ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JANUARY 15-16, 2021 16 Colorado Avalanche goal- tender Philipp Grubauer (right), stops a shot by St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz, (left), as Colorado defense- man Ryan Graves watches during the fi rst period of an NHL hockey game, Jan 13, in Denver. Blues won 4-1. (AP) – See Page 15 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com PSG players celebrate with the trophy after the Champions Trophy soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Marseille at the Bollaert stadium in Lens, northern France on Jan13. PSG won 2-1. – See Page 14 (AP) Lakers rout Thunder for 7-0 road start Trail Blazers win again Offspinner Bess takes career-best 5-30 OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan 14, (AP): LeBron James scored England cruise to 127-2 after dismissing Sri Lanka for 135 26 points and the Los Ange- les Lakers routed the Okla- GALLE, Sri Lanka, Jan 14, (AP): Eng- land set their sight on a meaningful fi rst homa City Thunder 128-99 innings lead after offspinner Dom Bess Rockets trade LeVert to Indiana for Oladipo on Wednesday night for their took a career-best 5-30 to bowl out Sri franchise-record seventh Lanka for 135 on the fi rst day of the straight road victory to start fi rst Test on Thursday. the season. Captain Joe Root and Jonny James Harden headed to Nets Bairstow further thwarted Sri Lanka Montrezl Harrell added 21 points, ambitions with a gritty, unbroken stand and Anthony Davis had 18 points of 110 runs to close the day at 127-2, and seven rebounds. The defending trailing by just eight runs. champion Lakers have won four Root reached his half-century off 94 in blockbuster multiteam deal straight to improve to an NBA-best balls and was unbeaten on 66 with fi ve 10-3. They surpassed the 1985-86 fours, while Bairstow was 47 not out. WASHINGTON, Jan 14, (AP): James squad with the 7-0 road start. It could have been 52-3 but Root Harden is heading to Brooklyn, joining Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 17 escaped on 20 when he successfully old teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Stephane leads heading into last stage points to lead Oklahoma City. overturned a lbw decision through Irving to give the Nets a potent trio video referral. JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jan 14, Defending champion Carlos The Lakers’ biggest lead was 31 featuring some of the NBA’s highest (AP): Stephane Peterhansel will Sainz was third on the stage and points in the fourth quarter. The Root and Bairstow came together af- scorers. Los Angeles Clippers center Serge ter left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeni- take a 15-minute lead into the remained third overall, more than Thunder never led. Ibaka (top right), defends against The Nets acquired the three-time last stage of the Dakar Rally af- an hour behind. Mavericks 104, Hornets 93 ya removed openers Dom Sibley and scoring champion from the Houston New Orleans Pelicans guard Nickeil Zak Crawley to reduce the visitors to ter overcoming two punctures on Kevin Benavides of Argentina In Charlotte, N.C., Luka Doncic had Alexander-Walker (6) during the third Rockets in a deal that became offi - Thursday to stay in front. looks set to win his first Dakar ti- 34 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and 2-17 inside the fi rst nine overs. cial on Thursday, a move Harden has quarter of an NBA basketball game Both batsmen grew in confi dence Peterhansel’s record 14th win tle after holding off Honda team- a career-high four blocks, Kristaps on Jan 13, in Los Angeles. (AP) sought for weeks. Porzingis scored 16 points in his return and neutralized the three-pronged spin and record eighth in a car are mate Ricky Brabec, the defending Harden is the centerpiece of a deal pending on the last stage back to motorbike champion from the from a knee injury and Dallas beat attack of Embuldeniya, Wanindu Hasa- that also involved Cleveland and grew Charlotte. ranga and Dilruwan Perera through Jeddah, where the rally in Saudi U.S. NBA Results/Standings to a fourth team when Indiana, made a Arabia started 11 days ago. Brabec, who started the stage Tim Hardaway Jr. added 18 points to sweep shots and maintained a healthy separate deal with Houston. The Frenchman led the 11th only 51 seconds and second be- help Rick Carlisle become the 16th run rate of 3.4 runs an over to raise the The Nets will be able to trot out a stage from AlUla south to Yanbu hind Benavides overall, ended