Serena, Murray Capitals clinch ousted in Miami Presidents’ Trophy shockers by beating Blue Jackets WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 201616 18 Gayle eyes big knock against India at WT20 semis Page 17 SALT LAKE CITY: Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson (6) goes to the basket as Utah Jazz’s Rodney Hood (5) and Shelvin Mack, right, look on during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Monday, in Salt Lake City. — AP Jazz hand Kobe worst loss ever SALT LAKE CITY: Rodney Hood scored 30 points and the Jazz Dunleavy missed a layup, though, and fouled Teague, whose MAVERICKS 97, NUGGETS 88 scoring fewer than 100 points. New Orleans had been 0-33 turned Kobe Bryant’s last visit to Utah into the worst loss of free throws sealed Atlanta’s ninth win in 10 games. Dennis Reserve J.J. Barea scored 18 points and had 11 assists to in such games. Former Knick Toney Douglas scored 16 his career with a 123-75 victory on Monday night that Schroder and Al Horford each added 14 points for Atlanta. help short-handed Dallas halt a three-game skid with a win points and Luke Babbitt added 14 for the Pelicans. Carmelo matched the Lakers’ largest defeat in franchise history. The Paul Millsap had 11 rebounds and Horford added 10 for the over Denver. Dwight Powell had 10 of his 16 points in the Anthony scored 22 for New York, while Robin Lopez added Jazz had their biggest offensive night of the season and Hawks, who completed a season sweep of the Bulls. Derrick fourth quarter as Dallas moved into a virtual tie with 17 points. Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis had 16 points, remained in the No. 7 slot in the Western Conference playoff Rose had 20 points for the Bulls. Houston for the eighth and final playoff spot in the 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. race, one game ahead of the Houston Rockets. The 48-point Western Conference. It was a much-needed win for the defeat matched the margin in the Lakers’ 142-94 loss to the SPURS 101, GRIZZLIES 87 Mavericks in a month that hasn’t been friendly to them. CLIPPERS 114, CELTICS 90 Clippers on March 7, 2014, when Bryant was out with an LaMarcus Aldridge had 31 points and 13 rebounds to lead They’re 4-10 and have gone from five games over .500 on DeAndre Jordan had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Chris injury. Hood and the Jazz put the game away early with a 17-2 San Antonio over Memphis. Aldridge connected on 11 of 16 March 1 to two games below. The Mavericks had seven Paul added 13 points and 14 assists and Los Angeles start. The second-year guard was 5 for 5 from the field for 14 shots and was 9 of 11 from the line as San Antonio won players score in double figures, including all of their cruised past Boston. The Clippers won their third in a row first-quarter points. He had 30 at halftime, including eight 3- despite resting stars Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu starters. Will Barton had 23 points for the Nuggets, who fin- and moved 5 1/2 games ahead of Memphis, which lost to pointers, and missed his career high for a game by two points. Ginobili, who did not make the trip to Memphis. Patty Mills ished with 21 turnovers. The Mavericks turned it over just San Antonio on Monday night, for fourth place in the finished with 17 points, while Kyle Anderson had 13 points three times. Western Conference with nine games to play. The Clippers THUNDER 119, RAPTORS 100 and a career-best seven assists. Boris Diaw also added 13 clinched a playoff berth on Sunday. Austin Rivers scored 16 Russell Westbrook had 26 points, 12 assists and 11 points. Vince Carter led Memphis with 14 points, while TIMBERWOLVES 121, SUNS 116 points to lead the Clippers, who shot 52 percent. Jamal rebounds in his 16th triple-double of the season, Kevin JaMychal Green finished with 12. Matt Barnes had 11 points Andrew Wiggins scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns Crawford added 13, Wesley Johnson 11 and Jeff Green 10. Durant scored 34 points and Oklahoma City beat Toronto for and nine rebounds for Memphis, which lost its third straight. added 27 points and 10 boards and Minnesota beat Isaiah Thomas scored 24 points and Avery Bradley and its eighth straight victory. Westbrook has seven triple-doubles Phoenix. Wiggins needed just 13 field goal attempts to Marcus Smart each added 13 for the Celtics, who shot just San Antonio shot 51 percent from the field, while Memphis in