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Lamb hits winning 3, Hornets down Raptors 115-114

By The Associated Press with a contending Rockets
TORONTO (AP) — Jeremy squad trying to sharpen up
Lamb banked home a for the postseason.
half-court 3-pointer at the SPURS 115, CELTICS 96
buzzer and the Charlotte BOSTON (AP) — LaMarcus
Hornets beat the Toronto Aldridge had 48 points and
Raptors 115-114 on Sunday 13 rebounds, and San An-
night for their third straight tonio gave short-handed
win. Toronto looked to have Boston its fourth straight
won the game after Kawhi loss. The Spurs have won
Leonard hit the go-ahead 10 of 12 to strengthen their
basket with 44 seconds left, grip on a Western Confer-
then blocked Kemba Walk- ence playoff spot. San An-
er at the other end. tonio (43-31) is eighth in the
Charlotte got one final conference, a half-game
chance after Leonard behind Oklahoma City and
missed a jumper with 5.8 Utah. Aldridge had his sec-
seconds to go. Pascal ond-highest scoring output
Siakam knocked the in- of the season. He scored
bounds pass away from 56 points on Jan. 10 against
Lamb, who chased the ball the Thunder.
into the backcourt before Charlotte Hornets guard Devonte’ Graham (4) drives past Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet Marcus Smart led the Celt-
launching the winning shot. (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 24, 2019, in Toronto. ics with 14 points. Kyrie Ir-
Walker had 15 points and Associated Press ving had 11 points and 12
13 assists and Willy Herna- ing two of the three previ- Curry resting on the bench. points in a little less than assists, but was just 5 of 17
gomez had 13 points and ous games with an ankle He came back strong 29 minutes, and Houston from the field. Irving left the
10 rebounds for the Hor- sprain. He made 11 of 16 against Detroit, and Gold- downed New Orleans. game briefly and went to
nets. Dwayne Bacon made shots and had seven as- en State also got 14 points Chris Paul had 10 points the locker room in the first
five 3-pointers and scored sists in 32 minutes. Khris and 11 assists from Kevin and 13 assists, and Eric Gor- quarter with an injury to his
20 points, and rookie Miles Middleton and George Hill Durant. Draymond Green don added 18 points for left hand, but returned and
Bridges scored 16 for Char- added 17 points apiece added 14 points and eight the Rockets, who hit 21 3s in played the rest of the way
lotte, which began the day for the Bucks. Hill was ac- assists. The win moved the winning for the fifth time in with tape on his left ring fin-
2 1/2 games behind eighth- quired from the Cavaliers in Warriors (50-23) back into six games to move a game ger.
place Miami and 1 1/2 a three-team trade in early the first seed in the West- ahead of Portland for the PACERS 124, NUGGETS 88
games behind ninth-place December.Milwaukee im- ern Conference by a half- third seed in the Western INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bo-
Orlando in the Eastern Con- proved to an NBA-best 55- game over the Nuggets Conference. jan Bogdanovic scored 26
ference playoff race. 19. (49-23). The Pistons slipped Anthony Davis had 12 of his 35 points in the first
BUCKS 127, CAVALIERS 105 WARRIORS 121, PISTONS 114 to seventh in the Eastern points and 10 rebounds in half to lead Indiana over
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Conference with the loss. just less than 21 minutes for Denver.
Antetokounmpo showed Stephen Curry had 26 Blake Griffin had 24 points the short-handed Pelicans, Myles Turner had 17 points
few signs he was bothered points, Klay Thompson add- and eight assists to lead who lost for the eighth time and 11 rebounds, and
by an ailing right ankle, ed 24 and Golden State Detroit. Luke Kennard hit in nine games. Frank Jack- Domantas Sabonis added
getting 26 points and 10 rebounded a night after a three 3-pointers and had 20 son scored 19 and Julius 15 points and 13 rebounds
rebounds to lift Milwaukee blowout loss. points off the bench. Randle 15 for New Orleans, for the Pacers, who re-
over Cleveland. The Warriors fell 126-91 to ROCKETS 113, PELICANS 90 which fell behind by double turned home after drop-
Antetokounmpo was listed the Dallas Mavericks on NEW ORLEANS (AP) — digits early and struggled ping four in a row during a
as questionable after miss- Saturday, but that was with James Harden scored 28 throughout to keep pace West Coast swing. q
High court won’t referee dispute over Michael Jordan images

By JESSICA GRESKO both the Nike photo and at the right side of the im-
Associated Press logo infringed on his copy- age and were taken from a
WASHINGTON (AP) — The right image. Rentmeester’s similar angle. Jordan’s pose
Supreme Court said Mon- original photo of Jordan is similar in both photos. But
day it won’t step in to ref- was taken for Life magazine in the Nike photo, Jordan is
eree a copyright dispute in 1984, while Jordan was a wearing the red and black
between Nike and a pho- student at the University of of the Chicago Bulls, which
tographer who took a well- North Carolina. It shows Jor- he joined in 1984, and
known image of basketball dan holding a basketball in the Chicago skyline is the
great Michael Jordan. That his left hand and leaping, background. One other dif-
means lower court rulings ballet-like toward a basket- ference: In Rentmeester’s
for the athletic apparel ball hoop. At the time, Jor- photo, Jordan is wearing
maker will stand. Photogra- dan was preparing for the Converse. Rentmeester
pher Jacobus Rentmeester upcoming Summer Olym- cried foul, argued that the
sued Nike after it used an In this Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael pics, which were being differences between his
image he took of Jordan in Jordan speaks to the media about hosting the NBA All-Star held in Los Angeles. In the photo and Nike’s were “mi-
the 1980s as inspiration for basketball game during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C. photo, Jordan is wearing nor,” and said that nearly
a photograph it commis- Associated Press the U.S. Olympic team uni- every original element in
sioned for its own ads. The billboards, then became Jordan shoes. Rentmeester form. Both Rentmeester’s his photo also appeared in
company’s photo, which the basis for the “Jump- sued Beaverton, Oregon- photo and Nike’s photo Nike’s. Lower courts ruled
was used on posters and man” logo for Nike’s Air based Nike in 2015 saying involve a basketball hoop for Nike. q