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Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (left), drives to the basket on forward Drew Eubanks, (right), during the second half of an NBA game in Portland, Ore. The Blazers won 124-102. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Warriors remain half-game ahead of Memphis for 8th place in West NBA Results/Standings

Westbrook ties Robertson’s triple-double record WASHINGTON, May 9, (AP): NBA results and standings on Saturday. Philadelphia 118 Detroit 104 INDIANAPOLIS, May 9, (AP): Rus- help the Wizards move into the No. 9 Oklahoma City. for Oklahoma City. The Thunder have stand despite missing All-Stars Dono- Washington 133 Indiana OT 132 sell Westbrook tied Oscar Robertson’s Curry shot 14 of 26 overall and 11 of Memphis 109 Toronto 99 spot in the Eastern Conference, a half- lost six straight and 20 of 21. van Mitchell and Mike Conley again. Golden State 136 Oklahoma City 97 NBA record for triple-doubles with game ahead of Indiana. 21 beyond the arc while fans serenad- Jazz 124, Rockets 116 The Rockets have lost fi ve straight Utah 124 Houston 116 181, fi nishing with 33 points, 19 re- led the Pacers ed him with chants of “MVP! MVP!” and 20 of their past 23 games. Khyri Portland 124 San Antonio 102 bounds and 15 assists, and made two with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 13 as- as they have ever since being allowed In Salt Lake City, Georges Niang Thomas and KJ Martin each had ca- Brooklyn 125 Denver 119 tied a career high with 24 points and Eastern Conference free throws with a second left to give sists, and Caris LeVert had 35 points back in Chase . He made fi ve 3s reer highs of 27 for Houston. Atlantic Division Washington a 133-132 overtime vic- in the fi rst quarter, one in the second NBA-leading Utah beat short-handed W L Pct GB and 14 rebounds. 76ers 118, Pistons 104 tory over Indiana on Saturday night. and fi ve more in the third before sit- Houston to reach 50 victories. x-Philadelphia 47 21 .691 - Warriors 136, Thunder 97 x-Brooklyn 44 24 .647 3 Westbrook also blocked the Pacers’ ting out the entire fourth quarter. scored 21 points, In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid scored New York 37 30 .552 9-1/2 fi nal shot. He has 35 triple-doubles In San Francisco, Stephen Curry Golden State remained a half-game and Bojan Bogdanovic added 20 - his 29 points, Tyrese Maxey added 22 and Boston 35 32 .522 11-1/2 Toronto 27 41 .397 20 this season and is averaging a triple- scored 49 points in 29 minutes and ahead of Memphis for eighth place in seventh straight 20- performance Philadelphia beat Detroit for its eighth Southeast Division double for the fourth time. matched his season best with 11 the West. Svi Mykhailiuk scored 17 - for the Jazz. straight victory. W L Pct GB Bradley Beal scored 50 points to 3-pointers and Golden State beat points and Luguentz Dort added 16 The Jazz fi nished 5-0 on their home- The 76ers moved closer to clinch- Atlanta 37 31 .544 - Miami 36 31 .537 -1/2 ing the top spot in the Eastern Confer- Charlotte 33 34 .493 3-1/2 ence. Tobias Harris added 18 points Washington 32 36 .471 5 Orlando 21 46 .313 15-1/2 for Philadelphia, which played with- Central Division out All-Star (back) and W L Pct GB starting guard Seth Curry (hip). y-Milwaukee 43 24 .642 - Indiana 31 36 .463 12 Saddiq Bey and Jerami Grant each Chicago 28 39 .418 15 Bayern celebrate league scored 14 points for Detroit. Cleveland 21 46 .313 22 Detroit 20 48 .294 23-1/2 Nets 125, Nuggets 119 Western Conference In Denver, Kevin Durant scored 33 Southwest Division W L Pct GB points, including fi ve free throws over Dallas 39 28 .582 - the last 21 seconds, and Kyrie Irving Memphis 34 33 .507 5 added 31 as snapped a San Antonio 32 35 .478 7 New Orleans 30 37 .448 9 four-game skid by storming back to Houston 16 52 .235 23-1/2 title by routing Gladbach beat short-handed Denver. Northwest Division The Nets moved a half-game in W L Pct GB y-Utah 50 18 .735 - front of Milwaukee for the second x-Denver 44 24 .647 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. Portland 39 29 .574 11 Brooklyn remained three games be- Oklahoma City 21 47 .309 29 Minnesota 20 47 .299 29-1/2 hind East-leading Philadelphia. Pacifi c Division After trailing by as many as 21 W L Pct GB points in the fi rst half, the Nets took x-Phoenix 48 19 .716 - x-LA Clippers 45 22 .672 3 the lead for good at 111-110 on a LA Lakers 37 30 .552 11 3-pointer by Joe Harris with 6:12 re- Golden