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SPORTS Wednesday 1 February

Barnes, Ferrell star as Mavericks beat Cavaliers

DALLAS (AP) — Harrison
Barnes scored 24 points
as last-placed Dallas
knocked off an NBA title
contender for the second
straight night, beating LeB-
ron James and the Cleve-
land Cavaliers 104-97 on
Monday.
Wesley Matthews had 21,
and rookie point guard
Yogi Ferrell scored a ca-
reer-high 19 in the second
game of a 10-day con-
tract, a night after hitting
two key free throws in the
final seconds of a win at
Southwest Division-leading
San Antonio.
James had 23 points and
Kyrie Irving 18 — but just
one between them in the
fourth quarter — for the
defending champs, who
were without fellow All-Star
Kevin Love because of re-
curring back spasms.
The Cavs dropped to 7-8
in January. The loss also
trimmed Cleveland’s lead
for the top spot in the East-
ern Conference to 2 1/2
games over Boston. Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes (40) is fouled by Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan McRae (12) during the second half of
CELTICS 113, PISTONS 109 an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Dallas. Dallas won 104-97.
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Associated Press
Thomas scored 24 of his 41
points in the fourth quarter stretch, making nine free which has lost six straight Center. games to 13, for Phoenix.
to help the Celtics extend throws in the fourth quarter and 17 of its last 18. GRIZZLIES 115, SUNS 96 Rookie Marquese Chriss
their winning streak to four while going 15 for 15 from 76ERS 122, KINGS 119 PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Con- added a career-high 20.
games. the line. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rob- ley scored a career-high Phoenix never led and
Jae Crowder added 21 HEAT 104, NETS 96 ert Covington had 23 points 38 points and Memphis trailed by as many as 30 in
points and Al Horford MIAMI (AP) — Goran Drag- and 10 rebounds to rally just missed a franchise re- matching its season worst
scored 13 for Boston, which ic scored 20 points and Philadelphia to the victory. cord with 16 3-pointers as with a fourth straight loss.
had to rally after Detroit Dion Waiters added 19 as The Sixers overcame 46 the Grizzlies rolled past the TIMBERWOLVES 111, MAG-
surged midway through the Heat pushed the NBA’s points from DeMarcus Phoenix Suns. IC 105, OT
the fourth quarter and the longest current winning Cousins and won again Conley matched his career MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An-
teams traded the lead. streak to eight games. without injured center Joel best with seven 3s (in 10 at- drew Wiggins scored 27
Andre Drummond had 28 James Johnson had 17, Embiid, who sat out with tempts) and made 12 of points and Ricky Rubio
points and pulled down 22 Rodney McGruder 13 and a left knee contusion. He 18 shots overall in his fourth made a career-high six
rebounds for the Pistons, Hassan Whiteside 12 for also will not travel with the 30-point game of the sea- 3-pointers to lead Minne-
who outscored Boston 60- Miami. Waiters and Dragic Sixers for road games later son, having had only five of sota to the home win.
38 in the paint and led the combined to hand out 17 this week against Dallas those in the rest of his ca- Karl-Anthony Towns had
Celtics on rebounds 51-44. assists for the Heat, who and San Antonio. The Six- reer. 23 points and 12 rebounds,
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope took the lead for good with ers officially listed Embiid Marc Gasol and Zach Rubio added 22 points,
added 18 points for Detroit, a 17-0 run late in the first as doubtful for those two Randolph each added 18 eight rebounds and eight
which lost its third straight. half. games. points for the Grizzlies in assists, and Wiggins forced
Thomas extended his run Miami outscored Brooklyn This game was postponed their third stop of a season- overtime with a jumper with
of games with at least 20 33-12 from 3-point range. Nov. 30 by the NBA be- high, six-game road trip. 10 seconds to play. The
points to 32 in a row. He Bojan Bogdanovic scored cause of condensation on Devin Booker scored 22, Wolves win for the eighth
carried Boston down the 16 points for Brooklyn (9-39), the court at the Wells Fargo running his string of 20-point time in 11 games.q