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SPORTS Wednesday 22 March 2017

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Thompson scores 34 points to lead Warriors over Oklahoma

The Associated Press offs. They have 11 regular
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — season games remaining.
Klay Thompson scored 34 The fading Knicks were led
points to help the Golden by Kristaps Porzingis’ 18
State Warriors beat the points and 11 rebounds,
Oklahoma City Thunder while Derek Rose had 18
111-95 on Monday night in points and Carmelo An-
a heated matchup filled thony had 16. Largely using
with trash talking, physical their bench, they cut the
play and technical fouls. 25-point deficit to seven
It was Golden State’s sec- points in final minutes.
ond visit to Oklahoma City PACERS 107, JAZZ 100
since former Thunder star INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jeff
Kevin Durant signed a free Teague scored 21 points,
agent contract with the ri- Paul George added 19
val Warriors last summer. and Indiana beat Utah.
Durant has been out since Indiana continued its trend
February with a left knee in- of following a loss with a
jury and sat on the bench win — failing to do either in
with his team. consecutive games since
Even with Durant out, the Feb. 16. The win helped the
negative energy from the Pacers maintain the No. 6
first meeting was still there. spot in the Eastern Confer-
Stephen Curry exchanged ence playoff chase.
shoves with Oklahoma From left, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and guard Semaj Christon (6), Golden Former Butler star Gordon
City’s Semaj Christon just State Warriors forward Draymond Green, Thunder forward Taj Gibson, and Warriors guards Ste- Hayward led the Jazz with
before halftime, and both phen Curry and Klay Thompson get into a tussle during the second quarter of an NBA basketball a career-high 38 points.
were issued technical fouls. game in Oklahoma City, Monday, March 20, 2017. At right are Warriors center Zaza Pachulia and Rudy Gobert had 16 points
Thunder guard Victor Oladipo.
Oklahoma City’s Russell Associated Press and 14 rebounds on the fi-
Westbrook and Golden nal stop of a four-game trip.
State’s Draymond Green point play with less than DeAndre Jordan added The Clippers (42-29) pulled While they struggled to put
also got technical for their a minute left. On the fol- 14 points and 10 rebounds, to within one game of the away the win, the Pacers
roles in the skirmish. lowing possession, Harden and the Clippers blew the Utah Jazz for fourth in the seized control with an early
The Warriors were overpow- missed a layup, but he got game open by outscoring Western Conference and 8-0 run and never trailed af-
ering in this one, leading by it back on the other end of the Knicks 34-19 in the third homecourt advantage in ter the 6:42 mark of the first
as many as 27 points while the floor when he rebound- quarter for a 25-point lead. the first round of the play- quarter.
completing a sweep of the ed Jameer Nelson’s air-ball.
four-game season series. Harden took the ball down
Curry scored 23 points for the court and scored on a
the Warriors, who won their finger-roll layup.
fourth straight and halted CELTICS 110, WIZARDS 102
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