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26 Established 1961 Sports Monday, April 1, 2019 Harden hits 50, posts triple-double as Rockets trip Kings 119-108 Grizzlies edge Suns despite Booker’s 48 points

HOUSTON: James Harden recorded a 50-point triple- star was 19-of-29 shooting while looking for his third double, and the Houston Rockets fended off the hot- straight 50-point game after scoring 59 and 50 in his shooting Sacramento Kings for a 119-108 victory on previous two games. Deandre Ayton had 17 points and Saturday at Toyota Center. Harden posted his ninth 50- 13 rebounds for the Suns before leaving with a sprained point game on the season while producing 50 points, 11 left ankle with 3:03 left in the third quarter. The rookie rebounds and 10 assists. With the Rockets clinging to a center exited shortly after scoring a basket and notice- 101-100 lead midway through the fourth quarter, ably expressed his anguish on the way back upcourt. Harden sank three free throws, converted back-to-back floaters, and added a 3-pointer to extend the advan- 76ERS 118, TIMBERWOLVES 109 tage to 111-102. Harden reached 50 points with two Tobias Harris scored 25 points, and Ben Simmons free throws with 48.8 seconds remaining. The 50-point had 20 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to lift visit- triple-double was the fifth of his career. Clint Capela ing Philadelphia Minnesota. Jonah Bolden scored a added 24 points and 15 rebounds, while Chris Paul career-high 19 points, JJ Redick added 16 and Jimmy chipped in 22 points and five assists for the Rockets. Butler had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Mike Scott also The Kings were officially eliminated from playoff con- had 10 points off the bench. All-Star center Joel Embiid tention after going 0 for 5 from behind the arc in the sat out for the Sixers for load management, but they fourth quarter. The Kings entered the period 15 of 24 managed to win their second in a row. Andrew Wiggins on 3s. Bogdan Bogdanovic paced the Kings with 24 paced the Timberwolves with 24 points, while Karl- points off the bench, while Buddy Hield added 21 points Anthony Towns added 21. Gorgui Dieng chipped in 13. and De’Aaron Fox paired 18 points with 10 assists. PISTONS 99, TRAIL BLAZERS 90 MAGIC 121, PACERS 116 Suddenly short-handed Detroit snapped Portland’s Khem Birch gave visiting Orlando the lead for good win streak at six with a home victory. The Pistons, who with a dunk in the second minute of the fourth quarter improved to 39-37, have won 11 in a row at home. HOUSTON: Chris Paul #3 of the Houston Rockets shoots the ball against the Sacramento Kings at the Toyota en route to a win over Indiana in an important game for Detroit won in an unlikely way, losing star forward Center in Houston, Texas. — AFP both teams. A seventh win in their past eight games Blake Griffin shortly before tipoff and catching fire only allowed the Magic (38-39) to move within one game of after a woeful first half of shooting and offense. Reggie .500 in a tightly bunched group of five teams vying for Jackson scored a game-high 28 points, and Andre Conference. Gordon Hayward had 19 points, and points, 13 rebounds). New York’s leading scorers were the final three playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. Drummond added 22, to lead Detroit. The Blazers fell to Marcus Morris and Daniel Theis added 16 apiece for Emmanuel Mudiay (24 points), Luke Kornet (17) and Aaron Gordon led the Magic with 23 points, 10 48-28, including 19-19 on the road. Enes Kanter, who the Celtics, who lost to the Nets for just the second Kevin Knox (16). rebounds and seven assists, with more than half his has been starting at center for Portland, had 20 points time in their last 13 meetings. points coming on four 3-pointers. Darren Collison led and a team-high 15 rebounds. CLIPPERS 132, CAVALIERS 108 Indiana with 24 points to go with nine assists, and HEAT 100, KNICKS 92 Montrezl Harrell scored 23 points off the bench as host Bojan Bogdanovic had 22 points. NETS 110, CELTICS 96 Dion Waiters had a season-high 28 points and Los Angeles recorded its 12th win in 14 outings by D’Angelo Russell scored 20 of his 29 points in the added six assists as Miami defeated host New York. defeating Cleveland. Harrell shot 10 of 13 from the floor, GRIZZLIES 120, SUNS 115 third quarter to lead host Brooklyn over short-handed The Heat (38-38), who have a tenuous hold on the and rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went 9 of 12 to finish Jonas Valanciunas scored 14 of his career-best 34 Boston. Russell added 10 assists, Caris LeVert scored eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, with 22 points for the Clippers (46-31), who also posted a points in the fourth quarter and also collected 20 15 points and DeMarre Carroll and Joe Harris chipped won their second straight game and reached .500 for 110-108 victory over Cleveland on March 22. Jordan rebounds as Memphis posted a road win over Phoenix. in 13 each as the Nets put a 2-5 road trip behind them the first time since Jan. 27. Miami got double-doubles Clarkson scored 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the Mike Conley added 33 points for Memphis, which sur- in their first home game since March 11. Brooklyn (39- from Goran Dragic (10 points, 10 assists), Kelly Olynyk floor, and rookie Collin Sexton added 21 for the Cavaliers vived 48 points by Phoenix’s Devin Booker. The Suns 38) remained in seventh place in the Eastern (12 points, 11 rebounds) and Hassan Whiteside (17 (19-58), who fell to 6-32 on the road. — Reuters

