The Boston Globe - 13.08.2019

D6 Sports The Boston Globe TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019

Baseball

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE North Division W L Pct. GB Scranton/W-B.........65 54 .546 — Rochester................60 59 .504 5 Buffalo .....................60 59 .504 5Syracuse..................59 60 .496 6 Lehigh Valley..........56 61 .479 8 Pawtucket...............52 66 .441 12½ South Division W L Pct. GB Gwinnett..................69 49 .585 —Durham....................67 52 .563 2½ Charlotte .................64 54 .542 5 Norfolk.....................48 70 .407 21 West Division Columbus ................67 51 .568 —W L Pct. GB Indianapolis ............58 60 .492 9 Toledo......................54 65 .454 13½ Louisville .................50 69 .420 17½ No Games Monday TUESDAY'S GAMES Durham at Syracuse.........................6:35Lehigh Valley at Louisville....................7 Scranton/W-B at Charlotte..............7:04 Rochester at Indianapolis................7:05 Norfolk at Pawtucket........................7:05 Toledo at Buffalo...............................7:05Columbus at Gwinnett......................7:05 WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Rochester at Indianapolis................1:35 Durham at Syracuse.........................6:35 Lehigh Valley at Louisville....................7Scranton/W-B at Charlotte..............7:04 Norfolk at Pawtucket........................7:05 Columbus at Gwinnett......................7:05 Toledo at Buffalo...............................7:05 EASTERN LEAGUE Eastern Division Reading....................32 20 .615 —W L Pct. GB Portland...................26 24 .520 5 Trenton....................26 26 .500 6 Binghamton ............24 29 .453 8½ Hartford...................22 27 .449 8½New Hampshire .....20 31 .392 11½ Western Division W L Pct. GB Erie ...........................36 15 .706 — Bowie .......................34 16 .680 1½Altoona.................... 23 28 .45 113 Harrisburg...............21 27 .438 13½ Akron........................20 30 .400 15½ Richmond ................20 31 .392 16 No Games Monday TUESDAY'S GAMES NH at Binghamton (2G)....................5:35Richmond at Bowie (2G)..................5:35 Altoona at Harrisburg.......................6:30 Reading at Erie..................................7:05 Trenton at Akron...............................7:05 Portland at Hartford.........................7:05WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Portland at Hartford (2G)................6:05 Altoona at Harrisburg.......................6:30 New Hampshire at Binghamton.....6:35 Richmond at Bowie...........................7:05Reading at Erie..................................7:05 Trenton at Akron...............................7:05 NY-PENN LEAGUE Stedler Division W L Pct. GB Lowell.......................32 25 .561 — Connecticut.............26 30 .464 5½Vermont...................25 32 .439 7 Tri-City.....................24 32 .429 7½ McNamara Division W L Pct. GB Hudson Valley........34 22 .607 — Brooklyn ..................32 23 .582 1½Aberdeen.................31 26 .544 3½ Staten Island.......... 29 27 .518 5 PinckneyDivision W L Pct. GB BataWest Virginia..........30 25 .545 2via..................... 33 24 .579— State College..........28 28 .500 4½ Mahoning Valley....26 30 .464 6½ Williamsport ...........22 35 .386 11 Auburn.....................21 34 .382 11 MONDAY'S RESULTS West Virginia 4.........................Auburn 3Brooklyn 4.......................Staten Island 1 Mahoning Valley 5...................Batavia 0 Tri-City 7............................Connecticut 5 Lowell 6.........................Hudson Valley 2 Aberdeen 7..............................Vermont 0State College 4................Williamsport 2 TUESDAY'S GAMES Auburn at West Virginia..................6:35 Brooklyn at Staten Island.....................7 Mahoning Valley at Batavia............7:05Tri-City at Connecticut.....................7:05 Williamsport at State College.........7:05 Aberdeen at Vermont.......................7:05 Hudson Valley at Lowell..................7:05 Williamsport at Auburn.........................7WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Lowell at Staten Island..........................7 Aberdeen at Tri-City..............................7 West Virginia at Batavia..................7:05 Hudson Valley at Connecticut........7:05Mahoning Valley at State College.7:05 Brooklyn at Vermont........................7:05 Lowell, 6-2 HUDSON VAL AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Edwards rfHiottcf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .208 400100 .268 McGowan 1b 401003 .271 Embry c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .218 Trevinodh 402001.294 Sogard ssMallard 3b 400001401002 .260.254 Diazlf 300002 .219 Pedroza 2b 300001 .191 Totals 33 272012 LOWELLJimenez cf AB R H BI BB SO Avg. 512102 .368 Cannon dh 5 0 2 2 0 2 .248 Erro2b 300010 .281 Scott1b 311001 .263

