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SPORTS Tuesday 7 February 2017
Boston beats

Lakers, Thunder

defeat Trail Blazers

The Associated Press played since Dec. 31, but
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah former Celtics coach Doc
Thomas stole the spotlight Rivers put him in the starting
from Paul Pierce on Sunday, lineup so he could have a
scoring 28 points to lead fitting farewell.
Boston to its seventh straight THUNDER 105, TRAIL BLAZERS
victory, a 107-102 win over 99
the Los Angeles Clippers in OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
Pierce’s final game in the Russell Westbrook scored
Garden. 19 of his 42 points in the
Al Horford had 13 points fourth quarter, powering
and a season-high 15 Oklahoma City to the
rebounds for the Celtics, victory.
who brought Pierce to tears Westbrook also had eight
with a first-quarter highlight assists and four rebounds
video. Thomas also had in his eighth 40-point Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul Pierce (34) throws a three-point basket as Boston Celtics guards
Marcus Smart (36) and Isaiah Thomas (4) look on in the final moments of the the second half of an
eight assists. performance of the NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Boston.
Blake Griffin and Jamal season. Victor Oladipo Associated Press
Crawford scored 23 apiece added 24 points and 13 big day with a 3-pointer triple-double, leading a camera mounted to the
and DeAndre Jordan boards, helping Oklahoma with 1:18 remaining, lifting Toronto to the road win. basket stanchion. But he
had 16 rebounds for Los City (30-22) move within a Oklahoma City to a 100-93 Playing again without played 40 minutes without
Angeles, which lost for the half-game of idle Memphis lead. He capped it off by leading scorer DeMar much backup support, with
sixth time in eight games. for sixth in the Western hitting five free throws in the DeRozan, the slumping Fred VanVleet shooting 2
Pierce’s only points came Conference. final minute as the crowd Raptors ended a two-game for 10 from the field and
on a 3 after checking in Damian Lillard had 29 chanted “MVP! MVP!” losing streak and won for Cory Joseph not playing at
with 19 seconds left and points and seven rebounds RAPTORS 103, NETS 95 just the third time in 11 all.
the game out of reach. for Portland (22-30), which NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle games. Jonas Valanciunas Brook Lopez scored 20 for
The 39-year-old Pierce, a has dropped three of four. Lowry played through illness had a game-high 22 points. the Nets, who have lost
former Celtics captain, C.J. McCollum added 19 and injury to finish with 15 Already feeling ill, Lowry nine in a row overall and
has said he will retire after points and eight boards. points, 11 rebounds and 11 needed four stitches after 12 straight at home, where
the season. He had not Westbrook punctuated his assists for his ninth career cutting his right forearm on they haven’t won in 2017.q

Downhill training lost to weather

on 1st day of ski worlds

GRAHAM DUNBAR after both crashed hard in racer with three World
AP Sports Writer World Cup races at Cortina Cup wins, and Swiss team
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland d’Ampezzo, Italy, just over coaches opted for No. 7.
(AP) — Bad weather kept a week ago. Vonn will wear bib No. 11,
Lindsey Vonn, Lara Gut, While full training runs without the advantage of
and all the women’s speed are mandatory before a an on-course report from
skiers off the course on downhill can start, just a a teammate racing before
the opening day of the ski race-day inspection of the her. Laurenne Ross was
world championships at St. gate-setting is needed for drawn with No. 14 while
Moritz. super-G, which tests racers’ other members of the four-
Downhill training sessions for balance and skills to adapt racer team, Jacqueline
the women and men were at speed. Wiles and Breezy Johnson,
wiped out on a blustery, Still, both Vonn and Gut will start in the 20s. Lindsey Vonn of the United States speaks during a press
overcast Monday after are strong contenders for The defending champion, conference prior to the 2017 FIS Alpine Skiing World
heavy recent snowfalls. gold on the Engiadina and 2014 Olympic gold Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Sunday, Feb. 5,
“There was way too much course where each won medalist in super-G, Anna 2017.
loose snow on the track a race at a World Cup Veith of Austria will start No. Associated Press
and it was too windy. It two years ago. Now 32, 17 yet would be a surprise
and to take the men’s original
was a difficult day,” race Vonn has three medals to repeat. Injuries have with clear skies below lunchtime slot.
temperatures
director Atle Skaardal said. in super-G, one of each meant the former Anna
It meant American star color, from her six previous Fenninger has raced little freezing expected at the The men’s super-G is
scheduled noon local time scheduled for Wednesday,
Vonn and home Swiss world championships. Gut since winning the 2015
favorite Gut go into got silver in 2013 in the worlds title, though she (1000 GMT) start. and further downhill training
scheduled
are
On Monday, organizers sessions
Tuesday’s super-G — the discipline. placed third in super-G at
first medal event on the Gut had first choice of start Cortina. first canceled the men’s before the marquee races
practice then the women’s this weekend; Saturday for
two-week schedule — with numbers on Monday, as Good conditions are
little feel for the race hill the top-ranked super-G forecast on Tuesday session, which took priority the men, Sunday for the
and had been delayed women.q