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SPORTS Thursday 23 March 2017
Raptors end 11-game losing streak against Bulls

The Associated Press 3-pointers and Golden control of the ball, making
TORONTO (AP) — DeMar State earned its 28th road the shot to cap a 29-point
DeRozan had 42 points, win this season, beating night.
and the Toronto Raptors Dallas in a matchup of the Harris had 24 points for the
ended an 11-game losing Curry brothers. Pistons, who dropped a
streak against the Chicago Stephen Curry, two-time game back of Miami for
Bulls by rallying for a wild MVP and the older of the the eighth and final playoff
122-120 overtime win on brothers, had 17 points spot in the Eastern Confer-
Tuesday. and nine assists for the de- ence.
DeRozan shot 17 of 38 from fending NBA champion BUCKS 93, TRAIL BLAZERS 90
the floor and also collect- Warriors.The Warriors, who PORTLAND, Oregon (AP)
ed eight assists. Cory Jo- have a league-high 57 wins — Khris Middleton scored
seph had 19 points for the overall this season, are the 26 points, and Milwaukee
Raptors, and Serge Ibaka first team ever with 28 road held off Portland for the
scored 16 before he was wins in three consecutive victory.
ejected for his role in a seasons. They have a re- Giannis Antetokounmpo
memorable fight with Rob- cord 90 wins away from added 22 points for the
in Lopez during the third home during that span. Bucks (35-35), who have Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) drives to the net to
quarter. Seth Curry, who was un- won nine of 11 as they jos- set up teammate Patrick Patterson (54) as Chicago Bulls forward
Jimmy Butler had 37 points drafted in 2013 and just tle for playoff positon in the Jimmy Butler (21) and forward Paul Zipser (16) defend during
for the Bulls, and Rajon Ron- this year became a starter Eastern Conference. They overtime in an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Tuesday, March
do finished with 24. It was with the Mavericks, had are a half-game ahead of 21, 2017.
Chicago’s first loss to Toron- 10 points on 4-of-12 shoot- Miami for the seventh spot. Associated Press
to since Dec. 31, 2013. ing. He is now 0-6 in NBA Portland (32-38) had won of 10. It dropped to a full ver for the final postseason
Following a Butler 3-pointer games against his brother, three in a row and eight game back of idle Den- berth in the West.q
with 3:58 remaining in the half of those losses coming
third quarter, giving Chi- as Golden State swept the
cago a 16-point lead, Lo- season series.
pez swatted the ball out of SPURS 100, TIMBERWOLVES
the hand of Ibaka. The two 93
squared up in the middle of MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kawhi
a crowd and Lopez swung Leonard scored 20 of his 22
and missed Ibaka, who re- points in the second half,
turned in kind, barely con- helping San Antonio to the
necting with the head of road win.
the center. LaMarcus Aldridge scored
Lopez and Ibaka were 26 points for the Spurs, who
ejected following a long remained three games be-
review period. Chicago hind Golden State for the
forward Nikola Mirotic and top seed in the Western
Raptors assistant coach Conference. San Antonio
Jamaal Magloire received scored 35 points off of 23
offsetting technical fouls turnovers by Minnesota
after getting into a shoving and held off a fourth-quar-
match following the melee. ter rally from the Wolves.
HEAT 112, SUNS 97 Karl-Anthony Towns had
MIAMI (AP) — Hassan Wh- 25 points and 14 rebounds
iteside had 23 points and for the Timberwolves, who
14 rebounds before leav- have lost four straight
ing late with a cut on his games to fade from play-
right hand, and the Heat off contention in the West.
cruised to the win. Andrew Wiggins scored 22
Tyler Johnson scored 17 for points and Shabazz Mu-
Miami (35-36), which had hammad scored 16 of his
seven players in double fig- 18 points in the second
ures. Goran Dragic scored quarter for Minnesota.
16, Josh Richardson had 14 NETS 98, PISTONS 96
and Willie Reed added 12. NEW YORK (AP) — Brook
Marquese Chriss scored 24 Lopez made a jumper as
for Phoenix (22-49), which time expired to give Brook-
lost its fifth straight and used lyn the win.
only an eight-player rota- The Pistons, fighting for a
tion until the final minutes. playoff spot, wiped out a
Leandro Barbosa scored double-digit deficit in the
13, Alex Len had 12 points fourth quarter to tie it at 96
and 11 rebounds, and T.J. on Tobias Harris’ follow shot
Warren scored 12 for the with 2.4 seconds left.
Suns. Lopez then took the in-
WARRIORS 112, MAVERICKS bounds pass moving left,
97 dribbled toward the base-
DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thomp- line and shot the jumper as
son had 23 points with five it appeared he might lose