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SPORTS Tuesday 9 april 2019
Bucks beat Hawks

115-107 for 60th win

By The Associated Press Los Angeles dropped into three.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis a seventh-place tie with Gary Clark tied the record
Antetokounmpo scored 30 San Antonio in the West with a little over three min-
points and Khris Middleton by losing its third straight. utes to play and Houston
added 21 to send Milwau- Now, the Clippers play the missed the next four before
kee to a methodical 115- Jazz in the regular-season Austin Rivers broke it with
107 victory over the Atlanta finale Wednesday and 1:09 remaining. The Rock-
Hawks on Sunday night, with various scenarios very ets have made 26 twice
giving the Bucks 60 wins in well could be returning to this season with the last
a season for the first time Oracle next weekend for time coming Tuesday at
since 1981. Game 1 in the first round of Sacramento.
The Bucks, who have the playoffs. Jamal Crawford had 27
clinched the best record Draymond Green just points off the bench for the
in the Eastern Conference, missed a triple-double with Suns with rising stars Devin
led from the outset as the 10 points, 10 rebounds Booker and Kelly Oubre out
Hawks rested leading scor- and nine assists in Golden for the season with injuries.
ers John Collins and Trae State's seventh win over the NETS 108, PACERS 96
Young. last eight games and fifth in INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
Milwaukee led 85-72 en- a row at home. D'Angelo Russell scored
tering the final period, but TRAIL BLAZERS 115, NUG- 20 points and Joe Harris
Atlanta pulled to 101-98 on GETS 108 added 19, leading Brook-
a drive by DeAndre' Bem- PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — lyn back into the NBA play-
bry with 3:28 left. Middleton Damian Lillard scored 30 offs for the first time in four
countered with consecu- points to lead Portland past years.
tive 3-pointers and Ante- a Denver team that rested The Nets moved into posi-
tokounmpo connected its top three scorers after tion to clinch when Miami
from beyond the arc to put securing home-court ad- lost in overtime at Toronto Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks against At-
Milwaukee up 110-98. vantage in the first round of earlier in the day. It's also lanta Hawks' Alex Len during the second half of an NBA basket-
Alex Len had a career-high the playoffs. the first time since 2014-15 ball game Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Milwaukee.
33 points for Atlanta, in- Al-Farouq Aminu added 23 the Nets have not posted a Associated Press
cluding six 3-pointers. points and 11 rebounds for losing record.
WARRIORS 131, CLIPPERS Portland, which held onto Domantas Sabonis finished PELICANS 133, KINGS 129 ahead of San Antonio for
104 fourth place in the West- with 17 points and 12 re- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) seventh place in the West-
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — ern Conference with two bounds to lead the Pacers. — Ian Clark scored 31 ern Conference.
Soaking in the franchise's games remaining. The win Thaddeus Young scored 16 points with a career-best Paul George also scored 27
nostalgia of yesteryear, snapped a six-game losing in a game coach Nate Mc- seven 3-pointers, Elfrid Pay- points and Dennis Schroder
Stephen Curry scored 27 streak to the Nuggets. Millan promised to closely ton had 12 of his 25 points had 14 of his 21 in the fourth
points and helped Golden Gary Harris had 18 points monitor the minutes his in the final 3½ minutes and quarter for the Thunder.
State clinch the Western for Denver, which played players logged. New Orleans beat Sacra- Karl-Anthony Towns led Min-
Conference's top playoff without Nikola Jokic, Paul LAKERS 113, JAZZ 109 mento. nesota with 35 points, while
seed with a win in its final Millsap and Jamal Murray. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ken- Jahlil Okafor added 23 Andrew Wiggins scored 24
regular-season game at The Trail Blazers got back tavious Caldwell-Pope points and 14 rebounds and Dario Saric added 23.
Oracle Arena, beating Los CJ McCollum, who was scored 32 points and to help the Pelicans stop Tyus Jones scored 10 points
Angeles for a fifth straight out for 10 games with a left short-handed Los Ange- a three-game skid while and tied his career high
victory. knee injury. Coach Terry les snapped Utah's seven- beating the Kings for the with 13 assists.
Kevin Durant added 16 Stotts said before the game game winning streak. third time in four meetings SPURS 112, CAVALIERS 90
points and seven assists, that his minutes would be The Lakers, beset by injuries this season. CLEVELAND (AP) — LaMar-
making six of seven field restricted, but McColllum all season, dressed only 10 Harrison Barnes scored 29 cus Aldridge had 18 points
goals, as Warriors players played 25 minutes and had players and played eight. points for Sacramento in its and 13 rebounds as San
opted to honor the past by nine points. Caldwell-Pope, one of five final home game. De'Aaron Antonio extended Cleve-
sporting throwback white Champions of the North- Lakers in double figures, Fox added 24 points and 11 land's losing streak to nine
"We Believe" jerseys worn west Division, the Nuggets scored 18 points during the assists, while Marvin Bagley games.
during the 2007 playoff run are assured at least the No. fourth quarter as Los An- had 19 points and 14 re- The Spurs recently clinched
that snapped a 12-year 3 seed in the West and can geles rallied for its second bounds. a postseason spot for a
postseason drought. clinch the second seed consecutive win. JaVale New Orleans prevented the NBA record-tying 22nd year
A banner commemorat- with two more wins. McGee added 22 points Kings from celebrating their in a row, but they don't yet
ing 47 years at Oracle was ROCKETS 149, SUNS 113 and Alex Caruso had 18 first 40-win season at home know who they'll play in
unveiled afterward and it HOUSTON (AP) — James points and 11 assists. since 2005-06. Sacramento the first round. San Antonio
will move across the bay Harden scored 30 points in It was a big loss for the play- (39-42) can still reach 40 came into the day in eighth
to hang inside new Chase just three quarters as Hous- off-bound Jazz, who fell two wins by beating Portland place, which would mean
Center in San Francisco ton broke its NBA record by games behind Portland on the road Wednesday. an early matchup with de-
where the Warriors will play making 27 3-pointers in a for the fourth seed in the THUNDER 132, TIMBER- fending champion Golden
next season. win over Phoenix. Western Conference and WOLVES 126 State. However, the Spurs
Landry Shamet scored 17 Eric Gordon led the 3-point home-court advantage in MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rus- can still move ahead of
points with five 3-point- brigade by tying a career the first round. Rudy Gobert sell Westbrook had 27 Oklahoma City and the Los
ers for a Clippers team still high with eight, Harden led Utah with 21 points and points, 10 rebounds and 15 Angeles Clippers as they
missing Patrick Beverley be- added five, P.J. Tucker had 10 rebounds, and Donovan assists to help Oklahoma own tiebreakers with both
cause of a right hip pointer. four and Danuel House Mitchell scored 19. City remain a half-game teams.q