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SPORTS Saturday 23 February 2019

NBA-leading Bucks

hold off Celtics 98-97

By The Associated Press ford added 21 points and Kevin Durant added 28
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis a season-high 17 rebounds points, nine rebounds and
Antetokounmpo scored 12 for Boston. tied his career-high with
of his 30 points in the fourth LAKERS 111, ROCKETS 106 seven blocks. DeMarcus
quarter, Khris Middleton LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeB- Cousins had 17 points
hit a 3-pointer in the clos- ron James scored 29 points, and 10 rebounds in his first
ing seconds and the NBA- Brandon Ingram added 27 game against his former
leading Milwaukee Bucks and the Lakers rallied from team since signing with the
held off the Boston Celtics a 19-point deficit midway Warriors this past offseason.
98-97 on Thursday night. through the third quarter to The Warriors led most of the
On the second-to-last posi- defeat the Rockets. fourth quarter behind Cur-
tion, Marcus Smart forced The Lakers trailed most of ry’s 11 points. The two-time
a jump ball with Antetok- the game and were down MVP shot 12 of 23 overall
ounmpo. Antetokounmpo 95-88 with 7:49 remaining and was 10 of 16 beyond
tipped the jump to Brook when they went on a 17-4 the arc.
Lopez, who deflected it run over a six-minute span. Sacramento trailed 123-117
toward the basket, but James, who scored eight with 25.5 seconds remain-
missed as the shot clock points during the run, gave ing but closed within 125-
expired. Los Angeles a 99-97 lead 123 following back-to-back
The referees huddled dur- with 4:15 remaining. They 3s by Buddy Hield.
ing the timeout and put 3.5 would lead by as many as After Andre Iguodala
seconds on the clock for eight in the final minute. missed a pair of free throws, Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, center, is fouled as
the Celtics. It is Los Angeles’ sixth come- the Kings had a chance to he attempts to shoot against Boston Celtics’ Marcus Morris, top,
Smart inbounded the ball back victory this season tie but Hield shot an airball and Marcus Smart (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball
over the towering Lopez when trailing by 15 or more as time expired. game Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Milwaukee.
and dropped a pass into at any point. Marvin Bagley III had 28 Associated Press
Kyrie Irving’s hands at the James Harden led Houston points and 14 rebounds for Dwyane Wade scored 19 CLEVELAND (AP) — Cedi
top of the key. With Eric with 30 points, 10 rebounds the Kings. points for Miami, and Dion Osman scored 19 points,
Bledsoe draped all over and nine assists before foul- 76ERS 106, HEAT 102 Waiters added 18. Kevin Love had 16 points
him, Irving drove the lane, ing out with 1:24 remaining. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — To- Miami led 99-98 after and 11 rebounds and
seemed to stumble and It is his 32nd consecutive bias Harris had 12 of his 23 Wade’s runner with 1:56 Cleveland sent Phoenix to
missed an awkward shot game where he has scored points in the fourth quarter, left. Marjanovic made two its franchise-record 16th
as time expired. The Bucks 30 or more points, overtak- JJ Redick hit a late 3-point- free throws to put Philadel- straight loss.
won the season series 2-1, ing Wilt Chamberlain for er and Philadelphia over- phia ahead 100-99. Follow- NBA-worst Phoenix (11-49)
their first over the Celtics the second-longest streak came All-Star center Joel ing Wade’s missed jumper, topped the record of 15 set
since 2014-15. in NBA history. Chamber- Embiid’s absence to beat Redick made the 3 from March 2- April 1, 2018. The
Antetokounmpo added 13 lain also holds the record Miami. the top of the key to make Suns’ last victory was Jan.
rebounds, Middleton had at 65 games. Ben Simmons added 21 it 103-99 with 1:04 left. 12 over Denver.
15 points and a season-high WARRIORS 125, KINGS 123 points, Boban Marjanovic Kelly Olynyk then missed a Love played 22 minutes in
13 rebounds, and Malcolm OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — had 19 — including three 3-point attempt, and Mar- his third game since return-
Brogdon had 15 points for Stephen Curry scored 36 free throws in the final 1 1/2 janovic made the first of ing from foot surgery. He
the Bucks. They have won points, hitting 10 3-pointers, minutes — and Jimmy But- two free throws with 38.3 was 6 of 13 from the field.
15 of the last 17 games, in- and the Warriors survived ler 18. Embiid will be out at ticks left to put Philadelphia Devin Booker scored 30
cluding nine of the last 10, a hectic finish to beat the least a week with a sore left up five. points for Phoenix, and Kel-
to improve to 44-14. Hor- Kings. knee. CAVALIERS 111, SUNS 98 ly Oubre Jr. had 23.q

Towns out with concussion for 1st missed game of his career

By BRIAN MAHONEY with Towns earlier Friday, second consecutive All-
AP Basketball Writer and there was no hope of Star game before he was
NEW YORK (AP) — Karl- extending it once Towns involved in a car accident
Anthony Towns is missing entered the concussion on his way to the airport. He
a game for the first time in protocol. A player can only was cleared to fly and ar-
his career, unable to play return then once he has rived in New York and origi-
for Minnesota against the passed a battery of tests nally ruled questionable,
Knicks on Friday night fol- and been symptom free. but after further examina-
lowing a car accident. I think that is something that tion he was placed in the
The All-Star forward was everybody should definitely concussion protocol.
placed in the concussion take note of with Karl’s du- Towns had started every
protocol earlier in the day, rability and his toughness game since being the No.
ending his streak of 303 and how he approach- 1 pick in the 2015 draft, the
consecutive games start- Team LeBron’s Karl-Anthony Towns, of the Minnesota es the game, but from a longest streak to begin a
ed. Timberwolves, heads to the hoop against Team Giannis’ Giannis coach’s viewpoint you’d career since 1970-71. The
Antetokounmpo, of the Milwaukee Bucks, during the first half
Coach Ryan Saunders of an NBA All-Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, in like to have like Karl on the New Jersey product would
said the streak was never Charlotte, N.C. floor whenever you can.” have been playing close to
discussed when he talked Associated Press Towns had played in his home Friday. q