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SPORTS Wednesday 31 OctOber 2018

Thompson hits NBA record 14 3s as Warriors top Bulls 149-124

By The Associated Press ronto in a showdown of the reer-high 17 points.
CHICAGO (AP) — Klay NBA's last two undefeated KINGS 123, HEAT 113
Thompson broke team- teams. MIAMI (AP) — Willie Cauley-
mate Stephen Curry's NBA Milwaukee improved to Stein scored 26 points and
record with 14 3-pointers 7-0 in a marquee matchup grabbed 13 rebounds, Bud-
and finished with 52 points that lost some luster with dy Hield added 23 points
to lead the Golden State Antetokounmpo in concus- and Sacramento ran past
Warriors to a 149-124 vic- sion protocol and Raptors Miami.
tory over the Chicago Bulls star Kawhi Leonard sitting De'Aaron Fox scored 20
on Monday night. out to rest. points and Nemanja Bjeli-
Thompson set the mark The Bucks' start to the sea- ca added 19 for the Kings,
when he nailed a 3 with just son matches the 1971-72 who outscored Miami 77-
under five minutes remain- club for best in franchise 55 in the middle two quar-
ing in the third quarter. history. Milwaukee made ters and won on the Heat's
He was then mobbed by up for Antetokounmpo's home floor for the second
teammates as the players absence with another consecutive season.
headed to the sideline for strong showing from the The Kings outscored Miami
a timeout, with the War- perimeter, with Malcolm 68-38 in the paint, and 27-9
riors leading 113-69. Curry Brogdon and Eric Bledsoe off turnovers.
hit 13 3-pointers in a win chipping in 17 points each. Josh Richardson scored a
over New Orleans on Nov. Serge Ibaka scored 30 career-high 31 points for
7, 2016. Thompson played points for Toronto, which Miami, which got an NBA
only 27 minutes and sat out had its franchise-best 6-0 season-high 24 rebounds
the fourth quarter. start snapped. Pascal from Hassan Whiteside, one
He had been in a shooting Siakam added 22. shy of his career high. Wh- Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, right, shoots a
three pointer against Chicago Bulls forward Justin Holiday, left,
slump to start the season, The Bucks eclipsed the iteside also had 16 points during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct.
making just 5 of 36 from be- 110-point mark for the sev- and five blocked shots for 29, 2018, in Chicago.
hind the arc in the Warriors' enth straight game. the Heat. Associated Press
first seven games. Thomp- TIMBERWOLVES 124, LAKERS KNICKS 115, NETS 96
son was 14 for 24 against 120 NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Indiana was led by Vic- rookie Luka Doncic for the
the Bulls. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jim- Hardaway Jr. had 25 points tor Oladipo with 21 points, overtime victory.
The All-Star guard busted my Butler hit five of Minne- and eight assists, and New nine rebounds and seven LaMarcus Aldridge added
out of the slump quickly sota's eight 3-pointers in the York rolled to its second win assists. Darren Collison had 20 points as San Antonio
with 22 points in the first fourth quarter to finish with of the season. 17 points in the Pacers' first won its second overtime
quarter and had 36 at the 32 points and help the Tim- Frank Ntilikina added 16 home loss of the season. game.
half as Golden State was berwolves hang on to beat points and Enes Kanter had 76ERS 113, HAWKS 92 DeRozan and Doncic bat-
up 92-50. It was the sec- LeBron James and the Lak- 15 points and 15 rebounds PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ben tled in the final minutes of
ond-highest scoring half ers. off the bench for the Simmons had 21 points, 12 regulation and into over-
by an NBA team. Phoenix Karl-Anthony Towns Knicks, who had dropped rebounds and nine assists time in a game that includ-
scored 107 in the first half of pitched in with 25 points, five straight since beat- and Philadelphia flashed ed 10 lead changes and 12
a 173-143 victory over Den- a season-high 16 rebounds ing Atlanta in their season a little of last year's playoff ties.
ver in 1990. and four blocks for the Tim- opener. form in a win over Atlanta. DeRozan scored 18 points
Curry scored 23. Kevin Du- berwolves. They ended their skid em- The oft-maligned Markelle in the fourth quarter and
rant had 14 points and James had 10 of his 29 phatically, outscoring the Fultz had season-highs with overtime, while Doncic had
eight assists. And Chicago points in the fourth quar- Nets 59-41 over the middle seven baskets (on 16 at- 10 points in the same span.
product Alfonzo McKinnie ter after missing his first two quarters and leading tempts) and 16 points in 23 Dennis Smith Jr. scored 22
added 19 points and 10 five shots. He added 10 re- by as many as 25 points. minutes. Joel Embiid add- points for Dallas.
rebounds as the two-time bounds and seven assists Spencer Dinwiddie scored ed 10 points. NUGGETS 116, PELICANS
defending NBA champions on the 15th anniversary of 17 points for the Nets, who That was enough to help 111
improved to 7-1. his professional debut. dropped their third straight. send Atlanta to its second DENVER (AP) — Gary Harris
Zach LaVine and Antonio Brandon Ingram came TRAIL BLAZERS 103, PACERS straight loss. Kent Bazemore scored 23 points and came
Blakeney led the Bulls with back strong from his four- 93 scored 18 points to lead up with a big steal late to
21 points, and Wendell game suspension with 24 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Zach the Hawks, who lost their help Denver hold off short-
Carter Jr. scored 18. points for the Lakers. Kyle Collins matched his career second straight. handed New Orleans af-
BUCKS 124, RAPTORS 109 Kuzma, after scoring 11 high with 17 points and C.J. SPURS 113, MAVERICKS 108, ter nearly squandering an
MILWAUKEE (AP) — With points in the first five min- McCollum also had 17 to OT 18-point lead.
Giannis Antetokounmpo utes, had only eight more. lead Portland. SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jamal Murray chipped in
sidelined because of in- Josh Okogie, starting at The Blazers have won DeMar DeRozan had 34 23 points and Nikola Jokic
jury, Ersan Ilyasova scored shooting guard for Minne- three straight in the series points and nine assists and had 12 points and 10 assists
a season-high 19 points to sota in place of the injured and eight of the last nine San Antonio withstood a for his fifth double-double
help Milwaukee beat To- Andrew Wiggins, had a ca- against the Pacers. 31-point outburst by Dallas in six games.q