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KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah greets an Al-Arabi player. (Right) Qadsiya SC players celebrate with the HH Crown Prince cup. — KUNA Qadsiya SC wins HH Crown Prince football Cup

KUWAIT: Qadsiya SC won His Highness the Crown Prince final which was patronized and attended by HH the Crown Sabah and Kuwait Football Association Chairman Sheikh Dr. in the 93th minute. The match stopped for 18 minutes Football Cup for the eighth time in the club history after Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Parliament Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Qatari Football Federation because Al-Arabi players were protesting against the refer- beating rival Al-Arabi SC 2-1 yesterday held at the Kuwait Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim and other officials. Chairman Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the chair- ee’s calls. Sporting Club. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was welcomed men of Al-Qadisiya and Al-Arabi clubs. Al-Arabi is the second most winning team of HH the Qadsiya’s first goal was scored by Syrian international to the stadium by Minister of Information and Minister of Saif Al-Hashan added Qadsiya’s second goal. Al-Arabi’s Crown Prince’s Cup with six titles. Kuwait SC won it five times, Omar Soma who shot a penalty in the 79th minute of the State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al- Syrian international Mahmoud Mawwas reduced the margin while Samliya and Kazma won the Cup once. — KUNA Thunder bring down Hawks

OKLAHOMA CITY: Kevin Durant Miami, the two-time defending NBA Minnesota over Chicago. Ronny Turiaf scored 41 points, including the game- champion. added 14 points off the bench for the winning jumper with 1.5 seconds left, Timberwolves, who snapped a seven- and the rallied RAPTORS 104, NETS 103 game losing streak to the Bulls and from a 14-point deficit in the second Patrick Patterson stole Deron won for the fourth time in five games half to beat the 111- Williams’ inbounds pass and made the overall. 109 Monday night for their eighth go-ahead jumper with 6 seconds left, Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 14 straight victory. and Toronto stopped a five-game win- rebounds for the Bulls, who played Durant scored 13 in the fourth ning streak by Brooklyn for the second without ailing center Joakim Noah (ill- quarter, including a 16-foot, step-back time this month. ness) and guard Kirk Hinrich (strained jumper with 25.5 seconds remaining Brooklyn had a three-point lead right hamstring). D.J. Augustin added that put Oklahoma City ahead for the with 17 seconds left behind Paul 19 points. first time since the opening 2 minutes. Pierce in his best game with the Nets, The Timberwolves were also miss- tied it for Atlanta before but John Salmons scored on a drive ing their starting center. Nikola Durant knocked down the decisive 12- with 12 seconds remaining before Pekovic exited with a sore right footer while being guarded by Brooklyn took its last timeout to move Achilles tendon midway through the DeMarre Carroll. Shelvin Mack tried to the ball into the frontcourt. first quarter. He had one point and throw a pass to Millsap on the final Patterson stole the pass and fed one in 6 minutes. play, but Thabo Sefolosha knocked it , who got it back to away. Millsap led the Hawks with 23 Patterson for his jumper. Pierce was SUNS 124, 76ERS 113 points. well off on a final attempt. Gerald Green scored 30 points and Durant’s 11-game streak of 30 or Lowry finished with 31 points and Goran Dragic had 24 to lead Phoenix more points is the longest in the NBA seven assists for the Raptors, who past Philadelphia. The Suns led all the since Tracy McGrady did it in 14 moved 21/2 games ahead of the Nets way over the hapless 76ers, one night straight games in March and April for the Atlantic Division lead. after rallying from an 18-point half- 2003. Pierce scored 33 points, making time deficit to win at Cleveland. Durant