MONDAY 2 MARCH 2020 SPORTSPORT 07 CRICKET CRICKET S I see it rather positive because from now on we can ’ Y Second Test, Day Pakistan Super play free football again. We don't have to defend or try A 3: New Zealand League: Peshawar to get a record: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says D vs India in Zalmi vs Karachi O ODAY’S ACTION after 3-0 shock defeat at Watford. TODAY’S T Christchurch Kings NBA: Westbrook sizzles as Rockets Davis-Gaither to have foot edge Celtics; Grizzlies shock Lakers surgery REUTERS — NEW YORK AFP — LOS ANGELES out and played with a sense of desperation,” Lakers star Appalachian State line- Russell Westbrook delivered a Russell Westbrook (left) of the Houston Anthony Davis said. “They backer Akeem Davis- game-high 41 points as the Rockets takes a shot against Marcus Smart wanted it more than us tonight, Gaither will have surgery Houston Rockets defeated (centre) of the Boston Celtics during their and it showed.” to repair a stress fracture Boston 111-110 in overtime to NBA game. Dillon Brooks scored 24 in his right foot, according cap a season sweep of the points and Jonas Valanciunas to multiple reports Celtics. added 22 points and 20 Saturday from the NFL James Harden, who made rebounds for the Grizzlies. Scouting Combine. just seven of 31 baskets and had LeBron James scored 19 He posted 21 reps in five turnovers, gained a small points and Davis added 15 with the 225-pound bench measure of redemption from his nine rebounds. press in Indianapolis, but poor shooting night by making The Lakers sliced the deficit he will not participate in two late free throws in the win. to nine points with less than any more workouts Harden’s free throws gave seven minutes remaining, but before the NFL draft in Houston the lead and then the Grizzlies pushed the lead April. Rockets defence took over back to 18 and Lakers coach CBS Sports rated him forcing Boston’s Jaylen Brown Frank Vogel emptied his bench as the No. 5 linebacker in to miss his late shot to clinch for the waning minutes. the draft pool before the the victory. “We knew they were going combine but said he had Harden finished with 21 to play with desperation,” Vogel improved his draft stock points after being double said. “They’re currently the after measuring “a little teamed most of the night. eighth seed in the playoffs and taller and heavier than Robert Covington had a double- they lost five straight. expected.” Davis-Gaither double with 16 points and 16 “Our guys have done a will have surgery Tuesday rebounds for Houston, who won great job throughout most of the with Dr. Robert Anderson their sixth straight. year playing with energy and in Green Bay, Wis., and “We had a lot of attention matching the energy of the faces a recovery time of on James Harden,” Celtics guard home team -- we just fell short 6-8 weeks, NFL Network’s Brown said. with that tonight.” Tom Pelissero reported. “We forgot about the other The Grizzlies went into the “It was a hard decision MVP over there.” night two games ahead of the whether to have the Jayson Tatum finished with 32 points and 13 rebounds, and “I thought the right team points and tied his season high New Orleans Pelicans for the surgery at the end of the Brown added 22 points for the won,” Celtics coach Brad with 14 assists for the Grizzlies, eighth and final playoff spot in season or not,” Davis- NBA RESULTS Celtics. Marcus Smart scored 26 Stevens said. “I thought they who led by as many as 22 points the West. Gaither said according to points and Daniel Theis tallied were better than us -- not by in the third quarter. Davis said the Lakers’ road SI.com. Boston 110, Houston 111 (OT) 15 rebounds and three blocks much, but at least by one.” The victory in Memphis trip won’t get any easier when The Senior Bowl par- Cleveland 104, Indiana 113 in the loss. Elsewhere, the Memphis snapped the West-leading they arrive at New Orleans on ticipant played with the San Antonio 114, Orlando 113 Brown hit the buzzer- Grizzlies, clinging to the eighth Lakers’ seven-game winning Sunday. injury during the 2019 Atlanta 129, Portland 117 beating three-pointer that and final playoff spot in the NBA streak. “Tomorrow we’re going season, when he tallied 104 Miami 116, Brooklyn 113 forced overtime. He grabbed a Western Conference, snapped The Grizzlies out- into another arena where a tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss Phoenix 99, Golden State 115 loose ball after Tatum missed a five-game skid with a 105-88 rebounded the Lakers 51-45 and team is fighting for the same and five