American yachts Duke beat Indiana lead Sydney-Hobart in Pinstripe Bowl 16 44-4118 MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2015 Man Utd and Van Gaal in suspense as Chelsea loom Page 19 PHOENIX: Phoenix Suns center Alex Len (21) attempts to shoot as Philadelphia 76ers guard Hollis Thompson, left, and Nerlens Noel defend in the third quarter during an NBA basketball game, Saturday, in Phoenix. — AP 76ers beat Suns 111-104 for second win PHOENIX: Isaiah Canaan scored 22 points, reserve Nik after losing three in a row. Gordon Hayward scored 28 HAWKS 117, KNICKS 98 points and 12 rebounds. Charlotte fought back to take Stauskas had 17 and the lowly Philadelphia 76ers beat points for Utah. Paul Millsap scored 22 points, Al Horford added 19 the lead for good at 89-88 on a layup by Walker with the Phoenix Suns 111-104 on Saturday night for their points and Atlanta won its sixth straight game. Carmelo 1:55 left. second victory of the season. Carl Landry added 16 PELICANS 110, ROCKETS 108 Anthony, returning after missing one game with a points as Philadelphia (2-30) snapped a 12-game losing Anthony Davis had 24 points, 13 rebounds and sprained right ankle, finished with 18 points and 12 HEAT 108, MAGIC 101 streak with its first win since Dec. 1. The 76ers also three blocked shots for New Orleans, and Tyreke Evans rebounds for the Knicks. New York has dropped three Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh each scored 24 points, stopped a 23-game road slide dating to last season. stole Trevor Ariza’s inbounds pass in the final seconds. straight and seven of 11. Atlanta trailed by 15 midway leading Miami to the victory. Goran Dragic added 22 Former Suns guard Ish Smith, who was acquired in a Eric Gordon scored 26 for the Pelicans, hitting six 3- through the first quarter and was down 14 late in the points as Miami won for the third time in four games, trade with New Orleans on Christmas Eve, scored 14 pointers as New Orleans shot 13 of 24 from long range. third before blowing past the Knicks to take a 20-point including a 94-88 overtime victory against New Orleans points in a starting role. Nerlens Noel added 14 points Ryan Anderson scored 16, and Evans finished with 11 lead on Thabo Sefolosha’s three-point play early in the on Christmas. Gerald Green scored 15 points, and Bosh and 11 rebounds. The Suns lost leading scorer Eric points and 13 assists. James Harden scored 25 points fourth. Mike Scott had a season-high 18 points for the also had 10 rebounds. Orlando led 76-69 after three, but Bledsoe to a sprained left knee in the first half. The for Houston. His final basket was a 3 that tied it at 108 Hawks. Wade fueled Miami’s rally with 12 points in the fourth. team said he would go for an MRI. Brandon Knight led with 2:27 left. Ariza and Patrick Beverley each had 16 The Heat outscored the Magic 39-25 in the final period. Phoenix with 21 points. Devin Booker scored 19 points, points for Houston. Right after Harden’s tying 3, Davis SPURS 101, NUGGETS 86 Nik Vucevic led Orlando with 22 points and 10 and Jon Leuer had 14 points and nine rebounds. The dunked an alley-oop lob from Evans, and neither team Kawhi Leonard had 20 points, and the Spurs rebounds. Elfrid Payton added 18 points and seven Suns have lost four in a row and six of seven. scored during the last 2 minutes. rebounded from a rare loss. San Antonio extended its assists. franchise record for consecutive wins at home to 26, including a record 17 straight to open this season. TRAIL BLAZERS 105, CAVALIERS 76 WIZARDS 111, NETS 96 CELTICS 99, PISTONS 93 Allen Crabbe scored a career-high 26 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge had 12 points and nine rebounds for Avery Bradley scored 18 points, Isaiah Thomas had 17 John Wall had 22 points and 13 assists, Marcin Portland held LeBron James to just 12 points. Crabbe the Spurs, and Boris Diaw had 16 points. Denver’s Nikola points and nine assists, and the Celtics got the win on Gortat scored 25 points, and Washington earned its scored 21 in the first half, helping Portland (12-20) stop Jokic scored 22 points on 10-for-19 shooting. the road. Each of Boston’s starters scored in double fig- fourth straight victory. Rookie Jarell Eddie made four a five-game losing streak. He was 4 for 6 from 3-point ures, and reserve Evan Turner added 13 points. Detroit 3-pointers and scored 12 points in the fourth quarter range for the night. C.J. McCollum had 16 points for the HORNETS 98, GRIZZLIES 92 pulled within five in the last minute, and Turner was Trail