Northcut 3bGroshans c (^3210102) 11220.212.204
Decker rf 401000.236
Flores ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .198
Bandylf 412102.169
Totals 32 6 1 0659
Hudson Valley100 001 000 — 2 7 0
LowellLOB..............—Hudson Valley 5, Lowell 8.000 022 02x — 6 10 1
2B—Edwards, Cannon, Decker, Jime-
nez, Scott.3B—Northcut.HR—.SB—
Edwards.DP—Hudson Val. 2; Lowell 1.
Hudson Val. IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Whittle 2‚ 10032 0.83
Doxakis 2„ 32202 2.82
Gau 364425 4.38
Lowell IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Murphy 421005 0.82
Scroggins 100002 5.73
Suero 451105 3.41
HBP—by Whittle, by Murphy.WP—
Whittle.Umpires—Home, Tre Jester;
First, Jesse Busch.T—2:32.A—2,102.
LITTLE LEAGUE
SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES
Quarter Finals
MONDAY’S RESULTS
East Region 0......................Oregon D4 2Southeast 4...............................Central 0
Southwest 1..................Latin America 0
West...................................Europe-Africa
TUESDAY’S GAMESSemi-Finals
Asia-Pacific vs. Canada consolation...1
East Region vs. Oregon D4 Region......7
TBA.......................................................9:30
Championship.......................................10WEDNESDAY’S GAME
BASEBALL WORLD SERIES
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Caribbean vs. Australia.........................1
Southeast vs. NEW ENGLAND..............3Latin America vs. Asia-Pacific.............5
Great Lakes vs. Midwest.......................7
Soccer
NWSL
Portland.................8 3 6 30 33 21
Chicago..................9 5 2 29 27 19North Carolina......8 4 4 28 31 17
Reign FC.................7 4 5 26 15 18
Utah........................7 6 3 24 17 15
Houston..................6 7 4 22 11 26Washington...........6 6 3 21 19 15
Orlando..................3 10 2 11 16 32
Sky Blue FC...........2 11 3 9 10 22
NOTE: Three pts for victory, one for tie.
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Portland 2.....................North Carolina 1
Utah 3......................................Reign FC 1
WEDNESDAY’S GAME
Chicago at Sky Blue FC.........................7
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Utah at Orlando.................................7:30
Washington at Portland.................10:30
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts. GF GA
Philadelphia ........13 7 6 45 48 38
Atlanta .................13 9 3 42 43 30D.C. United ..........10 7 9 39 34 32
NYC FC.................10 5 8 38 41 31
New York.............11 10 4 37 43 38
NEW ENGLAND.....9 9 7 34 37 44Montreal ..............10 13 3 33 36 47
Toronto FC.............9 10 6 33 39 41
Orlando City..........8 11 6 30 33 34
Chicago..................7 10 9 30 38 37
Columbus...............7 14 5 26 27 39Cincinnati ..............5 17 3 18 25 57
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Los Angeles FC...17 3 4 55 65 25
Seattle..................11 7 6 39 38 34
Minnesota............11 8 5 38 42 35
San Jose...............11 8 5 38 41 36
LA Galaxy ............12 11 1 37 31 36Real Salt Lake.....11 9 4 37 35 32
FC Dallas..............10 9 6 36 36 31
Portland...............10 9 4 34 38 34
Houston..................9 13 3 30 35 41Kansas City ...........7 10 7 28 37 43
Colorado ................7 12 5 26 41 49
Vancouver .............5 12 9 24 26 45
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
Atlanta 2..................New York City FC 1
Philadelphia 2..........................Houston 1
D.C. United 2.........................LA Galaxy 1
Los Angeles FC 4..................New York 2
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Kansas City at Orlando City............7:30
Colorado at Minnesota United.............8
Seattle at Real Salt Lake.....................10
FC Dallas at LA Galaxy...................10:30
Chicago at Portland.............................11
NASCAR
MONSTER ENERGY CUP
Points Leaders Through Aug. 11