State 35 33 .515 13-1/2 maining. It was their fi rst lead since Sacramento 29 38 .433 19 x denotes clinched playoff spot 35 seconds into the game. y denotes clinched division BASKETBALL Lazio lose Nikola Jokic had 29 points for Den- ver, and Michael Porter Jr. added 28. Napoli rout Spezia Trail Blazers 124, Spurs 102 to boost CL hopes In Portland, Ore., Damian Lillard MILAN, May 9, (AP): Victor scored 30 points and Portland beat Osimhen’s latest impressive dis- San Antonio to move closer to an out- play saw him score two and set right playoff spot. up another to help Napoli crush The Trail Blazers have won seven relegation-threatened Spezia 4-1 of eight to move within a half-game of in Serie A and boost its fi fth-place Dallas in the West. The top Champions League hopes. six teams avoid the NBA’s new play- Both of Osimhen’s goals came in tournament. San Antonio has lost in the first half after Piotr six of seven but is 10th in the West, Zielinski’s opener. Roberto two games ahead of New Orleans for Piccoli pulled one back for the fi nal play-in spot. DeMar DeRo- Spezia but Hirving Lozano zan had 20 points for the Spurs. restored Napoli’s three-goal Grizzlies 109, Raptors 99 advantage. Another rival for a top four finish and a Champions In Tampa, Fla., Jonas Valanciu- League place, Lazio, lost at nas had 18 points and 21 rebounds, Fiorentina 2-0. De’Anthony Melton hit four 3-point- Spezia also desperately needed ers in the fourth quarter and Memphis the win as they were only three beat Toronto to move closer to a play- points above the relegation zone, in spot. but Napoli took the lead in the Jaren Jackson Jr. had 20 points for 15th minute when Zielinski was the Grizzlies, and Ja Morant added 12 left unmarked to tap in Giovanni points, seven rebounds and six assists. Di Lorenzo’s cross. and Gary Trent Jr. Zielinski then turned provider, Moenchengladbach’s Nico Elvedi, (left), and Bayern’s challenge for the ball during the German soccer match between had 18 points each for the Raptors. sending Osimhen clear to finish Bayern Munich and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Allianz Arena Stadium in Munich, Germany. (AP) They have lost seven of eight. off a counterattack. Dortmund end Leipzig hopes Liverpool stay in top 4 race

BERLIN, May 9, (AP): Leipzig’s defeat meant it could no longer overhaul Bayern, which held Bayern Munich clinched a seven-point lead before the late their record-extending game. Two rounds remain after this Chelsea beat City again, move into 3rd ninth consecutive Bundes- weekend. liga title without even kick- Jadon Sancho scored twice for MANCHESTER, England, May 9, over the line for only a second es created but not converted. vival by beating already-relegated Dortmund after captain Marco Reus (AP): No title celebrations yet for league win at home in 2021 thanks Mane made no mistake from Mo- Sheffi eld United 2-0. Whether Roy ing a ball, then celebrated fi red his team into a seventh-minute Manchester City, just so much frus- to Sadio Mane’s fi rst-half header hamed Salah’s 31st-minute cross Hodgson will manage the team in with a 6-0 rout of Borussia lead. Sancho capitalized on some tration. and Thiago Alcantara’s fi rst goal for – the fi rst time this season the pair their eighth successive season in the Mönchengladbach. lackluster defending to make it 2-0 Losing to Chelsea 2-1 left City the club in the 90th minute. combined for a Premier League English Premier League remains un- Robert Lewandowski’s hat trick in the 51st. still needing one win from their At this stage of the campaign, re- goal. clear. lifted his season tally to 39 goals, Germany defender Lukas Kloster- remaining three games to clinch a sults rather than performances are The host’s anxiety wasn’t calmed Palace scored after only 67 sec- just one off the all-time record of mann pulled one back for the visitors third English Premier League title in the preference and considering Liv- until just after 90 minutes when Thi- onds to end a three-match losing 40 by Bayern great Gerd Müller in in the 63rd, and Leipzig’s equalizer four seasons. erpool’s woeful home record this ago scored from outside the edge of run. Eberechi Eze’s driving run the 1971-72 season. came in the 77th when Hwang Hee- Surely that’s enough breathing year, this was a welcome boost after the penalty area. down the center of the pitch from Bayern were already assured of chan shrugged off Mats Hummels’ space to hold on to top spot and for conceding late equalizers in their