Lakers Stretch Winning Streak to 4 Spurs Stop 4-Game Skid with Victory Over Clippers
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ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 16 Milton Casco of Argentina’s River Plate, (right), and Gabriel Menino of Brazil’s Palmeiras battle for the ball during a Copa Libertadores soccer semifi nal match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan 5. Palmeiras won 3-0. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Lakers stretch winning streak to 4 Spurs stop 4-game skid with victory over Clippers MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan 6, (AP): Anthony Da- vis and LeBron James each scored 26 points each, ral- lying the Los Angeles Lak- ers to a 94-92 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. James added 11 rebounds and seven assists, and Dennis Schroder fi nished with 12 points for Los An- geles. Jonas Valanciunas, Dillon Brooks and Gorgui Dieng led Memphis with 13 points apiece, and Brandon Clarke added 12 points. Valanciunas fi nished with 11 rebounds. On a poor shooting night for both teams, the Lakers were able to depend on James and Davis down the stretch. Los Angeles trailed 79-77 with fi ve minutes left when the two big men combined for a 9-2 run for an 86-81 lead. The fi nal basket came on a dunk by Davis on an assist from James. James and Davis combined for a run of 15 straight points late in the fourth to take the lead to 92-83 with 31.1 sec- onds left. Memphis was able to put together some late baskets to make it close, but couldn’t overtake the Lakers, who won their fourth straight. Los Angeles’ defense held the Grizzlies to 43.5% shooting in the fi rst half, but the Lakers offense sput- tered, shooting 41.3%. Memphis built a 10-point lead late in the second and held a 49-45 lead at the break. Spurs 116, Clippers 113 In Los Angeles, Patty Mills hit a ca- reer-high eight 3-pointers and scored 27 points off the bench, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Ange- les Clippers 116-113 to snap a four- game skid. BASKETBALL Dejounte Murray added 21 points, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, (left), shoots against Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) in the fi rst half of an NBA basketball game, Jan 5, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP) Rudy Gay had 16 points, LaMarcus Aldridge 14 points and Keldon John- son a career-high 11 rebounds for Quarterbacks monopoly broken the Spurs. They led by 24 in the fi rst quarter and withstood an onslaught by Kawhi Leonard in the third before nearly blowing their lead in the fourth. Leonard scored a game-high 30 Smith becomes 1st WR to win Heisman in 29 yrs points and had 10 assists. He had 11 points in the third, when Patrick Bev- NEW YORK, Jan 6, (AP): On an Ala- speech. “With team success comes in- He got a big hug from his quarter- Smith said he returned for his sen- erley made three 3-pointers, and the bama team stacked with stars, DeVon- dividual success so without you all, I back, who told Smith that he loved and ior season to earn his degree and win a Clippers closed within one. Nicolas ta Smith emerged as the best player in wouldn’t be where I’m at today, win- was proud of him. Then Smith held national title. Batum had 21 points and nine re- college football while playing a posi- ning this award.” back tears during his speech, recalling “I checked one of those boxes. Just bounds, and Beverley fi nished with 20 tion that rarely gets that kind of recog- Smith is just the fourth receiver to how many thought he was too small to trying to check the other one now,” points. nition. win the Heisman, joining Michigan’s become a football star. Smith said during his Zoom news con- The Clippers were without Paul Smith became the fi rst wide re- Desmond Howard in 1991, Notre “To all the young kids out there ference. George, who tweaked his ankle in Sun- ceiver to win the Heisman Trophy in Dame’s Tim Brown in 1987 and Ne- that’s not the biggest, not the strong- The Heisman voting was complete day’s win over Phoenix. They sorely 29 seasons Tuesday night, breaking braska’s Johnny Rodgers in 1972. est, just keep pushing. Because I’m on Dec. 21, so playoff performances missed his averages of 25.1 points, 5.7 the monopoly quarterbacks have had Quarterbacks not the biggest. I’ve been doubted a lot were not a factor. But Smith made rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. on the award by beating out three