Ashes rivals Warner bowlers and Bairstow deny report of combine in IPL Warner rift record stand BANGALORE: and set a record for the highest opening stand in the Indian : Australia’s four frontline Premier League (IPL), with both players notching cen- bowlers, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat turies for Sunrisers yesterday. Warner and Cummins and Nathan Lyon, have denied a Bairstow put on 185 in just 16.2 overs in a 118- victo- media report they were prepared to boycott ry over ’s Royal Challengers Bangalore, sur- last year’s fourth test against if passing and Chris Lynn’s opening David Warner was picked for the match. stand of 184 against Gujarat Lions in the 2017 season. Vice Warner was suspended for the Former Australia vice-captain Warner is fighting for a match in the immediate aftermath of a ball- spot in their World Cup squad after completing a 12- tampering scandal in the third test in Cape month suspension for his involvement in the ball-tam- Town, which resulted in a 12-month ban for pering scandal in last year. The 32-year-old the opening batsman and captain Steve Smith. showed he has lost none of his power-hitting ability as Local media, however, reported on he finished unbeaten on 100 from 55 balls, which includ- BANGALORE: cricketer Jonny Bairstow (R) celebrates with his teammate David Warner (L) Thursday that the bowlers had considered ed five fours and five sixes. after scoring (100 runs) during the 2019 (IPL) cricket match between boycotting the match if Warner, who was Warner was playing the anchor role, while Bairstow Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. —AFP identified as the instigator of the plot for stepped up the scoring rate to belt 114 from 56 deliver- Cameron Bancroft to scuff up the ball with ies, before falling to Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra sandpaper, was selected. Chahal. opener Bairstow smashed 12 fours and just 30 runs, including captain Kohli and South African chase of 186 appear easy but his on 99 in the “We are extremely disappointed in an arti- seven sixes for his second-ever Twenty20 hundred, talisman AB de Villiers. Afghanistan off-spinner penultimate over derailed who ended up tied with cle (that) claims we intended to withdraw while Warner recorded his third consecutive 50-plus finished with four for Kolkata’s score needing the Super Over to decide the from the fourth test during last year’s tour of score to top the IPL scoring charts this season. Hyderabad as the hosts clinched a convincing victory. winner. Kolkata fast bowler M. Prasidh Krishna conced- South Africa had David Warner been free to “He’s great fun, just going ahead with hitting the ball,” Earlier, South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was ed 10 in the Super Over, leaving the marauding Andre play,” the four bowlers said in a Cricket Bairstow said of Warner after Hyderabad finished with in his shorts and relaxing in the dressing room before Russell, who scored 62 off 28 balls in the team’s Australia statement yesterday. 231-2. “It’s fantastic to bat in the middle with him.” being forced to make a quick transition and conjure up of 185-8, with a relatively simple task. “This claim is disappointing on a number With the colossal in Hyderabad, Warner his lethal yorkers for the Delhi Capitals in their pulsating But Rabada had other plans as he produced immacu- of fronts but most importantly because it is and Bairstow also became the first pair to make three Super Over win. late precision with his yorkers to give away just seven false. “As a team we are all focused on mov- consecutive 100-run partnerships in the IPL. “Must say The Delhi side, coached by Australia’s World Cup and give Delhi their second win in three matches. ing forward together and helping the everything about their partnership has been extraordi- winning captain Ricky Ponting, needed 18 off three “I was sort of sitting around in my shorts... I was sitting Australian men’s team prepare for the World nary. Some serious shots and hard running between the overs against the to win their upstairs with Shikhar Dhawan and we were having a Cup and the Ashes.” wickets in this heat. Truly remarkable,” Indian Indian Premier League Twenty match but spectacularly chat,” Rabada told reporters. “We thought this game is The statement is the latest episode in the great said on Twitter. fluffed the chase. ours but they say cricket’s a funny game. I said to Shikhar long-running scandal, which forced Cricket Chasing 232 to win, Bangalore lost five wickets for Opening batsman Prithvi Shaw, 19, had made the ‘let’s go downstairs, let’s go support the boys.’ — Reuters Australia into a major overhaul of its organi- sational culture and administration after a damning review labelled it as ‘arrogant’ Sunwolves fell to the bottom. which had produced a ‘win-at-all-costs’ Chiefs pull off This was the third match between the teams and all mentality in the team. have been close encounters won by the away side Sri Lankan Test That hyper-aggressive mindset has disap- dramatic late win with Chiefs 30-26 victors in 2016 and Jaguares 23-19 peared under current test captain Tim Paine winners last season. “It was bitterly disappointing to and his one-day counterpart Aaron Finch, but be beaten at home after leading by four points with captain arrested just a couple of minutes remaining,” admitted the board are keen on ushering Warner and over Jaguares : Sri Lankan captain Smith - their bans ended on Thursday - back Jaguares captain and centre Jeronimo de la Fuente. “Losing three matches in a row is not a nice situa- Dimuth Karunaratne has been arrested and charged into the side as quickly as possible. with driving under the influence of alcohol after an Waikato Chiefs continued their tion to be in and now we travel to South Africa for the CA have attempted to smooth the pair’s BUENOS AIRES: accident in the capital, police said yesterday. Super Rugby revival after a horror start to the season second time this season, to face the Bulls in Pretoria.” return to the national side and published a Karunaratne, 30, was taken into custody following with a dramatic 30-27 win over Argentina’s Jaguares The Chiefs survived early pressure to dominate the curated video on their website earlier this the pre-dawn accident that resulted in the driver of in Buenos Aires on Saturday. Two substitutes com- opening half and build a 17-6 half-time advantage on month in which they reunited with the team in a three-wheel taxi being taken to hospital. bined to snatch the match-winning try for the New a perfect night for rugby at Estadio Jose Amalfitani in the United Arab Emirates ahead of the one- “We have released him on personal bail, but he Zealanders on 78 minutes with loose forward Taleni the Argentine capital. day series against . was asked to be in court today for a magisterial Seu breaking from a scrum and sending scrum-half Te A McKenzie penalty three minutes into the second While pundits have questioned whether the inquiry,” a police spokesman said, adding that his Toiroa Tahuriorangi over. half stretched the lead to 14 points before the playing group are accepting of their return, vehicle was detained. The incident comes as Sri Full-back Damian McKenzie raised his match Jaguares took control and scored two converted tries many have said they would be welcomed back Lankan cricket officials mull who to name as captain points tally to 20 by converting from near the touch- to draw level. Full-back Joaquin Tuculet scored the if selected for the May 30-July 14 World Cup of the one-day squad for the World Cup hosted by line to give the Chiefs a three-point advantage which first after a millimetre-perfect cross-field kick by fly- in England and Wales and the Ashes series England and Wales from May 30. they defended until full-time. It was the second away half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla and loose forward Pablo that follows. Karunaratne, who led to a stunning victory in a row for the Chiefs after losing their first Matera the second. Both Warner and Smith are currently play- Test series victory against South Africa last month, four matches in the 15-team southern hemisphere Another McKenzie penalty put the Chiefs ahead ing in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 had been in the frame to lead the one-day side as championship. again only for Matias Orlando to score a try for the competition, while Finch’s side finish their well. Sri Lanka’s cricket board said it would investi- A draw with fellow Kiwis the Jaguares which fellow substitute Santiago Gonzalez five-match one-day series against Pakistan gate the incident. Hurricanes stopped the rot before they humiliated the Iglesias converted. later in Dubai. They already hold a 4-0 advan- “Sri Lanka Cricket will also follow the due Northern Bulls 56-20 in South Africa last weekend. Trailing 27-23, the Chiefs established a foothold tage and have now won their last seven one- process as per his ‘Player Contractual Obligation’ ... Victory in Argentina lifted the Chiefs four places from deep in Jaguares territory and almost scored several day internationals in succession. —Reuters and conduct an inquiry in order to take necessary last to 11th in the combined standings while the times before Tahuriorangi darted over for the deci- action,” the board said in a statement. — AFP Jaguares remained 14th and the Tokyo-based sive try. — AFP