Bucks Defeat Nuggets in Giannis-Jokic Showdown
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ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 16 Semyon Varlamov, (right), of the New York Islanders, makes the save on Brendan Lemieux, (left), of the New York Rangers during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Feb 8, in New York. (AP) — See Page 15 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Kenin gets by; Coco rolls, Azarenka ousted Nadal, Barty advance in straight sets at Australia Open MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 9, (AP): Facing a break point late in the third set, Rafael Nadal sprinted to his left and hit a running forehand winner from way out wide. A slow-motion fi st pump was a very subdued celebration by his standards. The 20-time major champion wasn’t going to let the lingering back sore- ness that bothered him ahead of the Australian Open stop him from getting through the fi rst round as soon as he possibly could. Laslo Djere, ranked 56th, watched the winner land, held out both hands, and no doubt wondered what more he needed to do to win a point. When Djere, going for everything, double-faulted to open what became the last game of the match, a woman in the crowd at Rod Laver Arena yelled out “It’s all right, Laslo.” Easy for her to say. Australia’s Ashleigh Barty makes a Nadal fi nished off a 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 backhand return to Montenegrin’s win in just under two hours Tuesday in Danke Kovinic during their first round his fi rst competitive match of the year match at the Australian Open tennis - he didn’t play for Spain at the ATP championship in Melbourne, Austral- Cup last week because of the back ia, on Feb 9. (AP) stiffness. A minor change to his service mo- tion was among the precautions he took “survive” for the fi rst round. He’ll next play American qualifi er Michael Mmoh, who outlasted Viktor Troicki 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5. TENNIS While Nadal has been slowly build- ing into the tournament, Russia’s ATP Cup-winning teammates have been on a roll. Daniil Medvedev extended his win- Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (right), has his shot blocked by Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James during the second ning streak to 15 matches with a 6-2, half of an NBA basketball game on Feb 8, in Los Angeles. (AP) 6-2, 6-4 win over Vasek Pospisil and seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. In night matches to cap Day 2, fi fth- seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Gilles Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts after de- Simon 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 and No. 9 Matteo feating Serbia’s Laslo Djere during Berrettini defeated Kevin Anderson, their first round match at the Austral- Bucks defeat Nuggets in a two-time fi nalist at majors, 7-6 (9), ian Open tennis championship in Mel- 7-5, 6-3. bourne, Australia, on Feb 9. (AP) In her fi rst match at a major in more than a year, top-ranked Ash Barty rooms for 14 days after landing in dropped only 10 points in a 6-0, 6-0 Australia last month - have struggled rout of Danka Kovinic. in the opening round. Barty lost to Sofi a Kenin in the Victoria Azarenka, a two-time Aus- Giannis-Jokic showdown Australian Open semifi nals last year tralian Open champion and the runner- and then skipped the U.S. Open and up at last year’s U.S. Open, appeared her title defense at the French Open to have trouble breathing and received Lakers rally past Thunder 119-112 in OT because she stayed in Australia during medical attention in the second set of the COVID-19 pandemic. a 7-5, 6-4 loss to Jessica Pegula of the Sofi a Kenin struggled with nerves in United States. DENVER, Feb 9, (AP): 16, including four 3-pointers, off the the Raptors, who began their comeback her fi rst match as a defending champi- Azarenka noted how diffi cult it was Khris Middleton had 29 bench. Kyle Kuzma added 11 points after coach Nick Nurse was ejected in on at a Grand Slam tournament earlier to prepare for a major tournament after and 10 rebounds. the third quarter. VanVleet also had in the day before beating 133rd-ranked being one of 72 players who were in points and a career-high 12 Spurs 105, Warriors 100 nine assists for Toronto, which out- wild-card entry Maddison Inglis 7-5, a hard quarantine for two weeks - not assists, Giannis Antetok- In San Antonio, Dejounte Murray scored Memphis 65-43 in the second 6-4, allowed to leave their hotel rooms for ounmpo scored 30 points had 