Los Angeles Times - 02.11.2019

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NBA

Standings have been arranged to reflect how the teams will be
determined for the playoffs. Teams are ranked 1-15 by record. Divi-
sion standing no longer has any bearing on the rankings. The top
eight teams in each conference make the playoffs, and the top-
seeded team would play the eighth-seeded team, the seventh team
would play the second, etc. Head-to-head competition is the first of
several tiebreakers, followed by conference record. (Western Confer-
ence divisions: S-Southwest; P-Pacific; N-Northwest; Eastern Con-
ference divisions: A-Atlantic; C-Central; S-Southeast).

WESTERN CONFERENCE Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk.

LAKERS 4 1 .800 4-1 P1

San Antonio 4 1 .800 4-1 S1

Minnesota 3 1 .750^1 ⁄ 2 3-1 N1

CLIPPERS 4 2 .667^1 ⁄ 2 4-2 P2

Utah 4 2 .667^1 ⁄ 2 4-2 N2

Denver 3 2 .600 1 3-2 N3

Houston 3 2 .600 1 3-2 S2

Phoenix 3 2 .600 1 3-2 P3

Portland 3 2 .600 1 3-2 N4

Dallas 3 2 .600 1 3-2 S3

Memphis 1 3 .250 21 ⁄ 2 1-3 S4

Oklahoma City 1 4 .200 3 1-4 N5

Golden State 1 4 .200 3 1-4 P4

New Orleans 1 4 .200 3 1-4 S5

Sacramento 1 5 .167 31 ⁄ 2 1-5 P5

EASTERN CONFERENCE Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk.

Philadelphia 4 0 1.00 4-0 A1

Miami 4 1 .800^1 ⁄ 2 4-1 S1

Boston 4 1 .800^1 ⁄ 2 4-1 A2

Toronto 4 1 .800^1 ⁄ 2 4-1 A3

Milwaukee 3 2 .600 11 ⁄ 2 3-2 C1

Atlanta 2 3 .400 21 ⁄ 2 2-3 S2

Indiana 2 3 .400 21 ⁄ 2 2-3 C3

Orlando 2 3 .400 21 ⁄ 2 2-3 S4

Charlotte 2 3 .400 21 ⁄ 2 2-3 S3

Cleveland 2 3 .400 21 ⁄ 2 2-3 C2

Brooklyn 2 3 .400 21 ⁄ 2 2-3 A4

Chicago 2 4 .333 3 2-4 C5

Detroit 2 4 .333 3 2-4 C4

Washington 1 3 .250 3 1-3 S5

New York 1 5 .167 4 1-5 A5

STANDINGS

Taurean Prince had 27 points
and 12 rebounds, and the host
Brooklyn Nets slowed down James
Harden and the Houston Rockets
in a 123-116 victory Friday night.
Two nights after scoring a fran-
chise-record 159 points in a victory
at Washington, the Rockets
couldn’t get nearly enough shots to
drop after opening an early 15-
point lead. They went 12 for 48 from
three-point range, with Harden a
dismal two for 16.
“I had a lot of opportunities,”
Harden said. “The three-ball
hasn’t been going for me but I’m
just going to continue to shoot. I
was here yesterday, this morning
was here shooting so I’m not wor-
ried about it.”
Harden finished with 36 points
and eight assists, but he was 10 for
31 from the field. Russell West-
brook added 27 points, eight as-
sists and seven rebounds.
Harden came in leading the
NBA at 36.8 points per game, and
scored 59 on Wednesday. Kyrie Ir-
ving came in at 35.3 per game and
had scored at least 26 in all four
games, and finished with 22.

at Boston 104, New York 102:
Jayson Tatum hit a turnaround
jumper with 1.3 seconds remaining
and the Celtics posted their fourth
straight victory.

Milwaukee 123, at Orlando 91:Gi-
annis Antetokounmpo had 29
points and 14 rebounds as the
Bucks routed the Magic. Eric Bled-
soe added 18 points, six rebounds
and six assists for Milwaukee.

at Chicago 112, Detroit 106:Zach
LaVine scored 26 points, Otto
Porter Jr. added 22 and the Bulls
overcame a big effort by Derrick
Rose against his former team.

at Indiana 102, Cleveland 95:Mal-
colm Brogdon had 25 points, eight
rebounds and six assists to help
the injury-depleted Pacers beat
the Cavaliers for their first home
victory of the season.

