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ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021 SPORTS 14 Lakers-Warriors set for 7-8 play-in clash

Nets rally past Cavs for No. 2 seed in East Sigg claims first tour victory

NEW ORLEANS, May 17, (AP): LeBron James scored 25 points be- Lee wins AT&T Byron Nelson; fore he appeared to mildly aggra- vate a right ankle injury and the Pride clinches 1st senior title Lakers closed out the McKINNEY, Texas, May 17, (AP): K.H. Lee regular with a 110-98 victo- was more than happy to play through a steady ry over the Pelicans. downpour in the fi nal round of the AT&T While the victory was the Lakers’ fifth Byron Nelson, and didn’t mind waiting out a straight, it was not enough to pull them high weather delay of more than two hours. The reward was the fi nal spot next week in enough in the Western Conference stand- the PGA Championship. ings to skip the NBA’s new play-in format Lee earned his fi rst PGA Tour victory and involving the seventh through 10th seeds. the chance to compete on the Ocean Course at No. 7 Los Angeles will host No. 8 Golden Kiawah Island in South Carolina, becoming the State on night in the Western Conference play- second consecutive Nelson winner from South in with the winner taking the seventh seed and Korea by fi nishing 25 under, three ahead of a spot against Phoenix and the loser having to third-round leader Sam Burns. play another game to determine the eighth seed. Heavy rain fell most of the back nine for the Willie Hernangomez had 19 points and 13 re- leaders, with workers using squeegees to clear bounds for New Orleans. paths on greens and one ball stuck in the middle Warriors 113, Grizzlies 101 of a fast-moving stream on the 18th fairway. In , Stephen Curry became the The players slogged through the deluge before Kyoung-Hoon Lee, of South Korea, holds oldest scoring champion since lightning forced a delay. the trophy on the 18th green after winning at age 35 in 1998, fi nishing with 46 points as Most of the standing water was gone when the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament in Golden State held off Memphis in a regular- forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket against New Orleans play resumed 2 hours, 23 minutes later. Lee McKinney, Texas on May 16. (AP) season fi nale that determined the play-in tour- Pelicans forward Wenyen Gabriel (32) and forward (8) in the second quarter missed a par putt on 16 to cut his lead to two, nament’s eighth and ninth spots. of an NBA game in New Orleans, on May 16. (AP) but answered with two birdies. The sun came Pride won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic on The Warriors wrapped up the No. 8 seed and his 25 points in the second half and Washington locked in before taking the court. out just as Lee was fi nishing his 6-under 66. for his fi rst PGA Tour Champions title, closing will play Wednesday at the Los Angeles Lak- Burns (70) fi nished at 22 under, a shot ahead with a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke victory. rallied to beat Charlotte to fi nish eighth in the Pacers 125, Raptors 113 ers, while Memphis fi nished ninth and will host Eastern Conference. of 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel Making his 11th senior start, the 51-year- on Wednesday. In Tampa, Florida, Oshae Brissett scored a (68), Daniel Berger (64), Patton Kizzire (63) old Pride had six birdies in an 11-hole stretch The Wizards will play at in a play- career-best 31 points, Domantas Sabonis added in game. The Hornets closed the regular season and Scott Stallings (66). before dropping a stroke on the par-4 15th. He 25 points, 16 rebounds and three steals and In- parred the fi nal three to win at TPC Sugarloaf to BASKETBALL on a fi ve-game losing streak to drop to the 10th diana beat to lock up the Eastern Con- spot in the East and will play at Indiana in the GOLF fi nish at 11-under 205. ference’s ninth seed. In knoxville, Tenn., Greyson Sigg made a play-in round. Indiana snapped a two-game losing streak Nets 123, Cavaliers 109 6-foot par putt on the 18th hole for a 4-under Hawks 124, Rockets 95 and secured home-court advantage for a play-in When the delay hit, Jordan Spieth already 66 and a one-stroke victory in the Korn Ferry In New York, Kevin Durant had 23 points, In , Rookie Onyeka Okongwu set ca- game against Charlotte. Malachi Flynn scored a 13 assists and eight rebounds and knew he was going to fall short again in his Tour’s Visit Knoxville Open. reer highs with 21 points and 14 rebounds and career-best 27 points for Toronto. hometown event, played on its third course in Sigg fi nished at 20-under 260 at Holston beat to take the No. 2 seed in the Atlanta beat . Eastern Conference. 