Los Angeles Times - 09.11.2019

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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.

1. LAKERS 7 1 .875 7-1 P1


2. Denver 6 2 .750 1 6-2 N1


3. CLIPPERS 6 3 .667 11 ⁄ 2 6-3 P2


4. Utah 6 3 .667 11 ⁄ 2 6-3 N2


5. Houston 5 3 .625 2 5-3 S1


6. Dallas 5 3 .625 2 5-3 S2


7. Minnesota 5 3 .625 2 5-3 N3


8. Phoenix 5 3 .625 2 5-3 P3


9. San Antonio 5 3 .625 2 5-3 S3


10. Oklahoma City 3 5 .375 4 3-5 N4


11. Sacramento 3 6 .333 41 ⁄ 2 3-6 P4


12. Portland 3 6 .333 41 ⁄ 2 3-6 N5


13. Memphis 2 6 .250 5 2-6 S4


14. Golden State 2 7 .222 51 ⁄ 2 2-7 P5


15. New Orleans 1 7 .125 6 1-7 S5

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk.

1. Boston 6 1 .857 6-1 A1


2. Toronto 6 2 .750^1 ⁄ 2 6-2 A2


3. Miami 6 3 .667 1 6-3 S1


4. Milwaukee 6 3 .667 1 6-3 C1


5. Philadelphia 5 3 .625 11 ⁄ 2 5-3 A3


6. Indiana 5 4 .556 2 5-4 C2


7. Charlotte 4 4 .500 21 ⁄ 2 4-4 S2


8. Brooklyn 4 4 .500 21 ⁄ 2 4-4 A4


9. Detroit 4 6 .400 31 ⁄ 2 4-6 C3


10. Atlanta 3 5 .375 31 ⁄ 2 3-5 S3


11. Cleveland 3 5 .375 31 ⁄ 2 3-5 C4


12. Orlando 3 6 .333 4 3-6 S4


13. Chicago 3 6 .333 4 3-6 C5


14. Washington 2 6 .250 41 ⁄ 2 2-6 S5


15. New York 2 7 .222 5 2-7 A5

STANDINGS

Damian Lillard scored a career-
high 60 points in the Trail Blazers’
119-115 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on
Friday night in Portland.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 34
points and Kyrie Irving had 33 for
Brooklyn to help send Portland to
its fourth straight loss. Lillard set a
franchise record with the highest-
scoring game of the NBA season.
Irving, the NBA’s second-lead-
ing scorer coming into the
matchup, did his part in the guard
battle for the Nets. He had nine
fourth-quarter points and hit a
shot to put Brooklyn up 117 -112 with
17.8 seconds left.

Minnesota 125, Golden State 119
(OT):Andrew Wiggins scored 40
points, hitting the tying basket late
in regulation, and the Timber-
wolves overcame D’Angelo Rus-
sell’s career-high 52 points to beat
the Warriors.

at Denver 100, Philadelphia 97:
Nikola Jokic hit an off-balance 20-
foot shot with 1.2 seconds remain-
ing, helping the Nuggets rally from
a 21-point, fourth-quarter deficit to
stun the 76ers.

at Utah 103, Milwaukee 100:Bojan
Bogdanovic hit a three-pointer as
time expired for the last of his 33
points as the Jazz ended the
Bucks’ four-game winning streak.

Sacramento 121, at Atlanta 109:
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 20
points and hit two of his three-
pointers in a key fourth-quarter
flurry as the Kings fought off the
Hawks’ comeback attempt.

at Indiana 112, Detroit 106:T.J. Mc-
Connell, Domantas Sabonis and
T.J. Warren scored 17 points apiece
and the injury-riddled Pacers
moved above .500 for the first time
this season.

Cleveland 113, at Washington 100:
Tristan Thompson had 21 points
and 12 rebounds, Kevin Love added
16 points and 12 rebounds and the
Cavaliers beat the Wizards to end a
three-game skid.

at Orlando 118, Memphis 86:
Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 16
rebounds, Jonathan Isaac added
22 points and eight rebounds and
the Magic beat the Grizzlies to
snap a four-game losing streak.

Toronto 122, at New Orleans 104:
Pascal Siakam matched his career
high with 44 points and had 20 re-
bounds in the Raptors’ victory over
the Pelicans, who were led by for-
mer Laker Brandon Ingram’s 27
points.

