ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 SPORTS 15 Garza impressive as Pistons edge Magic Knicks make 21 3s in 104-85 win over Hawks

LAS VEGAS, Aug 17, (AP): Luka Garza had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons held on to beat the Orlando Magic 79-78 in the NBA Summer League. Top draft pick Cade Cunning- ham did not play for Detroit, and neither did Orlando’s Jalen Suggs, the No. 5 overall pick. Garza, the college player of the year from Iowa who was drafted near the end of the second round, had 15 points and 10 rebounds in the fi rst half. The Pistons led by three in the fi - nal seconds. Tahjere McCall and Iggy Brazdeikis missed 3-pointers for the Magic, and Yante Maten’s tip-in was inconsequential. Hassani Gravett led Orlando with 19 points. Garza went 8 of 16 from the fi eld and made two 3-pointers. had 19 points and eight assists for De- troit. Knicks 104, Hawks 85 Quentin Grimes scored 26 points and made six of New York’s 21 3-pointers. Grimes, taken with the 25th pick in this year’s draft, went 10 of 17 from the fi eld. Miles McBride added 19 points and scored 14 for the Knicks. Quickley also had seven assists and six rebounds. Javin DeLaurier led Atlanta with 18 points. The rookie from Duke went 7 of 9 from the fi eld. Cavaliers 88, Suns 85 Lamar Stevens made a layup with 24 seconds remaining to put Cleve- land ahead for good. That basket broke an 85-all tie, and Ty-Shon Alexander missed a 3-point- er for Phoenix. Stevens fi nished with 12 points. Tre Scott led the Cavaliers with 16 points, and Jaylen Hands and Matt Detroit Pistons center Luka Garza (55) and New York Knicks forward (1) reach for the ball on the opening tip of an NBA summer league game, on Aug 13, in Las Vegas. (AP) Ryan scored 15 apiece.

