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SPORTS Thursday 16 February 2017
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LeBron James helps Cavaliers

to win over Timberwolves

The Associated Press and Chicago beat Toronto er with 1:31 to play.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeB- for the 11th straight time. Los Angeles pulled even
ron James had 25 points, 14 Taj Gibson had 14 points twice more, including on
assists and eight rebounds and Rajon Rondo added another 3 by Williams, but
to turn back a charge from 12 for the Bulls, who led by couldn’t overcome Cous-
Andrew Wiggins and help as many as 23 points and ins, who scored the final 10
the Cleveland Cavaliers to never trailed in the final points for Sacramento.
a 116-108 victory over the three quarters to snap a Williams’ potential game-
Minnesota Timberwolves three-game skid. winning 3 went wide right
on Tuesday night. Toronto’s last win in the se- of the basket at the buzzer.
Channing Frye had 21 ries was Dec. 31, 2013. He was 4 of 11 from long
points and 10 rebounds Kyle Lowry scored 22 points range.
while starting for All-Star to lead the Raptors, who The Lakers got within two in
Kevin Love, who will miss lost their third straight and the third only to have the
at least the next six weeks fell one-half game behind Kings run off nine points in a
after having surgery on his idle Atlanta for the No. 4 row and extend their lead
left knee. Kyre Irving scored seed in the Eastern Con- to 68-57. Williams made
25 points for the Cavs and ference. DeMar DeRozan a 3 and another basket,
James sealed the victory was limited to 18 points — and Larry Nance Jr. scored Minnesota Timberwolves’ Andrew Wiggins, left, shoots as Cleve-
with a stepback 3-pointer 10 below his season aver- to cut Sacramento’s lead land Cavaliers’ Derrick Williams races in during the second half
with two minutes to play. age. He was whistled for his to 70-64 heading into the of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Minne-
apolis.
Wiggins scored 41 points second technical found in fourth.q Associated Press
against the team that the final minute and eject-
drafted him and Karl-An- ed from the game.
thony Towns scored 26 for KINGS 97, LAKERS 96
the Wolves, who finished LOS ANGELES (AP) — De-
a six-game homestand at Marcus Cousins had 40
2-4. The Wolves allowed points and 12 rebounds,
Cleveland to shoot 51 per- and Sacramento held on
cent and hit 13 3s. for its fourth straight win.
BULLS 105, RAPTORS 94 Lou Williams scored 29
CHICAGO (AP) — Doug points off the bench to
McDermott scored 20 lead the Lakers, who rallied
points, All-Star Jimmy Butler from 13 down early in the
had 19 points and 12 assists fourth quarter and tied the
in his return to the lineup, game 91-all on his 3-point-