NBA Round-Up: Raptors Hammer Celtics and Solidify East Lead
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Toronto defeated Boston. a power-play goal with 8.5 96-78 statement victory over the seconds remaining as the visiting visiting Boston Celtics in a battle Chicago Blackhawks rallied from of the Eastern Conference’s top a two-goal deficit to defeat the two teams on Wednesday night. Blues 4-3 on Wednesday night, Serge Ibaka and Fred Van- dealing a key blow to St Louis’ Vleet added 15 points apiece and play-off hopes. Kyle Lowry scored 13 for Keith one-timed a shot from Toronto, which extended its lead the top of the right circle off a over second-place Boston atop pass from Alex DeBrincat, beating the East to three games with four Blues goalie Jake Allen on the far to play. side for just his second goal of the Marcus Morris led the Celtics season. with 21 points, and Greg Monroe The loss by the Blues clinched had 17 and eight rebounds. a Western Conference play-off Boston lost its second consec- berth for the idle Los Angeles utive game after winning six Kings, and the Anaheim Ducks straight. also clinched a play-off berth by Al Horford contributed 16 beating visiting Minnesota 3-1 points for the Celtics, who were later Wednesday night. held to a season low in points. The Wild are assured of fin- Boston shot just 33.3 percent (25 ishing in third place in the Central of 75) from the floor while Division thanks to St. Louis’ making just 13.6 percent (3 of 22) defeat. of its 3-point attempts. St Louis sits one point behind 76ers 115, Pistons 108 the Colorado Avalanche in the JJ Redick had 25 points and chase for the West’s second wild six assists as Philadelphia card. stretched its winning streak to Anthony Davis scored 28 Caldwell-Pope added a clincher Thunder but also Minnesota and Magic’s advantage to 101-96 with St Louis and Colorado both 12 games and eliminated host points and grabbed 12 rebounds three minutes later, helping Los New Orleans. 1:09 left. have two games remaining and Detroit from play-off as New Orleans ended a four- Angeles outlast visiting San Magic 105, Mavericks 100 Heat 115, Hawks 86 finish the season with a head-to- contention. game losing streak with a home Antonio. Aaron Gordon poured in 20 Kelly Olynyk scored 19 head matchup on Saturday night The Sixers are tied with the victory against Memphis. Kuzma finished with a points and six Orlando players points off the bench as Miami at the Pepsi Centre in Denver. Cleveland Cavaliers for the third E’Twaun Moore added a game-high 30 points for the scored in double figures against beat host Atlanta for the second The Avalanche also play seed in the Eastern Conference game-high 30 points, Nikola Lakers, who were without Lonzo Dallas. time in as many nights. Thursday night at San Jose while heading into the meeting Mirotic scored 25, Jrue Holiday Ball (knee) and Brandon Ingram Jamel Artis added 18 points Olynyk hit five 3-pointers, all the Blues play at Chicago on between the two today in had 15 points and Rajon Rondo (concussion). LaMarcus Aldridge for Orlando, which has won two coming in the second quarter, Friday night. Philadelphia. had 13 assists for New Orleans. had a team-high 28 points for straight. and Josh Richardson also scored Andreas Martinsen and Blake Redick hit 10 of 13 from the New Orleans moved one the Spurs, who were missing The Mavericks trailed for all 19 points for the Heat, who Hillman both scored their first field and 5 of 7 3-point attempts. game in front of the idle Denver Manu Ginobili (rest) but the first three minutes of the clinched a play-off spot with goals of the season and DeBrincat Marco Belinelli contributed Nuggets in the battle for the final The loss was costly to the game but fought back to within their Tuesday win over the also scored for Chicago, which 19 points, four rebounds, two playoff spot in the Western Spurs, who fell into a tie with 97-96 on an Aaron Harrison Hawks. won for just the third time in 10 assists and three steals off the Conference. Oklahoma City for the fifth spot 3-pointer with 2:58 to play. Miami grabbed solo pos- games (3-5-2) since March 15. J-F bench. Lakers 122, Spurs 112 (OT) in a tightly bunched Western Mario Hezonja immediately session of sixth place in the Berube stopped 31 shots for the Ben Simmons had 16 points, Kyle Kuzma bombed in a group. answered with a jumper and Eastern Conference by half a Blackhawks. six rebounds and seven assists. 