New York 106, at Dallas 102:Mar-
cus Morris scored a season-high 29
points and the Knicks beat
Kristaps Porzingis in their first
game against the former corner-
stone of the franchise, holding off
the Mavericks.

at Lakers 95, Miami 80
— associated press

RESULTS

Lillard pours in 60,

but the Nets prevail

BROOKLYN 119

PORTLAND 115

Magic 118, Grizzlies 86

MEMPHIS

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Crowder ...........24 3-7 0-0 1-4 3 3 8

Jackson Jr. .......296-12 2-2 0-5 1 3 14

Valanciunas......216-11 1-1 0-9 0 1 15

Brooks ............22 0-7 3-3 1-4 1 2 3

Morant ............253-13 2-3 0-2 7 2 8

Guduric ...........24 2-4 0-0 1-3 1 2 6

Clarke .............245-12 2-2 1-6 1 2 13

Anderson .........20 1-4 1-2 0-1 3 2 4

Jones..............17 4-7 0-0 0-0 6 2 9

Hill .................17 2-6 0-0 0-2 0 2 6

Caboclo.............5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

Melton ..............5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 32-86 11-13 4-36 23 22 86

Shooting: Field goals, 37.2%; free throws, 84.6%

Three-point goals: 11-29 (Guduric 2-3, Hill 2-4, Valanciunas

2-4, Crowder 2-6, Anderson 1-2, Jones 1-2, Clarke 1-3, Brooks

0-1, Caboclo 0-1, Jackson Jr. 0-1, Melton 0-1, Morant 0-1).

Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 18 (22 PTS). Blocked

Shots: 5 (Brooks 2, Caboclo, Clarke, Guduric). Turnovers: 18

(Morant 6, Valanciunas 4, Jones 3, Jackson Jr. 2, Anderson,

Clarke, Hill). Steals: 3 (Anderson, Crowder, Jones). Technical

Fouls: None.

ORLANDO

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Gordon............317-11 3-3 1-4 2 2 17

Isaac...............299-11 3-4 1-8 0 3 22

Vucevic............319-16 4-5 3-16 6 0 23

Fournier...........277-13 3-3 0-7 6 3 19

Fultz................23 2-7 3-4 0-2 1 0 7

Cartr-Willms.....25 1-7 3-4 1-6 3 4 6

Augustin..........245-11 2-2 2-3 2 1 13

Aminu .............18 1-6 2-2 0-4 2 2 5

Bamba............13 2-7 0-0 3-3 1 2 4

Iwundu ..............8 0-3 0-0 0-2 1 0 0

Jefferson............3 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 2

Birch.................3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 44-93 23-27 12-57 24 17 118

Shooting: Field goals, 47.3%; free throws, 85.2%

Three-point goals: 7-28 (Fournier 2-4, Augustin 1-3, Carter-

Williams 1-3, Isaac 1-3, Vucevic 1-3, Aminu 1-5, Fultz 0-1,

Iwundu 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Bamba 0-3). Team Rebounds: 6.

Team Turnovers: 9 (16 PTS). Blocked Shots: 10 (Isaac 4, Fultz 2,

Aminu, Bamba, Fournier, Vucevic). Turnovers: 9 (Fultz 3, Gor-

don 2, Augustin, Carter-Williams, Isaac, Vucevic). Steals: 10

(Aminu 2, Fultz 2, Vucevic 2, Bamba, Carter-Williams, Gordon,

Isaac). Technical Fouls: None.

Memphis 15 33 30 8— 86

Orlando 27 24 33 34— 118

A—17,021. T—2:07. O—Justin Van Duyne, Sean Corbin, Karl

Lane

Kings 121, Hawks 109

SACRAMENTO

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Barnes ............355-10 4-6 3-4 4 2 16

Bjelica.............19 5-7 0-0 0-0 3 2 13

Holmes............29 1-4 0-0 2-9 1 1 2

Fox .................296-10 5-6 1-4 9 3 17

Hield ...............259-17 1-1 1-5 1 1 22

Joseph ............28 4-8 0-0 0-4 4 2 9

Bogdanovic ......28 6-9 3-3 0-4 5 2 20

Ariza...............23 5-7 0-0 0-2 0 4 14

Dedmon..........11 0-2 4-4 2-3 0 1 4

Giles III.............7 1-2 2-2 0-1 0 1 4

Totals 42-76 19-22 9-36 27 19 121

Shooting: Field goals, 55.3%; free throws, 86.4%

Three-point goals: 18-31 (Bogdanovic 5-6, Ariza 4-6, Bjelica

3-4, Hield 3-8, Barnes 2-4, Joseph 1-2, Dedmon 0-1). Team

Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 14 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 7

(Joseph 2, Bogdanovic, Fox, Giles III, Hield, Holmes). Turn-

overs: 14 (Fox 5, Ariza 3, Bogdanovic 2, Hield 2, Bjelica, Jo-

seph). Steals: 7 (Ariza 2, Barnes 2, Bjelica, Bogdanovic, Fox).

Technical Fouls: coach Kings (Defensive three second), 9:54

fourth.