San Antonio 127, at Golden State
110 :Patty Mills scored 31 points off
the bench and LaMarcus Aldridge
added 22 points and eight re-
bounds as the Spurs routed the
Warriors, who played their first
game without Stephen Curry.

at Sacramento 102, Utah 101:Har-
rison Barnes scored on an offensive
rebound with 2.9 seconds remain-
ing after Nemanja Bjelica’s missed
three-pointer as the Kings won
their first game of the season.

Lakers 119, at Dallas 110 (OT)
— associated press

RESULTS

Harden’s shot goes

cold against Nets

BROOKLYN 123
HOUSTON 116

Pacers 102, Cavaliers 95 CLEVELAND Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Love...........347-16 3-4 1-17 4 2 22 Osman.......37 3-8 2-2 0-4 1 1 10 Thompson...31 3-8 1-2 1-10 4 6 7 Garland......250-10 2-4 0-1 3 0 2 Sexton.......379-21 1-2 0-3 2 3 21 Clarkson .....276-12 7-7 0-2 5 3 20 Nance Jr.....26 3-7 2-2 1-5 1 2 8 Porter Jr......13 1-2 2-2 0-4 0 3 5 Knight..........6 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Totals 32-87 20-25 3-46 20 21 95 Shooting: Field goals, 36.8%; free throws, 80.0% Three-point goals: 11-32 (Love 5-11, Osman 2-4, Sexton 2-5, Porter Jr. 1-1, Clarkson 1-6, Nance Jr. 0-1, Garland 0-2, Knight 0-2). Team Rebounds:

Team Turnovers: 16 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1
(Clarkson). Turnovers: 16 (Love 6, Nance Jr. 3,
Porter Jr. 3, Clarkson 2, Knight, Osman). Steals: 8
(Osman 3, Sexton 2, Clarkson, Love, Thompson).
Technical Fouls: Clarkson, 8:25 second.
INDIANA
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Leaf.............8 0-4 0-0 1-3 0 2 0
Warren .......27 1-8 1-2 1-3 0 3 3
Sabonis......379-15 0-0 3-17 4 4 18
Brogdon .....338-16 8-8 2-8 6 2 25
Lamb.........347-13 6-6 1-10 1 3 21
Bitadze.......24 3-7 3-4 3-9 0 3 10
J.Holiday .....22 3-6 0-0 0-4 1 1 8
McDermott..19 4-12 0-0 0-2 1 3 8
McConnell ..14 2-4 1-1 0-0 6 1 5
Sampson....10 2-7 0-0 1-1 0 2 4
A.Holiday......6 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Totals 39-96 19-21 12-57 20 24 102
Shooting: Field goals, 40.6%; free throws,
90.5%
Three-point goals: 5-27 (J.Holiday 2-4, Bitadze
1-3, Brogdon 1-4, Lamb 1-5, A.Holiday 0-1, Leaf
0-2, Sampson 0-2, Warren 0-2, McDermott 0-4).
Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 12 (12 PTS).
Blocked Shots: 10 (Bitadze 4, Sabonis 2, Brogdon,
J.Holiday, Lamb, Sampson). Turnovers: 12 (Brog-
don 5, Bitadze 2, Sabonis 2, J.Holiday, Lamb, Mc-
Dermott). Steals: 8 (A.Holiday 2, Lamb 2, Brog-
don, J.Holiday, Leaf, McDermott). Technical Fouls:
A.Holiday, 8:25 second.
Cleveland 26 11 24 34— 95
Indiana 19 23 26 34— 102
A—16,079. T—2:19. O—Mitchell Ervin, Matt My-
ers, Sean Corbin

