s 21st and
dwindled to significantly 22 teams, was coming off a
lower than that. 2-1 loss at home to the New
“The only positive that we York Red Bulls in its opener
can take from today is the last week.q