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SPORTS Saturday 25 March 2017

Raptors beat Heat for another big comeback win

The Associated Press in double figures for the
MIAMI (AP) — DeMar league-worst Nets, who
DeRozan scored 40 points, beat Detroit on Tuesday.
marking the first time he’s Devin Booker scored 28
had that many in consecu- points and Marquese Chriss
tive games as the Toronto had 21 points and 10 re-
Raptors pulled off their 19th bounds for the Suns. Alex
double-digit comeback of Len had 11 points and 11
the season to beat the Mi- rebounds.
ami Heat 101-84 in the NBA Brooklyn took a com-
on Thursday night. manding 84-65 lead into
DeRozan shot 14 for 25 the fourth quarter as Lo-
from the field and 12 for 13 pez scored 12 points in the
from the line. He needed third quarter. Brooklyn held
38 shots to score 42 against Phoenix to 15 points, the
Chicago on Tuesday. fewest points the Nets have
Norman Powell scored 14 allowed in the third quarter
and Delon Wright added this season.
13 for Toronto, which never Phoenix opened the game
led until midway through with a 17-4 run and led 32-
the third quarter. The Rap- 22 after the first quarter.
tors allowed 33 points in However, Brooklyn turned
the first quarter, then held the tide in the second quar-
Miami to 35 points over the ter and took a 52-50 lead
next 27 minutes. into the halftime.
Playing with 13 stitches in his TRAIL BLAZER 110, KNICKS
right hand, Hassan White- 95
side scored 16 points and PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) —
grabbed 14 rebounds for Damian Lillard scored 30
Miami. Rodney McGruder Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) shoots under pressure from Miami Heat guard Josh points and the Portland Trail
Richardson (0) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Miami.
and Goran Dragic each Toronto won the game 101-84. Blazers never trailed against
had 13 points for the Heat, Associated Press the New York Knicks.
with Dragic shooting just 5 Lillard had 15 in the first
for 18. which would result in a first- las beat Los Angeles. four of six. quarter as Portland opened
SPURS 97, GRIZZLIES 90 round matchup with San Barnes made a 14-foot Seth Curry led Dallas with 23 a 14-point lead. The Blazers
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — La- Antonio if the standings re- jumper with 1:06 remaining points. Barnes finished with led by as much as 23 and
Marcus Aldridge scored 23 main. for the game’s 11th lead 21 and Dirk Nowitzki had moved within a game of
points and Kawhi Leonard Mike Conley had 22 points change, making it 96-95. 14. DeAndre Jordan had the Denver Nuggets for
added 19 as San Antonio and six assists for Memphis, After he stripped Griffin, 14 points and 18 rebounds the eighth and final playoff
beat Memphis in a possible which lost its third straight to Wesley Matthews made a for the Clippers. Chris Paul spot in the Western Confer-
first-round playoff preview. fall 1 ½ games behind Okla- free throw with 0.9 seconds scored 15 points and Austin ence.
San Antonio opened a homa City for sixth place. to play before J.J. Redick Rivers had 13. Kristaps Porzingis scored 18
four-game homestand by Marc Gasol, who had 13 missed a 3-point attempt NETS 126, SUNS 98 points for the Knicks, who
moving two games be- points, was the only other that would have won it at NEW YORK (AP) — Brook played without Carmelo
hind idle Golden State for Grizzlies player in double the buzzer. Lopez scored 19 points Anthony and Derrick Rose.
the league’s best record. figures. Griffin scored 21 points, in- and K.J. McDaniels had a Lillard entered Thursday’s
The Spurs (55-16) close MAVERICKS 97, CLIPPERS 95 cluding nine in a row in the season-high 16 as Brooklyn game averaging 31.2
the homestand against DALLAS (AP) — Harrison fourth quarter, but the Clip- beat Phoenix to give the points since the All-Star
the Warriors (57-14) next Barnes made the go- pers had their three-game Nets consecutive victories break and didn’t cool off.
Wednesday. ahead basket, then stole winning streak snapped. for the first time this season. He has scored 25 or more
Memphis (40-32) is seventh the ball from Blake Griffin Dallas, battling from behind Trevor Booker added 14 in eight straight games, a
in the Western Conference, with 3.9 seconds left as Dal- for a playoff berth, had lost points as one of six reserves career-best streak.q