ATLANTA

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Hunter .............22 2-7 0-0 0-2 2 1 4

Parker .............3211-18 2-2 4-8 2 2 25

Len .................21 2-4 0-2 1-7 0 2 4

Reddish ...........21 3-8 0-0 0-1 1 2 7

Young..............3912-22 3-3 2-2 12 0 30

Huerter ............296-10 1-1 1-3 4 1 17

Bembry ...........24 2-6 1-2 1-3 2 4 5

Carter..............16 2-2 1-2 1-3 0 4 5

Jones..............14 4-6 0-2 1-1 0 2 8

Fernando...........9 1-2 0-0 0-3 0 1 2

Wallace .............7 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 2

Totals 46-87 8-14 11-34 23 19 109

Shooting: Field goals, 52.9%; free throws, 57.1%

Three-point goals: 9-28 (Huerter 4-7, Young 3-10, Reddish

1-2, Parker 1-5, Bembry 0-1, Jones 0-1, Hunter 0-2). Team

Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 12 (21 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6

(Len 3, Carter, Parker, Reddish). Turnovers: 12 (Young 5, Fer-

nando 2, Jones 2, Bembry, Hunter, Reddish). Steals: 8 (Young

5, Bembry, Parker, Reddish). Technical Fouls: Young, 9:41

third.

Sacramento 31 32 2830— 121

Atlanta 24 23 3626— 109

A—16,447. T—2:06. O—Kevin Scott, J.T. Orr, Mousa Dagher

Raptors 122, Pelicans 104

TORONTO

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Anunoby ..........297-13 2-2 2-7 4 2 21

Siakam............3817-28 5-5 3-10 4 4 44

Gasol ..............29 1-6 2-2 0-7 1 4 5

Lowry ..............16 2-5 0-0 0-2 5 0 6

VanVleet ..........363-15 3-4 0-5 11 3 12

Powell .............296-10 4-5 0-4 0 2 18

Davis ..............16 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0

Boucher...........13 1-6 3-4 3-8 1 2 5

Ibaka ..............12 3-6 2-2 1-6 0 1 8

Thomas ...........12 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 3

M.Miller .............4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0

Johnson.............1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 41-93 21-24 10-53 27 24 122

Shooting: Field goals, 44.1%; free throws, 87.5%

Three-point goals: 19-43 (Anunoby 5-7, Siakam 5-10, Van-

Vleet 3-10, Powell 2-4, Lowry 2-5, Thomas 1-2, Gasol 1-3, Bou-

cher 0-1, Davis 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 17

(21 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Anunoby, Boucher, Gasol). Turn-

overs: 17 (Siakam 4, Gasol 3, VanVleet 3, Thomas 2, Anunoby,

Davis, Ibaka, Lowry, Powell). Steals: 9 (VanVleet 2, Anunoby,

Boucher, Davis, Gasol, Lowry, Powell, Thomas). Technical

Fouls: coach Raptors (Defensive three second), 11:07 third

NEW ORLEANS

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Ingram.............3110-25 4-4 2-7 1 5 27

Melli...............10 0-2 2-2 0-0 0 2 2

Okafor.............14 3-3 0-0 0-3 2 1 6

Ball.................22 2-8 0-0 1-4 2 0 5

Holiday............306-13 3-5 1-6 6 0 16

Favors .............18 2-4 0-0 6-10 1 1 4

Jackson ...........185-12 1-2 2-2 1 3 13

Moore.............17 4-7 1-1 1-5 1 2 9

Hart ................16 1-9 0-0 0-3 0 2 2

Redick.............16 0-1 1-2 0-3 1 0 1

Alxndr-Walker....16 4-8 2-2 0-2 4 2 13

Hayes..............14 2-3 0-3 1-6 0 1 4

Williams..........11 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 4 2

Totals 40-99 14-21 14-53 21 23 104

Shooting: Field goals, 40.4%; free throws, 66.7%

Three-point goals: 10-41 (Alexander-Walker 3-5, Ingram 3-

10, Jackson 2-5, Holiday 1-4, Ball 1-5, Melli 0-2, Moore 0-2,

Williams 0-2, Hart 0-6). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 18

(25 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Okafor 3, Hayes, Ingram, Melli).

Turnovers: 18 (Ball 4, Ingram 3, Alexander-Walker 2, Holiday 2,

Jackson 2, Okafor 2, Favors, Melli, Redick). Steals: 7 (Holiday

3, Ball 2, Ingram, Jackson). Technical Fouls: Williams, 10:16

fourth.

Toronto 30 45 2225— 122

New Orleans 30 23 2229— 104

A—16,337. T—2:12. O—Nate Green, Brian Forte, Rodney

Mott

Nuggets 100, 76ers 97

PHILADELPHIA

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

T.Harris............336-14 1-2 1-10 4 2 13

Horford ............313-12 0-2 2-10 4 3 8

Embiid ............286-17 5-7 5-15 2 6 19

Neto...............30 5-6 0-0 0-2 6 0 13

Richardson.......323-10 0-0 0-0 5 1 7

Korkmaz..........24 4-6 1-2 0-2 1 1 12

Scott...............18 1-5 1-1 2-4 0 3 3

Burke ..............17 2-7 0-0 0-1 3 0 5

Ennis III...........15 3-3 0-2 1-4 1 0 6

O’Quinn .............7 5-6 0-1 0-1 2 3 11

Totals 38-86 8-17 11-49 28 19 97

Shooting: Field goals, 44.2%; free throws, 47.1%

Three-point goals: 13-26 (Korkmaz 3-3, Neto 3-3, Embiid

2-4, Horford 2-7, O’Quinn 1-1, Burke 1-2, Richardson 1-2, T.Har-

ris 0-2, Scott 0-2). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 17 (21

PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Horford 2, T.Harris 2, Burke, Embiid,