Kyle Busch.......................................892

Joey Logano.....................................872

Kevin Harvick..................................822

Denny Hamlin..................................815

Martin Truex Jr. .............................805
6.7. Chase Elliott....................................711BradKeselowski............................. 754

Kurt Busch.......................................701

Ryan Blaney.....................................654

Alex Bowman................................653

Aric Almirola.................................645

William Byron................................642

Kyle Larson....................................624

Erik Jones.......................................623

Ryan Newman...............................569

Clint Bowyer..................................559

Daniel Suarez................................553

Jimmie Johnson............................54719. Paul Menard..................................506

Chris Buescher..............................486

Latest line NFL Preseason Thursday Favorite................Pts. ............UnderdogAt Jacksonville.....3 ....................Phila. At Atlanta..............1 ................NY Jets At Washington.....4 ...........Cincinnati At Baltimore.........4½ ...........Green Bay At Arizona.............4 ...............Oakland Friday At Carolina............3 .................Buffalo At NY Giants.........1½ ...............Chicago At Tampa Bay......3½ ..................Miami Saturday At Indianapolis.....3 ............Cleveland NEW ENGLAND.....3 .....At Tennessee Dallas.....................2½ ........At LA RamsAt Pittsburgh.....PK ........Kansas City At Houston...........4½ .................Detroit Sunday At La Chargers.....3 ......New Orleans At Minnesota........3½ .................Seattle

Tennis

CINCINNATI MASTERS at Cincinatti, Ohio SINGLES Men’s First Round (14), 6-4, 7-6 (6).; Adrian MannarinoRadu Albot, Moldova def. Marin Cilic def. Cristian Garin, 6-4, 6-1.; Miomir Ke- cmanovic def. Felix Auger-Aliassime, 6-3, 6-3.; Lucas Pouille def. Denis Kud- la, 6-3, 7-6 (6).; Yoshihito Nishioka def.Jordan Thompson, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.; Rich- ard Gasquet def. Andy Murray, 6-4, 6-4.; Sam Querrey def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1).; Juan IgnacioLondero def. Matteo Berretini, 7-6 (3), 6-3.; Guido Pella def. Casper Ruud, 7-5, 7-6 (4).; Jan-Lennard Struff def. Ivo Karlovic, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Women’s First Round 6-0.; Yulia Putintseva def. Jelena Osta-Elise Mertens def. Caty McNally, 7-5, penko, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3.; Aliaksandra Sasnovich def. Astra Sharma, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.; Venus Williams def. Lauren Davis, 7-5, 6-2.; Maria Sakkari def. CamilaGiorgi, 6-3, 6-0.; Veronika Kudermetova def. Bernarda Pera, 6-2, 6-3.; Aryna Sa- balenka (9) def. Petra Martic, 6-1, 6-4.; Iga Swiatek def. Caroline Garcia, 7-6(1), 6-1.

WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct. GB Washington.............17 7 .708 —Connecticut.............16 8 .667 1 Chicago....................14 10 .583 3 Indiana.......................9 16 .360 8½ New York...................8 15 .348 8½Atlanta.......................5 19 .208 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Las Vegas................16 9 .640 — Los Angeles ............15 8 .652 — Seattle......................14 11 .560 2 Minnesota ...............12 12 .500 3½ Phoenix....................11 12 .478 4Dallas .........................7 17 .292 8½ TUESDAY’S GAMES Minnesota at New York.........................7 Atlanta at Las Vegas............................10 Seattle at Washington...........................8WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Los Angeles at Dallas............................8 Connecticut at Phoenix.......................10

