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P18 Layout 1 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 SPORTS Warriors dump Rockets HOUSTON: Stephen Curry had 34 points first start of the season, and DeAndre and 10 rebounds to lead the Golden State Jordan grabbed 14 rebounds. Warriors past the depleted Houston Damian Lillard led the Blazers with 25 Rockets 98-87 Saturday night in a matchup points. LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points of undefeated teams. and 10 rebounds, and Robin Lopez scored Houston played without center Dwight 17 of his 19 in the first half. Howard (flu-like symptoms) and power for- Griffin and Redick combined to score 15 ward Terrence Jones (bruised right leg), of the Clippers’ first 17 points of the fourth, which made things much easier for the extending their lead to 96-88. Griffin had Warriors inside. six and Redick nine in the run. They outscored the Rockets 56-32 in the paint and improved to 5-0 for the first time HEAT 102, TIMBERWOLVES 92 since the 1994-95 season, when Golden Dwyane Wade had 25 points and eight State finished 26-56 under coach Don assists, and Chris Bosh scored 24 as Miami Nelson. The Warriors are the only unbeaten held on in the final minutes to beat team in the NBA. Minnesota. Golden State center Andrew Bogut Luol Deng scored 14 points and Norris dominated the glass in Howard’s absence, Cole added 11 for the Heat, who snapped a pulling down 18 rebounds. Curry shot 6 for two-game slide. Nikola Pekovic finished 9 from 3-point range and finished with five with 19 points and 11 rebounds for the assists and four steals. Andre Iguodala Timberwolves, who lost for the second scored most of his 15 points near the bas- time in two nights and got confirmation ket, and forward Draymond Green added earlier in the day that point guard Ricky 14. James Harden led the Rockets (6-1) with Rubio will be out indefinitely because of a 22 points, and point guard Isaiah Canaan sprained left ankle. Thaddeus Young scored had 21. 16, Shabazz Muhammad had 13 and Gorgui Dieng added 12 for Minnesota. PRAGUE: Czech Republic’s team (left to right) Lucie Safarova, Klara Koukalova, Lucie Hradecka, Petr Pala, Petra Kvitova and Andrea Hlavackova PELICANS 100, SPURS 99 celebrate with the trophy after defeating Germany in their Fed Cup Final tennis match. —AP Anthony Davis scored the game-win- CELTICS 106, BULLS 101 ning basket and finished with 27 points Fill-in starter Evan Turner scored 19 and 11 rebounds to help New Orleans hold points to lead short-handed Boston over off San Antonio. Chicago. The teams played without injured Kvitova leads Czechs The Spurs went on a 15-4 run with Tony All-Star point guards Rajon Rondo and Parker and Tim Duncan on the bench to Derrick Rose. Rondo and rookie guard take a 99-98 lead. Danny Green capped the Marcus Smart sat out for the Celtics, while run with three free throws with 12 seconds Rose was sidelined for the second straight to third Fed Cup title remaining after he was fouled by Eric game and fourth in the last five. Gordon on a wild 3-point attempt as the Kelly Olynk had 18 points and 11 shot clock was about to expire. rebounds for the Celtics. Jeff Green scored PRAGUE: Petra Kvitova handed the Czech fight for every single point,” added the 24-year- to a tie-break. The Czech star rallied to a 4-1 lead, Davis then drove past Aron Baynes for a 14. Aaron Brooks led the Bulls with 26 Republic their third Fed Cup title in four years old who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014. allowed Kerber to come level but finally took the layup with 6.6 seconds left. Kawhi Leonard points, and Pau Gasol added 19. Boston after beating Angelique Kerber in the final yes- “I had cramps at the end of the second set, tie-break 7-5 with a roaring forehand down the missed a pair of shots in the final seconds, won for the second time in its last 10 trips terday to give her team an unbeatable lead over doctors gave me a lot of magnesium. I was lucky line. Kvitova had 31 winners but 30 unforced snapping the Spurs’ five-game winning to the United Center. The Bulls lost for the Germany. in the end maybe.” Kerber had to shake off errors in that set, against 12 winners and 16 streak over the Pelicans. second time in seven games this season. Kvitova, the Wimbledon champion and world Saturday’s 6-4, 6-4 defeat at the hands of Czech unforced errors for Kerber. Tyreke Evans had 18 points, including number four, beat 10th-ranked Kerber in a three- number two Lucie Safarova. “I gave everything I The crestfallen