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SPORTS Thursday 1 december 2016

Bucks rally behind Giannis Antetokounmpo to stun Cavs

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis best guard on the floor in
Antetokounmpo tied a crunch time was Kilpatrick,
career high with 34 points who also had a career-
and the Milwaukee Bucks best 14 rebounds.
stunned the Cleveland Brook Lopez added 27
Cavaliers 118-101 on Tues- points for the Nets.
day night. DeAndre Jordan had 21
Antetokounmpo added 12 points and 23 rebounds for
rebounds and five assists the Clippers, who rested
while Milwaukee ended Griffin, their leading scorer.
Cleveland’s four-game MAGIC 95, SPURS 83
winning streak. Jabari SAN ANTONIO (AP) —
Parker had 18 points and Serge Ibaka had 18 points
Michael Beasley had 17 off and Orlando took advan-
the bench for the Bucks. tage of a sloppy night by
LeBron James had 22 points San Antonio to snap the
for the Cavaliers, who fell Spurs’ nine-game winning
to 13-3. Kyrie Irving added streak.
20 points. San Antonio committed a
Milwaukee led by 22 points season-high 19 turnovers
in the fourth quarter and in its worst scoring perfor-
cruised past the defending mance of the season. The
champions, who benched Spurs have four home loss-
their starters midway es in the first two months
through the final period. of this season after falling
The Bucks outscored just once at AT&T Center
Cleveland by 14 points in in 2015-16. Evan Fournier
the third quarter. scored 13 points and Nikola
Cleveland rode hot early Vucevic had 12 to help the
shooting to a 14-point first Magic snap a four-game
quarter lead, but Milwau- skid.Orlando entered hav-
kee closed on a 10-0 run ing lost eight of 11, but they
and trailed by only two at were looser and more fluid
the end of the period. than San Antonio from the
The hot hands of Ante- start. Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball
tokounmpo and Beasley The Spurs’ turnovers re- game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Milwaukee.
sparked Milwaukee in the sulted in 19 points for the Associated Press
second quarter as the Magic.
Bucks built an advantage Kawhi Leonard had 21 two minutes into the game, quarter run after trailing 16- had 18 points and Detroit
of eight points before lead- points for San Antonio and starting shooting guard 9, and Houston never led beat Charlotte for its third
ing 58-54 at the half. LaMarcus Aldridge added Nick Young was carried off again. Hood finished with straight win.
NETS 127, CLIPPERS 122, 2OT 16. with a strained right Achilles 19 points. Ish Smith added 13 points
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Kil- PELICANS 105, LAKERS 88 tendon. Rudy Gobert recorded his whhile Detroit shot 49 per-
patrick scored 31 of his ca- NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An- Lou Williams scored 16 11th double-double of the cent from the field.
reer-high 38 points after the thony Davis had 41 points points for the Lakers and season with 16 points, 14 Kemba Walker had 23
third quarter and Brooklyn and 16 rebounds, helping Randle finished with 12, rebounds and three blocks. points for the Hornets, who
stopped a seven-game New Orleans dominate but Los Angeles was in a Hayward had seven assists were playing their fourth
losing streak with a double- short-handed Los Angeles. 20-point hole by the sec- and five rebounds. game in five nights.
overtime victory over Los Jrue Holiday scored 22 ond quarter. James Harden scored 26 The Pistons hadn’t played
Angeles. points in his first start this sea- JAZZ 120, ROCKETS 101 points but was an ineffi- since Saturday and looked
The Clippers started the son and Omer Asik had 10 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — cient 8 for 23 from the field. much fresher throughout
game without Blake Grif- points and 11 assists while Gordon Hayward scored He also had seven assists the game in snapping
fin, ended it without the New Orleans snapped a a season-high 31 points, and five rebounds, while Charlotte’s two-game win-
ejected coach Doc Rivers two-game skid. helping Utah beat Houston Eric Gordon scored 24 ning streak.
and dropped their third The Lakers expected to be for its season-best fourth points off the bench. Detroit took a 10-point lead
straight game by blowing healthier with forward Ju- straight win. PISTONS 112, HORNETS 89 into the fourth quarter after
an 18-point lead. lius Randle returning to the Utah started strong en CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — To- Caldwell-Pope knocked
Chris Paul had 26 points, lineup following a three- route to a season high for bias Harris scored 24 points, down a pair of 3-pointers
13 assists and 10 rebounds game absence because scoring. Rodney Hood had Kentavious Caldwell-Pope late in the third. q
for the Clippers, but the of a hip injury, but about 10 points during a 20-5 first- and Marcus Morris each