it coach in NBA history to win 800 century stand. lineup of three players capable of scor- WASHINGTON, Jan 14, (AP): Re- beside the Red Sea through the games. The Mavericks have won four ing 25 or more points on any night in a seven minutes behind and third. straight after opening 2-4. sults and standings from the NBA middle section, and led title rival They rode the last 200 kilometers games on Wednesday. CRICKET collection of fi repower to rival any Big Trail Blazers 132, Kings 126 Dallas 104 Charlotte 93 Nasser Al-Attiyah by up to 3 1/2 Three in recent years. minutes. In Sacramento, Calif., Damian Milwaukee 110 Detroit 101 “It’s an amazing move for Brook- RALLYING Lillard scored eight of his season-high Brooklyn 116 New York 109 Earlier, stand-in captain Dinesh But Al-Attiyah, a three-time LA Lakers 128 Oklahoma City 99 lyn. Obviously, they got better - way champion, overcame his own 40 points in the final four minutes and Memphis 118 Minnesota 107 Chandimal, who won the toss and opted better,” said two-time MVP Giannis punctures to win his sixth stage. together and opened the way after Portland tied a franchise record with 23 LA Clippers 111 New Orleans 106 to bat, top-scored with 28 after regular Antetokounmpo of Milwaukee. 3-pointers to beat Sacramento. Portland 132 Sacramento 126 However, the Qatari gained only teammate and Spanish rider Joan skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was ruled But they paid a massive price to do Lillard and CJ McCollum each hit Eastern Conference out with a broken thumb in Sri Lanka’s 1 minute, 56 seconds on second- Barreda ran out of petrol. Atlantic Division it. The Nets sent Caris LeVert and Ro- six 3s to lead Portland to its fourth Barreda, who started the stage W L Pct GB fi rst home test since the pandemic began. dions Kurucs to Houston, along with placed Peterhansel. straight victory. Lillard added 13 Boston 7 3 .700 - fourth overall, missed a refueling Stuart Broad picked up two early 2022, 2024 and 2026 fi rst-round picks “We lost just a few minutes, Philadelphia 8 4 .667 - wickets in one over and 3-20 overall, it’s nothing,” Peterhansel said. station and lasted only another 50 Brooklyn 7 6 .538 1-1/2 and the right to swap fi rst-round picks New York 5 7 .417 3 while Bess found some unexpected as- “There’s only one day to go ... it’s kilometers, until around 267 kilo- BASKETBALL sistance from the Galle International in 2021, 2023, 202 and 2027. Toronto 2 8 .200 5 The Nets also sent center Jarrett time to cross fingers and hope that meters in. He called for medical Southeast Division Stadium pitch to dismiss the home we will be in first place at the end.” assistance and was airlifted out. assists, and McCollum had 28 points, W L Pct GB team just before tea. Allen and forward Taurean Prince to 10 assists and seven rebounds. Jusuf Orlando 6 5 .545 - Cleveland. Charlotte 6 6 .500 -1/2 Bess, playing in Asia for the fi rst Nurkic had a season-best 18 points and Atlanta 5 5 .500 -1/2 time, claimed his fi rst wicket with his The Rockets also are trading LeVert The blockbuster deal provides a Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook as 13 rebounds. Miami 4 5 .444 1 second delivery when Kusal Perera to Indiana for Oladipo, a person with needed boost amid a period of drama teammates in recent seasons, didn’t Nets 116, Knicks 109 Washington 3 8 .273 3 went for an ambitious reverse sweep on knowledge of the situation said. for both franchises. It was struck less think much of the roster the Rockets Central Division The Nets are loading up for a ti- In New York, Kevin Durant scored W L Pct GB 20 and gloved a simple catch to skipper than 24 hours after Harden seemed to had around him this season. 26 points as short-handed Brooklyn Milwaukee 8 4 .667 - Joe Root at fi rst slip. tle run with three of the highest-paid deliver a farewell address of sorts fol- “We’re just not good enough. ... I beat New York knicks 116-109. Indiana 7 4 .636 -1/2 Broad, bowling around the wicket, players in the league. All are under lowing the Rockets’ loss to the Los love this city. I literally have done eve- With point guard Kyrie Irving miss- Cleveland 5 7 .417 3 contract through 2022-23, with Hard- Chicago 4 7 .364 3-1/2 had the left-hander Lahiru Thirimanne Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, rything that I can,” Harden said Tues- ing a fifth straight game for personal Detroit 2 9 .182 5-1/2 caught at leg slip on 4 in his fourth en and Durant both set to earn more and just before Irving was set to miss day night.