Transactions BASEBALL Arizona (NL):Optioned P Robby Scott to Reno (PCL). Reinstated P Matt Andriese from the 10-day IL. Pur-chased the contract of outfielder Josh Rojas from Triple-A Reno. Baltimore (AL):Optioned P Branden Kliine to Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHPs Jimmy Yacabonis and Evan Phillips and P Ty Blach from Norfolk. Chavis on the 10-day IL. Optioned P Ry-Boston (AL):Placed INF Michael an Weber to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled P Travis Lakins and INF Marco Hernan- dez from Pawtucket. to Charlotte (IL).Chicago (AL):Optioned P Jose Ruiz Cincinnati (NL):Released P David Hernandez. Signed 1B Samir Duenez and P Junichi Tazawa to minor league contracts. Claimed INF Freddy Galvis off waivers from Toronto. Zimmer to the AZL Indians Blue for aCleveland (AL):Sent OF Bradley rehab assignment. Detroit (AL):Placed OF JaCoby Jones on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Friday. Recalled SS Ronny Rodriguez from Toledo (IL). Anderson on 10 Day IL, retroactive toLos Angeles (AL):Placed P Justin Saturday. Recalled P Jose Rodriguez from Salt Lake. Milwaukee (NL):Sent P Brent Suter to San Antonio (PCL) for rehab. New York (AL):Recalled 2B Breyvic Valera from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre(IL) as 26th man. Oakland (AL):Sent C Josh Phegley to Las Vegas (PCL) for rehab. Pittsburgh (NL):Sent C Francisco Cervelli to Altoona (EL) and P Rookie Davis to Indianapolis (IL) for rehab as- signments. Recalled P Mitch Kellerfrom Indianapolis. Placed P Richard Rodriguez on 10-day IL. San Francisco (NL):Designated P Ryan Dull for assignment. Claimed P Burch Smith off waivers from Milwau-kee and assigned him to Sacramento (PCL). Signed P Carlos Torres to a mi- nor league contract. Seattle (AL):Sent P Dan Altavilla to Everett (NWL) for a rehab assignment. Toronto (AL):P David Paulino cleared release waivers. Recalled OFBilly McKinney from Buffalo (IL). Torres to a minor league contract. Washington (NL):Optioned OF An- drew Stevenson to Harrisburg (EL). Re- insted INF Howie Kendrick from the 10- day IL. FOOTBALL Arizona (NFC):Claimed LB Jeff Hol- land off waivers from Denver. bert to New England for a conditionalAtlanta (NFC):Traded TE Eric Sau- draft pick. Detroit (NFC):Released CB Marcus Cooper Sr. Signed CB Jamar Summers. Green Bay (NFC):Signed FB Tommy Bohanon. Miami (AFC):Waived DE Jonathan Woodard. Signed LB Terrance Smith. Miller COO, effective Sept. 1.Minnesota (NFC):Named Andrew New England (AFC):Released DB D’Angelo Ross. Re-signed OL Cole Croston. San Francisco (NFC):Signed T Sam Young. Placed T Shon Coleman on IR. Tennessee (AFC):Waived LB Jordan Williams. Signed LB James Folston. HOCKEY GM Don Waddell to contract extension.Carolina (NHL):Signed president/ OLYMPIC SPORTS te athlete Joane Orbon accepted aUSADA:Announced American kara- nine-month sanction after testing posi- tive for a prohibited substance from a contaminated supplement. SOCCER cios from Aucas (Primera CategoriaLA FC (MLS):Acquired D Diego Pala- Serie A-Ecuador) with targeted alloca- tion money. New York (MLS):Named Ryan Brooks senior manager/academy busi- ness operations and Sam Gough wel-fare officer for Red Bulls Academy. Real Salt Lake (MLS):Terminated the contract of coach Mike Petke. Pro- moted assistant coach Freddy Juarez to interim head coach. Seattle (MLS):Transferred M Henry Wingo to Molde (Eliteserien-Norway). sporting director and Kate MarkgrafU.S. Soccer:Named Earnie Stewart general manager of the women’s na- tional team.