But the worrying is far from over just inside the visitors’ half saw him challenge to set up Dani Olmo. the title thanks to Sergio Agüero not to be regretting previous two matches. But this per- for Southampton, which is not math- skip between three defenders before But Sancho saved the best for last, the fl uffed penalty when City’s lead formance did not bode well for their ematically safe. A 13th defeat in 17 rolling the ball to Christian Benteke, old rivals Borus- playing Raphaël Guerreiro in with sia Dortmund could have been doubled in fi rst-half Champions League aspirations. matches left it still looking over its who was unmarked down the left beating second- stoppage time just after Raheem The game quickly settled into a shoulders. side of the penalty area. placed Leipzig Sterling’s opener. familiar pattern at Anfi eld of chanc- Crystal Palace secured their sur- His shot was tame and would 3-2 earlier. SOCCER Rather than blasting the kick into have been a simple enough save for Bayern moved the net, City’s record scorer noncha- goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale but a the celebrations lantly chipped a “Panenka” penalty defl ection off the studs of George his heel before running to accept the centrally lacking pace so that it was to the fi eld. ball back and score in the 87th. Baldock left him stranded and with Lewandowski The injured Erling Haaland cel- easily saved by Chelsea goalkeeper no chance as the shot looped over got the newly ebrated enthusiastically. Dortmund Edouard Mendy with one hand. his despairing dive. crowned cham- Sancho are hoping the star striker will be fi t There’s a signifi cance to this vic- pions off the for Thursday, when the teams meet tory for Chelsea away from the ti- mark in the second minute and Ja- again in the German Cup fi nal. tle race, as the west London club SOCCER mal Musiala pulled the ball back for Leipzig coach , moved into third place having been Thomas Müller to score the second who is taking over at Bayern next fi ve points from the four Champions goal in the 23rd. Müller crossed for season, was evidently disappointed League places when Frank Lampard The second and decisive goal Lewandowski to score his 200th goal his current team couldn’t push the was fi red in January and Thomas came in the 88th minute courtesy of for Bayern with a scissors kick in the Bavarian giants harder. Tuchel was hired. another wonderful solo run by Eze, 34th, and still the home side looked It’s Bayern 30th Bundesliga title Winning the Champions League although it was another defl ected for more. and their 31st German championship would clinch a spot in the compe- goal. The winger slipped away from Lewandowski set up Kingsley including the 1932 title. The Bundes- tition regardless of the domestic John Lundstram midway inside his Coman for the fourth before the liga was formed in 1963 and the rest placing, but Chelsea would have to own half by the touchline and em- break, then completed his hat trick of Bayern’s titles came after their overcome City again in three weeks barked on a driving run towards the with a penalty in the 66th. promotion in 1965. in the fi nal. Blades goal. Bayern ended the game with 10 Also on Saturday, Wolfsburg con- It wasn’t much of a dress rehears- He had options to set up a team- men after Tanguy Nianzou was sent solidated their hold on third place by al for the Champions League fi nal. mate but decided to shoot, with after a VAR consultation for taking beating Union Berlin 3-0 at home, More of a stage for understudies. his effort striking John Fleck and down Breel Embolo as the last de- Hoffenheim recovered from two Liverpool kept their faint top four wrong-footing Ramsdale once more. fender in the 73rd. goals down at halftime to rout al- hopes alive in the English Premier The 73-year-old Hodgson, who It made no difference. Serge Gna- ready relegated Schalke 4-2, and League after beating Southampton Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, (front), duels for the ball with Southampton’s previously coached England, has bry set up Leroy Sané to complete struggling Werder Bremen drew by an unconvincing 2-0 at Anfi eld. Jack Stephens during the English Premier League soccer match between been in charge of Palace since 2017 the rout in the 85th. with Bayer Leverkusen 0-0. Jurgen Klopp’s side stumbled Liverpool and Southampton at Anfi eld Stadium in Liverpool, England. (AP) and has yet to sign a new deal.

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