Established 1961 Sport TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2019 Kipchoge’s new shoes shatter Tendulkar finds hotel worker Juventus back joint 25two-hour barrier, fans shun Doha 26 who gave him batting advice 27 top in Serie A Nets snap Embiid-less Sixers’ win streak Magic send Pelicans to 12th consecutive loss BROOKLYN: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot #15 of the Brooklyn Nets shoots the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. — AFP NEW YORK: Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points as the consecutive loss. Jonathan Isaac led the Magic with 21 lar-season contest, when the Clippers were the “home” including a triple-double against the Oklahoma City Brooklyn Nets capitalized on Joel Embiid’s absence and points and 11 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic, returning from team at Staples Center, which the teams share. Thunder on Saturday night. Gary Harris had 15 points led most of the way in a 109-89 victory over the an 11-game absence due to a sprained ankle, scored 20. and Jamal Murray and Mason Plumlee scored 14 points Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night in New York. The D.J. Augustin scored 17, while Evan Fournier had 16. INDIANA PACERS 107 - CHARLOTTE HORNETS 85 each to help the Nuggets beat New York for the 12th Nets led for the final 41:54 in the first meeting between Terrence Ross added 14, Mo Bamba 13 and Michael Aaron Holiday scored 23 points off the bench as straight time in Denver. Marcus Morris Sr. led the the teams since the first round of last spring’s postsea- Carter-Williams and Markelle Fultz had 10 each. The Indiana rode a dominant fourth quarter to a victory Knicks with 22 points, Julius Randle had 20 points and son. Embiid averaged 24.8 points in the four games he Magic, who made 17 of 34 3-pointers, ended a three- over Charlotte in Indianapolis. Indiana’s Domantas nine rebounds, and Frank Ntilikina scored 13 and had played in that series but sat out with an upper respirato- game losing streak. Jrue Holiday scored 29 points, JJ Sabonis recorded his 12th consecutive double-double four steals and four assists for New York. ry illness and missed his sixth game of the season. Redick added 23, Brandon Ingram had 21 and Josh Hart after collecting 12 points and 12 rebounds to propel the Dinwiddie helped the Nets improve to 10-5 without had 20 for the Pelicans, who haven’t won since a 124- Pacers to their 11th win in 14 games. Myles Turner SACRAMENTO KINGS 100 - GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 79 Kyrie Irving (right shoulder impingement) by shooting 9 121 victory at Phoenix on Nov. 21. added 14 points and 10 boards as Indiana outscored Bogdan Bogdanovic recorded 25 points, five of 21 from the field and adding six assists. It was Charlotte by a 35-19 margin in the fourth quarter to rebounds and five assists off the bench to lead Dinwiddie’s fourth straight 24-point game and 13th game LOS ANGELES LAKERS 101 - ATLANTA HAWKS 96 avenge a 122-120 overtime loss on Nov. 5. Cody Zeller Sacramento to a win over Golden State in San scoring at least 20 since being elevated to the starting LeBron James scored 32 points to lead visiting Los collected 19 points and 12 rebounds and Bismack Francisco. Buddy Hield scored 19 points and Marvin lineup to replace Irving. Joe Harris added 16 for the Nets, Angeles to a win over Atlanta and extend their road win Biyombo added 11 points and a season-high 17 boards Bagley III added 17 points as the Kings won for the who led by as many as 23 and shot 45.7 percent. Garrett streak to 14 games. James made 12 of 21 from the field, for the Hornets, who saw their three-game winning fourth time in their past five games. Harrison Barnes tal- Temple added 13 while DeAndre Jordan had 13 points four of them 3-pointers, and added 13 rebounds, seven streak come to a halt. lied 15 points as Sacramento ended a five-game losing and 11 rebounds as the Nets scored 64 points in the assists and three blocks to help the Lakers extend their streak to the Warriors. Willie Cauley-Stein had 14 paint and outrebounded Philadelphia 51-38. overall winning streak to seven. The Lakers’ road win- DENVER NUGGETS 111 - NEW YORK KNICKS 105 points on 7-of-9 shooting and notched a season-high ning streak is the longest by the club since they won 18 Nikola Jokic had game highs of 25 points and 10 six steals for Golden State. Damion Lee scored 13 ORLANDO MAGIC 130 - NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 119 straight away from home during their NBA record 33- rebounds, Will Barton scored 16 points and grabbed points and Alec Burks had 11 for the Warriors, who lost Eight Orlando players scored in double figures in game winning streak in 1972-73. Their only road loss nine rebounds, and host Denver beat New York. Jokic their fourth straight game to drop their NBA-worst handing host New Orleans its franchise-worst 12th this season was in their own building in their first regu- has recorded double-doubles in six straight games, record to 5-23. — Reuters City, who will be at home in the second leg, have yet face French side Olympique Lyonnais and PSG will Real Madrid to beat the Spanish side with two draws and two play Borussia Dortmund. Barcelona were pitted defeats in their previous four meetings. However, their against an unpredictable Napoli, the first time the two manager Pep Guardiola has a much more encouraging sides have ever met. face Man City, record with nine wins, four draws and four defeats in 17 Napoli fired coach Carlo Ancelotti immediately after meetings as coach of Barcelona and then Bayern beating Genk to make sure of their place in the last 16 Liverpool to Munich. “It’s a difficult one,” said Manchester City’s and replaced him with Gennaro Gattuso, who has never director of football Txiki Begiristain. “Real Madrid coached in the Champions League before. are the best. We want to be the best so we have to try “A great team, a great challenge, two fascinating meet Atletico and beat them. It’s always a pleasure to play against races. We will face them without fear,” he said. Jose Real Madrid. We know them very well. They know Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur side, who reached the our manager.” Liverpool and Atletico Madrid’s previ- final last season, will play RB Leipzig, who are in the NYON: Thirteen-times winners Real Madrid were drawn ous meetings have produced one win for each team knockout stages for the first time, while Chelsea were against English champions Manchester City while title- and two draws with both teams scoring four goals. drawn against Bayern Munich. holders Liverpool must face Diego Simeone’s Atletico Only Europe’s biggest five leagues — England, Despite their erratic domestic form, Bayern were the Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 following France, Germany, Italy and Spain — were represent- only team to complete the group stage with a 100% yesterday’s draw. Real Madrid ended up in pot two after ed in the draw and 11 of the 16 teams also reached the record. Serie A side Atalanta, who reached the last 16 on NYON: UEFA Champions League ambassador Kelly Smith finishing second in their group behind Paris St Germain knockout stages last season. Both England and Spain their first participation in the Champions League despite holds the slip of Real Madrid during the UEFA and City were the unlucky team to be paired with them managed to get all four of their teams into knockout losing their first three group matches, were drawn Champions League football cup round of 16 draw cere- when their name was pulled out at UEFA headquarters. stages. Elsewhere, Serie A champions Juventus will against Valencia. — Reuters mony yesterday. — AFP.