ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021 SPORTS 15 Nets edge Bucks in matchup of Eastern powers Aldridge, DeRozan lead Spurs past Blazers 125-104 NEW YORK, Jan 19, (AP): Kevin Durant made the go- ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left, James Harden had 34 points and 12 as- sists, and the Brooklyn Nets edged the Milwaukee Bucks 125-123. Durant finished with 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists to give the Nets their fourth straight victory in a game in which two of the East’s best went toe-to-toe right down to a tense finish that ended when Khris Middleton missed a po- tential winning 3-pointer from the corner. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 12 rebounds and sev- en assists for Milwaukee, which had its four-game winning streak stopped. Middleton added 25 points and Jrue Holiday had 22. Warriors 115, Lakers 113 In Los Angeles, Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 23 and Golden State rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter defi cit to defeat the Lakers. LeBron James had a chance to win it at the end, but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Lak- ers had their fi ve-game winning streak snapped. Dennis Schröder led Los An- geles with 25 points and James added 19. Anthony Davis had 17 points and 17 rebounds. BASKETBALL San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan, drives to the basket on Portland Trail Blazers guard Rodney Hood, (right), during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Oregon, on Jan 18. (AP) Eric Paschall came off the Knicks 91, Magic 84 bench to score 19 points and An- In New York, RJ Barrett had 22 St. John’s upsets No. 23 UConn 74-70 as teams renew rivalry drew Wiggins added 18 for Gold- points and 10 rebounds, and Ju- en State, which has won 10 of its lius Randle added 21 points and last 12 when playing on Martin 17 rebounds to lead New York Luther King Jr. Day. past Orlando. Baylor still unbeaten with win over Kansas Spurs 125, Trail Blazers 104 Elfrid Payton chipped in with In Portland, Oregon, LaMarcus 12 points and rookie guard Im- WACO, Texas, Jan 19, (AP): Jar- 3-pointer by Earlington gave the Aldridge scored 22 points, De- manuel Quickley added 11 for ed Butler had a season-high 30 Red Storm their fi rst lead of the Mar DeRozan had 20 points and the Knicks, who won their second points and eight assists as No. 2 game, 64-62, with just over four 11 assists and San Antonio beat straight. Baylor remained undefeated with minutes left. Portland. Nikola Vucevic had 24 points a 77-69 victory over No. 9 Kan- Champagnie’s driving layup Rudy Gay and Patty Mills came and 14 rebounds for Orlando, sas, which has lost consecutive made it 71-67 with 1:17 left, and off the bench for 21 points apiece which lost its sixth in a row. Aar- Big 12 games for the fi rst time in St. John’s held off the Huskies as the Spurs’ reserves outscored on Gordon had 18 points and 17 nearly eight years. down the stretch. Portland’s backups 59-24. rebounds while Terrence Ross The Bears (13-0, 6-0 Big 12) Florida St. 78, Louisville 65 Damian Lillard led Portland added 19 points for the Magic. led throughout in a matchup of In Louisville, RaiQuan Gray with 35 points Grizzlies 108, Suns 104 this year’s preseason league had 17 points and eight rebounds, The Spurs took over late in the In Memphis, Tennessee, Ja favorite and the team that has Wyatt Wilkes scored 13 points third quarter and went on an 11-0 Morant had 17 points and 10 as- won or shared 15 of the last and Florida State beat Louisville run early in the fourth to lead 95- sists and took a key charge late as 16 regular-season titles. But- 78-65. 82. Memphis beat Phoenix for its fi fth ler made the first of his seven Wilkes made two of Florida Hawks 108, Timberwolves 97 straight victory. 3-pointers on the first shot State’s four 3-pointers during In Atlanta, Clint Capela had 23 Grayson Allen, who fi nished of the game, part of Baylor’s a 17-3 run for a 22-7 lead and points and 15 rebounds, De’Andre with 16 points, converted four opening 11-2 spurt. the Seminoles led by double Hunter scored 25 and Atlanta beat free throws down the stretch. figures for the rest of the first Minnesota. Brandon Clarke also scored 17 BASKETBALL half. Louisville got within 57- The Hawks, wearing black, tan points for Memphis. 