had another efficient out- seven 3-pointers in a strong bounce- Phoenix made its first six shots and 10 ing, shooting 15 of 25 from the field back performance after going just 2 of 11, and raced to a 16-point lead. and 5 for 7 from 3-point range. During for 10 in his emotional return to Green made his first seven shots until his streak, the star forward has had Boston on Sunday. He had the Nets in he botched a fast-reak dunk. four 40-point outings. position to win after scoring their last Markieff Morris scored 13 points Reggie Jackson had 18 points for nine points before Toronto stole it. and had four blocks. The Suns blocked Oklahoma City (36-10), which takes 12 shots. Green and Dragic, Phoenix’s the Western Conference’s best record TIMBERWOLVES 95, BULLS 86 starting backcourt, combined to make into a showdown Wednesday at Kevin Love scored 31 points to lead 19 of 25 shots and the Suns shot around 60 percent for most of the game. Michael Carter-Williams had 22 NBA results/standings points and 11 assists for the Sixers, who have lost 10 of 12. Phoenix 124, Philadelphia 113; Toronto 104, Brooklyn 103; Minnesota 95, Chicago 86; LA Clippers 114, Milwaukee 86; Oklahoma City 111, Atlanta 109; Utah 106, Sacramento 99. CLIPPERS 114, BUCKS 86 Eastern Conference Western Conference Blake Griffin dominated the paint Atlantic Division Northwest Division with 20 points, Jamal Crawford scored W L PCT GB Oklahoma City 36 10 .783 - 25 and Los Angeles ended its seven- Toronto 23 21 .523 - Portland 33 12 .733 2.5 game road trip with a win over Brooklyn 20 23 .465 2.5 Denver 22 21 .51212.5 Milwaukee. OKLAHOMA CITY: Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) looks to pass in front of Oklahoma City Thunder forward NY Knicks 17 27 .386 6 Minnesota 22 22 .500 13 Darren Collison added 15 points Serge Ibaka during the third quarter of an NBA game. — AP Boston 15 31 .326 9 Utah 16 29 .35619.5 and seven assists in place of Chris Paul Philadelphia 14 31 .311 9.5 Pacific Division rebounds for the Bucks. Cousins and for the past rebounds for the Kings, who lost their Central Division for the Clippers, who improved to 9-3 LA Clippers 32 15 .681 - Indiana 34 9 .791 - while their star point recovers from a three games. fourth consecutive game. Derrick Golden State 27 18 .600 4 Chicago 22 22 .50012.5 separated shoulder. JAZZ 106, KINGS 99 After the Jazz sent their starters to Williams had 17 points and 15 boards. Phoenix 26 18 .591 4.5 Detroit 17 27 .38617.5 Los Angeles finished its trip 5-2, a Derrick Favors had 17 points and 12 the bench with the game seemingly in The Jazz set an NBA season high LA Lakers 16 29 .356 15 Cleveland 16 28 .36418.5 franchise best for its annual sojourn rebounds, and Marvin Williams added hand, the Kings mounted an unlikely with 53 attempts, topping Milwaukee 8 36 .18226.5 Sacramento 15 29 .34115.5 away from Staples Center to make way 16 points and 11 rebounds to power comeback that fell just short. the previous mark of 52 set by Southeast Division Southwest Division for the Grammy Awards. No better Utah past depleted Sacramento. Sacramento trimmed a 20-point lead Houston against the Lakers on Nov. 7 San Antonio 33 11 .750 - Miami 32 12 .727 - place these days than Milwaukee to Enes Kanter added 16 points and to five in the final minute but came up and the Los Angeles Clippers against Houston 29 17 .630 5 Atlanta 23 21 .523 9 end such a journey. The Bucks, an Jeremy Evans had 14 points and 10 empty on three of its final four posses- Brooklyn on Dec. 12. Utah went 12 for Dallas 26 20 .565 8 Washington 21 22 .48810.5 NBA-worst 8-36, were doomed by a rebounds as the Jazz took advantage sions. 25 at the line in the fourth quarter, Charlotte 19 27 .413 14 Memphis 22 20 .524 10 of injuries that have left Sacramento Jason Thompson scored a season- allowing the Kings to make things Orlando 12 33 .26720.5 New Orleans 18 25 .41914.5 21-2 run in the second quarter. Ersan Ilyasova had 16 points and eight without frontcourt starters DeMarcus high 19 points and grabbed 11 interesting. — AP