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SPORTS Friday 7 december 2018

Stephen Curry scores 42

points, Warriors rout Cavs

By The Associated Press control of another fourth time in 10 games. Toronto is
CLEVELAND (AP) — Stephen quarter during his third an NBA-best 21-5, and im-
Curry made nine 3-pointers 40-point game since joining proved to 11-3 at home.
and scored 42 points, Kev- the Lakers. Jimmy Butler scored a sea-
in Durant added 25 and DeMar DeRozan scored 32 son-high 38 points and had
the Golden State Warriors points and Rudy Gay had a 10 rebounds for Philadel-
came back to face a very season-high 31 before foul- phia.
different looking Cleveland ing out for the Spurs in the NUGGETS 124, MAGIC 118,
team for the first time since first of back-to-back games OT
winning another NBA title, in three days to wrap up ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —
and beat the Cavaliers the season series between Jamal Murray scored 31
129-105 on Wednesday these longtime West rivals. points and Denver shut
night.Curry scored nine They'll meet again in San down Orlando in overtime
points in less than a minute Antonio on Friday night. for its seventh straight victo-
midway through the fourth San Antonio held an eight- ry.After Terence Ross tied it
quarter to help the Warriors point lead in the fourth be- for Orlando with a 3-pointer
pull away for their eighth fore James started a rally with 6.1 seconds left in the
straight over their former by scoring nine consecu- fourth quarter, the Nug- Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George, left, goes
Finals rivals.Curry added tive points. gets outscored the Magic up for a shot against Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-
Jefferson (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game,
nine rebounds, seven as- James scored all 20 of his 9-2 until Nikola Vucevic Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in New York. The Thunder won 114-
sists and appears com- fourth-quarter points in the dunked for the Magic's first 112.
pletely healed after missing final 9½ minutes, going 7 of field goal of the overtime Associated Press
11 games with a strained 8 from the field with three session with just 1:04 left.q
groin. Durant had 10 re- 3-pointers. He also had six
bounds and nine assists. assists and five rebounds.
It was Golden State's first LaMarcus Aldridge had 21
visit to Cleveland since points and nine rebounds
June, when the Warriors for the Spurs.
completed a sweep to win THUNDER 114, NETS 112
their third championship in NEW YORK (AP) — Paul
four years.Nothing looked George scored 25 of his
the same.The Cavaliers 47 points in a sensational
lost LeBron James over the fourth quarter, including a
summer as a free agent go-ahead 3-pointer with
and are starting from 3.1 seconds left that lifted
scratch after a four-year Oklahoma City past Brook-
run as Eastern Conference lyn.
champions. Cleveland also George rallied the Thunder
is playing without injured from a 23-point deficit and
All-Star Kevin Love, forward finished a point shy of his
J.R. Smith is on a forced hia- career high, leading them
tus and the team recently to a fourth straight victory
traded Kyle Korver. in a game they trailed big
Tristan Thompson, one of for much of the way.
the only holdovers from Russell Westbrook had his
those powerful Cleveland 108th career triple-double
teams, had 19 rebounds to snap a tie with former
and 14 points. Rookie Collin Nets star and coach Jason
Sexton scored 20 points for Kidd for third in NBA history,
Cleveland. finishing with 21 points, 17
LAKERS 121, SPURS 113 assists and 15 rebounds.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeB- Allen Crabbe scored 22
ron James scored 20 of points and tied a season
his 42 points in the fourth high with seven 3-pointers
quarter and Josh Hart hit for New Jersey.
two clutch 3-pointers in the RAPTORS 113, 76ERS 102
final minutes as Los Ange- TORONTO (AP) — Kawhi
les beat San Antonio for its Leonard had 36 points, Jo-
fourth straight victory. nas Valanciunas scored
Kyle Kuzma had 22 points 18 of his season-high 26 in
and nine rebounds for the the fourth quarter and To-
Lakers, who lost Brandon ronto handed Philadelphia
Ingram to a sprained left its 13th consecutive loss in
ankle in the first quarter. Los Canada.
Angeles still beat the Spurs Serge Ibaka added 18
for the first time in three tries points to help the Raptors
this season, but only after bounce back from a loss to
James dramatically took Denver to win for the ninth