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Nashville Predators goal- tender Juuse Saros (74) stops a Detroit Red Wings de- fenseman Troy Stecher (70) shot in overtime during an NHL hockey game in Detroit. Predators won 3-2 in SO.(AP) – See Page 14 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Warriors hold off Bucks in thriller Embiid scores 35, 76ers sweep season series with Celtics BOSTON, April 7, (AP): Joel Embiid scored 35 points and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to a 106-96 win over the on Tuesday night. added 17 points as the Sixers posted their third straight victory over the Celtics to sweep the Real take commanding lead season series. The 76ers have won both games since Embiid returned from a 10- game absence while he recovered Liverpool beaten from a bruised bone in his left knee. They have won three of four overall. MADRID, April 7, (AP): Philadelphia led by 21 in the sec- ond half of the opener of a four-game Vinícius Júnior fi nally trip. came up with the type of Boston was trying for its fi rst three- performance Real Madrid game win streak since early March. fans have been expecting Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 20 points, and Jaylen Brown fi nished from him. with 17. The Brazilian forward netted his Warriors 122, Bucks 121 fi rst double for the club , leading In San Francisco, Kelly Oubre Jr. them to a 3-1 over Liverpool in the converted a pair of free throws with fi rst leg of the Champions League 7.7 seconds left to give Golden State quarterfi nals. the lead, and Milwaukee missed at The youngster tormented the Liver- the end. pool defense all night and was precise Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer with his fi nishes, moving the Spanish with 1:06 to play on the way to 41 powerhouse closer to the semifi nals points with fi ve 3-pointers as his team after a two-year absence. worked until the fi nal buzzer to snap a Marco Asensio also scored for three-game losing streak. Madrid, which took full advantage Oubre wound up with 19 points of Liverpool’s and Kent Bazemore scored 18 in defensive blun- just the Warriors’ second win in nine ders in the fi rst games. half to take a Khris Middleton scored 28 points commanding as Milwaukee again missed injured lead ahead of big man Giannis Antetokounmpo. the second leg Holiday fi nished with 29 points and in England. knocked down back-to-back 3-- Mohamed ers that weren’t quite enough. Salah netted Antetokounmpo sat out his second the lone goal for Liverpool straight game with a sore left knee. early in the sec- Vinicius Junior ond half before Vinícius Júnior sealed the victory for the hosts. The game was a rematch of the Clippers 113, Trail Blazers 116 2018 Champions League fi nal won by In Los Angeles, Paul George Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino, (right), duels for the ball with Real Madrid’s Lucas Vazquez during the Champions League quarter-fi nal fi rst leg, soccer match the same score by Madrid, which since scored 36 points and Los Angeles then were eliminated in the tourna- rode a franchise-best 47-point fi rst between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain. (AP) ment’s round of 16 two years in a row. quarter to a 133-116 victory over Liverpool won the title following the Portland. NBA Results/Standings loss to Madrid but were also eliminat- added 29 points, FIFA suspends Pakistan & Chad ed in the round of 16 last season. 12 rebounds and seven assists as the Manchester City defeated Borussia Clippers followed an 18-point rout of Dortmund 2-1 at home in the other the defending champion Lakers two WASHINGTON, April 7, (AP): NBA re- because of governance disputes quarterfi nal . sults and standings on Tuesday. days ago with another impressive Chicago 113 Indiana 97 Liverpool recently endured a run of performance. Atlanta 123 New Orleans 107 ZURICH, April 7, (AP): FIFA PFF after another dispute over a poor results and sit only seventh in the George shot 11 of 18 and made six Philadelphia 106 Boston 96 suspended the national soccer fed- contested election. FIFA opposes Premier League, so they may have to LA Lakers 110 Toronto 101 erations of Pakistan and Chad on governments or courts getting in- 3-pointers. Reggie Jackson added 23 Memphis 124 Miami 112 win the Champions League to return to points off the bench. Wednesday amid disputes about volved in soccer disputes. Denver 134 Detroit 119 The suspension for Chad comes Norman Powell scored 32 points and LA Clippers 133 Portland 116 how they should be run. after the African country’s gov- SOCCER CJ McCollum added 24 points for the Golden State 122 Milwaukee 121 The Pakistan soccer