3-pointer in the first minute of The Spurs are now tied in the Khem Birch followed with game over the Milwaukee Bucks Vladimir Tarasenko and Pelicans 123, Grizzlies 95 overtime, and Kentavious loss column not only with the another bucket to increase the and Washington Wizards. Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and Robert Bortuzzo also scored for St Louis. Allen fin- ished with 22 saves. Bortuzzo gave the Blues a 1-0 lead at 4:16 of the first period Baseball: Corbin fans 12 as when he fired a wrist shot from the top of the right circle through Berube’s pads for his fourth goal. Martinsen tied it at 8:57 of the first when he picked up a loose Diamondbacks sweep Dodgers puck in the slot and fired a shot through Allen’s pads for his first REUTERS Mike Foltynewicz delivered goal since Feb. 7, 2017. on the mound and at the plate, Schenn made it 2-1 just 47 CHICAGO: Arizona left-hander and Preston Tucker hit his seconds into the second period Patrick Corbin gave up one hit second three-run home run in when he pounced on a rebound and struck out a career-high 12 Detail view of the baseballs to as many days as Atlanta beat Max of a Vince Dunn shot in the slot in 7 1/3 innings and the be used in the 2018 opening Scherzer and took two of three for 27th goal of the season, tying Diamondbacks concluded a day game between the games from Washington in the his career high. three-game sweep of the series finale at SunTrust Park. Tarasenko followed with a Minnesota Twins and the defending National League West Foltynewicz (1-0) surrendered breakaway goal off a Blackhawks Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC champion Los Angeles Dodgers one run on four hits and struck turnover just five minutes later, Park. with a 3-0 victory at Chase Field out eight in 5 1/3 innings and had firing a wrist shot through on Wednesday. a two-run double in the fourth Berube’s pads for his 33rd goal of Corbin (2-0) retired the first inning for the Braves. the season and sixth in seven 14 he faced before Matt Kemp Astros 3, Orioles 2 games. blooped a double down the Alex Bregman delivered a Chicago closed within 3-2 right-field line with two outs in two-out, run-scoring single in midway through the second the fifth inning. Archie Bradley the seventh inning and Houston period on a short-handed goal by replaced Corbin after Kemp completed a series sweep of Bal- Hillman, his first in the NHL, on walked with one out in the timore at Minute Maid Park. After a one-timer off a nice drop pass eighth inning, the only other struggling to mount a consistent by Nick Schmaltz. runner off Corbin. attack against Orioles starter Yankees 7, Rays 2 Dylan Bundy, the Astros opted Giancarlo Stanton hit his first to manufacture runs. Bregman home run at Yankee Stadium as struck against Baltimore right- New York also received two-run hander Miguel Castro (0-1) homers from Gary Sanchez and hitting a full-count pitch for a hits and six runs, three earned, Giants 10, Mariners 1 immediately after Derek Fisher Aaron Judge in a win over Tampa walk-off home run in the 13th over 5 2/3 innings. Pablo Sandoval took a Felix moved into scoring position with Bay. inning to lift Los Angeles past White Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 Hernandez pitch into the San a steal of second base. Stanton rebounded from Cleveland. The Angels’ unsung Jose Abreu walloped a tie- Francisco Bay for a three-run Twins 7, Pirates 3 striking out five times in Tues- heroes were the eight relievers breaking homer to lead off the home run, helping the Giants Minnesota broke the game day’s home opener for the first who combined for 8 1/3 scoreless eighth inning and lift Chicago to split their interleague series open with a four-run sixth inning time in his career.