SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 SPORTS Thunder thump Bobcats CHARLOTTE: Kevin Durant had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats 89-85 Friday night without injured guard Russell Westbrook. The Thunder announced before the game that Westbrook had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out until after the All-Star break. Durant scored 14 points in the fourth quarter and finished 14 of 28 from the field. Serge Ibaka had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder, who have won seven straight road games and 11 of 12 overall. Reggie Jackson started in place of Westbrook, shooting 4 of 19 from the floor. DURBAN: South Africa’s AB de Villiers dives and avoids being run out on the third day The Thunder escaped after Josh McRoberts of the second and final Test between South Africa and India at Kingsmead in Durban missed a wide-open 3-pointer with 3 seconds yesterday. — AFP left. Kallis holds firm as South KINGS 108, HEAT 103, OT DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 17 Africa inch closer to India rebounds, Rudy Gay scored 26 and Sacramento rallied from an early 17-point DURBAN: Jacques Kallis showed typically innings after a mini-collapse in the morn- deficit to beat undermanned Miami in over- stoic resistance at the crease as he com- ing session when the hosts lost three wick- time. Isaiah Thomas added 22 points, 11 piled a patient, unbeaten half-century to ets for 10 runs. The home side had started assists and seven rebounds to help the Kings guide South Africa to 267 for four at tea on the day well, Graeme Smith (47) and Alviro snap Miami’s six-game winning streak. Gay the third day of the second and final test Petersen (62) moving the side briskly from made a tying jumper in the final minutes of against India at Kingsmead yesterday. their overnight score of 82 and adding 21 regulation, and Sacramento quickly pulled Kallis has faced 180 balls for his 61 in what runs before the former was excellently away in the extra period to bring the sellout could be his last test innings following the caught by Shikhar Dhawan running crowd of 17,317 roaring to its feet. LeBron announcement that he will retire at the towards the boundary at cover off the James finished with 33 points, eight rebounds end of this series and has taken the Proteas bowling of Jadeja. Hashim Amla had a to within 67 of India’s first innings score of wretched time in the drawn first test in and eight assists, and Chris Bosh had 18 334. Johannesburg, out twice leaving deliveries points and seven rebounds for the two-time Kallis notched up his 87th half-century that crashed on to his stumps, and he defending NBA champions. Miami played in tests to go with 44 hundreds. He will failed with the bat again. without Dwyane Wade (rest), Ray Allen (right resume after the interval with JP Duminy This time he played a shot but the result knee tendinitis) and Chris Andersen (sore (13 not out) but the match could be inter- was the same, the excellent Mohammed back). rupted by rain and bad light as dark clouds Shami getting the ball to move away hovered over the ground. All-rounder slightly and clip the off-stump and dismiss WARRIORS 115, SUNS 86 MINNEAPOLIS: Minnesota Timberwolves’ Nikola Pekovic (left) has a close encounter with Kallis, 38, was the junior partner in an him for three. That brought Kallis to the Stephen Curry had career highs of 16 Washington Wizards’ Marcin Gortat during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game on excellent fourth-wicket stand of 127 with crease and India, showing great sports- assists and 13 rebounds to go with 14 points, Friday, Dec 27, 2013. —AP AB de Villiers (74) that got South Africa out manship, gave the veteran all-rounder a and Golden State beat Phoenix for its fourth assists for the Atlantic Division leaders, who and J.J. Barea scored 17 points off the bench of trouble on day three. De Villiers, who guard of honor as he walked to the middle, straight victory. Klay Thompson scored 21 host the Knicks on Saturday with a chance to to help Minnesota top Washington. Ricky bagged a century to help save the first test with Australian umpires Steve David and points for the Warriors and David Lee added extend their lead to five games over last sea- Rubio had 11 points, nine assists and eight in Johannesburg, looked fluent again as he Rod Tucker joining in. But perhaps the 17. PJ Tucker had 11 points and 12 rebounds son’s division champions. Andrea