federation, Eastern Conference ernment tried to dissolve the Blazers, who had their four-game road known as the PFF, was suspended Atlantic Division for “third-party interference” for national soccer federation and winning streak snapped. The Clippers W L Pct GB the European competition next season. Philadelphia 35 16 .686 - the second time in four years after appoint new officials to run the It looked lost at the start of the harassed into 2-of-14 Brooklyn 35 16 .686 - sport. FIFA said it will lift the shooting for 11 points. a group of officials and protesters match at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Sta- New York 25 26 .490 10 occupied the body’s headquarters suspension if the government re- Boston 25 26 .490 10 dium in Madrid, unable to get a shot on The Clippers scored 47 points in last month. peals those decisions and hands the fi rst quarter, the most in that quar- Toronto 20 31 .392 15 goal in the fi rst half. Southeast Division The protesters oppose a “nor- back power to the president of the ter in franchise history. Vinícius Júnior opened the scor- W L Pct GB malization committee” appointed soccer federation. ing on a breakaway in the 27th after a Hawks 123, Pelicans 107 Atlanta 27 24 .529 - Chad was disqualified from Af- Charlotte 25 24 .510 1 by FIFA to run the sport in Paki- perfectly timed long pass over the top In Atlanta, Trae Young scored 30 stan after years of infighting by rican Cup of Nations qualifying points and helped lead a third-quar- Miami 26 25 .510 1 by Toni Kroos. The Brazilian forward Washington 17 32 .347 9 groups of officials. The takeover of last month when the Confederation made a nice run between Liverpool de- ter 3-point barrage as surging At- Orlando 17 33 .340 9-1/2 the PFF headquarters has already of African Football ordered it to fenders Trent Alexander-Arnold and lanta beat Zion Williamson and New Central Division Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) forfeit two games as a result of the W L Pct GB disrupted the national women’s Nathaniel Phillips then chested the ball Orleans. Milwaukee 32 18 .640 - goes to the basket as New Orleans championship. dispute. ❑ ❑ ❑ down before fi ring a low right-footed The Hawks sank each of their 11 Indiana 22 27 .449 9-1/2 Pelicans center Steven Adams (12) shot from inside the area past goal- 3-point attempts in the third, includ- Chicago 21 28 .429 10-1/2 defends in the first half of an NBA Cleveland 18 32 .360 14 Manchester City now have keeper Alisson Becker. ing four from Bogdan Bogdanovic, basketball game in Atlanta. (AP) SOCCER Detroit 15 36 .294 17-1/2 the Premier League’s largest-ever Vinícius Júnior, who had scored who had 21 points. Atlanta made 20 Western Conference ers for the No. 9 spot in the Eastern wage bill, and it is set to keep on only one goal since October and four of 31 3s overall. Southwest Division “This suspension will only be W L Pct GB Conference. Vucevic also had fi ve growing. in total this season, arrived to Madrid Young also had 12 assists. He Dallas 28 21 .571 - lifted once FIFA has received Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne se- amid high expectations as a teenager made three 3s in the third as the assists while going 14 of 29 from the Memphis 25 23 .521 2-1/2 fi eld. All-Star Zach LaVine added 19 confirmation from the normaliza- cured improved terms on Wednes- but had been criticized for his poor Hawks surged to a 107-90 lead. San Antonio 24 24 .500 3-1/2 tion committee of the PFF that the day with a two-year extension that fi nishes and bad decisions in front of Kevin Huerter had 17 points for New Orleans 22 28 .440 6-1/2 points, eight rebounds and six assists. PFF’s premises, accounts, admin- Houston 13 37 .260 15-1/2 Indiana began the game without contracts him to City until 2025. goal. He pointed to the team’s shield Atlanta, which has won four consecu- Northwest Division istration and communication chan- The deal was announced as the both times after scoring. tive games to improve to 13-4 under W L Pct GB two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis nels are again under its full control Another long pass by Kroos - and a Utah 38 12 .760 - club’s annual report showed em- interim coach Nate McMillan. (sprained left ankle) and guard Mal- and it can continue to carry out ployee costs rose 11% in the last fi- defensive blunder by Liverpool - led to Denver 32 18 .640 6 colm Brogdon (sore right hip) before Williamson led the Pelicans with Portland 30 20 .600 8 its mandate without further hin- nancial year to 351 million pounds Asensio’s second goal in the 36th. Al- 34 points. Lonzo Ball had 12 points, Oklahoma City 20 30 .400 18 losing in the