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Bulls beat top-seeded Celtics 111-97 to take 2-0 series lead

The Associated Press court. Game 2, going 6 for 12, even their playoff series at years ago. Jordan’s toma-
BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy But- Game 3 is Thursday night in including 2 of 5 from long 1-1. hawk jam put an exclama-
ler scored 22 points, Rajon Milwaukee. range. His step back jump- Jordan finished with 18 tion on the end of the pe-
Rondo finished one re- Giannis Antetokounmpo er with 8.9 seconds remain- points and 15 rebounds, riod.
bound shy of a triple-dou-
ble and the Chicago Bulls
beat the Boston Celtics
111-97 on Tuesday night to
take a 2-0 lead in their se-
ries against the No. 1 seed
in the Eastern Conference.
Butler added eight re-
bounds and eight assists.
Rondo’s night ended with
11 points and 14 assists on
a night when all five Bulls
starters reached double
figures.
Dwyane Wade had 22
points, including 16 in the
second half, and Robin Lo-
pez added 18 points and
eight points.
The Bulls host Game 3 on
Friday.
After a better start by the
Celtics, a familiar theme
started to take hold as the
Bulls took control by again
dominating on the offen-
sive glass. Chicago held a
43-38 rebounding edge for
the game.
Isaiah Thomas scored 20
points for Boston.
RAPTORS 106, BUCKS 100
TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Low-
ry scored 22 points, includ-
ing the clinching basket
with less than 10 seconds Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) walks past the Chicago Bulls as they huddle during the second quarter of a first-round NBA
to play, and Toronto beat playoff basketball game in Boston, Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
Milwaukee to even the first- Associated Press
round playoff series at 1-1.
DeMar DeRozan had 23 had 24 points and 15 re- ing gave Toronto a 104-100 and Chris Paul added 21 Gordon Hayward led the
points, Serge Ibaka added bounds for the Bucks. Khris lead. points and 10 assists for the Jazz with 20 points. Joe
13 of his 16 in the second Middleton scored 20 points CLIPPERS 99, JAZZ 91 Clippers, who crushed the Johnson, whose floater at
half and Jonas Valanci- and Greg Monroe had 18. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Jazz in the paint, 60-38. the buzzer gave them a
unas had 10 points and 10 Lowry scored just four Griffin led a smash-mouth Los Angeles stormed to two-point win in Game 1,
rebounds for the Raptors, points in Saturday’s Game revival of Lob City with 24 a 12-point lead in the first added 13 points off the
who improved to 5-1 when 1 loss, missing all six of his points, DeAndre Jordan quarter, reeling off the kind bench.
playing Game 2 of a play- 3-point attempts. had a double-double and of dunks that earned the Game 3 is Friday in Salt
off series on their home He was much better in Los Angeles beat Utah to team’s Lob City moniker Lake City.q

Russia boasts of better replacements for banned meldonium

MOSCOW (AP) — A Rus- nificantly better than mel- Sharapova was among Numerous claims have gued it prevents heart at-
sian state medical agen- donium,” in comments over 100 athletes who test- been made over recent tacks under extreme stress.
cy says it has found new carried by Russian news ed positive after the heart decades about meldo- Sharapova said last year
and improved alternatives agencies. drug meldonium was nium, which is marketed she used meldonium for 10
to meldonium, the banned Uiba didn’t name the new banned in sport last year. for sufferers from heart years for reasons including
substance for which tennis drugs and it wasn’t imme- Most of those were cleared and circulatory conditions, a magnesium deficiency,
star Maria Sharapova test- diately clear whether they because of evidence they including that it can in- irregular heart test results
ed positive. are already being used by had stopped taking mel- crease physical and men- and a family history of di-
Federal Medical-Biological top Russian athletes. Uiba’s donium before it was tal endurance. abetes.\ Sharapova will
Agency head Vladimir agency is tasked with pro- banned, though Sharapo- However, Russian officials return to the WTA Tour at
Uiba says Russia has found viding medical support to va was suspended be- have said it is not perfor- a competition in Stuttgart
“several drugs which are Russian national teams in cause she had taken it af- mance-enhancing in a on Apr. 26, the day her
not banned and work sig- many sports. ter the cutoff date. sports context, and ar- 15-month ban ends.q