THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1995 — Utah guard John Stockton becomes the NBA’s ca- reer assist leader, setting up Karl Malone. Stockton’s 9,922nd NUMBERS GAME assist moves him ahead of Magic Johnson. C4 Antelope Valley Press, Saturday, February 1, 2020 Planner Thiem beats Zverev to reach first Open final COMING UP IN THE VALLEY By HOWARD FENDRICH challenge: Djokovic owns a re- Associated Press ADVANCING cord seven titles from the hard ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College) Austria’s Dominic ■ M Basketball: Today at Canyons, 7 p.m. MELBOURNE, Australia courts of the Australian Open. — Locked in an even-as-can- Thiem celebrates Zverev’s take on Thiem’s ■ W Basketball: Today at Canyons, 5 p.m. after defeating ■ Baseball: Today vs Imperial Valley (DH), noon be Australian Open semifinal, Alexander Zverev form? ■ Softball: Today at Glendale Tournament, TBA Dominic Thiem looked up at during their “He’s playing the best ten- ■ M Golf: Monday at College of the Canyons, 10 a.m. his guest box, patted his belly semifinal match nis of his life,” said Zverev, who ■ W Tennis: Today vs. Sequoias, noon and stuck out his tongue, as if to at the Australian was making his debut in a Slam ■ Track: Feb. 7 at Battle of the Regions in Bakersfield indicate he was feeling sick. He Open championship semifinal. ■ M Volleyball: Wednesday vs. Fullerton, 6 p.m. shook his head. He winced. in Melbourne, Thiem never had been past Australia on Friday. UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA) Whatever might have been the fourth round in Melbourne ■ Associated Press M Basketball: Today at La Sierra, 8:30 p.m. going on, Thiem turned out to be until now. But he’s morphing ■ W Basketball: Today at La Sierra, 6:30 p.m. over No. 7 Zverev was the same taking on just fine — well enough to play, into a superior hard-court ■ Baseball: Today at Lewis-Clark State, 11:30 a.m. as the key to his previous win, 14th-seeded Sofia Kenin of the well enough to win. player — and one in rather fine ■ Softball: Today vs.Menlo/CSU Monterey, noon over No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the United States. It is Muguruza’s The 26-year-old Austrian form at the moment, with three quarterfinals: coming through fourth Grand Slam final and the COMING UP IN SOCAL reached his third Grand Slam in the clutch. Thiem went a 21-year-old Kenin’s first. consecutive wins over top-10 CLIPPERS (National Basketball Association) final overall and first at Mel- combined 5 for 5 in tiebreakers Djokovic, 32, will be ap- opponents, including No. 1 Nad- ■ Today vs. Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., PRIME bourne Park by using his base- in those matches. pearing in his record eighth al in the quarterfinals and, now, ■ Monday vs. San Antonio, 7:30 p.m., PRIME/NBA line bullying and big-moment Zverev. ■ Wednesday vs. Miami, 7:30 p.m., PRIME “I was going for it. Could have Australian Open final and 26th bravado to beat Alexander also missed them,” he said about Grand Slam final overall. While “He flattens his shot out LAKERS (National Basketball Association) Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) some of his shots Friday. “I was Thiem eyes his first major tro- much more. Before, he was a ■ Today at Sacramento, 7 p.m., SpectrumSN on Friday night. brave, but also lucky that I made phy, Djokovic is going for No. 17, complete clay-court player. A lot ■ Tuesday vs.San Antonio, 7 p.m., SpectrumSN/TNT “I was feeling nerves, I think. of movement, a lot of running ■ Thursday vs. Houston, 7:30 p.m., TNT these.” which would move him within I was putting so much energy, so The No. 5-seeded Thiem’s three of Federer’s record of 20. around, stuff like that,” Zverev DUCKS (National Hockey League) much effort in, so my stomach opponent in the title match Sun- Rafael Nadal, with 19, is the only said. “Now he has a complete ■ Today at Kings, 7:30 p.m., PRIME/FSW was not ready for that. I think it hard-court game.” ■ Tuesday at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m., PRIME day will be No. 2 Novak Djokov- other man ahead of Djokovic. ■ Thursday at Montreal, 4 p.m., PRIME was rebelling a little bit,” Thiem ic, the defending champion, who Thiem’s two previous major He also saved 9 of 14 break said, laughing about what hap- eliminated Roger Federer on finals came on the red clay of the points in the semifinal. KINGS (National Hockey League) pened. “But all good. I some- Thursday. French Open, where he was the “In the important moments, ■ Today vs. Ducks, 7:30 p.m., FSW/PRIME ■ Tuesday at Washington, 4 p.m., FSW times have