49 with 11:34 remaining in the and white uniforms with “MLK” Deandre Ayton led the Suns second half, but Balsa Kopriv- sewn across the chest to com- with 18 points and tied a sea- Kansas (10-4, 4-3) played for ica answered with a dunk to memorate the national holiday son high with 16 rebounds. the fi rst time since a 75-70 loss Baylor guard MaCio Teague (31) drives against Kansas guard Marcus Gar- start an 8-0 run. honoring slain civil rights leader Mikal Bridges had 17 points, last Tuesday at Oklahoma State rett (0) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, on Jan 18, in Malik Osborne added 12 Martin Luther King Jr., snapped a while Chris Paul finished with before the Jayhawks’ scheduled Waco, Texas. (AP) points, Rayquan Evans scored 11 two-game skid. They had dropped 16 points and seven assists for game Saturday was postponed That came two days after he was Marcellus Earlington scored and Scottie Barnes 10 for Flori- six of seven. Phoenix. because of COVID-19 issues in da State (8-2, 4-1 ACC), which Trae Young had 20 points and Raptors 116, Mavericks 93 Iowa State’s program. scoreless until scoring seven 15 points and Julian Champag- 13 assists for Atlanta. points in the fi nal seven minutes shot 50% from the fi eld includ- In Tampa, Florida, Kyle Low- The Jayhawks were with- nie, the Big East’s leader scor- ing 9 of 21 from 3-point range. D’Angelo Russell fi nished with of a 68-60 win at Texas Tech ry scored 23 points and Pascal in 65-60 with 3:18 left after er, had 10 of his 12 points in M.J. Walker had 10 assists and 31 points for Minnesota, which Siakam had a big second half, Tristan Enaruna drove the that was Baylor’s fi rst game this the second half. Rasheem Dunn has lost nine of 10. fi ve rebounds, but was just 1-of-7 leading Toronto over Dallas. baseline for a slam that capped season decided by fewer than 10 scored 11 points and Dylan shooting for two points. Anthony Heat 113, Pistons 107 Siakam scored 15 of his 19 an 8-0 run. Butler then hit a 3 at points. Addae-Wusu chipped in with Polite, averaging 9.6 points, did In Miami, Bam Adebayo had points in the second half as the the other end, and Kansas never Baylor had as much as a 10 for the Red Storm (8-7, 3-6) not play. 28 points and 11 rebounds and the Raptors pulled away for their got closer. 16-point lead in the fi rst half, at who won for just the second Florida State won its fourth short-handed Heat got their big- third straight victory. Chris Coach Bill Self’s team hadn’t 37-21 following another 3 by time in five games. consecutive game against Lou- gest comeback win of the season, Boucher added 21 points and OG lost consecutive Big 12 games Butler that prompted Self to call R.J. Cole scored 18 points and isville - the Seminoles longest rallying from 19 down to beat De- Anunoby contributed 13 points, since a three-game losing his third timeout. Tyrese Martin had 14 for UConn winning streak against the Cardi- troit and snap a three-game slide. 11 rebounds and much of the de- streak in February 2013 against That came only seconds be- (7-2, 4-2), which played its third Goran Dragic scored 22 points nals since the series began in the fensive work against Dallas star Oklahoma State, TCU and fore what would have been the consecutive game without lead- 1968-69 season. for the Heat, who got 18 apiece Luka Doncic. Oklahoma. under-four media stoppage, but ing scorer James Bouknight, who from Duncan Robinson and Ken- Carlik Jones scored 17 points, Doncic, who was coming off MaCio Teague added 13 points he didn’t wait after the 3 that is recovering from elbow sur- drick Nunn. Miami was again a triple-double in Sunday’s 117- and David Johnson had 15 and Davion Mitchell 10 for the was set up when Matthew May- gery. points and eight rebounds for without Jimmy Butler and Avery 101 loss to Chicago, scored 15 er stole a bad pass by Marcus UConn led by as many as 14 Bradley (virus protocols), Tyler points on 4-for-11 shooting and Bears. Louisville (9-3, 4-2). Jae’Lyn Christian Braun had 14 of his Garrett points in the fi rst half and held Withers added 14 points and Herro (neck) and Meyers Leonard added seven rebounds and nine the lead for the fi rst 33 minutes (shoulder). assists. 17 points for Kansas in the first St.