THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1985 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores 29 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 111-100 victory over the Boston Celtics and the NBA title in six Numbers Game games. Antelope Valley Press, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 C3 Olympics | Tokyo Summer Olympics MLB results | Tuesday another run in the third. and allowed five hits, sharp the them quiet from there, lowering Marlins 6, Rockies 2 whole way after getting a planned his ERA to 2.76. Orioles 10, Mets 3 Mets managed only one more MIAMI — Pablo Lopez took additional day of rest. Dickerson’s Atlanta at Philadelphia, late BALTIMORE — Maikel Franco hit off him in five innings. David advantage of an extra day of rest triple highlighted a four-run third Milwaukee at Cincinnati, late Roads being blocks off in for Miami, which tacked on two become the sixth player to hit a Peterson (1-5) yielded four runs by allowing only two runs in a Washington at Tampa Bay, more in the seventh. home run into the second deck at and eight hits in 2 2/3 innings. career-best eight innings, Corey late Camden Yards, and the Baltimore Anthony Santander also Dickerson hit a two-run triple Charlie Blackmon had two of lead up to Tokyo Olympics Houston at Boston, late Orioles rolled to another high- homered for Baltimore, which and the Miami Marlins opened Colorado’s five hits. The Rockies By STEPHEN WADE and scoring victory, 10-3 over the New outhit the NL East leaders Mets a homestand by beating the fell to 4-23 on the road this Seattle at Detroit, late KANTARO KOMIYA Associated Press York Mets on Tuesday night. 16-4 after scoring 18 runs with Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Tuesday season, an ominous start to a six- San Francisco at Texas, late TOKYO — Roads were being closed off Tuesday Cedric Mullins hit two of 21 hits in Sunday’s victory over night. game swing away from home. Toronto at Chicago White around Tokyo Olympic venues, including the new $1.4 Baltimore’s seven doubles, and Cleveland. Starling Marte had three hits Antonio Senzatela (2-6) allowed Sox, late the Orioles have won five of six Alonso added a second homer nine hits and four runs in six billion National Stadium where the opening ceremony is and a slew of Marlins — Jazz N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, after a 14-game losing streak. Pat in the ninth, making him the first Chisholm, Jon Berti, Adam innings, striking out eight and late set for July 23. Valaika doubled in his first two Mets player with a multi-homer Duvall and Jesus Aguilar — had walking one. Cleveland at St. Louis, late This is a clear sign that Tokyo Olympic planners and plate appearances after returning game this season. two apiece for Miami, which was Colorado took a 1-0 lead in the International Olympic Committee are moving for- from the bereavement list. Valaika tied the game at 2 with coming off a 1-8 road trip. Aguilar the first on Ryan McMahon’s Kansas City at LA Angels, late ward despite public opposition, warnings about the risks Bruce Zimmermann (4-3) a two-run double in the second, drove in two runs, while Chisholm groundout, and Blackmon scored Arizona at Oakland, late of the games becoming a spreader event, and Tokyo and allowed a two-run homer in the then scored on a double by and Berti each scored twice. on a wild pitch in the fourth to get Chicago Cubs at San Diego, other parts of Japan being under a state of emergency until first inning to Pete Alonso, but the Mullins. Valaika doubled home Lopez (2-3) struck out eight the Rockies within 4-2. Lopez kept late June 20. “Today we are only 45 days away from the opening ceremony, although the state of emergency is in effect and NBA playoff results | Tuesday NHL playoff results | Tuesday the situation remains severe nationwide,” organizing com- EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS rattled the Hawks and helped the Sixers roll to SECOND ROUND allowed just two goals on 70 shots mittee president Seiko Hashimoto told an executive board 76ers 118, Hawks 102 a 14-0 run that blew the game open and sent a Lightning 2, Hurricanes 0 through the first two games to open meeting Tuesday. “The number of new COVID-19 cas- Series tied 1-1 packed house into a frenzy. Tampa Bay wins series 4-1 this series. es in Tokyo has started to decrease little by little and we PHILADELPHIA — Shake Milton — yes, Shake Milton did not play in the first half but buried RALEIGH, N.C. — Brayden Point Then, after a wild Game 4 in Florida that strongly hope the situation will be under control as soon Milton, with a little help from Joel Embiid — a long-distance 3 at the horn to send the Sixers and Ross Colton scored and Andrei saw each team score four second-period as possible.” saved Philadelphia’s season.