it when I have tough The women’s final is Satur- runner-up to 12-time champion I didn’t play my best. He did,” ■ Thursday at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m., FSW matches.” day, with two-time major cham- Nadal each of the last two years. Zverev said. “That’s where the The key to Thiem’s victory pion Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain Now he will face a similar match kind of went his way.” USC (College Basketball — Pac-12) ■ Today vs. Colorado, 7:30 p.m., FS1 ■ Feb. 6 at Arizona, 6 p.m., ESPN2 NFL GOLF NBA PORTS DDS ■ Feb. 8 at Arizona State, 7 p.m., FS1 NHL S O NFL Playoff Glance PGA Tour Waste Manage- WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE NBA Pacific Division Pacific Division Today Wild-card Playoffs ment Phoenix Open Par UCLA (College Basketball — Pac-12) Saturday, Jan. 4 W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG L.A. Lakers 36 11 .766 — Vancouver 51 29 18 4 62 170 152 at LA CLIPPERS OFF (OFF) Minnesota ■ Sunday vs. Utah, noon, FS1 Houston 22, Buffalo 19, OT Scores Miami 1½ (206½) at ORLANDO Tennessee 20, New England 13 Friday L.A. Clippers 33 15 .688 3½ Edmonton 51 27 18 6 60 162 159 ■ Feb. 6 at Arizona State, 8 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU Phoenix 20 28 .417 16½ at INDIANA 10½ (213½) New York Sunday, Jan. 5 At TPC Scottsdale Calgary 52 27 19 6 60 143 155 Sacramento 18 30 .375 18½ at WASHINGTON 1 (239) Brooklyn ■ Feb. 8 at Arizona, 7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 Minnesota 26, New Orleans 20, OT Scottsdale, Ariz. Vegas 53 26 20 7 59 165 162 Purse: $7,300,000 Golden State 10 39 .204 27 at CLEVELAND 1½ (223½) Golden State Seattle 17, Philadelphia 9 Arizona 53 26 21 6 58 150 145 at BOSTON OFF (OFF) Philadelphia Yardage: 7,261; Par: 71 Southwest Division San Jose 52 22 26 4 48 136 174 Divisional Playoffs at DALLAS 5 (OFF) Atlanta Second Round W L Pct GB Ducks 51 20 26 5 45 131 160 ON TV TODAY Saturday, Jan. 11 at SAN ANTONIO OFF (OFF) Charlotte J.B. Holmes ..............................64-65—129 -13 Houston 30 18 .625 — Kings 52 19 28 5 43 130 164 San Francisco 27, Minnesota 10 Utah 5 (OFF) at PORTLAND Wyndham Clark ......................61-69—130 -12 Dallas 29 19 .604 1 Central Division at SACRAMENTO OFF (OFF) LA Lakers AUTO RACING Tennessee 28, Baltimore 12 ■ Billy Horschel ...........................63-68—131 -11 Memphis 24 25 .490 6½ GP W L OT Pts GF GA COLLEGE BASKETBALL Monster Energy AMA Supercross: Round 5, Oakland, Sunday, Jan. 12 Byeong Hun An .......................65-66—131 -11 San Antonio 21 26 .447 8½ St. Louis 52 31 13 8 70 166 145 Today 5:30 p.m., NBCSN Kansas City 51, Houston 31 Scott Piercy ..............................67-65—132 -10 New Orleans 20 29 .408 10½ Colorado 49 28 15 6 62 179 143 FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Packers 28, Seahawks 23 Hudson Swafford....................66-67—133 -9 Northwest Division Dallas 50 28 18 4 60 131 127 at SETON HALL 9½ Xavier BOWLING Conference Championships Nate Lashley ............................66-67—133 -9 W L Pct GB Nashville 50 24 19 7 55 169 168 at VILLANOVA 6 Creighton Sunday, Jan. 19 Adam Long ..............................66-68—134 -8 Denver 34 15 .694 — Chicago 51 24 21 6 54 155 161 at NOTRE DAME 6 Georgia Tech ■ PBA: The Jonesboro Open, Jonesboro, Ark., 1:30 p.m., FS1 Kansas City 35, Tennessee 24 Branden Grace ........................67-67—134 -8 Utah 32 16 .667 1½ Winnipeg 52 25 23 4 54 153 162 W Kentucky 2 at FIU San Francisco 37, Green Bay 20 Xander Schauffele ..................67-67—134 -8 Oklahoma City 30 20 .600 4½ at LSU 11 Mississippi Minnesota 50 23 21 6 52 156 166 at OHIO STATE 6½ Indiana BOXING Pro Bowl Webb Simpson .......................71-63—134 -8 Portland 22 27 .449 12 EASTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota 15 32 .319 18 at BALL ST 7½ Ohio ■ PBC Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Biloxi, Miss., 3:30 p.m., FS1 Sunday, Jan. 26 Bubba Watson.........................69-66—135 -7 Atlantic Division Michigan St 4½ at WISCONSIN ■ PBC Main Card: Yordenis Ugas vs. Mike Dallas Jr. (Men’s At Orlando, Fla. Tony Finau ................................69-66—135 -7 EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA at GEORGIA 6½ Texas A&M AFC 38, NFC 33 Jon Rahm ................................67-68—135 -7 Atlantic Division Boston 52 30 10 12 72 171 136 at MEMPHIS 5½ UCONN Welterweight), Biloxi, Miss., 5 p.m., FS1 Super Bowl Keith Mitchell ...........................68-67—135 -7 W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 51 31 15 5 67 185 145 Umkc 17 at CHICAGO STATE Sunday, Feb.