76ers 128, Magic 117 the past four Nelsons at the rain-soaked TPC Hills for his fi rst tour title. The former Georgia The Hawks went with a makeshift lineup af- In , Tyrese Maxey had 30 points, Craig Ranch in McKinney, about 30 miles player has eight top 10s this season is No. 2 in Kyrie Irving added 17 points for the Nets, ter their Eastern Conference playoff spot was who will open the next weekend seven rebounds and six assists, and Eastern north of . Spieth, three back to start the the Korn Ferry Tour points standings with more against either Boston or Washington. The Celt- Conference champion Philadelphia beat Orlan- day, shot 71 and tied for ninth at 18 under. than enough points for a PGA Tour card next ics and Wizards will meet Tuesday in the play- do in a meaningless regular-season fi nale. In Duluth, Ga., Monday qualifi er Dicky season. in tournament to determine the No. 7 seed. NBA Results/Standings Philadelphia didn’t play any of its usual start- ers after clinching the top spot in the East with Jazz 121, Kings 99 Friday’s victory over the Magic. Joel Embiid In Sacremento, , Jordan Clarkson (illness), Ben Simmons (back), Bowman ‘parks’ No. 48 Chevrolet in scored 33 points, Rudy Gobert added 13 points WASHINGTON, May 17, (AP): Results and standings from the NBA games on Sunday (right knee), Seth Curry (right hip) and Danny and 16 rebounds and Utah beat Sacramento to take Indiana 125 Toronto 113 Green (left hip) were all sidelined. the the No. 1 spot in the NBA playoffs.Utah (52- New York 96 Boston 92 familiar spot in victory lane at Dover 20) won its fi nal two to edge Western Conference- Washington 115 Charlotte 110 Trail Blazers 132, Nuggets 116 rival Phoenix for the top spot. It’s the fi rst time in Phoenix 123 San Antonio 121 In Portland, Oregon, Damian Lillard had 22 Golden State 113 Memphis 101 DOVER, Del, May 17, (AP): Alex Bowman franchise history that the Jazz have fi nished with Brooklyn 123 Cleveland 109 points and 10 assists and Portland beat parked the No. 48 Chevrolet in its familiar sole possession of the best record in the NBA. Atlanta 124 Houston 95 to secure their eighth straight playoff berth, the spot in victory lane at Dover International Suns 123, Spurs 121 Philadelphia 128 Orlando 117 longest active streak in the NBA. Speedway, leading a dominant outing for 120 107 The Blazers secured the sixth seed, which In San Antonio, E’Twaun Moore scored 22 Okla. City 117 LA Clippers 112 Hendrick Motorsports. points and made a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds Portland 132 Denver 116 means they’ll face the Nuggets in the opening Bowman led Hendrick Motorsports to a Utah 121 Sacramento 99 round. Denver wound up with the third seed in a remaining to lift Phoenix past San Antonio. 118 112 sensational 1-2-3-4 fi nish in the NASCAR The Suns fi nished second overall in the crazy night that saw the West’s teams in a scram- LA Lakers 110 New Orleans 98 ble for playoff position. Denver was assured of the Cup Series races. Kyle Larson was second, NBA, a game behind behind West-rival Utah Minnesota 136 Dallas 121 Chase Elliott third and William Byron fourth. Eastern Conference No. 3 seed when the Clippers fell to the Thunder. when the Jazz beat Sacramento later Sunday. Atlantic Division How hot was Bowman? Knicks 96, Celtics 92 W L Pct GB Heat 120, Pistons 107 His Chevy caught fi re after the race. In New York, Julius Randle capped his All- z-Philadelphia 49 23 .681 - In Detroit, Nemanja Bjelica scored 17 of his “Help me Tom Cruise, I’m on fi re,” he x-Brooklyn 48 24 .667 1 21 points in the fi rst half and Miami routed De- Star season with 20 points, seven rebounds and x-New York 41 31 .569 8 said, channeling Ricky Bobby. seven assists New York beat Boston to take the Boston 36 36 .500 13 troit despite holding out several key players in Alex Bowman celebrates the win following a relatively meaningless game. Bowman won his second race of the season No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Toronto 27 45 .375 22 a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover and passed 1,000 laps led in his career. But the RJ Barrett scored 22 points for the