Neto, Richardson). Turnovers: 17 (Embiid 8, Korkmaz 2, Neto

2, Richardson 2, Horford, O’Quinn, T.Harris). Steals: 8 (Rich-

ardson 2, Scott 2, T.Harris 2, Ennis III, Horford). Technical

Fouls: Burke, 8:21 second.

DENVER

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Barton.............368-12 2-3 0-7 1 1 20

Millsap ............344-11 4-4 2-8 2 3 15

Jokic...............3710-22 4-5 2-10 6 4 26

G.Harris ...........34 2-9 0-0 1-3 3 1 5

Murray.............3710-18 1-1 1-6 11 2 22

Morris .............16 1-4 0-0 1-2 1 1 2

Grant ..............13 1-4 2-2 0-0 1 0 4

Plumlee ...........10 1-3 0-2 0-3 1 3 2

Porter Jr.............8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2

Beasley .............7 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 2

Craig.................4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0

Totals 39-87 13-17 7-41 28 16 100

Shooting: Field goals, 44.8%; free throws, 76.5%

Three-point goals: 9-22 (Millsap 3-4, Barton 2-4, Jokic 2-9,

G.Harris 1-1, Murray 1-3, Porter Jr. 0-1). Team Rebounds: 7.

Team Turnovers: 10 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 11 (Grant 2, Jokic

2, Millsap 2, Murray 2, Plumlee 2, Barton). Turnovers: 10

(Plumlee 3, Barton 2, Murray 2, Beasley, Jokic, Morris). Steals:

10 (Barton 2, Jokic 2, Millsap 2, Plumlee 2, G.Harris, Murray).

Technical Fouls: Jokic, 4:18 first.

Philadelphia 24 33 27 13— 97

Denver 18 24 23 35— 100

A—19,520. T—2:12. O—Brandon Adair, Scott Wall, Ed Malloy

Nets 119, Trail Blazers 115

BROOKLYN

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Harris..............305-12 2-2 3-5 1 2 14

Prince.............21 1-6 0-0 2-7 0 5 3

Allen...............35 4-8 4-8 3-9 1 2 12

Irving ..............3812-27 5-5 1-3 6 3 33

LeVert..............292-13 2-3 0-9 5 4 7

Dinwiddie ........3411-18 6-7 1-5 4 3 34

Temple ............19 2-7 0-0 1-4 0 1 6

Nwaba ............12 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 2 0

Claxton ............12 3-5 2-5 5-6 1 2 8

Musa................5 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 2

Totals 41-99 21-30 16-51 18 25 119

Shooting: Field goals, 41.4%; free throws, 70.0%

Three-point goals: 16-37 (Dinwiddie 6-10, Irving

4-8, Harris 2-4, Temple 2-6, Prince 1-3, LeVert 1-4,

Musa 0-2). Team Rebounds: 13. Team Turnovers: 9 (14

PTS). Blocked Shots: 9 (Allen 5, Harris, Irving, LeVert,

Nwaba). Turnovers: 9 (LeVert 3, Prince 2, Dinwiddie,

Irving, Nwaba, Temple). Steals: 6 (Allen, Dinwiddie,

Irving, Nwaba, Prince, Temple). Technical Fouls: None.

PORTLAND

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Hezonja...........19 2-9 2-2 3-9 1 2 6

Hood................6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0

Whiteside.........344-10 2-2 4-15 1 2 10

Lillard..............4019-33 15-15 0-4 5 1 60

McCollum ........394-19 0-0 2-5 0 4 8

Simons............355-14 3-4 0-4 2 1 15

Bazemore ........18 1-2 0-0 0-3 2 2 3

Little...............18 3-5 2-2 1-3 0 4 8

Trent Jr.............13 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 0 3

Labissiere ..........8 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 5 2

Tolliver...............4 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0

Totals 40-97 24-25 13-48 11 24 115

Shooting: Field goals, 41.2%; free throws, 96.0%

Three-point goals: 11-30 (Lillard 7-16, Simons 2-7,

Bazemore 1-1, Trent Jr. 1-3, Hezonja 0-1, McCollum

0-2). Team Rebounds: 13. Team Turnovers: 10 (9 PTS).

Blocked Shots: 9 (Whiteside 5, McCollum 2, Little, Si-

mons). Turnovers: 10 (Bazemore 2, Labissiere 2, Lillard

2, McCollum 2, Hezonja, Trent Jr.). Steals: 3 (Hezonja,

Little, McCollum). Technical Fouls: None.

