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            NBA Capsules

             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
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