Kerber lost momentum early buzzer-beating shots in the second and WIZARDS 97, PACERS 90 set rollercoaster rubber pitting the teams’ num- had today and in the end Petra was better, I into the second set and let Kvitova take a 3-0 third quarters, and Jrue Holiday had 15 John Wall scored 18 points and Nene ber one players 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours think she deserved to win but we both played at lead after winning the first two games to love. points and 11 assists. Parker scored 28 had 17 to lead Washington over Indiana. and 57 minutes. The Czechs won the tie 3-1 after a really high level,” said the 26-year-old German. But she was quick to recover as she broke points, Manu Ginobili added 17 points, The Wizards held a 54-35 lead at halftime, Germany’s Julia Goerges and Sabine Lisicki beat “It was for sure one of the best matches this Kvitova’s serve twice to make it 3-3. Green had 16 and Duncan had 11 points but had to hold off a late charge by the a reunited Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and year for me.” The first set turned into a 76-minute Combining ferocious shots with slices and and 10 rebounds. Pacers. Indiana outscored Washington 30- Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-3 in Sunday’s dead dou- thriller with both left-handers at their most stop volleys, Kerber and Kvitova held onto their 19 in the third quarter to get close, but bles rubber. aggressive on the superfast hardcourt of serves until Kerber earned two break points at 5- BUCKS 93, GRIZZLIES 92 couldn’t take the lead. Spearheaded by Kvitova, the Czechs already Prague’s O2 Arena packed with 13,000 fans. 4 and converted the second one as Kvitova fired Brandon Knight converted a three-point Paul Pierce had 12 points and Kevin won the cup in 2011 and 2012, following five Kvitova squandered four break points while wide to take the set after 46 minutes. play with 1.1 seconds remaining to rally Seraphin came off the bench to score 13. titles earned by the former Czechoslovakia in Kerber needed a single one to break her in the In high spirits, Kerber broke Kvitova early into Milwaukee past Memphis, handing the Indiana center Roy Hibbert exited with a 1975-1988. fifth game before doing it again for a 5-2 lead. the third set as the Czech kept piling up Grizzlies their first loss of the season after bruised left knee with less than a minute to Germany, with Steffi Graf in the team, last But Kvitova showed why Czech fans and unforced errors. But Kvitova fought back once six consecutive victories. play in the first quarter and did not return. won the Fed Cup in 1992. “Angie played so well media call her “Lioness” and broke her rival back again, broke Kerber’s serve twice and closed the Memphis guard Mike Conley was fouled Solomon Hill led the Pacers with a career- and I’m just glad that I did it, it was really about twice to come level at 5-5. Kerber went on an rubber out on her fourth match point as Kerber with 8 seconds remaining, but missed the high 28 points, including 20 in the second one point and then she could take it,” said a jubi- attacking spree to earn another break and grab netted a backhand shot. first free throw and made the second to half. Chris Copeland added 14. lant Kvitova, who had beaten Germany’s number a 6-5 lead, before the drama peaked in game 12. “I’m very proud of Petra. She showed how make it 92-90. two Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. Kerber had five set points in that game but good she is as a true champion but many On the ensuing possession, Knight HAWKS 103, KNICKS 96 “It was really up and down from the begin- Kvitova managed to tame her before converting respects to Angelique today,” said Czech captain scored on a drive and drew a foul from Kyle Korver scored 27 points as Atlanta ning of the match and there was always a big her fifth break point of the game to take the set Petr Pala. —AFP Courtney Lee. Knight then hit the winning overcame a strong start by Carmelo free throw. Anthony and New York, handing the Knicks Lee’s long jumper at the buzzer from their fourth straight loss. beyond the top of the key was off the mark. Jeff Teague had 19 points for the Hawks, Rosberg wins in Brazil to keep title race alive Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 12 of his who recovered after losing back-to-back 18 points in the fourth quarter to pace the road games at San Antonio and Charlotte SAO PAULO: Nico Rosberg kept alive his world Bucks, and Knight added 14.
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