Bucks 123, Magic 91 MILWAUKEE Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T G.Anttknpo..30 10-16 8-11 2-14 6 4 29 Middleton ...20 7-90-0 1-6 0 3 16 B.Lopez ......25 1-7 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 Bledsoe......278-15 0-0 1-6 6 1 18 Matthews....19 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 Brown ........21 3-5 2-3 1-11 2 1 9 R.Lopez ......17 2-2 0-0 1-5 1 0 6 DiVincenzo..17 5-11 0-0 1-3 3 1 14 Ilyasova ......16 3-7 2-2 1-5 0 3 10 Connghton ..16 2-90-0 0-2 1 1 4 Hill............15 4-6 0-1 1-2 2 0 9 T.Antetknmpo 6 1-20-0 2-2 1 0 2 Wilson .........5 1-3 0-0 0-2 1 1 3 Totals 47-93 12-18 11-58 24 19 123 Shooting: Field goals, 50.5%; free throws, 66.7% Three-point goals: 17-47 (DiVincenzo 4-7, R.Lopez 2-2, Middleton 2-4, Ilyasova 2-5, Bledsoe 2-7, Hill 1-1, Wilson 1-2, Brown 1-3, G.Antetokounmpo 1-4, B.Lopez 1-6, Matthews 0-1, Connaughton 0-5). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 13 (18 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Con- naughton 2, DiVincenzo, R.Lopez). Turnovers: 13 (G.An- tetokounmpo 7, Brown 2, Middleton 2, Bledsoe, R.Lopez). Steals: 11 (DiVincenzo 2, G.Antetokounmpo 2, Ilyasova 2, Bledsoe, Connaughton, Hill, Matthews, R.Lopez). Techni- cal Fouls: coach Bucks (Defensive three second), 7:40 second ORLANDO Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Gordon.......283-10 3-5 1-4 3 3 11 Isaac .........283-11 2-2 1-5 1 1 11 Vucevic.......256-12 2-2 1-7 2 2 14 Augustin .....23 2-5 0-0 0-0 6 0 4 Fournier......217-12 1-1 0-4 1 2 19 Birch..........22 0-3 1-4 2-5 0 1 1 Ross ..........204-15 1-1 1-2 1 3 11 Aminu ........20 1-2 0-0 0-5 1 3 3 Fultz ..........19 2-6 1-2 1-4 3 1 5 Iwundu.......12 1-4 0-0 0-1 0 0 2 Magette........5 2-4 0-0 1-1 1 0 4 Jefferson.......5 2-2 0-0 1-1 2 0 4 Frazier Jr. ......5 1-5 0-0 1-1 0 0 2 Totals 34-91 11-17 10-40 21 16 91 Shooting: Field goals, 37.4%; free throws, 64.7% Three-point goals: 12-37 (Fournier 4-8, Isaac 3-7, Gor- don 2-5, Ross 2-8, Aminu 1-1, Augustin 0-1, Birch 0-1, Frazier Jr. 0-1, Fultz 0-1, Iwundu 0-1, Vucevic 0-3). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 16 (27 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Aminu, Isaac, Vucevic). Turnovers: 16 (Fournier 4, Aminu 2, Iwundu 2, Ross 2, Vucevic 2, Augustin, Fultz, Gordon, Jefferson). Steals: 8 (Isaac 2, Vucevic 2, Birch, Fournier, Magette, Ross). Technical Fouls: Gordon, 5:40 first Milwaukee 31 31 26 35— 123 Orlando 27 14 30 20— 91 A—15,105. T—2:03. O—Michael Smith, JB DeRosa, Mark Ayotte

Spurs 127, Warriors 110 SAN ANTONIO Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Aldridge......268-15 6-6 5-8 0 1 22 DeRozan.....29 4-7 5-7 0-1 11 1 13 Lyles ..........28 0-4 0-0 1-14 3 0 0 Forbes........265-13 1-1 0-2 1 1 14 White.........254-11 1-1 2-3 1 4 10 Mills ..........2210-16 5-5 1-3 2 3 31 Belinelli ......21 2-6 4-4 0-0 1 1 9 Poeltl.........18 3-5 3-4 4-10 1 2 9 Gay............17 7-9 0-0 1-6 1 1 16 Carroll........16 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 4 2 Metu............3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Walker IV ......2 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 Eubanks .......1 0-2 0-0 2-3 0 1 0 Totals 44-93 26-30 16-52 23 19 127 Shooting: Field goals, 47.3%; free throws, 86.7% Three-point goals: 13-35 (Mills 6-9, Forbes 3-9, Gay 2-3, Belinelli 1-3, White 1-4, Carroll 0-1, Aldridge 0-3, Lyles 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 11 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Aldridge, Carroll). Turnovers: 11 (DeRozan 3, Mills 2, Aldridge, Carroll, Eubanks, Gay, Poeltl, White). Steals: 4 (Belinelli 2, Forbes, Mills). Techni- cal Fouls: None. GOLDEN STATE Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Green.........34 2-7 0-0 1-8 7 3 6 Robinson III.26 2-2 0-0 2-4 1 2 4 Cauley-Stein17 3-7 0-0 0-5 0 2 6 Poole.........287-13 2-2 0-0 1 3 20 Russell.......339-24 9-10 0-3 8 1 30 Lee............25 6-9 2-3 0-4 2 1 16 Paschall.....20 2-3 2-2 1-2 1 3 6 Chriss ........19 2-4 0-0 3-9 2 1 4 Burks.........15 5-9 2-2 0-1 0 3 14 Bowman.....14 1-6 0-0 0-1 2 2 2 Spellman......5 0-0 2-2 0-2 1 1 2 Totals 39-84 19-21 7-39 25 22 110 Shooting: Field goals, 46.4%; free throws, 90.5% Three-point goals: 13-28 (Poole 4-7, Russell 3-11, Burks 2-2, Lee 2-2, Green 2-4, Bowman 0-1, Paschall 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 11 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Chriss, Russell). Turnovers: 11 (Chriss 3, Lee 2, Paschall 2, Bowman, Green, Poole, Russell). Steals: 4 (Cauley-Stein, Green, Lee, Paschall). Technical Fouls: Rus- sell, 00:30 third. San Antonio 29 28 40 30— 127 Golden State 28 27 31 24— 110 A—18,064. T—2:10. O—Aaron Smith, Brent Barnaky, Eric Lewis