Brooklyn 26 28 35 30— 119

Portland 20 29 37 29— 115

A—20,089. T—2:19. O—Scott Twardoski, Zach

Zarba, Mitchell Ervin

NBA

TODAY’S GAMES

Favorite Line Underdog Time
at San Antonio 1 Boston 2 p.m.
New Orleans 11 ⁄^2 at Charlotte 4 p.m.
at Oklahoma City 12 Golden State 5 p.m.
Dallas 41 ⁄ 2 at Memphis 5 p.m.
Houston 61 ⁄ 2 at Chicago 5 p.m.

Pacers 112, Pistons 106

DETROIT

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Morris .............255-10 1-1 0-2 2 3 13

Snell ...............334-10 0-0 2-2 2 3 11

Drummond.......336-14 3-4 1-13 8 5 15

Brown .............375-13 0-2 4-6 4 5 10

Kennard..........4111-21 3-3 1-6 5 4 29

Galloway..........315-11 6-6 1-3 3 2 19

Mykhailiuk .......16 2-4 2-2 0-2 2 0 7

Wood ..............10 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 0

Maker .............10 1-2 0-0 1-4 0 4 2

Totals 39-86 15-18 10-40 27 26 106

Shooting: Field goals, 45.3%; free throws, 83.3%

Three-point goals: 13-33 (Kennard 4-9, Galloway 3-6, Snell

3-8, Morris 2-5, Mykhailiuk 1-2, Brown 0-1, Drummond 0-2).

Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 15 (22 PTS). Blocked

Shots: 4 (Maker 2, Drummond, Galloway). Turnovers: 15

(Drummond 4, Brown 2, Maker 2, Morris 2, Snell 2, Kennard,

Mykhailiuk, Wood). Steals: 6 (Brown 3, Maker, Morris, Snell).

Technical Fouls: None.

INDIANA

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Sampson.........27 4-5 2-3 1-2 0 3 10

Warren ............327-16 3-3 2-4 0 3 17

Sabonis ...........386-14 5-6 4-14 6 4 17

Brogdon..........324-11 3-3 0-6 2 3 11

A.Holiday .........28 2-7 2-2 2-6 5 0 6

J.Holiday..........30 4-7 6-7 0-6 0 2 16

McConnell........218-10 1-1 1-5 9 0 17

McDermott .......196-11 0-0 0-0 1 1 14

Leaf..................8 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 4

Totals 43-83 22-25 10-44 23 16 112

Shooting: Field goals, 51.8%; free throws, 88.0%

Three-point goals: 4-15 (McDermott 2-3, J.Holiday 2-5,

Brogdon 0-1, Sampson 0-1, Warren 0-1, A.Holiday 0-2, Sabonis

0-2). Team Rebounds: 1. Team Turnovers: 12 (15 PTS). Blocked

Shots: 8 (J.Holiday 4, McConnell, Sabonis, Sampson, Warren).

Turnovers: 12 (A.Holiday 3, Brogdon 3, Warren 2, J.Holiday,

McDermott, Sabonis, Sampson). Steals: 6 (A.Holiday 2, Brog-

don 2, Sampson, Warren). Technical Fouls: None.

Detroit 35 18 19 34— 106

Indiana 27 30 28 27— 112

A—15,544. T—2:15. O—Tom Washington, Tyler Ford, Jenna

Schroeder

Cavaliers 113, Wizards 100

CLEVELAND

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Love................28 3-610-13 2-12 2 3 16

Osman............37 5-9 0-0 1-3 4 2 11

Thompson........358-12 5-6 9-12 3 2 21

Garland ...........316-11 2-2 1-2 6 1 15

Sexton.............317-19 0-0 1-2 1 4 16

Clarkson..........214-14 1-1 2-4 0 2 10

Porter Jr...........215-11 3-3 0-3 0 1 13

Nance Jr..........20 1-2 2-2 1-7 1 0 4

Dellavedova......11 2-6 2-2 0-3 1 2 7

Totals 41-90 25-29 17-48 18 17 113

Shooting: Field goals, 45.6%; free throws, 86.2%

Three-point goals: 6-27 (Sexton 2-5, Garland 1-2,

Osman 1-3, Dellavedova 1-4, Clarkson 1-7, Love 0-3,

Porter Jr. 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 12

(11 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Love 2, Thompson 2,

Nance Jr.). Turnovers: 12 (Love 3, Garland 2, Osman 2,

Thompson 2, Dellavedova, Porter Jr., Sexton). Steals:

10 (Thompson 3, Garland 2, Osman 2, Clarkson,

Nance Jr., Porter Jr.). Technical Fouls: Clarkson, 8:10

fourth.

