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SPORTS Tuesday 27 december 2016

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Irving clutch against Warriors again as Cavs win 109-108

The Associated Press Chris Paul sidelined by inju-
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Ir- ries, the Lakers had a sea-
ving dropped a fadeaway son-high seven scorers in
jumper over Klay Thomp- double digits. They surged
son with 3.4 seconds left from a halftime deficit to
as the Cleveland Cavaliers an 18-point lead during
came back to beat Gold- a dynamite third quarter
en State just as they did last for their second win in 14
June in the NBA Finals, 109- games.
108 on Sunday. CELTICS 119, KNICKS 114
The Cavs trailed 94-80 early NEW YORK (AP) — Isaiah
in the fourth quarter before Thomas scored 27 points,
rallying before a rowdy Marcus Smart made a tie-
Christmas crowd. Irving breaking 3-pointer with 47
made the biggest basket, seconds left after Boston
as was the case in the Fi- blew a late lead, and the
nals when he hit a late Celtics beat New York.
3-pointer in Game 7. The Knicks wiped out a late
Golden State had one last nine-point deficit with an
chance but Kevin Durant out-of-nowhere 11-2 run in
was tripped coming off a a little more than a minute,
screen and couldn’t get but Smart answered with
off a shot as time expired. his shot and Avery Bradley
LeBron James had 31 and Al Horford also made
points, and Irving added big defensive plays.
25 for the Cavs. They were Jae Crowder and Kelly
down 3-1 in the finals be- Olynyk each had 16 points
fore winning three straight to help the Celtics win for
and the championship the fifth time in six games.
— the first for a Cleveland Carmelo Anthony scored
team since 1964. 29 points and Derrick Rose
Durant had 36 points in had 25 for the Knicks. They
his first appearance in the fell to 22-29 in their NBA-re-
league’s hottest rivalry. cord 51 Christmas appear-
THUNDER 112, TIMBER- ances.
WOLVES 100 SPURS 119, BULLS 100
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — La-
Russell Westbrook had Marcus Aldridge had a
31 points and 15 assists in season-high 33 points and
Oklahoma City’s victory San Antonio beat Chica-
over Minnesota. go.
Westbrook had 10 assists Kawhi Leonard added 25
in the second half, but fell points and 10 rebounds,
short of becoming the first and Tony Parker had 13
Thunder player to score points and eight assists.
at least 40 points in four Chicago rallied from a
straight games. Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving (2) passes over Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) in the 20-point deficit to lead
Steven Adams added 22 first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, in Cleveland by three points midway
points, and Enes Kant- Associated Press through the third quarter
er had 20. Karl-Anthony Mozgov scored 19 points each for the Lakers, who Los Angeles a half-century but could not sustain the
Towns led Minnesota with apiece as the Lakers hadn’t beaten their Staples ago, and it was the Clip- push, taking its third straight
26 points, and Andrew snapped their 11-game los- Center co-tenants since pers’ longest active win- loss. Dwyane Wade led the
Wiggins had 23. ing streak in their rivalry with opening night of 2013-14. ning streak against any op- Bulls with 24 points, includ-
LAKERS 111, CLIPPERS 102 the Clippers. The streak was tied for the ponent. ing 10 in the final quarter.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lou Williams and D’Angelo Lakers’ longest against But with Clippers corner- Jimmy Butler added 19
Nick Young and Timofey Russell added 14 points any team since moving to stones Blake Griffin and points.q