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p17 2_Layout 1 11/1/14 10:55 PM Page 1 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014 SPORTS Cavaliers stop Bulls charge CHICAGO: LeBron James scored 36 points a relentless series of driving layups, as the and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Derrick Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs. Rose and the Chicago Bulls 114-108 in Phoenix took its first lead when Thomas’ overtime on Friday night. layup made it 88-87 with 3:34 to play. It was James was at his best after struggling part of a 10-0 run that put the Suns up 92- the previous night, scoring eight points in 87 on Markieff Morris’ dunk with 1:09 left. the extra period, and the Cavaliers picked Manu Ginobili made two of three free up the win the after opening with a loss at throws with 59.8 seconds left to cut the home to New York. lead to 92-89. Then San Antonio had a Derrick Rose scored 20 points for chance to tie at the finish, but with 6.5 sec- Chicago, but his first meaningful home onds remaining Boris Diaw couldn’t get the game in about a year was spoiled by a ball inbounds and was called for a five-sec- sprained left ankle and a dominant per- ond violation. formance by the Cavaliers’ megastar. Tony Parker scored 19 for the Spurs and Cleveland rallied from five down in the Tim Duncan added 16, none in the final closing minute of regulation after blowing a quarter. nine-point lead to start the fourth quarter. CLIPPERS 118, LAKERS 111 BUCKS 93, SIXERS 81 Blake Griffin scored 39 points and went OJ Mayo scored 10 of his game-high 25 11 for 12 from the free throw line, power- points in the fourth quarter, and rookie ing the Los Angeles Clippers to a gritty vic- Jabari Parker had 11 points and 10 tory over the winless Lakers. rebounds in his Milwaukee debut to lead DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 13 the Bucks in their home opener. rebounds during a foul-plagued 39 min- Mayo’s three-pointer with 5:10 left put utes. The two-time defending Pacific Milwaukee up 88-81. The veteran guard Division champions have won eight of nine sparked a 7-0 run to start the fourth quar- against the Lakers since the start of the ter with another 3. 2012-13 campaign, including victories by Parker scored nine in the first quarter on margins of 36, 48 and 23 points in the final 4 of 6 shooting. Larry Sanders grabbed 15 three meetings last season. Chris Paul had rebounds. Rookie Nerlens Noel had 14 12 points, 10 assists and two steals for the points and 10 boards for Philadelphia. Clippers. Jordan Hill scored 13 of his 21 points in GRIZZLIES 97, PACERS 89 the third quarter and Kobe Bryant had 21, ABU DHABI: Pakistani batsman Younis Khan (center) plays a shot during the third day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and Zach Randolph scored 11 of his 22 but cost the Lakers down the stretch with Australia at the Zayed International Cricket Stadium. —AFP points in the third quarter and added 13 his cold shooting. rebounds to lead the Grizzlies. Marc Gasol had 20 points and six rebounds and Mike KINGS 103, TRAIL BLAZERS 94 Conley added 17 points for the Grizzlies, Rudy Gay scored 40 points - one off his Australia collapse, face who are 2-0 for just the third time in fran- career high - including a pair of key 3- chise history. They have a shot to open the pointers, as the Sacramento Kings sur- season with three straight wins for the first prised the Portland Trail Blazers. time. DeMarcus Cousins added 17 points and battle to save Test series Chris Copeland came off the bench with nine rebounds for the Kings, who rebound- 16 points and six rebounds and C.J. Miles ed from a sloppy season-opening loss to finished with 13 for the short-handed the Golden State Warriors. DUBAI: Australia were staring at a 2-0 series the 26-year-old has the temperament to succeed It was reverse swing, which ultimately proved Pacers. Conley and Randolph combined for Darren Collison added 17 points, eight defeat after Pakistan’s bowlers exposed their at test level, especially in the crucial number his undoing. After repeatedly failing to middle 13 points in a 26-2 run by Memphis to take assists and eight rebounds. Omri Casspi frailties against spin and reverse swing on day three position. Imran’s reverse-swinging balls, Clarke had his a 74-63 lead with 2:23 remaining in the had 10 points. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 22 three of the second and final test in Abu Dhabi Before being dismissed by Rahat, Nathan middle stump pegged back by one that curved third quarter. points to lead the Trail Blazers, who were yesterday. Lyon survived several leg-before appeals as back from outside the off stump and went coming off a season-opening victory over Resuming on 22-1, Mitchell Marsh (87) and Pakistan resisted wasting reviews on a night- through the bat-pad gap. SUNS 94, SPURS 89 the Oklahoma City Thunder. Damian Lillard captain Michael Clarke (47) offered some resist- watchman. Brad Haddin braved a shoulder injury that Isaiah Thomas scored 10 of his 23 points added 20 points, Wesley Matthews had 16 ance before Australia collapsed for 261 soon They did not hesitate, however, to seek a had forced him off the field on Friday to con- in the fourth quarter, rallying Phoenix with and Chris Kaman 12. —AP after tea, 309 runs behind Pakistan’s first innings review to dismiss the scoreless Steve Smith, who tribute 10 runs before leg-spinner Shah’s double total. was hit on the pad by a Babar delivery. strike deepened Australia’s crisis. Pakistan, who declared their first innings on Clarke, who added 64 runs with Marsh for the Marsh fell 13 runs short of his maiden test NBA results/standings 570-6, did not force the follow-on even though sixth wicket, looked decisive against the spin- century, hitting a full toss from Khan to the mid- Australia fell 110 runs short of the mark and ners, taking big strides and using his feet to get on fielder to depart after a defiant knock that Memphis 97, Indiana 89; Cleveland 114, Chicago 108 (OT); Milwaukee 93, Philadelphia 81; Phoenix decided instead to set them a target to chase. to the pitch of the ball. included 13 fours and a six. —Reuters 94, San Antonio 89; Sacramento 103 Portland 94; LA Clippers 118 LA Lakers 111. Mitchell Johnson removed both their open- Eastern Conference Western Conference ers in the second innings, but Pakistan, who Atlantic Division Northwest Division comprehensively won the first test in Dubai, SCOREBOARD W L PCT GB Denver 1 0 1.000 - stretched their overall lead to 370 at the close. Boston 1 0 1.000 - Portland 1 1 .500 0.5 Younus Khan, who has hit 106, 103 not out ABU DHABI: Scoreboard at close on the third day of the second Test between Pakistan and Australia played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium yesterday: Toronto 1 0 1.000 - Minnesota 1 1 .500 0.5 and 213 in his last three innings in the series, NY Knicks 1 1 .500 0.5 Oklahoma City 0 2 0 1.5 was unbeaten on 16 with Azhar Ali on 21. Pakistan 1st innings 570-6 dec (Younis Khan 213, Fall of wicket: 1-21 (Rogers), 2-34(Warner), 3-75 Brooklyn 0 1 0 1 Utah 0 2 0 1.5 The Pakistani bowlers had earlier generated Azhar Ali 109, Misbah-ul Haq 101; M. Starc 2-86) (Maxwell), 4-97 (Lyon), 5-100 (Smith), 6-164 (Clarke), 7- Philadelphia 0 2 0 1.5 Pacific Division enough turn, bounce and reverse swing from a Australia 1st innings (overnight 22-1) 193 (Haddin), 8-199 (Johnson), 9-261 (Marsh) Central Division Phoenix 2 0 1.000 - lifeless track to run through the tourists. D. Warner c Shah b Rahat 19 Bowling: Khan 14-1-60-3 (1nb), Hafeez 5.2-0-13-1, Babar Cleveland 1 1 .500 - Golden State 1 0 1.000 0.5 C. Rogers c Ahmed b Khan 5 25-5-94-2, Rahat 9-0-41-2, Shah 14-2-47-2 Chicago 1 1 .500 - Imran Khan claimed three for 60, impressing LA Clippers 2 0 1.000 - both with the new and old ball, while fellow N. Lyon b Rahat 15 Indiana 1 1 .500 - G. Maxwell b Babar 37 Pakistan 2nd innings Milwaukee 1 1 .500 - Sacramento 1 1 .500 1 paceman Rahat Ali and the spin duo of Zulfiqar M. Clarke b Khan 47 Ahmed Shehzad b Johnson 14 Detroit 0 2 0 1 LA Lakers 0 3 0 2.5 Babar and Yasir Shah claimed two wickets S. Smith lbw b Babar 0 Mohammad Hafeez c Starc b Johnson 3 Southeast Division Southwest Division apiece. M. Marsh c Rahat b Khan 87 Azhar Ali not out 21 Miami 1 0 1.000 - Memphis 2 0 1.000 - David Warner, who had started Australia’s Charlotte 1 0 1.000 - Houston 2 0 1.000 - B. Haddin b Shah 10 Younis Khan not out 16 reply with three fours in Imran’s first over on M. Johnson c Hafeez b Shah 0 Extras: (b7) 7 Washington 1 1 .500 0.5 New Orleans 1 0 1.000 0.5 Friday, chased a short and wide Rahat delivery to San Antonio 1 1 .500 1 P.