Sports FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014 Lakers snap losing streak

CLEVELAND: The depleted Lakers Energy Arena. Ricky Rubio had 19 points, eight had to keep on the court after he rebounds and five assists for Minnesota. fouled out in the fourth quarter of their 119-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday SPURS 125, WIZARDS 118 night. Rookie Ryan Kelly scored a career-high 26 Tim Duncan scored a season-high 31 points points, and Steve Blake had his first career triple- before fouling out in the second overtime, and San double with 11 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds Antonio beat Washington Wizards for an NBA-high to help Los Angeles snap a seven-game losing 16th time in a row. Patty Mills scored 11 of his 23 streak. The Lakers went 18 for 37 from 3- points in the two overtimes for the Spurs, who range, but Los Angeles’ first win in two weeks was haven’t lost to the Wizards since Nov. 12, 2005. The overshadowed by a bizarre ending. The Lakers had Spurs moved ahead of Miami’s 15-game domina- eight available players coming into the game. tion of Charlotte for the longest current team-vs.- Then Nick Young twisted his left knee in the first team streak. Duncan also had 11 rebounds, and half and Chris Kaman fouled out early in the fourth Danny Green added 22 points for San Antonio, but quarter. When Jordan Farmar left with an injury in Tony Parker left at halftime with tightness in his the final period that left Los Angeles with five play- lower back and did not return. ers. Sacre committed his sixth foul with 3:32 remaining, but stayed in the game because coach ROCKETS 122, SUNS 108 Mike D’Antoni was out of healthy bodies. The Dwight Howard had 34 points and 14 Lakers were assessed a technical foul. Farmar rebounds, James Harden added 23 points and scored 21 points, and Wesley Johnson added 20 Houston beat Phoenix for its fourth straight victo- for the Lakers. CJ Miles led Cleveland with 27 ry. Chandler Parsons and Terrence Jones had 19 points. All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving was taken points each for Houston. Goran Dragic had 23 out with 7:32 remaining in the third quarter and points and eight assists for Phoenix. The Suns have finished with 11 points as the Cavaliers lost their dropped two in a row after winning five straight. sixth consecutive game. TRAIL BLAZERS 94, KNICKS 90 HEAT 116, CLIPPERS 112 Nicolas Batum had 20 points and 10 rebounds, CLEVELAND: Cavaliersí Dion Waiters (right) tries to slap the ball away from Los Angeles LeBron James had 31 points, 12 assists and Wesley Matthews scored 18 points, and Portland Lakers’ Kendall Marshall in the fourth quarter of an NBA game. — AP eight rebounds, Ray Allen hit a clinching 3-pointer overcame poor-shooting nights by its two All-Stars PELICANS 105, HAWKS 100 beat Memphis. Nowitzki was 10 of 14 from the in the final minute, and Miami snapped a five- to beat New York. LaMarcus Aldridge finished with Anthony Davis had 27 points and 10 rebounds field, including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc, to help game road losing streak against Los Angeles. 15 points and 12 rebounds while shooting 5 of 17 in New Orleans’ victory over Atlanta. Brian the Mavericks win their third straight. Samuel Allen had 15 points off the bench for the two- from the floor, and Damian Lillard shot 4 of 12 for Roberts scored 17 of his 19 points in the second Dalembert and Monta Ellis had 14 points apiece time defending NBA champions, who began a six- his 12 points. Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points half, including an off-balance driving floater with and Dalembert added 10 rebounds. Vince Carter game road trip that will be interrupted four games on 11-of-28 shooting for New York. 20.5 seconds left that gave New Orleans a five- had 13 points and seven assists. Zack Randolph in by the All-Star break. Dwyane Wade, one of sev- point lead. Eric Gordon added 18 points for New scored 25 points for Memphis. en Miami players scoring in double figures, had 14 KINGS 109, RAPTORS 101 Orleans. The Pelicans have won six of their last points and eight assists in his 700th regular-season DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and 10 nine games. scored 26 points for NUGGETS 110, BUCKS 100 game. The Heat had lost 10 of their previous 12 rebounds, added 24 points and 10 Atlanta. Wilson Chandler scored seven of his 24 points road games against the Clippers, and hadn’t beat- rebounds, and Sacramento held off Toronto to in the final 1:52 and Denver held on to beat en them at Staples Center since Dec. 9, 2007. Los earn its fourth win in five games. The Kings led by CELTICS 114, 76ERS 108 Milwaukee. Ty Lawson had 18 points and 13 Angeles got a season-high 43 points and 13 20 points going into the final quarter, when Jeff Green