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight half - including 34-16 in the fourth But Barty only needed 44 minutes any reason - after potentially being steals, and DeMar DeRozan added 21 quarter. to advance, saying she’d missed ten- exposed to COVID-19 on her fl ight to and the Milwaukee Bucks points and 10 assists as San Antonio Mavericks 127, Timberwolves 122 nis “every single day” during her time Australia. won their fi fth straight beat Golden State. In Dallas, Kristaps Porzingis had away from the sport. Sloane Stephens lost to No. 26-seed- game by beating the Denver 27 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks, Garbiñe Muguruza, the Australian ed Yulia Putintseva 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and BASKETBALL Luka Doncic scored 26 points and Dal- Open runner-up last year, defeated Paula Badosa, who went through Nuggets 125-112. las held off Minnesota. Margarita Gasparyan 6-4, 6-0. a three-week isolation because she Middleton’s 12th assist was a Tim Hardaway added 24 points off Players who were forced into hard tested positive for COVID-19, served thing of beauty - a pinpoint pass Stephen Curry scored 32 points and the bench as the Mavericks won their lockdown - not allowed to leave their for the match but dropped the last four to Antetokounmpo for a dunk with Kelly Oubre Jr. had 24 for the Warri- second straight at home after a six- games and was beaten by Liudmila 1:39 remaining to give the Bucks a ors, who were without injured centers game skid at the American Airlines Samsonova 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-5. 120-110 lead. James Wiseman and Kevon Looney. Center. They led by 25 in the sec- Two-time Australian Open quar- Bryn Forbes had 15 points for the Draymond Green had 10 rebounds and ond quarter before the Timberwolves terfi nalist Tennys Sandgren also went Bucks, who earned a rare win in the 10 assists. pulled to 123-120 with 50 seconds through the hard lockdown. After los- Mile High City. Milwaukee improved Milwaukee Bucks guard Donte Di- Hornets 119, Rockets 94 left. ing to No. 21 Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-1, to 10-40 all-time at Denver. Vincenzo, (front), drives the lane In Charlotte, N.C., LaMelo Ball Wizards 105, Bulls 101 6-1, Sandgren said for those who’d as Denver Nuggets forward Paul made a career-high seven 3-pointers in Chicago, Bradley Beal scored 35 been through it, the tournament is “not Nikola Jokic fi nished with 35 points Millsap defends in the fi rst half of and 12 rebounds in a showdown with and fi nished with 24 points, 10 assists points and Washington held on for a feasible.” an NBA basketball game on Feb 8, and seven rebounds as Charlotte de- rare win, beating Chicago. Antetokounmpo. Jokic couldn’t quite in Denver. (AP) In other results on a sunny Day 2 replicate his shooting touch from the feated short-handed Houston. Beal, the NBA’s leading scorer, hit with the temperature in the low 70s other night when he scored a career- season despite being without Anthony Miles Bridges had another strong three free throws in the fi nal 9.8 sec- Fahrenheit (low 20s Celsius), Aus- high 50 points at Sacramento. Davis, who sat out with right Achilles outing with 19 points and 10 rebounds, onds. Rui Hachimura added 19 points tralian wild-card entry Alexei Popy- Will Barton added a season-high 24 tendinosis. and Gordon Hayward added 19 points and a season-high 10 rebounds on his rin saved four match points to beat points as the Nuggets dropped their Shai Gilgeous-Alexander narrowly for the Hornets, who opened the fourth 23rd birthday, and the Wizards im- No. 13 David Goffi n 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), third straight. missed matching James’ triple-double. quarter on a 19-1 run to break open a proved to 6-15 despite resting Russell 7-6 (6), 6-3 and 17-year-old Spaniard tight game. Westbrook. Lakers 119, Thunder 112, OT He fi nished with 29 points, 10 assists Carlos Alcaraz defeated Botic Van de Victor Oladipo had 21 points to lead Suns 119, Cavaliers 113 Zandschulp 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to become In Los Angeles, LeBron James had and seven rebounds. Darius Bazley 28 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists the Rockets, who lost for only the third In Phoenix, Devin Booker scored a the youngest man to win a Grand for his third triple-double of the season, added 21 points and a career-high 16 time in 10 games. season-high 36 points, Mikal Bridges Slam match since Thanasi Kokkina- and Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City rebounds.