of had won 17 of because of my size and, really, it’s just those who supported him feel good The Spurs opened the fourth with a them. the previous 20 comes down to you just put your mind about it with a brilliant three-touch- 12-2 run that restored their lead to dou- “Just to be one of the very few that Heisman tro- to it, no job’s too big,” said the 6-foot- down game against Notre Dame in the ble digits. Mills hit three 3-pointers in Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, played receiver to win the Heisman, it phies, including 1, 175-pound Smith. CFP semifi nals last weekend. a row to extend San Antonio’s lead to (right), passes the ball away from means a lot to me,” Smith said. the last four. Smith has 105 catches for 1,641 111-96. Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Smith fi nished with 447 fi rst-place Smith was yards and 22 total touchdowns going But the Clippers kept clawing. They Kanter during the second half of an votes and 1,856 points to easily out- presented the FOOTBALL into the fi nal game of his college career closed the game on a 17-5 run despite NBA basketball game in Portland, distance Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence award in a vir- - which will also be his third national Leonard scoring just two points in the Ore, Jan 5. (AP) (222, 1,187), Alabama teammate Mac tual ceremony Meanwhile, his parents watched championship game. Jones (138, 1,130) and Florida’s Kyle orchestrated from a community center in his home- Smith carved out a place in Ala- fourth quarter, when his shot from the rim and another for jawing at an offi - right side with fi ve seconds left missed. Trask (61, 737). by ESPN. The town of Amite, Louisiana, where a so- bama’s storied history as a freshman, cial - to lead the Nuggets to the come- Crimson Tide running back Najee usual trip to Smith cially distanced watch party was held. catching the winning touchdown pass The Clippers scored 40 points in the back victory. He also had 15 rebounds. third to pull to 85-84. Leonard had 11 Harris fi nished fi fth in the voting, mak- New York for Smith is the third Alabama player to from Tua Tagovailoa on second- points and Beverley hit three 3-point- Will Barton added 20 points and re- ing No. 1 Alabama the second team in the fi nalists was called off because of win the Heisman, all since 2009. Like and-26 in overtime against Georgia to ers to help them rally from 19 down serve JaMychal Green had 17 for the the 85-year history of the Heisman to the pandemic and the winner was an- Tide running backs Mark Ingram (‘09) give the Tide the 2017 national cham- at halftime. Nuggets, who squandered an 18-point have three of the top fi ve vote-getters. nounced later than it had ever been and Derrick Henry (2015), Smith will pionship. The Spurs opened the second quar- lead in the fi rst half and fell behind by Army did it in 1946 with Glenn Davis before. play for the national championship as a The story of the game was the guy ter with an 18-3 run that pushed their eight. They went on a 15-0 run in the (fi rst), Doc Blanchard (fourth) and Ar- Smith accepted the trophy in Tusca- Heisman winner. who threw the walk-off TD pass. lead to 54-30. Five players scored, led fourth quarter to take control. Denver nold Tucker (fi fth). loosa, Alabama, decked out in a deep Alabama faces No. 3 Ohio State on Tagovailoa became Alabama’s Heis- by Murray with fi ve points. Leonard held Minnesota scoreless for more “I want to thank my teammates,” crimson jacket and shiny black bow Jan. 11 in the College Football Playoff man contender and most beloved play- scored the Clippers’ fi nal 11 points. than fi ve minutes during the decisive Smith said during his acceptance tie. title game in Miami Gardens, Florida. er for the next two years. Nuggets 123, Timberwolves 116 stretch. In Denver, Nikola Jokic scored 13 of D’Angelo Russell scored 33 points and Juancho Hernangomez added 25 behind the shooting of Hernangomez, Damian Lillard had 24 points and nine Carmelo Anthony’s 3-pointer before onds left to narrow the gap further. his 35 points in the fourth quarter after who was acquired along with Malik LaVine’s step-back 3-pointer ap- losing his cool earlier in the game, and against his former team. It was the fi fth assists. Chicago rookie Patrick Williams’ straight loss for the Timberwolves. Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt in a deal The Blazers led by as many as 20 fl oater tied it again with 4:12 to go.