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Russell helps Nets hold off Lakers

for 6-game winning streak

By The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — D'Angelo
Russell had 22 points and a
career high-tying 13 assists
against his former team,
and the Brooklyn Nets ran
the NBA's longest winning
streak to six games by beat-
ing the Los Angeles Lakers
115-110 on Tuesday night.
Joe Harris added 19 points
and Spencer Dinwiddie n this Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 file photo, Henry Cejudo, right,
scored 18 for the Nets, ducks a kick from Demetrious Johnson during their UFC fly-
who last won six in a row weight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 227 in Los Angeles.
from March 25 to April 3, Associated Press
2015. Rondae Hollis-Jeffer-
son finished with 17 points One Championship sets
and Jared Dudley made
some big baskets down the Mighty Mouse, Alvarez
stretch to score 13.
LeBron James bounced debuts for Japan
back from his lowest-scor-
ing game of the season
with 36 points, 13 rebounds LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deme- between the promotions,
and eight assists, but the trious Johnson and Eddie with the UFC getting wel-
Lakers finished 1-3 on their Alvarez will make their One terweight Ben Askren from
road trip. Kyle Kuzma had Championship debuts at One in the deal.
22 points and 11 rebounds, the mixed martial arts pro- Alvarez, the former UFC
while Lonzo Ball scored 23. motion's first show in Japan and Bellator lightweight
Brooklyn continued its on March 31. champion, will fight Rus-
recovery from an eight- One Championship on sian lightweight contender
game skid by holding on in Wednesday revealed sev- Timofey Nastyukhin in his
front of a loud, large crowd eral bout matchups to One debut. The well-trav-
that alternated cheering The Associated Press for its eled Alvarez held the UFC
when the Lakers seized the landmark event in Tokyo. 155-pound title in 2016
momentum and when the The show at the Ryogoku before losing it to Conor
Nets regained it. Brooklyn Nets' D'Angelo Russell (1) shoots over Los Angeles Lak- Kokugikan arena will fea- McGregor. Alvarez is from
NUGGETS 126, MAVERICKS ers' Kyle Kuzma (0) during the second half of an NBA basketball ture atomweight champi- Philadelphia, but fought in
game Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in New York. The Nets won 115-
118 110. on Angela Lee's move up Japan several times in his
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Associated Press to challenge One straw- early career. One has bol-
Jokic had 32 points and 16 weight champion Xiong stered its roster with notable
rebounds, Jamal Murray assists, while Harrison Barnes ATLANTA (AP) — Jeremy Lin Jing Nan. Middleweight U.S.-based talent ahead of
dished out a career-high 15 scored 30. The Mavericks scored 12 of his 16 points in champion Aung La N Sang a North American televi-
assists and Denver extend- hit 15 3-pointers against the the final period and Atlan- and lightweight champ sion deal with Turner Sports
ed its home winning streak NBA's top long-range de- ta overcame Bradley Beal's Eduard Folayang also will beginning in January.
to seven games by beating fense. 29 points for Washington. defend their belts against Along with Johnson and
Dallas. CAVALIERS 92, PACERS 91 Seven players scored in Japanese challengers. Alvarez, the promotion also
At 21-9, the Nuggets INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Larry double figures to help the Johnson and Alvarez are has signed Sage Northcutt,
matched the 1976-77 Nance Jr.'s buzzer-beat- last-place Hawks (7-23) two former UFC champions the 22-year-old Texas light-
squad for the best start ing tip-in for Cleveland stop a three-game skid. who moved to the Singa- weight promoted as a ma-
through 30 games in the snapped Indiana's seven- John Collins had 20 points pore-based One Champi- jor future star by the UFC.
franchise's NBA history. game winning streak. and 13 rebounds, while onship earlier this year. Lee (9-0), a Canadian-born
They also remain on top of Nance finished with 15 rookie Trae Young scored Johnson, the long-reigning Singaporean who grew
the Western Conference points and a career-high 16 19. UFC flyweight champion up in Hawaii, is among
by percentage points over rebounds in the Cavaliers' Lin's big fourth quarter in- better known as "Mighty One Championship's most
Golden State. This is rarefied third road win of the sea- cluded a dribble fake that Mouse," will take on Japa- popular fighters and its
air for the Nuggets: The last son. Rodney Hood scored sent Thomas Satoransky nese flyweight Yuya "Little 105-pound champion since
time they had played more 17 to lead Cleveland (8- falling backward, leaving Piranha" Wakamatsu in his mid-2016. She will move up
than 25 games and were 23). Lin open for a jumper and first bout for One. 10 pounds to challenge
alone in first place in the The Pacers (20-11) were a 103-93 lead. Lin added Johnson had won 13 con- Xiong (13-1) in a superfight
conference was March led by Domantas Sabonis' a layup on Atlanta's next secutive bouts and had initially planned for Novem-
1977. 17 points, but they never possession. Trevor Ariza the longest title reign in ber before Lee had to drop
Murray contributed 22 took control long enough started at forward and had UFC history before he sur- out with a back injury.
points for the injury-deplet- to pull away. Victor Oladi- 19 points in his return to the rendered his 125-pound Aung La N Sang, from
ed Nuggets, including 10 in po missed two free throws Wizards. Beal grabbed 10 title in a split-decision loss Myanmar, will defend his
the fourth quarter. with 9.5 seconds left, failing rebounds. The 33-year-old to Henry Cejudo in August. belt against Japan's Ken
Luka Doncic had a big to extend Indiana's 91-90 Ariza was acquired from Johnson then moved to Hasegawa in a rematch of
game for Dallas with 23 lead. Phoenix in a trade an- One Championship in Oc- their memorable five-round
points and a career-best 12 HAWKS 118, WIZARDS 110 nounced Monday.q tober in an effective trade bout in June.q