\ Embiid had 40 into the fourth quarter with a 91-84 lead. He Vasilevskiy controlled the crease, goals, Vasilevskiy turned away all shots to New infections in Tokyo are down to around 500 cases points and 13 rebounds and Milton buried a kept it going with a jumper early in the fourth helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat help the reigning Stanley Cup champions a day from 1,000 a month ago. The number of hospitaliza- 32-footer and scored 14 points in an electrifying that made it 95-84. the Carolina Hurricanes to win the advance. It was his third career tions and the seriously ill have also decreased, but the levels stretch off the bench to lead the 76ers past Embiid hopped off the bench and went wild second-round playoff series in five postseason shutout, each coming in three are still higher than last fall when COVID-19 variants were the Atlanta Hawks 118-102 in Game 2 on and was the first one to greet Milton heading games. straight series clinchers, starting with last not prevalent in Japan. Tuesday night and even the Eastern Conference into a timeout. Milton received a standing Vasilevskiy finished with 29 saves year’s Cup clincher against Dallas. Experts last week on the Tokyo Metropolitan Govern- semifinal. Game 3 is Friday in Atlanta. ovation not much later when he left the game and stumped the homesteading Among his saves Tuesday was a huge Milton was a sixth man who then lost his spot with the Sixers up 114-97. His 14 minutes were Hurricanes for the third time in as many glove stop of a 2-on-1 short-handed ment’s pandemic panel said that movement of people the most valuable of Game 2. chance by Carolina’s Vincent Trocheck. in central Tokyo had been rising for three weeks. They in the rotation and scored only 17 points over series games at PNC Arena. The former spotty action in six playoff games this season. WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL’s top Vegas at Colorado, late warned new infections could rebound if people continue Coach Doc Rivers kept the faith and Shake LA Clippers at Utah, Game 1, late goaltender and a finalist this year had Series tied 2-2 to increase their mobility. The prime minister’s office said 3.66% of Japanese peo- ple were fully vaccinated as of Monday. It said 10.7% had TENNIS MOTORSPORTS MLB NHL NBA at least one shot in what has been a slow vaccine rollout. French Open Results NASCAR Cup Series AMERICAN LEAGUE NHL Playoff Glance NBA Playoff Glance Tuesday West Division SECOND ROUND CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Japan has attributed about 13,500 deaths to COVID-19, At Stade Roland Garros Schedule-Winners Feb. 9 — Busch Clash at DAYTONA (Kyle W L Pct GB (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) Paris x-if necessary good by some standards but not as low as many countries Busch) Oakland 35 26 .574 _ Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 1 Purse: €16,404,509 Sunday, May 30: Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1 Eastern Conference Feb. 11 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Houston 33 26 .559 1 in Asia. Surface: Red clay at DAYTONA (Aric Almirola) Tuesday, June 1: Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1 Brooklyn 2, Milwaukee 0 Dr. Haruo Ozaki, chairman of the Tokyo Medical PARIS — Results Tuesday from French Feb. 11 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Seattle 30 31 .492 5 Thursday, June 3: Carolina 3, Tampa Bay Saturday, June 5: Brooklyn 115, Open at Stade Roland Garros (seedings in at DAYTONA (Austin Dillon) Angels 28 32 .467 6½ 2, OT Milwaukee 107 parentheses): Association, warned Tuesday that cancellation was still an Feb. 14 — DAYTONA 500 (Michael Texas 23 38 .377 12 Saturday, June 5: Tampa Bay 6, Carolina Monday, June 7: Brooklyn 125, Men’s Singles option. McDowell) East Division 4 Milwaukee 86 Quarterfinals Feb. 21 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 At Thursday, June 10: Brooklyn at Alexander Zverev (6), Germany, def. W L Pct GB Tuesday, June 8: Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 0 “The only viable way (to hold the Olympics) is to make DAYTONA (Christopher Bell) Milwaukee, TBD Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, 6-4, Tampa Bay 38 23 .623 _ Feb. 28 — Dixie Vodka 400 (William Sunday, June 13: Brooklyn at Milwaukee, it behind closed doors,” he said. “And the option of cancel- 6-1, 6-1. N.Y. Islanders 3, Boston 2 Byron) Boston 37 23 .617 ½ 3 p.m. Women’s Singles Saturday, May 29: Boston 5, N.Y.