Knicks. They Southeast Division Precious Achiuwa scored a career-high 23 International Speedway, on May 16, in Do- W L Pct GB points and Max Strus added 20 for the Heat. victory celebration at the Monster Mile had to won their third straight to fi nish 41-31 and set up y-Atlanta 41 31 .569 - ver, Delaware. (AP) seem familiar for Hendrick Motorsports. Jim- a fi rst-round series with the . The x-Miami 40 32 .556 1 Timberwolves 136, Mavericks 121 Washington 34 38 .472 7 mie Johnson, the seven-time NASCAR cham- Knicks are headed to the playoffs for the fi rst time Charlotte 33 39 .458 8 In , Anthony Edwards scored 30 pion now in IndyCar, won a track-record 11 since winning the Atlantic Division title in 2012-13. Orlando 21 51 .292 20 points in his fi nal audition for NBA Rookie of Force races to record times at Dover in the 48. Turns out, Johnson’s Wizards 115, Hornets 110 Central Division the Year, leading Minnesota past Dallas. W L Pct GB Luka Doncic had 18 points, six rebounds and six successor is just as adept at handling the rigors In Washington, Bradley Beal scored 20 of y-Milwaukee 46 26 .639 - 152nd ‘NHRA’ victory of the concrete mile track. Indiana 34 38 .472 12 assists in 21 minutes for the Mavericks, who were Chicago 31 41 .431 15 unharmed by the meaningless defeat. They get the CONCORD, N.C., May 17, (AP): John Force Cleveland 22 50 .306 24 No. 5 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, pit- won yet again at age 72, topping the Funny Detroit 20 52 .278 26 CAR RACING Western Conference ted against the No. 4 seed in Car field in the NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Southwest Division a fi rst-round series beginning next weekend. Nationals for his record 152nd event victory. W L Pct GB Force beat J.R. Todd, Cruz Pedregon and “Best race track on the schedule,” Bow- y-Dallas 42 30 .583 - Bulls 118, Bucks 112 man said. Memphis 38 34 .528 4 In Chicago, Thaddeus Young scored 20 points, Alexis DeJoria in the final with a 3.916-sec- San Antonio 33 39 .458 9 added 19 and Chicago beat Milwaukee ond run at 328.78 mph in a Chevrolet Ca- Bowman has followed two of NASCAR’s New Orleans 31 41 .431 11 biggest superstars, fi rst taking the wheel of Houston 17 55 .236 25 with and the rest of the maro. Northwest Division Bucks’ starters missing the regular-season fi nale. “Timing is everything,” Force said. “I the No. 88 after Dale Earnhardt Jr retired and W L Pct GB Milwaukee fi nished third in the East and will face won the inaugural (four-wide race) here made the move to the 48 this season. z-Utah 52 20 .722 - He’s tried to escape their large shadows – x-Denver 47 25 .653 5 Miami in the fi rst round. Bucks rookie Jordan Nwo- and this makes me so proud. Don’t take the x-Portland 42 30 .583 10 ra set career highs with 34 points and 14 rebounds. job you love for granted. I wanted to win but will gladly take the checkered fl ag. Minnesota 23 49 .319 29 Thunder 117, Clippers 112 for (track owner) Bruton (Smith), (crew Bowman came from nowhere with 10 laps Okla. City 22 50 .306 30 to go to win in April at Richmond and stole Pacific Division In , Rookie Aleksej Poku- chief) Daniel (Hood), but these kids are W L Pct GB sevski scored a career-high 29 points and Okla- tough out here. Some days, things go right, his fi rst win of the season. Bowman joined y-Phoenix 51 21 .708 - homa City beat Los Angeles. to snap a nine- and our car was ready and prepared, and I Martin Truex Jr. as the only driver this sea- x-LA Clippers 47 25 .653 4 son with multiple victories. LA Lakers 42 30 .583 9 game losing streak halfway did my job. I’m excited and I get guard Stephen Golden State 39 33 .542 12 Terance Mann scored 19 points for the Clip- to send this (Wally trophy) to Bruton, a guy A year after fans were not allowed to at- Curry (right), celebrates with guard Jordan Sacramento 31 41 .431 20 pers, who ended up with the No 4 seed in the I really love.” tend and Dover held two Cup races on the x-clinched playoff spot Poole during the second half of an NBA y-clinched division Western Conference. Los Angeles sat stars Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel, Dallas same weekend, a sellout crowd of 20,000 basketball game against the Memphis Griz- z-clinched conference and for the second Glenn in Pro Stock and Steve Johnson in Pro fans was announced at the Monster Mile and zlies in San Francisco, on May 16. (AP) straight game. Stock Motorcycle. they were ready to bust loose.