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MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 SPORTS Thunder, Clippers advance PHILADELPHIA: Kevin Durant had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in his return from a shoulder injury to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their seventh straight win, 103-91 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Durant was scratched against Boston on Friday with a sprained right shoulder. Against the Sixers, he was one of the first Thunder play- ers to hit the court for pregame warmups. He dunked several times, even hanging on the rim for several seconds after one, and was fit to play. The 12-win Sixers trimmed Oklahoma City’s lead to four in the third quarter before Durant keyed a 14-5 run to open a comfortable lead. The NBA’s leading scorer has reached at least 30 points in his last 10 games. Serge Ibaka had 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder. James Anderson led the Sixers with 19 points. CLIPPERS 126, RAPTORS 118 NEW YORK: Mikey Garcia and Juan Carlos Burgos exchange punches during the WBO Jamal Crawford had a season-high 37 points Junior Lightweight title match at Madison Square Garden. —AFP and 11 assists, and Los Angeles overcame Terrence Ross’ 51 points to beat Toronto. Ross matched Vince Carter’s franchise record Garcia outpoints Burgos set 14 years ago and nearly doubled his previous career high of 26 points against Portland on Jan. NEW YORK: Mikey Garcia retained the WBO his name during lulls in the action. 2, 2013. junior lightweight title with a unanimous “I will fight anyone,” Garcia said. The second-year guard shot 10 of 17 from 3- decision over Juan Carlos Burgos on “Gamboa knows what to do - sit down at point range and 9 for 10 at the free throw line. Saturday night at the Theater at Madison the table and negotiate.” Burgos went the But he missed his final foul shot with 4 seconds Square Garden. distance for the third straight time but left, failing to top the 51 points Carter scored in a Garcia (34-0) failed to record a knockout rarely put a scare into Garcia. The only 103-102 win over Phoenix on Feb. 27, 2000. for the sixth time as a professional in a fight thing closely resembling a threat came in Blake Griffin scored 30 points and J.J. Redick that had many booing the lack of action. the second round when Burgos briefly had 18 as the Clippers won for the 10th time in He was able to consistently block most of dropped Garcia to one knee. 13 games and snapped a four-game skid in the punches thrown by Burgos (30-2-2) and “He caught me with a left hook,” Garcia Toronto. Los Angeles improved to 8-3 without won for the second time in the 130-pound said. “I stumbled a little bit but I was all star guard Chris Paul, sidelined with a separated division by scores of 119-109, 118-110 and right. I didn’t get hurt but I came back right shoulder. DeMar DeRozan went out with a 118-110. Garcia won the fight by landing after that.” sprained left foot, and the Raptors lost for the 29 percent (163-of-567) of his punches. He In the third round, Garcia caught Burgos first time in three games. also landed 24 percent of his jabs (81-of- with a right hand that seemed. That 339) and 36 percent of power punches (82- seemed to make Burgos less aggressive BULLS 89, BOBCATS 87 of-228). and cautious of Garcia’s power. DJ Augustin scored 15 of his 28 points in the “In the early rounds, I was working on “He probably felt my power and respect- fourth quarter and Chicago held off Charlotte to getting the right rhythm, timing and dis- ed that more,” Garcia said. Garcia seemed get back above .500. tance,” Garcia said. “Once I got that, I like he was going to get the knock out in The former Bobcats point guard shot 4 of 5 worked on fighting at a good pace. Burgos the later rounds when he caught Burgos a from the field in the fourth quarter, making a trio SAN ANTONIO: San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard (2) drives around Oklahoma City Thunder’s is a big tough fighter, I expected him to go few times in the corner with a few jabs and of 3-pointers, to help break open a tight game. Kendrick Perkins (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game. —AP rounds and it did.” body blows but could not finish it. “He has The Bulls (22-21) have won 10 of 13. Joakim led the Timberwolves with 30 points, while Love John Wall banked in a 3-pointer to get within Garcia fought at the same venue where a lot of ability,” Burgos said. “He’s fast and Noah had 11 points, 10 rebounds and eight finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. 