sacks and was Memphis 105, LA Lakers 88 two free throws with five victory over the Los Angeles harried Los Angeles into 16 (eighth) spot, so it’s a precursor named Sun Belt Defensive New York 125, Chicago 115 seconds left and Boston trailing Lakers on Saturday. turnovers leading to 22 of what we’re going to see Player of the Year. 104-101. Rookie Ja Morant scored 27 Memphis points. “They came tomorrow,” he said. NHL: Blues stay hot with win over Dallas Stars REUTERS — ST. LOUIS Ryan O’Reilly scored the winning shootout goal to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Dallas Stars 4-3 for their seventh consecutive victory. The Stars rallied from a 3-1 deficit to force overtime -- with John Klingberg scoring the tying goal with 19 seconds left in regulation. But O’Reilly scored the only goal in the shootout. The Central Division-leading Blues have had three winning streaks of at least seven games this season, a franchise first. Bruins 4, Islanders 0 David Pastrnak scored his 47th goal, defenseman Charlie McAvoy had one goal with two assists and Tuukka Rask needed just 25 saves for his 49th career shutout as Boston extended its Ondrej Kase road winning streak over New (foreground) York to 10 games with a shutout of the Boston in Uniondale, N.Y. Bruins is checked Brad Marchand recorded a by Matt Martin goal with an assist, and Matt (right) of the New Grzelcyk scored for the first York Islanders time since November as the during their NHL Bruins won for the 13th time in game. their last 16 games. Lightning 4, Flames 3 Tampa Bay’s special teams Martin Kaut also had goals for goals and had an assist, and scored three times against vis- Colorado, which has won a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tallied iting Calgary just after it was franchise-best eight straight three points, including the announced that captain Steven road games and six in a row game-winning goal with 5:16 Stamkos (lingering core muscle overall. remaining, to lead Edmonton injury) would miss the Sharks 5, Penguins 0 over visiting Winnipeg. remainder of the Lightning’s Evander Kane and Timo It was the fourth game- regular season. Meier each had a goal and an winning goal of the season for Tyler Johnson and Ondrej assist, and goaltender Martin Nugent-Hopkins, who took a Palat netted power-play goals, Jones posted his second feed from Draisaitl in the right Yanni Gourde had a short- shutout of the season as host circle and fired a shot inside the handed tally, and Alex Killorn San Jose blanked Pittsburgh left post past Connor Helle- added a marker. Nikita to spoil the return of Patrick buyck for his 19th goal of the Kucherov and Mikhail Ser- Marleau. season. gachev each contributed two Joel Kellman, Logan Maple Leafs 4, Canucks 2 assists. Couture and Joe Thornton also Defenceman Martin Mar- Avalanche 3, Predators 2 scored for San Jose, which won incin scored his first goal of the Erik Johnson had a goal and its second in a row after season 18 seconds into the third an assist, Pavel Francouz snapping a five-game losing period to break a tie and stopped 30 shots, and visiting streak. Jones made 30 saves for Toronto went on to defeat vis- Colorado beat Nashville as the 24th shutout of his seven- iting Vancouver. Johnson’s two points gave him year career. Frederik Gauthier, Auston 300 for his career. Oilers 3, Jets 2 Matthews and Zach Hyman also Gabriel Landeskog and Leon Draisaitl scored two scored for the Maple Leafs. 08 SPORT MONDAY 2 MARCH 2020 List of sports events affected by virus from China ARCHERY ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 22-28 postponed. World Cup in Shanghai from May 4-10 cancelled. ATHLETICS World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 2021. Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 9 cancelled. Asian indoor championships in Hangzhou from Feb. 12-13 canceled. Asian cross-country championships in Hong Kong on March 29 postponed. Tokyo Marathon on March 1: Restricted to elite runners. Nagoya Women’s Marathon on March 8: Restricted to elite runners. Pyongyang Marathon in North Korea on April 12 cancelled. AUTO RACING Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 19 postponed. Formula E’s Sanya E-Prix in Sanya on March 21 cancelled. BADMINTON China Masters in Hainan from Feb. 25-March 1 postponed. Asian team championships in Manila from Feb. 11-16: China and Hong Kong withdrew. German Open in Mulheim from March 3-8 cancelled. Polish Open in Krakow from March 26-29 postponed. Vietnam International Challenge in Hanoi postponed from March 24-29 to June 2-7.