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SPORTS Wednesday 15 March 2017

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Spurs beat Hawks to join

GS with NBA’s best record

The Associated Press missed just four of 17 shots Memphis stopped a five-
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — in the period while hitting game skid by ending the
Kawhi Leonard scored 31 all six 3-point attempts. The Bucks’ six-game winning
points in his return from a ball movement was out- streak.
concussion and the San standing on offense and Mike Conley had 20 points
Antonio Spurs equaled nearly everyone got in the and 10 assists for Memphis,
Golden State for the NBA’s mix. while Tony Allen scored 15
best record with a 107-99 Chris Paul had 33 points, six points. Zach Randolph fin-
victory over the Atlanta rebounds and six assists for ished with 14 points.
Hawks on Monday night. the Clippers. Giannis Antetokounmpo
San Antonio made a sea- TIMBERWOLVES 119, WIZ- led the Bucks with 18 San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (2) drives to the bas-
son-high 16 3-pointers in its ARDS 104 points, while Malcolm ket against Atlanta Hawks defenders Thabo Sefolosha (25) and
19th straight home victory MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl- Brogdon contributed 15 Kent Bazemore (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball
over Atlanta. The Spurs and Anthony Towns had 39 off the bench. Greg Mon- game, Monday, March 13, 2017, in San Antonio.
Warriors are 52-14 with 16 points and 13 rebounds roe and Matthew Della- Associated Press
games remaining, includ- while Ricky Rubio scored 22 vedova finished with 13 BULLS 115, HORNETS 109 20 in his return to the start-
ing the final regular-season points and broke his own points each for Milwaukee, CHARLOTTE, North Caro- ing lineup and Chicago
matchup between them franchise record with 19 which started a six-game lina (AP) — Nikola Mirotic beat Charlotte to snap a
on March 29. assists as Minnesota beat trip against Western Con- scored 24 points, Rajon season-high, five-game los-
Atlanta point guard Dennis Washington. ference teams. Rondo had a season-high ing streak.q
Schroder had 22 points and Nemanja Bjelica added 16
10 assists, shooting 10 for 22 points and 10 boards off
from the field. Tim Hard- the bench for the Timber-
away Jr. added 17 points, wolves, who entered the
but the Hawks had their game 3½ games behind
three-game winning streak Denver for the eighth seed
snapped. in the Western Conference.
San Antonio’s Patty Mills Minnesota shot 52 per-
had 15 points and Danny cent and Rubio topped
Green added 14. The start- 20 points in back-to-back
ing guards combined to games for the second time
shoot 7 for 12 on 3-pointers in his six-year career.
and the team finished 16 John Wall scored 27 points
for 34 on 3s. for the Wizards, who fell 2 ½
JAZZ 114, CLIPPERS 108 games back of Cleveland
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gor- for the top seed in the East-
don Hayward scored 27 ern Conference.
points and Utah broke a Bradley Beal added 20
nine-game home losing points, but Washington lost
streak to Los Angeles. for the first time in six games.
The victory gave the Jazz GRIZZLIES 113, BUCKS 93
a two-game lead over the MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP)
Clippers in the race for the — Vince Carter made all
No. 4 playoff seed in the eight of his shots, including
Western Conference and six from beyond the arc,
home-court advantage in to score a season-high 24
the first round. points and lead Memphis
Utah scored 40 points in past Milwaukee.
the third quarter, a season- The 40-year-old Carter set
high for any quarter, after a season high for 3-point
trailing much of the first makes in his first start of the
half. George Hill was much season.
more aggressive on the Memphis shot 52 percent
offensive end after a slug- for the game, including 14
gish first half and the Jazz of 27 from deep.