102-101 with 3.6 seconds left, but Hayward he won his first championship last January strong. Luck was not with us today.” assists for the Bulls, who have won 10 of their Aldridge hit a long jumper and drew a foul to made two free throws and Wall missed at the when he won a decision from Orlando On the undercard, Bryant Jennings (18- last 11 against the Bobcats. Al Jefferson had 32 give the Blazers a 100-88 lead midway through buzzer. Salido for the WBO featherweight title. That 0) recorded his 10th knockout at 2:20 of the points and 13 rebounds for Charlotte, his ninth the fourth quarter. Damian Lillard’s 3-pointer fight ended in the eighth round when 10th round, beating Poland’s Artur Szpilka straight 20-point game. pushed the lead to 105-88 and Minnesota, com- HAWKS 112, BUCKS 87 Garcia had a broken nose but before it con- (16-1) in a non-championship heavyweight ing off a back-to-back, could never catch up. Paul Millsap scored 20 points to lead six cluded he had dominated things by drop- bout. Jennings had the faster hands GRIZZLIES 99, ROCKETS 81 teammates in double figures and key the deci- ping Salido four times. Garcia was methodi- throughout the fight but could not come Mike Conley scored 17 points and Zach JAZZ 104, WIZARDS 101 sive surge that helped Atlanta rebound from a cal early but did enough late to continue close to ending the fight until the final Randolph had 15 points and 17 rebounds as Enes Kanter scored 24 points and Gordon 26-point home loss for the win over Milwaukee. his ascent and potentially move closer to round. He nearly finished the fight with a Memphis beat Houston for the second consecu- Hayward hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds Millsap scored 14 points during a 24-5 run an eventual fight with Manny Pacquiao little over a minute left in the final round by tive night. The Grizzlies won 88-87 in Houston on left to lift Utah past Washington. Kanter made 11 that bridged the end of the second quarter and within the next year. Pacquiao will first fight landing a hard left hook but the fight con- Friday, then took control of the rematch. of 13 shots and the Jazz overcame a 13-point the start of the third and put Atlanta ahead 73- Timothy Bradley on April 12 for the WBO tinued for another 30 seconds. Memphis held the Rockets to 38 percent shoot- deficit to take control in the fourth quarter and 47 with 8:24 left in the quarter. The margin grew welterweight title. It ended when Jennings landed an even ing and built the lead to as many as 27 points keep the Wizards from moving above the .500 to 96-64 heading into the fourth and Atlanta However, before he could get a date harder left shot that hit Szpilka across the before both teams sent in reserves to finish the mark for the first time in more than four years. beat Milwaukee for the eighth time in their last with Pacquiao, Garcia may fight Yuriorkis face, forcing him to cling to the ropes and game. Courtney Lee also had 15 points and Hayward finished with 16 points, Alec Burks nine games. Reserve Louis Williams added 18 Gamboa. Gamboa was sitting ringside with prompting referee Mike Ortega to stop the Kosta Koufos scored 14, hitting seven of his added 15 and Derrick Favors had 11 points and points for the Hawks. Brandon Knight scored 27 promoter 50 cent and some were chanting fight. —AP eight shots from the field. James Harden led the 14 rebounds. Trevor Ariza led Washington with points for the Bucks, who lost for the 11th time Rockets with 16 points. Dwight Howard had 10 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 52 seconds in their last 12 games. Ersan Ilyasova and Khris points and 12 rebounds, but Houston’s three- left that drew the Wizards within 101-98. Middleton added 11 apiece. —AP game road winning streak was snapped. NUGGETS 109, PACERS 96 NBA results/standings Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 25 points and Denver snapped a three-game losing Chicago 89, Charlotte 87; LA Clippers 126, Toronto 118; Oklahoma City 103, Philadelphia 91; Memphis 99, Houston streak with a victory over Indiana. 81; Atlanta 112, Milwaukee 87; Denver 109, Indiana 96; Utah 104, Washington 101; Portland 115, Minnesota 104. Nate Robinson and Timofey Mozgov each Eastern Conference Western Conference added 15.