WASHINGTON

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Brown Jr...........19 1-8 0-0 5-6 1 2 3

Hachimura.......3510-13 1-2 4-7 3 3 21

Bryant .............3311-16 1-2 3-8 4 2 23

Beal................388-21 1-2 1-5 9 3 20

Thomas ...........28 5-9 0-0 0-2 5 3 11

Bertans ...........262-10 0-0 0-3 0 1 5

Smith..............19 3-4 0-0 0-1 3 1 7

Miles...............15 0-7 0-0 1-5 0 2 0

Wagner............14 4-6 0-0 2-8 0 4 8

McRae ..............9 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 3 2

Totals 45-96 3-6 17-47 26 24 100

Shooting: Field goals, 46.9%; free throws, 50.0%

Three-point goals: 7-31 (Beal 3-9, Smith 1-1, Brown

Jr. 1-2, Thomas 1-4, Bertans 1-8, Wagner 0-1, Bryant

0-3, Miles 0-3). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers:

18 (19 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Wagner 3, Bertans,

Bryant). Turnovers: 18 (Beal 4, Brown Jr. 3, Bryant 3,

Thomas 3, Hachimura 2, McRae 2, Wagner). Steals: 5

(Brown Jr. 2, Hachimura 2, Bryant). Technical Fouls:

coach Wizards (Defensive three second), 11:33 sec-

ond

Cleveland 30 37 2125— 113

Washington 26 26 3216— 100

A—16,946. T—2:13. O—Dedric Taylor, Josh Tiven,

Ben Taylor

T’wolves 125, Warriors 119, OT

GOLDEN STATE

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Paschall...........333-10 6-6 0-1 1 6 12

Robinson III......41 3-7 0-0 3-7 2 4 6

Cauley-Stein.....24 2-5 0-0 2-8 0 2 4

Poole..............253-10 2-2 0-1 0 1 9

Russell............4019-37 7-8 0-9 5 0 52

Burks..............315-10 6-6 2-9 1 3 18

Lee .................26 1-8 0-0 1-2 3 3 2

Spellman.........15 2-8 2-2 4-5 3 2 6

Chriss..............12 4-6 0-0 1-3 2 3 8

Bowman..........12 1-2 0-0 0-4 1 2 2

Totals 43-103 23-24 13-49 18 26 119

Shooting: Field goals, 41.7%; free throws, 95.8%

Three-point goals: 10-35 (Russell 7-17, Burks 2-6,

Poole 1-6, Paschall 0-1, Spellman 0-2, Lee 0-3). Team

Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 19 (29 PTS). Blocked

Shots: 9 (Cauley-Stein 3, Burks 2, Russell 2, Poole,

Spellman). Turnovers: 19 (Burks 3, Paschall 3, Russell

3, Cauley-Stein 2, Chriss 2, Robinson III 2, Spellman

2, Lee, Poole). Steals: 11 (Lee 3, Russell 3, Robinson III

2, Cauley-Stein, Chriss, Poole). Technical Fouls: None.

MINNESOTA

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Covington.........355-15 5-5 2-11 0 2 17

Graham...........32 4-7 0-0 1-3 2 1 8

Towns..............357-17 4-6 5-14 4 5 20

Culver..............22 0-5 2-4 0-4 4 3 2

Wiggins ...........4417-33 4-8 1-5 7 4 40

Okogie.............315-10 3-4 5-7 1 5 14

Layman ...........296-13 0-0 2-5 0 1 14

McLaughlin ......15 1-4 1-1 0-3 0 2 3

Vonleh...............9 2-4 0-0 4-6 1 0 4

Dieng................7 1-3 1-1 0-1 1 0 3

Totals 48-111 20-29 20-59 20 23 125

Shooting: Field goals, 43.2%; free throws, 69.0%

Three-point goals: 9-36 (Layman 2-5, Towns 2-6,

Wiggins 2-7, Covington 2-10, Okogie 1-3, Graham 0-1,

Culver 0-2, McLaughlin 0-2). Team Rebounds: 14.

Team Turnovers: 17 (18 PTS). Blocked Shots: 10 (Cov-

ington 3, Wiggins 3, Dieng, Layman, Okogie, Towns).

Turnovers: 17 (Graham 3, Vonleh 3, Layman 2, Mc-

Laughlin 2, Okogie 2, Towns 2, Covington, Culver, Di-

eng). Steals: 10 (Covington 5, Graham 2, Okogie 2,

McLaughlin). Technical Fouls: Okogie, 1:34 second.