NBA

TODAY’S GAMES
Favorite Line Underdog Time
at Oklahoma City 3 New Orleans 2 p.m.
Brooklyn 11 ⁄ 2 at Detroit 4 p.m.
Denver 4 at Orlando 4 p.m.
Phoenix 2 at Memphis 5 p.m.
at Washington 11 ⁄ 2 Minnesota 5 p.m.
at Milwaukee 41 ⁄ 2 Toronto 5 p.m.
at Golden State 1 Charlotte 5:30 p.m.
at Portland 21 ⁄ 2 Philadelphia 7 p.m.

Nets 123, Rockets 116 HOUSTON Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T House Jr.....316-10 0-0 1-5 0 4 15 Tucker ........34 3-8 0-0 3-8 1 3 9 Capela .......19 5-8 0-0 0-4 0 3 10 Harden .......3610-31 14-152-5 8 3 36 Westbrook...36 12-25 2-4 0-7 8 2 27 Gordon.......28 0-7 3-4 0-1 1 1 3 McLemore...21 2-4 3-3 0-1 1 2 9 Rivers.........16 3-6 0-1 0-1 2 1 7 T.Chandler...14 0-0 0-0 3-8 0 2 0 Totals 41-99 22-27 9-40 21 21 116 Shooting: Field goals, 41.4%; free throws, 81.5% Three-point goals: 12-48 (House Jr. 3-6, Tucker 3-8, McLemore 2-4, Harden 2-16, Rivers 1-3, Westbrook 1-6, Gordon 0-5). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 12 (22 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (House Jr., T.Chandler, Tucker, Westbrook). Turnovers: 12 (Harden 5, Tucker 2, Westbrook 2, Capela, House Jr., McLemore). Steals: 13 (Westbrook 4, Tucker 3, T.Chandler 2, Capela, Gordon, House Jr., McLemore). Technical Fouls: None. BROOKLYN Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Harris.........34 5-9 2-2 2-9 2 2 15 Prince........349-17 3-4 1-12 1 3 27 Allen..........31 3-3 1-4 2-10 1 1 7 Irving .........347-18 3-4 0-4 10 3 22 LeVert ........328-15 8-9 1-4 4 4 25 Temple.......24 6-9 0-0 1-7 3 0 16 Dinwiddie ...19 2-7 1-2 0-1 2 4 5 Jordan........16 2-5 2-3 2-7 3 2 6 Kurucs .........9 0-2 0-0 1-1 0 2 0 Musa...........4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 42-85 20-28 10-55 26 21 123 Shooting: Field goals, 49.4%; free throws, 71.4% Three-point goals: 19-32 (Prince 6-10, Irving 5-8, Tem- ple 4-6, Harris 3-4, LeVert 1-2, Dinwiddie 0-2). Team Re- bounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 20 (25 PTS). Blocked Shots: 7 (Allen 2, Temple 2, Dinwiddie, Irving, Prince). Turnovers: 20 (Irving 6, LeVert 5, Allen 2, Dinwiddie 2, Musa 2, Harris, Kurucs, Prince). Steals: 8 (Harris 3, Temple 2, Dinwiddie, LeVert, Prince). Technical Fouls: None. Houston 33 26 24 33— 116 Brooklyn 24 37 34 28— 123 A—17,732. T—2:19. O—Ed Malloy, Kevin Cutler, Marat Kogut