March, the most in a month since Michael Jordan had sev- score his points. He made 17 of 21 free throws and 3 of 5 35 percent and had a four-game winning snapped. struggled at 40 percent. en in April, 1989. He has the most in a season since Magic 3-pointers as the Wolves won for the third time in their last Johnson had 17 in 1988-89. Oklahoma City has the NBA’s four games. Minnesota shot 50.6 percent and turned 21 TRAIL BLAZERS 105, KINGS 93 longest current winning streak and the team’s longest since a HEAT 110, NETS 99 Suns turnovers into 26 points. Devin Booker scored 12 of Reserve Allen Crabbe scored 21 points and Portland beat 10-game run from Jan. 16-31, 2014. DeMar DeRozan had 19 Dwyane Wade had 30 points and nine assists, Hassan his 30 points in the fourth quarter as the Suns mounted a short-handed Sacramento. CJ McCollum had 16 points, points and Norman Powell added 18 for the Raptors, who lost Whiteside scored a career-high 27 points off the bench and furious comeback from 20 down. Brandon Knight scored while Damian Lillard added 13 points and nine assists, at home for just the fourth time in 2016. Miami pulled away to beat Brooklyn. Josh Richardson finished 30 points and tied a career high with seven 3-pointers, but before both sat out the fourth quarter. Portland, which led with 16 points in a spot start and Justise Winslow added 13 for the Suns lost for the eighth time in their last 11 games. by as many as 28 points, remained sixth in the Western HAWKS 102, BULLS 100 Miami, which clamped down defensively in the second half. Conference with seven games to go. The Blazers have won Jeff Teague scored 26 points, including two free throws Brook Lopez scored 26 points for Brooklyn, which had its PELICANS 99, KNICKS 91 14 of their last 16 games at home, including five straight. with just over six seconds to play, and surging Atlanta fought streak of seven straight games with 100 or more points - the Jrue Holiday scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth Seth Curry had a career-high 21 points in just his third start off a furious Chicago rally. It was the fourth straight win for the team’s longest in two years - come to an end. Thaddeus Young quarter and New Orleans snapped a three-game slide with of the season and Omri Casspi added 18 for the Kings, who Hawks. Though the Bulls mounted a dramatic late comeback, made his first 10 shots and scored 20 for the Nets, who got 14 a victory over New York. Returning from a two-game have lost five straight to the Blazers. The Kings, all but out of they continued a late-season swoon, losing their fourth from Sean Kilpatrick. Wade is averaging 27.1 points in his last absence because of a toe injury on his left foot, Holiday the playoff picture, rested Rudy Gay, Rajon Rondo and straight. The Bulls were down as much as 15 in the second seven games against the Nets. He shot 14 for 19 from the field took over a tight game in the final minutes, scoring six DeMarcus Cousins. The starting lineup had Curry and half, but stormed back in the fourth quarter and were down on Monday, helping ensure that Joe Johnson’s first game points during a 9-0 run that gave New Orleans a 93-85 Darren Collison in the backcourt, along with forwards three with the ball with eight seconds to play. Chicago’s Mike against his former team would be a winning one. lead. The Pelicans won for the first time this season when Casspi and Quincy Acy and center Kosta Koufos. — AP Cahill brace as Australia take China stun Qatar to move another step towards Russia to revive World Cup hopes HONG KONG: China breathed new buried a shot from outside the penalty SYDNEY: Tim Cahill scored a double and Robbie Kruse provided three “So it was difficult, they had a bit too much quality and they looked life into their World Cup dream when box into the corner after a goalmouth goal assists as Australia trounced Jordan 5-1 to finish top of their 2018 a lot fitter than us, they were sharper... there was a big gulf in class they stunned Qatar 2-0 to move to the scramble. World Cup Asia qualifying group yesterday. The 36-year-old veteran tonight.” The Socceroos needed patience to prise open the combative brink of the next round of qualifying This was followed by a close-range scored twice in the first half as the Socceroos broke down the Harry Jordanians, but once the home side scored their opener in the 24th yesterday. strike in the 88th minute by Wu, who Redknapp-coached Jordanians to win convincingly.