Blazers, while Mason Plumlee had 11 points and of his NBA debut, helping the Wizards blow open what Kemba Walker scored 11 of his 22 points in the called for an offensive foul with 36 seconds left. Reggie 14 rebounds. James missed his first four shots, had six was a two-point game after three. Washington (14-14), fourth quarter, and Charlotte held on for the victory. Jackson’s 3-pointer then trimmed Boston’s lead to 95- points at halftime and didn’t play in the fourth quarter. despite a number of injuries, is back at .500 for the first Nicolas Batum had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the 93, but former Piston Jonas Jerebko hit a baseline He matched his season-low scoring total. Kevin Love time since it was 6-6 a month ago. Brook Lopez had 19 Hornets, who trailed 81-76 early in the final period. P.J. jumper with 10.7 seconds left. Pistons center Andre had 13 points for Cleveland, which was coming off an points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who lost their Hairston added 14 points, and Jeremy Lin had 13. Mike Drummond had 22 points and 22 rebounds for his fifth 89-83 loss at Golden State on Christmas. sixth straight home game. Thaddeus Young finished Conley scored 19 points for Memphis, and Marc Gasol 20-20 game of the season. with 16 points and 14 boards. had 18. Zach Randolph added a double-double with 18 MAVERICKS 118, BULLS 111 RAPTORS 111, BUCKS 90 J.J. Barea made a career-high seven 3-pointers and DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points and Terrence Ross finished with 26 points coming off his first 30-point NBA results/standings had 21, leading Toronto to the road win. Luis Scola had game, powering the Mavericks to the win. Derrick Rose 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, and Bismack led the Bulls with 25 points, including nine in the Washington 111, Brooklyn 96; Toronto 111, Milwaukee 90; Charlotte 98, Memphis 92; Miami 108, Orlando 101; New Orleans 110, Houston Biyombo added 14 points and 12 rebounds. DeMarre fourth quarter, but had a key turnover before getting 108; Atlanta 117, NY Knicks 98; Boston 99, Detroit 93; Indiana 102, Minnesota 88; Dallas 118, Chicago 111; San Antonio 101, Denver 86; Carroll, who missed the last nine games with a bruised called for a 5-second violation when Chicago had a Philadelphia 111, Phoenix 104; LA Clippers 109, Utah 104; Portland 105, Cleveland 76. right knee, scored seven points as Toronto won its third chance to tie in the final 11 seconds. Dirk Nowitzki Eastern Conference Western Conference straight over Milwaukee. After the Bucks took a slim scored 16 points in his first home game since passing Atlantic Division Northwest Division lead late in the third quarter, the Raptors made eight 3- Shaquille O’Neal on the career scoring list, and Zaza W L PCT GB Oklahoma City 20 10 .667 - pointers - most were wide-open looks - and closed the Pachulia had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Barea was 7 Toronto 19 12 .613 - Utah 12 16 .429 7 game with seven straight for their final 21 points. Khris Boston 17 13 .567 1.5 Denver 12 18 .400 8 for 8 from beyond the arc. Nikola Mirotic had 23 points, NY Knicks 14 17 .452 5 Middleton scored 20 points and Greg Monroe added 16 seven rebounds and three blocks for the Bulls, who Portland 12 20 .375 9 for Milwaukee. Brooklyn 8 22 .267 10.5 Minnesota 11 19 .367 9 were trying for back-to-back wins a night after winning Philadelphia 2 30 .063 17.5 Pacific Division at Oklahoma City. Central Division Golden State 28 1 .966 - PACERS 102, TIMBERWOLVES 88 Cleveland 19 9 .679 - LA Clippers 18 13 .581 11 Monta Ellis had 22 points and six rebounds to help Indiana 17 12 .586 2.5 the Pacers rally for the victory. Paul George scored 18 CLIPPERS 109, JAZZ 104 Chicago 16 12 .571 3 Sacramento 12 17 .414 16 Playing without an injured Blake Griffin, J.J. Redick Detroit 17 14 .548 3.5 Phoenix 12 20 .375 17.5 points on 7-of-16 shooting for Indiana, and reserve scored 25 points and Paul Pierce had 20 to lead the Milwaukee 12 19 .387 8.5 LA Lakers 5 25 .167 23.5 Jordan Hill scored 12 points. The Pacers snapped a Clippers to the road victory. The Clippers learned Southeast Division Southwest Division three-game skid. Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and before the game that Griffin, their leading scorer, had a Atlanta 20 12 .625 - San Antonio 26 6 .813 - eight rebounds for Minnesota, which has lost three in a partially torn left quadriceps tendon and is expected to Miami 18 11 .621 0.5 Dallas 17 13 .567 8 row.