Golden State 31 30 25 24 9— 119

Minnesota 29 31 20 30 15— 125

A—15,647. T—2:41. O—John Butler, Tre Maddox,

Tony Brothers

Knicks 106, Mavericks 102

NEW YORK

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Morris Sr. .........4010-22 5-6 3-9 3 2 29

Randle ............367-16 5-8 1-8 4 2 21

Gibson ............27 5-6 2-4 4-8 1 5 12

Barrett.............34 1-9 1-6 0-8 4 3 3

Ntilikina...........375-12 0-0 2-6 4 3 14

Portis ..............245-15 3-5 4-12 1 0 14

Trier................16 1-3 2-2 0-1 2 4 4

Knox II.............14 2-4 0-0 0-3 0 0 6

Dotson..............6 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 3

Totals 37-89 18-31 14-56 19 20 106

Shooting: Field goals, 41.6%; free throws, 58.1%

Three-point goals: 14-28 (Ntilikina 4-5, Morris Sr. 4-8, Knox

II 2-2, Randle 2-8, Dotson 1-1, Portis 1-3, Barrett 0-1). Team

Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 12 (5 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3

(Ntilikina 3). Turnovers: 12 (Randle 4, Morris Sr. 2, Barrett,

Dotson, Gibson, Ntilikina, Portis, Trier). Steals: 9 (Ntilikina 4,

Gibson, Morris Sr., Portis, Randle, Trier). Technical Fouls: None.

DALLAS

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Finney-Smith....21 1-4 0-0 1-3 1 1 3

Porzingis..........3511-22 2-3 0-9 0 6 28

Powell .............27 0-1 1-2 2-5 0 3 1

Doncic ............3513-26 9-9 1-14 10 5 38

Lee...................4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2

Kleber .............29 3-6 0-0 1-5 0 1 8

Wright .............25 1-5 0-0 1-4 2 1 2

Hardaway Jr. .....235-15 1-2 0-2 1 1 14

Brunson...........16 1-4 1-1 0-3 4 0 3

Curry...............12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0

Jackson .............7 1-5 0-0 1-2 0 0 3

Totals 37-90 14-17 7-47 18 21 102

Shooting: Field goals, 41.1%; free throws, 82.4%

Three-point goals: 14-44 (Porzingis 4-8, Hardaway Jr. 3-10,

Doncic 3-11, Kleber 2-5, Jackson 1-2, Finney-Smith 1-4, Brun-

son 0-2, Wright 0-2). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 13

(15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Porzingis 5, Wright). Turnovers: 13

(Doncic 8, Brunson 2, Hardaway Jr., Porzingis, Wright). Steals:

4 (Brunson, Curry, Kleber, Powell). Technical Fouls: None.

New York 36 25 2322— 106

Dallas 28 29 2322— 102

A—20,257. T—2:17. O—Simone Jelks, Curtis Blair, David

Guthrie

Jazz 103, Bucks 100

MILWAUKEE

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

G.Antetknmpo...36 10-22 8-13 4-13 4 6 30

Middleton........378-22 5-5 2-11 0 4 26

B.Lopez...........16 2-6 0-0 1-4 1 5 5

Bledsoe...........328-20 5-5 1-8 5 1 22

Matthews .........22 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 3

Hill .................22 0-2 2-3 2-3 1 1 2

Brown .............22 3-8 1-2 3-8 1 1 7

R.Lopez...........14 2-4 1-2 1-1 0 2 5

DiVincenzo.......13 0-4 0-0 1-3 0 3 0

Korver .............11 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 0

Ilyasova .............8 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0

Wilson...............2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 34-95 22-30 16-54 14 26 100

Shooting: Field goals, 35.8%; free throws, 73.3%

Three-point goals: 10-36 (Middleton 5-8, G.Antetokounmpo

2-6, Matthews 1-1, B.Lopez 1-5, Bledsoe 1-6, Hill 0-1, DiVin-

cenzo 0-2, Ilyasova 0-2, Wilson 0-2, Brown 0-3). Team Re-

bounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 12 (18 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4

(G.Antetokounmpo 2, Bledsoe, Brown). Turnovers: 12 (G.An-

tetokounmpo 5, Middleton 3, DiVincenzo, Hill, Korver,

R.Lopez). Steals: 8 (Brown 2, G.Antetokounmpo 2, Hill 2,

B.Lopez, DiVincenzo). Technical Fouls: None.

UTAH

Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T

Bogdanovic ......379-19 10-10 0-5 0 1 33

O’Neale...........36 4-6 0-0 0-11 2 4 11

Gobert.............36 1-2 6-10 3-17 0 5 8

Conley.............317-15 1-2 1-3 3 4 20

Mitchell...........388-22 1-1 1-5 6 3 19

Ingles ..............20 0-5 1-2 0-5 3 3 1

Green..............15 1-6 0-0 2-2 0 3 2

Niang ..............11 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2

Bradley............11 3-6 1-4 4-8 1 2 7

Totals 34-84 20-29 11-56 15 27 103

Shooting: Field goals, 40.5%; free throws, 69.0%

Three-point goals: 15-36 (Conley 5-9, Bogdanovic 5-10,

O’Neale 3-4, Mitchell 2-4, Niang 0-2, Ingles 0-3, Green 0-4).

Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 20 (21 PTS). Blocked

Shots: 1 (Gobert). Turnovers: 20 (Mitchell 8, Bogdanovic 3,

Gobert 3, Conley 2, Ingles 2, Bradley, Green). Steals: 3 (Brad-

ley, Mitchell, O’Neale). Technical Fouls: coach Jazz (Defensive

three second), 00:42 third.

Milwaukee 16 19 39 26— 100

Utah 30 25 26 22— 103

A—18,306. T—2:33. O—James Williams, Leroy Richardson,

Mark Ayotte

In a league where three-point

shooting has exploded, not making

shots from deep is an instant red

flag.

Since the start of last season,

teams have made four or fewer

three-pointers in a game 46 times.

Only seven times did they win. So

when the Clippers made only four

of 23 Thursday yet beat Portland,

107-101, backup center Montrezl

Harrell took it as a sign.

“It shows our will,” Harrell said.

It also showed the latest exam-

ple why so many around the Clip-

pers are pleased nine games into

the season.

Despite the NBA’s third-worst

three-point accuracy over the last

five games, a starting lineup that

has fallen victim to slow starts and

an injury to the patella tendon in

Kawhi Leonard’s left knee that has

kept the superstar from playing on

consecutive nights, the Clippers

mostly have weathered an opening

stretch that was expected to be one

of their toughest, considering Paul

George has not played a minute

while recovering from offseason

shoulder surgeries.

The Clippers have not played

their best. Nevertheless, they have

the NBA’s eighth-best net rating

and a 6-3 record against a schedule

rated by ESPN as the league’s sec-

ond toughest.

“If you can win a game and not

play well offensively, that says a lot

about your team,” coach Doc Riv-

ers said.

Added forward Patrick Patter-

son: “And pretty soon, we add Paul

into the mix.”

For the Clippers, the cavalry

coming soon is the 6-foot-9 George,

who still plans to participate in his

most “live” competition of the sea-

son at Saturday’s practice, with

the hope that the five-time All-

NBA forward could make his Clip-

pers debut sometime in the coming

week. The team hosts Toronto on

Monday, visits Houston on

Wednesday and New Orleans on

Thursday, then returns home to

face Atlanta on Saturday.

George’s addition is expected to

smooth out some of the Clippers’

rougher edges.

First of all, with career averages

of 19.8 points and 37.8% three-point

shooting, plus four NBA All-Defen-

sive team honors, George can help

prevent the steep drop-offs that

have occurred whenever Leonard

rests, assuming Rivers staggers

playing time to keep at least one

star always on the court.

With Leonard playing, the Clip-

pers are scoring 113.5 points per 100

possessions, their second-best of-

fensive rating, and allowing 96.9,

according to NBA.com. Those

numbers flip when he sits, with the

Clippers’ offensive rating dipping

to 103.3 and defensive rating bal-

looning to 111.4.

Second, George is another op-

tion to either hit shots or find team-

mates for open looks, removing

some of the burden that has fallen

to veteran guard Lou Williams

whenever Leonard is out. George

also is coming off a season in which

he averaged a career-best 2.2 steals

and can help stabilize the defense.

Of course, caution is required

upon George’s return. If Rivers im-

plements the so-called “sliding

lineup” he discussed during train-

ing camp, in which Leonard and

George would be constants and be

surrounded by different team-

mates based on the opponent, then

a transition period will begin as

roles are redefined.

Rivers previously said forward

Maurice Harkless, a reserve thus

far, fits best alongside the Clippers’

star duo because of his similar skill-

set as a long, switchable defender.

If that holds, then the team’s most-

used lineup could be shaken up,

with George and Harkless poten-

tially unseating shooting guard

Landry Shamet and forward Pat-

rick Patterson among starters.

Finally, George also will alter

how the Clippers close games.

After the Trail Blazers’ back-

court of Damian Lillard and C.J.

McCollum combined to make nine

of 16 third-quarter shots, the duo

attempted only one shot in the

paint and scored zero points in the

final 12 minutes.

To that defense, the Clippers

are eager to add George and his 6-

foot-11 wingspan.

The Clippers already boast the

NBA’s top offensive rating in clutch

situations, with Leonard and

Williams combining to average 18.6

fourth-quarter points per game.

“That Lou and [Leonard] com-

bination down the stretch was le-

thal,” Rivers said after the win over

Portland.

George’s offensive threat would

keep defenses from loading up to

stop either teammate.

“We know Lou’s capabilities as a

closer, and Kawhi’s capabilities as

a superstar,” Patterson said. “It’s

good to know that you have two

guys like that as of right now, until

Paul gets back, two guys who can

go out there and get their shot. Two

guys you can lean on.”

And soon, there will be three.

Ready to come to Clippers’ defense

That’s just one of the ways

George, whose season

debut is imminent, will

immediately improve L.A.

By Andrew Greif

PAUL GEORGEhas been a spectator during the Clippers’ strong start, but the All-Star forward is

nearing his season debut. Saturday’s practice is supposed to be his most “live” competition yet.

Ringo H.W. ChiuAssociated Press