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DENVER: Jamal Murray #27 and Paul Millsap #4 of the Denver Nuggets go for a against the Boston Celtics on Monday at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. —AFP

DENVER: Jamal Murray scored a career-high 48 passing Clyde Drexler (22,195 points). Wade ended Burks led Utah with 22 points off the bench in his first Derrick Rose scored 21 points for Minnesota in his points to outshine Kyrie Irving, and the host Denver the night at 22,211. game back after missing four games with a left hand second start of the season. In his first start last Nuggets rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 115-107 on chip fracture. Utah played without Donovan Mitchell week against the Utah Jazz, the former MVP had a Monday night. Murray missed a chance to become THUNDER 122, PELICANS 116 (sprained ankle) for the second time in three games. career-high 50 points. Karl-Anthony Towns scored the first Denver player since Carmelo Anthony to With star point guard Russell Westbrook out in the Toronto played without Kawhi Leonard (jammed 20 points for the Timberwolves, but just seven score 50 or more points in a game. Anthony did it second half due to an ankle injury, Dennis Schroder foot) for the second consecutive game. after the first quarter. However, he grabbed a twice, the last time on Feb. 7, 2011, two weeks before scored nine consecutive Oklahoma City points in the game-high 12 rebounds. Minnesota’s Jimmy Butler he was traded to the New York Knicks. Murray, fourth quarter in a win over visiting New Orleans. ROCKETS 98, PACERS 94 also had 20 points, 16 of which came in the fourth whose previous career high was 38 points, led the Schroder finished with a season-high 22 points off the James Harden scored 28 points, but his lone quarter. — Reuters Nuggets to their fifth consecutive win and their ninth bench — 16 in the second half-as the Thunder helped Houston secure its third consecutive win, in 10 games to open the season. Irving finished with extended their winning streak to five after losing the beating Indiana at Indianapolis. Pacers guard Victor 31 and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown had 15 each season’s first four games. It was New Orleans’ sixth Oladipo scored eight points down the stretch, but for the Celtics, who have lost two straight. consecutive loss after a 4-0 start. Schroder got his Harden blocked an Oladipo shot with 28.8 seconds chance for a big finish after Westbrook twisted his left and the Rockets leading 93-90. Harden later India thrash West WARRIORS 117, GRIZZLIES 101 left ankle with 4:25 remaining in the third quarter. sealed the victory with two free throws with 5.4 sec- Stephen Curry and Alfonzo McKinnie connected Westbrook rolled over and grabbed his left leg before onds remaining. Harden and P.J. Tucker (nine points, Indies by 71 runs on 3-pointers in a 14-point Golden State run late in slapping the floor in pain and frustration. Soon after- five rebounds, two steals) each hit a late 3-pointer to the third quarter that propelled the two-time defend- ward, he went to the locker room, not putting any offset the surge by Oladipo, who led Indiana with 28 ing champions to a victory over Memphis in Oakland, weight on the leg. points. Domantas Sabonis added 17 off the bench for to clinch T20 series Calif. Klay Thompson scored a game-high 27 points the Pacers. BULLS 116, KNICKS 115 (2OT) for the Warriors, who won their eighth consecutive LUCKNOW: Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed a Zach LaVine’s career-high 41st point, a MAGIC 102, CAVALIERS 100 contest overall and sixth in a row at home despite record century to help India beat West Indies by with 0.2 seconds left in the second overtime, snapped Evan Fournier nailed a tiebreaking jump shot at the losing Draymond Green in the second quarter to a 71 runs in the second Twenty20 international and a tie and lifted visiting Chicago over New York. The buzzer to give host Orlando an improbable home win foot injury. Kevin Durant had 22 points, and Curry clinch the series in Lucknow yesterday. Chasing a Bulls snapped a four-game losing streak. The Knicks after Cleveland turned the ball over twice in the final finished with 19. flirted with a triple-dou- mammoth 193 for victory, the tourists faltered lost for the third time in four games. Antonio Blakeney 20 seconds. The Cavaliers had a three-point lead with ble for Memphis with eight points and game highs in after losing their openers early to end on 124-9. had 17 points and Jabari Parker added 15 points for 18.7 seconds left, possession of the ball and the shot rebounds (10) and assists (nine). Dillon Brooks had a India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three- the Bulls, who received a double-double from clock turned off, but Cedi Osman’s bad pass was team-high 18 points, while Jaren Jackson Jr. and match series. Wendell Carter Jr. (11 points, 13 rebounds). Knicks intercepted by D.J. Augustin, who was fouled and Shelvin Mack scored 15 apiece for the Grizzlies. Fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel reserve Enes Kanter had 23 points, 24 rebounds and made both free throws. Two seconds later, Kyle Ahmed and Jasprit Bumrah along with spinner HEAT 120, PISTONS 115 (OT) seven assists-the first sub to produce a game of at Korver turned the ball over, and Fournier made one of Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each. Earlier Josh Richardson had 27 points, eight rebounds and least 20-20-5 since Charles Barkley on Nov. 28, 1986. two free throws to tie the score after he was fouled at Sharma hit 111 off 61 deliveries to guide India to four assists, and visiting Miami snapped a three-game the basket with 13 seconds to go. Nikola Vucevic 192-2 after being invited to bat first. It was the losing streak with an overtime win against slumping RAPTORS 124, JAZZ 111 blocked a shot by Cleveland’s George Hill with 2.2 openers’ fourth Test ton-the most by any batsman Detroit. Goran Dragic contributed 21 points, seven Kyle Lowry scored 17 points, dished out 11 assists seconds left, setting up Fournier’s winner. in the shortest format. rebounds and six assists for the Heat, while Dwyane and collected seven rebounds to lead Toronto past It has been a complete domination by India Wade added 18 points. powered Utah in Salt Lake City. Three other Raptors players CLIPPERS 120, TIMBERWOLVES 109 after they swept the Test series 2-0 and then won for 25 points and 24 rebounds for Detroit, which lost also scored 17 points-led by Serge Ibaka, who came Tobias Harris and Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points the one-day internationals 3-1. The third T20 is its fifth straight. Wade moved into 30th place on the off the bench to make all eight of his shot attempts each and Lou Williams added 20 off the bench as Los scheduled in Chennai on Sunday. —AFP league’s all-time scoring list during the first half, sur- before fouling out early in the fourth quarter. Alec Angeles held off a late run from visiting Minnesota.