Lakers 119, Mavericks 110, OT LAKERS Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Davis .........4215-28 1-2 2-8 2 1 31 James........4213-23 9-11 0-12 16 5 39 McGee.......11 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 3 2 Bradley.......385-12 0-0 1-5 2 3 11 Green.........34 5-9 1-2 0-1 1 2 14 Howard......26 1-1 2-2 1-8 0 4 4 Cldwll-Pope .20 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 Kuzma........18 3-8 3-4 1-3 1 0 9 Caruso .......15 3-5 0-0 0-2 0 1 7 Daniels........8 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Cook............4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 47-96 16-21 6-41 24 21 119 Shooting: Field goals, 49.0%; free throws, 76.2% Three-point goals: 9-32 (James 4-9, Green 3-6, Caruso 1-2, Bradley 1-3, Caldwell-Pope 0-1, Daniels 0-2, Kuzma 0-4, Davis 0-5). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 11 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 7 (Howard 3, Davis 2, James, Mc- Gee). Turnovers: 11 (James 4, Bradley, Caldwell-Pope, Ca- ruso, Davis, Green, Howard, Kuzma). Steals: 11 (James 4, Bradley 2, Davis 2, Howard 2, Green). Technical Fouls: coach Lakers (Defensive three second), 8:45 first. DALLAS Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Fnny-Smith..31 3-8 0-0 5-10 1 4 7 Porzingis .....376-16 3-6 2-9 0 5 16 Powell ........25 5-8 3-4 2-5 0 2 14 Curry .........22 1-5 1-1 0-2 1 0 4 Doncic.......3810-23 7-8 1-13 15 3 31 Kleber........313-10 0-0 3-8 0 2 8 Hardaway Jr.26 4-11 1-2 1-5 1 1 11 Wright........245-10 0-0 0-1 2 0 12 Brunson.....14 1-6 1-2 1-1 2 1 3 Marjanovic ..10 2-5 0-0 3-7 1 3 4 Jackson........2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 40-102 16-23 18-61 23 21 110 Shooting: Field goals, 39.2%; free throws, 69.6% Three-point goals: 14-36 (Doncic 4-9, Hardaway Jr. 2-4, Wright 2-4, Kleber 2-5, Powell 1-2, Porzingis 1-3, Curry 1-4, Finney-Smith 1-5). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turn- overs: 22 (30 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Doncic). Turnovers: 22 (Doncic 6, Finney-Smith 4, Powell 3, Curry 2, Porzingis 2, Brunson, Hardaway Jr., Kleber, Marjanovic, Wright). Steals: 5 (Finney-Smith 3, Curry, Wright). Technical Fouls: None. Lakers 20 28 28 27 16— 119 Dallas 25 33 27 18 7— 110 A—20,358. T—2:41. O—Mark Lindsay, Sean Wright, Leon Wood