Bargnani rebounds in 26 minutes, and Nikola Pekovic scored all around the ground before he emotion of the moment led to Petersen to lead the Suns, who had won three straight had 18 points and 12 rebounds against his added 18 points and 10 boards for the edged to Virat Kohli at first slip off the losing his concentration as he was out the and eight of nine. It was Phoenix’s worst former team. Beno Udrih finished with 15 Timberwolves. Minnesota outrebounded bowling of Ravindra Jadeja, one of three very next delivery, gloving the ball to defeat of the season. Curry, who played 1 points and 10 assists for the Knicks, who Washington 44-35 and only turned the ball wickets for the spinner. Murali Vijay at slip off the bowling of minute of the fourth quarter, had a rough played again without Carmelo Anthony over five times. John Wall had 26 points and De Villiers and Kallis steadied the Jadeja.— Reuters shooting night and made just one of six 3- because of a sprained left ankle. seven assists for the Wizards, who missed a point attempts. He more than made up for it chance to win their fourth straight road game SCOREBOARD with his passing and rebounding for his third JAZZ 105, LAKERS 103 for the first time since March 2008. Nene career triple-double. Derrick Favors had 18 points and 14 added 13 points and five rebounds, but DURBAN: Scoreboard at the close of play on the third day of the second and final test between South rebounds and made a putback dunk with 2.1 Bradley Beal had to be helped off the floor in Africa and India in Durban yesterday. MAGIC 109, PISTONS 92 seconds remaining to lift Utah over depleted the fourth quarter with a left leg injury. India won the toss and elected to bat. D. Steyn not out 0 Arron Afflalo scored 23 points to lead five Los Angeles. With the game tied at 103, India first innings 334 Extras (lb-6, w-1) 7 teammates in double figures and Orlando Gordon Hayward drove to the basket on NETS 104, BUCKS 93 South Africa first innings (82-0 overnight) Total (for five wickets, 104.5 overs) 299 G. Smith c Dhawan b Jadeja 47 Fall of wickets: 1-103 2-113 3-113 4-240 5-298 snapped a three-game skid by beating Utah’s final possession but missed his off-bal- Shaun Livingston scored 20 points, Mirza A. Petersen c Vijay b Jadeja 62 Still to bat: F. Du Plessis, R. Peterson, V. Philander, Detroit. The Magic led the Pistons by as many ance attempt as the Lakers converged. Favors Teletovic added 19 off the bench and H. Amla b Shami 3 M. Morkel. as 22 and cruised in the fourth quarter. Nik grabbed the rebound and slammed the ball Brooklyn rebounded from an embarrassing J. Kallis not out 78 Bowling (to date): Z. Khan 16-2-46-0 (w1), M. Vucevic added 20 points and 11 rebounds, through the hoop to snap Utah’s four-game Christmas Day performance by ending its four AB de Villiers c Kohli b Jadeja 74 Shami 19-2-62-1, I. Sharma 23-7-76-0, R. Jadeja and rookie Victor Oladipo finished with 16 home losing streak. Hayward finished with 24 game losing streak with a victory over JP Duminy lbw Jadeja 28 37-9-87-4, R. Sharma 9.5-1-22-0. points and a career-high 11 assists. The victo- points and nine assists. Nick Young scored 21 Milwaukee. ry also halted a five-game home losing streak points in 27 minutes before fouling out with Paul Pierce added 13 points for the Nets, for the Magic, who hadn’t won at the Amway 5:45 remaining and Chris Kaman had a sea- who lost by 17 in each of their previous two Center since the day before Thanksgiving. son-high 19 points starting in place of Pau games. Bucks rookie Giannis Windies have tails Brandon Jennings had 21 points for the Gasol, who was out with a respiratory infec- Antetokounmpo had 16 points and 10 Pistons, who had won three in a row on the tion. rebounds, and Khris Middleton added 15 up for second ODI road. points and eight boards. Brooklyn led by as TIMBERWOLVES 120, WIZARDS 98 many 23 in the fourth quarter before the WELLINGTON: The West Indies feel they we’re just in better spirits and heading for- PELICANS 105, NUGGETS 89 Kevin Love had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Bucks made a late run.— AP have put the disappointment of their Test ward.” The West Indies will be forced into at Tyreke Evans had 19 points and 10 assists, series against New Zealand behind them as least one change with key batsman Darren and New Orleans handed Denver its fifth NBA results/standings they head into the second one-day interna- Bravo returning home for undisclosed per- straight loss.