third quar- drance,” FIFA said. ($485 million). City’s payroll costs exander-Arnold tried to clear the ball Minnesota 13 38 .255 25-1/2 ter with a sprained left ankle. Pakistan was previously sus- 11 assists and eight rebounds. Pacifi c Division now eclipse those across Manches- from Kroos but headed it across the Nuggets 134, Pistons 119 W L Pct GB Caris LeVert led the Pacers with pended from October 2017 to ter at United, which dropped from area directly to Asensio, who fl ipped In Denver, Nikola Jokic scored Phoenix 35 14 .714 - 20 points and six rebounds. Edmond March 2018 after FIFA objected to 284 million pounds in the same the ball over the charging Becker and LA Clippers 34 18 .654 2-1/2 Sumner and Jeremy Lamb each to a court decision to appoint an period covering the pandemic-dis- fi nished the move on the other side to 27 points in 27 minutes and Denver LA Lakers 32 19 .627 4 spoiled the return of Jerami Grant Golden State 24 27 .471 12 scored 15 points as Indiana lost for outside administrator to run the rupted 2019-20 season. push it into the open net. and Mason Plumlee by shellacking Sacramento 22 29 .431 14 the ninth time in 10 home games. Liverpool complained of a foul by Detroit. Lucas Vázquez on Sadio Mané just moments before Madrid’s second goal. Jokic also dished out 11 assists, his layup attempt. Several players, in- 83rd career double-digit game, The English side improved after the cluding Harrell, were involved in an break and were able to pull one back two more than Wilt Chamberlain had altercation after Schroder and Anu- in his Hall of Fame career. early in the second half with Salah fi nd- noby squared off. ing the net from close range after a shot The Nuggets got 25 points from Grizzlies 124, Heat 112 Michael Porter Jr. and 24 from Will by Diogo Jota was partially blocked In Miami, Dillon Brooks scored by Luka Modric in the 51st. The goal Barton. Denver led by as many as 28 28 points on 10-for-16 shooting and before sitting most of its starters early had to be confi rmed by video review in the second half. Memphis ended another Miami los- because of a possible offside by Salah. Grant has had a breakout season in ing streak. With the goal, Salah became the Detroit, where he brought a 22.4-point Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points fi fth Liverpool player to score in four and 10 rebounds, Kyle Anderson fi n- consecutive European appearances. scoring average into Denver. He scored Asensio, who scored in each of Ma- 29 points over 30 minutes to go with ished with 19 points and Desmond Bane added 15 points for the Griz- drid’s last four games in all competi- Saddiq Bey’s 25 points. tions, squandered the chance to increase Lakers 110, Raptors 101 zlies, who won their third straight. Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Madrid’s lead on a breakaway in the In Tampa, Fla., Los Angeles built 64th. But a minute later, Vinícius Júnior a 34-point lead in the fi rst 20 minutes Bam Adebayo had 18 for the Heat, who had won their past four. Three didn’t miss his opportunity after a pass and cruised past Toronto. by Modric amid more soft defending by Talen Horton-Tucker led seven weeks ago, Memphis stalled another Miami win streak at fi ve. the English team, fi nding the net with a Lakers in double fi gures with 17 shot from near the penalty spot. points. Markieff Morris scored 15 be- Victor Oladipo, in his third game Liverpool had kept four consecutive fore leaving the game with fi ve fouls since joining the Heat in a trade with clean sheets away from home going in the third quarter. Houston, scored 16 points. into the game in Madrid. They have scored 17 of his 27 Bulls 113, Pacers 97 not had fi ve in a row in away games points in the fourth quarter for To- In Indianapolis, Nikola Vucevic this century. ronto after hitting just 2 of 11 shots took advantage of Indiana’s missing Madrid got the win even though in the fi rst half. big men by posting 32 points and 17 their defensive problems compounded The Lakers’ and rebounds in Chicago’s win. just before the game as Raphael Var- Toronto’s OG Anunoby were ejected Chicago has won two straight since ane tested positive for the coronavirus. with 2:24 left in the fi rst quarter after snapping a six-game losing streak and Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard (39) and Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III (44) battle for a re- Captain Sergio Ramos had already Dennis Schroder fouled Anunoby’s moved within one game of the Pac- bound during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston. (AP) been ruled out because of an injury.

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