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Spurs beat Thunder while

Wizards defeat Knicks

The Associated Press while Anthony was 10 of 17 Gordon added 17 points
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — for 26 points. as Houston used a big
Kawhi Leonard scored Washington improved to second-quarter run to beat
36 points as the San 28-20 and tied the Atlanta Sacramento.
Antonio Spurs held Russell Hawks for first place. The Anderson shot 6 of 12 from
Westbrook scoreless in the Wizards are the second- 3-point range and Houston
fourth quarter for a 108-94 hottest team in the NBA went 14 of 45 from behind
victory over the Oklahoma behind only the Golden the arc as a team.
City Thunder on Tuesday State Warriors, who also James Harden finished with
night. won 12 games in January. 10 points, seven rebounds
Westbrook had 27 points, RAPTORS 108, PELICANS and eight assists, and Clint
14 assists and six rebounds 106, OT Capella had 12 points
in 34 minutes, but was TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry and 11 rebounds for the
shut out after scoring 14 had 33 points and 10 assists, Rockets, who shot 45
points in the third. Rookie and made the tiebreaking percent.
forward Domantas Sabonis jumper with 4.3 seconds DeMarcus Cousins had 16
matched a season high left in overtime as Toronto points and seven rebounds
with 13 rebounds and outlasted New Orleans. for the Kings, while Kosta
had 13 points.. LaMarcus Jonas Valanciunas added Koufos added 12 points.
Aldridge added 25 points 20 points and 12 rebounds, TRAIL BLAZERS 115, HORNETS
for San Antonio, while Spurs while Lowry matched his 98 San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, left, shoots against
coach Gregg Popovich season high from 3-point PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams during the
second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017,
collected his 1,126th range, going 6 of 14. Damian Lillard scored 27 in San Antonio.
career victory, leaving him Jrue Holiday scored points as Portland handed Associated Press
one shy of tying the league 30 points and Anthony Charlotte its fifth straight
record for most wins with Davis had 18 points and loss. many as 24 points and had 40-39 in the wild final
one franchise held by 17 rebounds for his 30th Allan Crabbe added 21 five players in double digits. period.
Utah’s Jerry Sloan. double-double as the points off the bench for the The Blazers have won nine Wilson Chandler scored 12
WIZARDS 117, KNICKS 101 Pelicans lost their second Blazers, who have won four consecutive home games of his 26 points in the fourth
WASHINGTON (AP) — straight. of their last five games. against the Hornets. for the Nuggets, whose
Bradley Beal went shot Down 106-102 with just over Kemba Walker scored 22 LAKERS 120, NUGGETS 116 three-game winning streak
for shot with Carmelo a minute to play in OT, New points for the Hornets and LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick ended with just their third
Anthony and then some as Orleans tied the game on moved into third place on Young scored 23 points loss in 10 games.
Washington blew out New Davis’ floating jump shot the team’s career scoring while Lou Williams added D’Angelo Russell had 22
York to move into a tie for with 29 seconds to go. list. Nicolas Batum, who 21 as Los Angeles survived points, a career-high 10
first place in the Southeast But Lowry worked the shot spent his first seven seasons a frantic fourth quarter assists and seven rebounds
Division. clock at the other end, in Portland, added 18 to snap its seven-game for the Lakers in his return
Beal scored 28 points, finally putting the Raptors in points and eight rebounds. home losing streak against from a three-game
Markieff Morris had 24 front for good on his step- Maurice Harkless dunked Denver. absence with a pair of mild
and John Wall added 15 back jumper. with 9:37 left in the game to Rookie Ivica Zubac scored leg injuries. His pick-and-
points and 13 assists as ROCKETS 105, KINGS 83 give Portland a 94-72 lead a career-high 17 points for rolls with Zubac allowed
the Wizards rolled to their HOUSTON (AP) — Ryan and the Bobcats never the Lakers, who snapped the Lakers to generate
fifth victory in a row. Beal Anderson had 25 points challenged down the their three-game skid consistent offense in the
was 12 of 18 from the floor, and 11 rebounds while Eric stretch. Portland led by as despite getting outscored fourth quarter.q
Blues fire coach Ken Hitchcock, promote Mike Yeo

timately he’s paying the a losing brand of hock-
JIM SALTER, Associate Press price with all our failures, ey and Ken’s paying the
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Blues starting with mine.” The price for it.” Hitchcock took
abruptly fired coach Ken 65-year-old Hitchcock was the fall for the Blues’ under-
Hitchcock on Wednesday, in his sixth season as Blues achieving season, which
cutting short the veteran’s coach. They went 248-124- had a lot to do with goal-
final season in St. Louis and 41 and made the playoffs tending struggles. Goal-
putting coach-in-wait- in each of his five seasons, ies Jake Allen, Carter Hut-
ing Mike Yeo in charge reaching the Western Con- ton and Pheonix Copley
of the underperforming ference final last spring. have combined for an .887
team months earlier than But St. Louis went just 5-8 in save percentage, which
planned. General man- January and at 24-21-5 was is the worst team mark in
ager Doug Armstrong an- mired in eighth place in the the NHL. Yeo said Allen is
nounced the change one Western Conference en- the team’s goaltender for
day after the Blues’ fifth tering the day. “We’ve let now and for the future. He
loss in six games. “We don’t our group become inde- said he doesn’t expect to
lose with pride,” an emo- pendent contractors,” said make wholesale person-
tional Armstrong said at a Armstrong, who informed nel changes right away, In this May 17, 2016 file photo, St. Louis Blues head coach Ken
news conference. “I don’t Hitchcock of his decision beginning with the Blues’ Hitchcock watches during the second period in Game 2 of the
think that we’ve given our Tuesday nightafter the loss game Thursday against the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals against the
best effort, and, Ken, ul- to the Winnipeg Jets. “It’s Toronto Maple Leafs. q San Jose Sharks in St. Louis.