Celtics 104, Knicks 102 NEW YORK Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Morris Sr.....39 8-17 8-11 2-9 3 4 29 Randle.......33 3-7 2-3 2-10 5 1 8 Robinson ....16 3-5 0-1 2-6 0 3 6 Barrett .......395-17 4-6 2-7 5 3 15 Ntilikina......37 4-9 0-0 1-3 2 4 10 Knox II .......285-12 0-0 3-4 3 2 12 Ellington .....243-10 0-0 0-5 3 2 9 Portis .........206-16 0-0 4-7 1 4 13 Totals 37-93 14-21 16-51 22 23 102 Shooting: Field goals, 39.8%; free throws, 66.7% Three-point goals: 14-38 (Morris Sr. 5-8, Ellington 3- 10, Ntilikina 2-4, Knox II 2-7, Portis 1-2, Barrett 1-4, Randle 0-3). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 13 (6 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Robinson 2, Barrett, Ntilikina). Turnovers: 13 (Randle 6, Barrett 2, Ellington, Morris Sr., Ntilikina, Portis, Robinson). Steals: 9 (Ntilikina 3, Morris Sr. 2, Barrett, Ellington, Knox II, Randle). Technical Fouls: coach Knicks (Defensive three second), 8:56 third BOSTON Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Hayward.....355-11 0-1 0-9 4 0 13 Tatum.........339-17 2-2 1-6 3 4 24 Theis..........26 2-3 1-1 1-8 0 3 5 Smart........30 3-9 1-2 0-3 3 4 8 Walker........358-19 14-140-6 5 0 33 Williams.....26 2-4 6-6 0-4 1 1 10 Ojeleye.......15 0-2 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 Wanamaker .15 2-2 1-1 0-3 4 0 5 Edwards.....14 1-6 0-0 0-4 1 1 2 Poirier..........6 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 2 Totals 33-74 27-29 3-44 21 16 104 Shooting: Field goals, 44.6%; free throws, 93.1% Three-point goals: 11-34 (Tatum 4-8, Hayward 3-6, Walker 3-9, Smart 1-3, Ojeleye 0-2, Williams 0-2, Edwards 0-4). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 14 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Theis 4). Turnovers: 14 (Walker 3, Wana- maker 3, Hayward 2, Smart 2, Tatum 2, Theis, Williams). Steals: 7 (Smart 3, Hayward 2, Walker, Wanamaker). Tech- nical Fouls: Smart, 5:33 second. New York 23 27 24 28— 102 Boston 22 27 26 29— 104 A—18,624. T—2:17. O—James Williams, Leroy Rich- ardson, Kane Fitzgerald

Bulls 112, Pistons 106 DETROIT Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Morris ........315-12 1-2 1-4 1 3 12 Snell..........27 2-5 2-2 0-0 2 2 6 Drummond .35 11-17 3-5 6-24 2 4 25 Frazier ........16 1-7 1-2 1-2 2 1 3 Kennard.....326-11 0-0 0-3 4 3 15 Rose..........248-13 7-9 0-1 7 2 23 Galloway.....224-10 1-1 1-2 2 0 11 Brown ........21 1-3 0-0 1-5 0 4 2 Wood .........14 3-6 3-3 0-4 0 0 9 Maker ........12 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 2 0 Totals 41-85 18-24 10-47 21 21 106 Shooting: Field goals, 48.2%; free throws, 75.0% Three-point goals: 6-29 (Kennard 3-8, Galloway 2-6, Morris 1-6, Brown 0-1, Maker 0-1, Drummond 0-2, Wood 0-2, Snell 0-3). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 16 (19 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Drummond 3, Wood 3, Brown, Rose). Turnovers: 16 (Drummond 5, Rose 4, Morris 3, Brown 2, Ken- nard 2). Steals: 11 (Rose 3, Drummond 2, Frazier 2, Galloway, Kennard, Morris, Snell). Technical Fouls: Morris, 9:56 second. CHICAGO Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Markkanen..25 4-9 3-3 1-5 4 2 14 Porter Jr......318-12 3-5 2-6 4 2 22 Carter Jr......32 6-9 3-5 2-11 2 3 16 LaVine........328-20 7-8 2-5 3 3 26 Satoransky..26 2-6 2-2 0-0 6 1 7 Young.........28 3-7 0-0 2-9 2 1 8 White .........194-12 0-0 1-1 0 0 9 Dunn .........18 1-4 0-0 1-4 3 3 2 Arcidiacono.15 2-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 6 Kornet..........9 1-4 0-0 0-1 2 2 2 Totals 39-89 18-23 11-42 29 18 112 Shooting: Field goals, 43.8%; free throws, 78.3% Three-point goals: 16-40 (Porter Jr. 3-4, Markkanen 3-7, LaVine 3-9, Arcidiacono 2-4, Young 2-4, Carter Jr. 1-1, Satoransky 1-2, White 1-6, Dunn 0-1, Kornet 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 17 (19 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Young). Turnovers: 17 (LaVine 6, Satoransky 4, White 3, Porter Jr. 2, Markkanen, Young). Steals: 6 (Young 3, Markkanen 2, Porter Jr.). Technical Fouls: Young, 2:02 third. Detroit 23 29 28 26— 106 Chicago 30 27 29 26— 112 A—20,671. T—2:18. O—Evan Scott, Dedric Tay- lor, Pat Fraher