Golf

NEW ENGLAND PGA Senior-Junior Championship at Tedesco CC, Marblehead Par 34-36--70 1 Johnson/Friedman: 28-33--61..........-9 2 Martin/Paesani: 32-31--63................-7 T3 Dully/Barlow: 31-35--66..................-4 T3 Kienke/Potty: 31-35--66..................-4 T5 Bruso/Karbowski: 33-34--67...........-3 T5 Farland/Hickey: 32-35--67..............-3 T5 Rainone/Jankowski: 34-33--67.......-3 T8 Hickson/Jagoe: 33-35--68...............-2 T8 Norton/Field: 33-35--68...................-2 T8 O’Connor/Carter: 32-36--68............-2 T8 Park/Cavicchi: 31-37--68.................-2 T12 Fairbanks/Gaynor: 33-36--69.......-1 T12 Jenkins/Santos: 34-35--69............-1 T12 Murphy/Farley: 32-37--69.............-1 T12 Seavey/Warren: 33-36--69...........-1 T12 Tramonti/Owens: 33-36--69.........-1 T12 Walsh/Hallowell: 33-36--69..........-1 T18 Cook/Gillis: 34-36--70.....................E T18 Gillis/Richbourg: 35-35--70............E MASS. GOLF Women’s Amateur Championship Stroke Play Round 1 at Weston Golf Club 1 Angela Garvin, Ranch: 71.................-2 2 Hannah Ghelfi, Pocasset: 72............-1 3 Morgan Smith, Vesper: 73.................E 4 Rebecca Skoler, Pine Brook: 74.....+1 T5 Anne Walsh, Country Club: 75.....+2 T5 Jennifer Keim, Cummaquid: 75....+2 T7 Megan Buck Thorny Lea: 76.........+3 T7 Molly Smith, Vesper: 76................+3 T7 Sue Curtin, Boston: 76...................+3 T10 Emily Nash, Westminster: 78.....+5 T10 Gabrielle Shieh, Nashawtuc: 78.+5 LPGA MONEY LEADERS Through Aug. 11

Jin Young Ko.......................$2,281,131

Jeongeun Lee......................$1,844,938

Sung Hyun Park..................$1,447,823

Lexi Thompson...................$1,380,170

Minjee Lee...........................$1,183,318

Brooke M. Henderson........$1,140,197

Sei Young Kim.......................$997,786

Ariya Jutanugarn...................$987,642

Nelly Korda.............................$983,017

Hyo Joo Kim.........................$950,029
LPGA SOLHEIM CUP
Points Leaders Through Aug. 11

Lexi Thompson...............................565

Nelly Korda...................................516.5

Danielle Kang...............................480.5

Lizette Salas....................................397

Jessica Korda...............................389.5

Marina Alex..................................305.5

Megan Khang...............................297.5

Brittany Altomare........................257.5

Ally McDonald..............................250.5

Cristie Kerr.................................224.5
PGA FEDEX CUP LEADERS
Through Aug. 11

Brooks Koepka 2,887 $9,605,150Pts. Money

Rory McIlroy 2,315 $7,673,176

Matt Kuchar 2,313 $6,273,119

Xander Schauffele 1,858 $5,497,346

Gary Woodland 1,795 $5,637,3156. Patrick Cantlay 1,730 $5,122,488

Dustin Johnson 1,686 $5,513,991

Paul Casey 1,629 $4,178,184

Webb Simpson 1,619 $4,611,71610. Jon Rahm 1,447 $4,638,610

Justin Rose 1,423 $4,337,278

Marc Leishman 1,415 $3,774,467

Rickie Fowler 1,391 $3,749,710

Chez Reavie15. Charles Howell III 1,279 $2,998,3491,309 $3,640,282

Scoreboard

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TUE 8/13

WED 8/14

THU 8/15

FRI 8/16

SAT 8/17

SUN 8/18

MON 8/19

CLE 7:10 NESN

CLE 1:10 NESN

BAL 7:10 NESN

BAL 1:05 NESN

TEN (exh.) 7:00

NY 7:00 NBCSB

Home games shaded For updated scores: bostonglobe.com/sports On the radio, unless noted: Red Sox, WEEI-FM 93.7; Patriots and Revolution, WBZ-FM 98.5

ON THE AIR BASEBALL 7 p.m. Chicago (NL) at Philadelphia MLB 7:10 p.m. Boston at Cleveland NESN SOFTBALL 7 p.m. Little League World Series semifinals ESPN2 9:30 p.m. Little League World Series semifinals ESPN2 TENNIS 11 a.m. Western & Southern Open Tennis

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Broadcast schedule will be announced at a later date.

