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Lakers edge Celtics 129-128 on Rondo’s jumper at the buzzer

By The Associated Press at Indiana on Tuesday.
BOSTON (AP) — Rajon Ron- Rondo was in the right
do hit a 20-foot jumper as place at the right time for his
time expired to lift the Los final shot against the team
Angeles Lakers over the he won an NBA title with in
Boston Celtics, 129-128 on 2008. Brandon Ingram had
Thursday night. his layup attempt blocked
LeBron James had 28 by Al Horford, but Horford
points, 12 rebounds and 12 whiffed on the rebound
assists. Kyle Kuzma added and the ball bounced into
25 points and Rondo had Rondo’s hands.
17 points and 10 assists to Kyrie Irving led Boston with
help Los Angeles bounce 24 points and eight assists.
back after a 42-point loss Jayson Tatum added 22

Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo, middle, celebrates his game-winning shot with teammates
LeBron James (23) and Kyle Kuzma (0), in an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics,
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Boston.
Associated Press
points and 10 rebounds. who also had 13 rebounds, jan Bogdanovic had 29
Daniel Theis has 20 points and VanVleet with All-Star points and seven rebounds
off the bench but the Celt- Kawhi Leonard resting. to lead Indiana over short-
ics had a five-game win Rookie Trae Young and handed Los Angeles.
streak snapped. Taurean Price each had 19 Myles Turner had 17 points
THUNDER 117, GRIZZLIES 95 points for Atlanta. and six blocked shots, while
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Toronto, which began the Thaddeus Young and Dar-
Russell Westbrook had his night two games behind ren Collison each scored
eighth straight triple-dou- Eastern Conference lead- 14 points for the Pacers,
ble, and Oklahoma City er Milwaukee, acquired who won their fourth con-
rolled past depleted Mem- center Marc Gasol from secutive game.
phis. Westbrook finished Memphis before Thursday’s Montrezl Harrell had 19
with 15 points, 15 assists and trade deadline for Jonas points and Danilo Gallinari
13 rebounds. He now has Valanciunas, C.J. Miles and had 12 points and five re-
the longest triple-double Delon Wright. bounds for the Clippers,
streak of his career and is TRAIL BLAZERS 127, SPURS who have a roster in tran-
one short of Wilt Chamber- 118 sition after the NBA’s trade
lain’s NBA record of nine PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ deadline.
straight set in 1968. McCollum had 30 points, The Pacers scored 13
Paul George scored 27 including seven 3-point- straight during a 17-2 run
points and Jerami Grant ers, and the Trail Blazers late in the second quarter
added 20 for Oklahoma handed the Spurs their third to pull away.
City, which has won nine of straight loss. MAGIC 122, TIMBERWOLVES
10. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored Damian Lillard added 24 112
27 points for the Grizzlies, points and nine assists for ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ter-
who were reeling from the the Blazers, who were com- rence Ross scored 32 points
news that franchise corner- ing off a loss at home to and came up with a big
stone Marc Gasol was trad- Miami but have won sev- defensive play to help Or-
ed to the Raptors for three en of their last nine games lando beat Minnesota.
players. overall. It was the second Ross came off the bench to
RAPTORS 119, HAWKS 101 straight game that McCol- make six 3-pointers and 13-
ATLANTA (AP) — Pascal lum has had seven 3s, which of-23 shots overall.
Siakam scored a career- match his career high. With Nikola Vucevic added
high 33 points, Fred VanV- his second 3-pointer, Mc- 21 points, Aaron Gordon
leet added a career-best Collum passed Terry Porter 19 and Evan Fournier 18
30 and Toronto rallied after for third on Portland’s all- for Orlando, which shot
trailing by 17 points in the time list. DeMar DeRozan 54 percent and scored a
first half to beat Atlanta. had 35 points for the Spurs, season-high 71 points in
The Raptors were short- who were playing the third the first half. Karl-Anthony
handed after trading four game of an extended road Towns had 27 points and
players in two deals before trip because of the rodeo 11 rebounds for the Timber-
the trade deadline. They visiting AT&T Center. wolves, who lost for the fifth
used only nine players and PACERS 116, CLIPPERS 92 time in six games. Andrew
relied heavily on Siakam, INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bo- Wiggins added 23 points.q