BASKETBALL Real Madrid extend Courtois’s contract until 2026

Kyle Alexander had 18 points with 14 rebounds for Phoenix. Nine of his rebounds were at the offensive end. Barcelona’s president says club’s debt now at $1.6 billion The Suns had a 25-12 edge in second- chance points. MADRID, Aug 17, (AP): Barce- Thunder 116, Spurs 91 lona’s president presented a grim Rob Edwards scored 23 points and picture of the club’s fi nancial situa- Jakobsen wins 4th Vuelta stage Josh Hall added 17 to help Oklahoma tion, saying its debt had risen to 1.35 City win in a rout. billion euros ($1.6 billion). The Thunder led 59-37 at half- Joan Laporta blamed the previous as Taaramae keeps overall lead time and shot 57.5% from the fi eld administration of Josep Bartomeu for for the game. Joe Wieskamp was one the club’s “dramatic” situation that MOLINA DE ARAGÓN, Spain, Aug. overall lead over Kenny Elissonde. of three San Antonio players with 12 ultimately led to Lionel Messi’s de- 17, (AP): Fabio Jakobsen took the Two-time Vuelta champion Pri- points. lead in the fi nal stretch of the clos- moz Roglic was third overall, 30 parture. Lapor- ing sprint to win the fourth stage of Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 15 ta accused seconds off the lead. Roglic won points and Emmitt Williams added 14 the Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday, the fi rst stage but lost the lead Bartomeu of with Rein Taaramae holding on at when Taaramae made a dominant for the Thunder. Theo Maledon had countless “lies” the top of the overall standings de- 11 points and seven assists. fi nal climb and said he and spite crashing with a couple of kil- in the race’s Nuggets 94, Bucks 87 his board of di- ometers (miles) to go. First-round draft pick Nah’Shon fi rst mountain rectors must be Jakobsen, who recovered from stage on Mon- Hyland scored eight of his 20 points held account- a brutal crash last year in Poland, day. in the fourth quarter to help Denver able. Riders will secure the win. Laporta said CYCLING face another Milwaukee’s D’Mitrik Trice led the club had fl at stage that all scorers with 24, and Sandro Ma- losses of 481 should favor mukelashvili added 20. But no other Laporta passed Arnaud Demare only a few million euros meters (feet) from the fi nish line the sprint- Bucks players were in double fi g- ers again on ures, and Milwaukee was outscored ($567 million) and was left with a at the end of the 163.9-kilometer negative net worth of 451 million (101.8-mile) fl at stage into Molina Wednesday, 48-30 in the paint and 22-5 in fast- de Aragón. Jakobsen a 184.4-kil- break points. euros ($532 million), making it dif- fi cult to negotiate with players. Taaramae crashed with about ometer Pacers 74, Wizards 65 two kilometers (1.2 miles) to go as (114.6-miles) route that will fi nish in had 19 points and “Our salaries represent 103% of the peloton went around a wide turn. Albacete in southeastern Spain. seven rebounds for Indiana, which led the club’s total income. That’s 20% Real Sociedad’s Mikel Oyarzabal, (right), vies for the ball with Barce- He appeared to hurt his shoulder but This year’s three-week Grand by as many as 25 points. to 25% more than our competitors,” lona’s Nicolas Gonzalez during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between was able to get up quickly and rejoin Tour race will end in Santiago Com- Keifer Sykes added 12 points for Laporta said in a news conference. Barcelona and Real Sociedad at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, the bunch, maintaining a 25-second postela instead of Madrid. the Pacers, who won despite shoot- “We have found ourselves in a diffi - on Aug. 15. (AP) ing 37.5% from the fi eld. Washington cult situation to renegotiate the play- was even worse at 34.2%. Isaiah Todd ers’ contracts.” 390 million euros ($460 million) re- defeated Real Sociedad 4-2. There could register some of its new play- including Memphis Depay, Eric was the only Wizards player in double lated to player salaries, Laporta said. were banners outside the Camp Nou ers ahead of the opener against So- Garcia and Sergio Aguero. fi gures with 11 points. More than 670 million euros ($790 criticizing Laporta and accusing him ciedad, and that other veteran players Laporta said that despite the “com- Washington missed its fi rst 11 at- SOCCER million) was debts with banks, while of not doing enough to keep Messi. such as Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba plicated” situation that the club is in, tempts from 3-point range and fi n- some 40 million euros ($47 million) A few also criticized Bartomeu, and Sergi Roberto were expected to he thinks that in a couple of years it ished 7 of 34. The club lost star player Messi to was linked to membership losses. who recently published a letter in do the same. will all be resolved. Grizzlies 104, Clippers 95 Paris Saint-Germain this month be- The impact of the coronavirus pan- which he denied any wrongdoing Laporta said the club intends to Meanwhile, Real Madrid and Shaq Buchanan scored 21 points, cause it could not give him a new demic was 91 million euros ($107 during his administration. Bartomeu reduce salaries by about 200 million Thibaut Courtois on Monday have added 20 and Memphis contract that would fi t within the million), he said. resigned last year amid the fi nancial euros ($235 million), and the focus agreed an extension to the goalie’s built a 26-point lead before holding Spanish league’s strict fi nancial fair- Laporta was among those targeted struggles and his fallout with Messi. for now will be on promoting youth contract, which will see him remain off Los Angeles. play regulations. by some fans in the team’s Spanish Gerard Piqué said Sunday he had players. Some of the players signed at the club for the next fi ve seasons, Memphis led by 21 points at half- The club’s debt included almost league opener on Sunday, when it to take a salary reduction so the club in the offseason came as free agents, up until June 30, 2026. time after shooting 56.1% - despite going 2 for 12 from 3-point range. Olivier Sarr led the way with 14 Bulls 99, Hornets 74 monovic scored 10. Bey also grabbed Wild re-sign forward Fiala points and seven rebounds, and Bu- Ayo Dosunmu scored 19 points to 11 rebounds, and Adams and Robin- chanan added 13 points. The Clip- lead fi ve Chicago starters in double son each had fi ve assists. pers were 14 for 46 from the fi eld fi gures, and the Bulls kept Charlotte Robinson scored all of his points in (30.4%) in the fi rst half. winless. , Jerome Robin- the fi rst half and Adams added 11 as Preds sign Saros to 4-year, $20m deal Sarr fi nished with 18 points and 13 son and Jaylen Adams each added 13 Chicago led 45-28 after holding Char- rebounds. points for the Bulls, and Marko Si- lotte to 25% shooting. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 17, (AP): since 1955-56. He set a franchise re- The Nashville Predators have signed cord with 58 saves in Game 4 against goaltender Juuse Saros to a four-year, Carolina. $20 million contract. The native of Forssa, Finland, was General manager David Poile an- the 99th pick overall in the fourth nounced the deal. round of the 2013 draft. He is 76- “Juuse has proven himself as one 47-17 in 139 starts, winning at least of the best young goaltenders in the 17 games in each of his past three NHL, and we are very pleased to have seasons. He has 14 career shutouts, him remain our No. 1 goaltender for most among active goalies his age or years to come,” Poile said. “While be- younger. ing mentored by Pekka Rinne, he has Saros was selected to the NHL’s spent the last several seasons growing All-Rookie Team in 2017-18 when he led fi rst-year goalies in goals-against and taking steps physically and men- In this April 12, 2019 fi le photo, tally to become a top goalie.” average (2.45), save percentage (.925) San Jose Sharks’ Joe Thornton and shutouts (three). (19) celebrates his goal against the ❑ ❑ ❑ ICE HOCKEY Vegas Golden Knights during the fi rst period of Game 2 of an NHL The Minnesota Wild have signed hockey fi rst-round playoff series in Kevin Fiala to a $5.1 million, one- Saros, 26, is coming off his best sea- San Jose, Calif. Thornton’s pursuit year contract. son yet in his fi ve-year NHL career. of the elusive Stanley Cup is bring- The team announced the deal with He went 21-11-1 in 36 games with ing him to the Florida Panthers. the 25-year-old Swiss forward. career bests in wins, 35 starts, a 2.28 The 42-year-old Thornton signed a one-year deal with the Panthers on Fiala had 20 goals and 20 assists in goals-against average and a .927 save 50 games last season with the Wild, percentage. He fi nished sixth in the Aug. 13, 2021, making Florida his fourth franchise in a now 24-year leading the team with fi ve game- Vezina Trophy voting for best goalie NHL career. (AP) winning goals and 41 takeaways. He and 11th in the Hart Trophy voting for has 101 points in 133 games over most valuable player. 18-6-1 over his fi nal 26 games. two-plus seasons since Minnesota He fi nished third in save percent- In the playoffs, Saros stopped 110 acquired him from Nashville for Mi- age among NHL goalies who played of 117 shots in back-to-back dou- kael Granlund just before the 2019 at least 25 games and fi fth in goals- ble overtime victories. That was the trade deadline. against average. Saros helped Nash- seventh-highest combined saves in Fiala has 91 goals and 198 points San Antonio Spurs’ drives against Brooklyn Nets’ David Duke Jr. during the second half of an NBA sum- ville earn a seventh straight playoff a two-game span by an NHL goalie since the Predators drafted him No. mer league basketball game, on Aug 15, in Las Vegas. (AP) berth as he fi nished the season going in the regular season or postseason 11 overall in 2014.