Kings 102, Jazz 101 UTAH Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Boj.Bgdnvc..35 6-12 2-2 0-6 2 2 17 O’Neale......23 3-5 0-0 0-3 4 4 6 Gobert .......38 5-6 5-7 5-16 0 2 15 Conley........335-13 6-8 1-4 4 2 19 Mitchell......359-19 5-6 0-4 2 2 24 Ingles.........29 2-6 0-0 0-2 3 2 6 Green.........22 2-6 2-2 0-0 1 2 8 Mudiay .......14 3-5 0-2 0-0 2 0 6 Davis ...........7 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 Totals 35-73 20-27 6-36 18 18 101 Shooting: Field goals, 47.9%; free throws, 74.1% Three-point goals: 11-28 (Boj.Bogdanovic 3-4, Conley 3-9, Green 2-5, Ingles 2-5, Mitchell 1-3, Mudiay 0-1, O’Neale 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 17 (28 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Gobert 2, Boj.Bogdanovic, Mu- diay). Turnovers: 17 (Conley 4, Boj.Bogdanovic 3, Gobert 3, Mudiay 3, Green 2, Ingles, O’Neale). Steals: 12 (Conley 4, Mitchell 3, Boj.Bogdanovic, Gobert, Green, Mudiay, O’Neale). Technical Fouls: team, 2:52 third. SACRAMENTO Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Barnes .......316-13 0-0 4-6 3 2 13 Bjelica........25 4-8 0-0 1-6 3 2 11 Holmes......20 4-6 0-0 1-2 1 4 8 Fox ............368-17 9-12 2-5 4 2 25 Hield..........299-16 0-0 1-5 1 3 18 Ariza ..........32 0-0 0-0 0-5 1 1 0 Dedmon .....274-10 1-1 2-7 1 5 10 Bog.Bgdnvc.25 5-81-3 0-2 1 3 14 Joseph.......11 1-6 1-1 0-0 0 1 3 Totals 41-84 12-17 11-38 15 23 102 Shooting: Field goals, 48.8%; free throws, 70.6% Three-point goals: 8-29 (Bjelica 3-6, Bog.Bogdanovic 3-6, Barnes 1-3, Dedmon 1-6, Fox 0-1, Joseph 0-2, Hield 0-5). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 16 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Dedmon 2, Fox). Turnovers: 16 (Hield 4, Fox 3, Barnes 2, Bog.Bogdanovic 2, Joseph 2, Bjelica, Dedmon, Holmes). Steals: 8 (Barnes 3, Holmes 2, Ariza, Bjelica, Hield). Technical Fouls: None. Utah 18 30 32 21— 101 Sacramento 28 23 30 21— 102 A—16,273. T—2:15. O—J.T. Orr, Nick Buchert, John Goble

DALLAS — The sea- soned bull and the young li- on went toe-to-toe Friday night at American Airlines Center, the Lakers’ LeBron James and Dallas’ Luka Doncic giving the fans a show to remember. But in the end, the 34- year-old James showed why he’s still the master, domi- nating in ways he has been known to do over his distin- guished 17-year career, tak- ing his game to another level with a dazzling triple-double, pulling the Lakers along with him for a 119-110 overtime victory over the 20- year-old Doncic and the Mavericks. James produced 39 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists, the sold-out crowd of 20,358 showing their appre- ciation with cheers. “Offensively, we just couldn’t make a shot to start the game and I was getting great looks for my teammates and those shots just weren’t going down,” James said. “But the most important thing, we just continued to defend and that’s what’s always going to keep us in the game. So just for me I tried to be aggressive at cer- tain points of the first half, seeing if my shot was going to go, seeing if I had a good hand and even with the first half and the struggles that we had, offensively was able to stay in the game because defensively we were still in tune.” Doncic also produced a triple-double with 31 points,

13 rebounds and 15 assists, his hometown fans roaring their approval of the wun- derkind. According to NBA.com, James and Doncic become the youngest and oldest players in NBA history to put up 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. When James and Doncic switched to defend each other on a few occasions, the fans seemed to enjoy the mo- ments. They especially loved it when Doncic hit a step- back three-pointer over James in the first half. “At the end of the day, for me it’s how can I help the team defensively through- out that one possession, and then offensively how can I get a great look either for myself or my teammate no matter the matchup, no matter who’s on me,” James said. “Obviously, he’s a great young talent. I love his game, his ability to not only create shots for himself. But you guys know I love the fact that