scored 17 of his 36 points in the third assists, and scored 20 points for the rebounds from Blake Griffin and 31 points from Toronto got going offensively and cut the lead to quarter to lead Boston. Jared Sullinger had 19 Nuggets. Jamal Crawford. five points with under a minute to play. But the points and 10 rebounds for Boston. The Celtics Larry Sanders had 25 points and 15 rebounds Kings converted six free throws in the final minute improved to 17-33, winning their second straight for short-handed Milwaukee, and Khris Middleton THUNDER 106, TIMBERWOLVES 97 to seal their second straight victory after losing game after losing 19 of 22. added also scored 25 points. The Bucks had nine available Kevin Durant had 26 points, nine rebounds and seven straight. had 21 points, eight eight points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to help players and then lost guard Luke Ridnour to back seven assists and Oklahoma City won for the 12th assists and seven rebounds for the Raptors. Demar Boston improve to 2-6 since he returned from a tightness in the second quarter. time in 13 games, beating a Minnesota team with- DeRozan scored 18 points, Patrick Patterson 14 serious knee injury. Thaddeus Young had 20 points out Kevin Love and two other starters. Reggie and 12, all in the fourth quarter. The for Philadelphia. MAGIC 112, PISTONS 98 Jackson added 20 points and nine assists to help game was the first meeting since the two teams Rookie Victor Oladipo came off the bench to Oklahoma City become the first team this season made a seven-player trade on Dec. 9 that brought MAVERICKS 110, GRIZZLIES 96 score 20 points, and Glen Davis had 18 to help to reach 40 wins. The Thunder have won eight Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to Sacramento in Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points, Brandan Wright Orlando beat Detroit. Josh Smith scored 25 points straight home games and are 15-1 this season exchange for Patterson, John Salmons, Greivis added 17 and Dallas used a second-half surge to for Detroit. — AP against Western Conference foes at Chesapeake Vasquez and Chuck Hayes. Seahawks’ Super Bowl victory parade draws 700,000 fans

SEATTLE: An estimated 700,000 Seattle Seahawks fans braved NESS” proclaimed a day earlier by Governor Jay Inslee. In a nod to sub-freezing temperatures to celebrate the football team’s first the team’s fans, collectively known as the “12th Man” for their Super Bowl title at a parade that wound through the city’s down- opponent-rattling rumbling during home games, the organized town yesterday. The Seahawks trounced the usually high-scoring screaming occurred at 12:12 p.m. As fans cheered them along the Denver Broncos, 43-8, on Sunday to win their first National route, players and coaches danced and waved from slow-moving Football League championship in franchise history.. amphibious World War Two-era Duck vehicles normally used by It was a particularly sweet triumph for a city whose previous tourists, with star running back Marshawn Lynch throwing his major professional men’s sports team championship came a gen- preferred candy, Skittles, into the crowd. eration ago, when the SuperSonics captured the National The procession culminated at CenturyLink Field - the Basketball Association’s crown in 1979. That team left for Seahawks’ home stadium - where the team has lost only once Oklahoma City in 2008. Kicking off before noon and running for during the past two years, and where season-ticket holders were about two hours, the parade was slowed by the larger-than-antici- treated to a post-parade victory celebration. With traffic snarled pated crowd - with some fans perched in trees and atop pillars - and public transportation backed up by those heading into the that transformed downtown Seattle into a sea of blue and green, city, not everyone planning to attend the parade made it. Patti the team’s colors. Police estimated the crowd at 700,000 strong. Tinsley, 43, brought her two children, ages 5 and 7, to the light-rail “I’ve never seen a community come together like this,” said train station in the Seattle suburb of SeaTac. But after waiting Tyler Olsen, 29, a Seattle-area high school math teacher who took over an hour in a line that snaked around the , she decided SEATTLE: Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch (left) douses Russell the day off to watch the procession. “It’s an overwhelming sense to return home — though her spirits remained high. “This is his- Sherman and the Vince Lombardi Trophy at a rally following of joy.” Shortly after the parade commenced, the crowd burst toric,” said Tinsley, decked out in Seahawks regalia. “It’s some- a parade for the NFL football Super Bowl champions. — AP into an ear-splitting roar as part of a statewide “moment of LOUD- thing my kids will always remember.”—Reuters