he can get great looks for his teammates. That’s what I thrive on, that’s what I’ve always believed in and he just plays the game the right way.” With the Lakers down three points in the fourth quarter, James found Danny Green in the corner for a three-pointer that tied the score at 103 as time expired. Once the game got to the overtime, James took over. He scored nine points, grabbed two rebounds and handed out two assists in the final five minutes of the game. “Nobody in the history of the game delivers the ball out to his shooters and scorers better than LeBron James,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “When he’s scoring as well, he’s nearly im- possible to beat. Credit Dallas, they played a great game. But it wasn’t enough to slow him down to- night.” James even had an au- thoritative dunk over Dori- an Finney-Smith that made the crowd erupt with cheers and James’ teammates leap off the bench. When the game was over, James and Doncic shared a hug at center court. “You saw that look in his eyes,” Vogel said about James. “He had it in the third quarter, really just changed the momentum of the game, put it in our fa- vor. And then obviously late in the game, his ability to not only make big shots but quarterback the action out there.... He’s just spe- cial.”

James offers Doncic

a teachable moment

By Broderick Turner ‘Nobody in the

history of the

game delivers the

ball out to his

shooters and

scorers better

than LeBron

James.’

— Frank Vogel, Lakers coach

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Anthony Davis scored 31 points with eight rebounds, and Kyle Kuzma added nine in 19 minutes in his season debut. The Lakers capi- talized on 23 Mavericks turnovers for 30 points and overcame early shooting and rebounding struggles that left them in double-digit holes against a talented young Dallas team. “Offensively we just couldn’t make a shot to start the game,” James said. “... But the most important thing, we continued to defend. That’s what’s always going to keep us in the game.” The matchup pitted the Lakers’ dynamic duo against another new pair of elite players in Dallas’ Kristaps Porzingis and second-year star Doncic. The Lakers struck first, with an alley oop from James to Davis, but then Dallas went on an 11-0 run. They trailed by as many as 14 in the first quarter, but cut the Mavericks’ lead to five by the end. One problem for the Lak- ers was that they shot only 30.4% in the first quarter. While the Lakers improved in the second quarter, their rebounding was lacking. The Mavericks out-re- bounded the Lakers 17-4 in the quarter en route to a 58- 48 halftime lead. “No one panicked,” Lak- ers coach Frank Vogel said. “Everybody just stayed the course. Stuck to what we do, what we know works.” James orchestrated a third-quarter comeback, guiding the Lakers on a 10-0 run to start the period. He attempted five three-pointers and made three of them

in the early minutes, and the Lakers got their first lead, at 63-61, since the score was 2-0. But that effort couldn’t stop the next Mavericks push. After James headed to the bench, Dallas widened its lead once more. With the help of three three-pointers in the final 2:26 of the third, Dallas entered the fourth quarter leading by nine. Green hit a three-pointer with 5:08 left in the game to tie it at 92. A two-handed, running dunk by James minutes later gave the Lakers a 96-94 lead. James stormed back toward the Lakers’ basket as the Mavericks called a time- out. He and Davis glared into each other’s eyes before pounding their chests to- gether. Dorian Finney-Smith’s three put the Mavericks on top with 31 seconds left, but with a chance to ice the game, Dwight Powell missed one of two from the line. That left the door open for the Lakers, who had a play they hoped would work Howard set a screen and,

he admitted, got away with a hold on Curry as James drove to the basket. “I had every thought in mind of they were going to try to foul on the inbounds, they would try to foul on the drive,” James said. “I’m reading and reacting to the defense. When I seen Danny get a clean look, I just tried to put it on time, on target.” The pass was low, but James said Green likes the ball a little low sometimes. Then Green built on a dec- ade of NBA experience. “It takes a lot of patience and a lot of failure,” Green said. “I’ve been in that situa- tion multiple times, many times. And I’ve missed. Sometimes you’re gonna miss. But you’ve gotta go take that next shot and don’t worry about it.” Given a second chance, James and Davis overpow- ered Doncic, who scored all of Dallas’ seven overtime points, while James and Davis combined for 15 and Green scored the 16th. In the end, the poise of a team of veterans prevailed.

Photographs byTony GutierrezAssociated Press LeBRON JAMESattacks Luka Doncic and the Mavericks for 39 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds, his biggest play a pass to Danny Green for the game-tying three.

Lakers steal a game in Dallas

[Lakers,from D1]

GREENcelebrates sinking a basket against Kristaps Porzingis and Dallas during the second half.

Los Angeles Times - 02.11.2019

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