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27 28 29 30 MIL 7:30

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67 CHA 8:00

89 SA 5:00

10 11 DAL 7:30

12 13 WAS 7:30

14 15 GS 10:30

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18 PHX 9:00

19 20 LAC 10:00

21 22 DEN 9:00

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24 25 SAC 7:30

26 27 BKN 7:00

28 29 BKN 12:00

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3:30

234 MIA 7:30

56 DEN 8:00

7

89 CLE 7:30

10 11 IND 7:00

12 PHI 8:00

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19 20 DET 7:30

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23 24 25 TOR 12:00

26 27 CLE 4:00

28 TOR 7:00

29 30 31 CHA 3:00

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56 WAS 7:00

78 SA 7:00

9 PHI 7:00

10 11 NO 7:00

12 13 CHI 7:30

14 15 DET 7:00

16 MIL 8:00

17 18 PHX 7:00

19 20 LAL 7:30

21 22 MEM 7:30

23 24 ORL 7:00

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Celtics games to

circle next season

By Adam Himmelsbach GLOBE STAFF The NBA on Monday unveiled the entire 2019-20 regular-season schedule. Here are the nine Celtics games you do not want to miss. For the sake of variety, op- ponents were not listed more than once.

Nov. 27 vs. Nets
Not even a year has passed
since All-Star point guard Kyrie
Irving stood on the TD Garden’s
parquet floor and announced to
a group of season ticket-holders
that he intended to re-sign with
the Celtics at season’s end.
There’s no point going into great
detail about what happened
next, but if you missed it, just
know that it ended badly, and
that Irving plays for the Brooklyn
Nets now.
In Boston, he probably will
become the most reviled former
Celtics All-Star, and this will be
his first game back.
Yes, during his two years with
the Celtics, Irving often sat out
against his former team, the Cav-
aliers. But Cleveland was terrible
and Boston is not, and the Nets
want to win, so look for Irving to
suit up when he returns.
Kevin Durant could miss the
entire season as he recovers from
the ruptured Achilles’ tendon he
suffered in June, but based on
precedent, it’s possible he could
return after the All-Star break.
Other matchups: At Brook-
lyn, Nov. 29, March 21; at Bos-
ton, March 3.

Oct. 23 at 76ers
When it became clear in June
that former All-Star Al Horford
had decided to sign elsewhere,
Celtics fans mostly just hoped
that he would not end up in Phil-
adelphia. Well, he did, and per-
haps the conference’s best cur-
rent rivalry received another jolt.
This game gets the nod be-
cause it is the season opener for
both teams, but the first game in
Boston will be juicy, too, as Hor-
ford makes his return.
Oh, the 76ers still have Joel
Embiid and Ben Simmons, too.
Other matchups: At Philadel-
phia, Jan. 9; at Boston, Dec. 12,
Feb. 1.

Jan. 20 vs. Lakers
Los Angeles delivered this ri-
valry’s latest gut punch when it
acquired Anthony Davis from
the Pelicans, thus dashing the
Celtics’ hopes of winning the Da-
vis sweepstakes. And make no
mistake, even though the Celtics
were reluctant to open their trea-
sure chest of assets all the way to
get Davis, they wanted him.
Now, Davis and LeBron
James will form perhaps the
league’s top duo, bringing some
new sizzle to this matchup that is
intriguing even when both teams
are bad.
Also, former Celtics team-
mates Rajon Rondo and Avery
Bradley are reunited on the Lak-
ers now.
Other matchup: At Los Ange-
les, Feb. 23.

Oct. 30 vs. Bucks
Few expected the Bucks to
vault past the Celtics in the East-
ern Conference hierarchy this
quickly, but here we are.
Last season, there was a sense

that LeBron’s departure from Cleveland had opened the door for the Celtics to surge to the Fi- nals.Thatdidn’thappen,of course, but now there is a similar feeling in Milwaukee after Kawhi Leonard left Toronto, potentially putting reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in position for his first Finals appearance. Milwaukee won 60 games last year and flicked away the Celtics in five games in the conference semifinals. Other matchups: At Milwau- kee, Jan. 16, March 12; at Bos- ton, April 5.

Feb. 13 vs. Clippers
The Celtics surely breathed a
sigh of relief when Leonard opt-
ed to leave the world-champion
Raptors and sign with the Clip-
pers. But that will make these
two matchups more challenging.
Leonard and Paul George turn a
talented roster into a champion-
ship-caliber one, much to the de-
light of former Celtics coach Doc
Rivers.
Other matchup: At Los Ange-
les, Nov. 20.

Dec. 25 at Raptors
The Raptors are the defend-
ing NBA champions, so that’s
pretty cool. But this matchup lost
most of its sizzle with the depar-
tures of Leonard and Irving.
These are still playoff teams,
however, and this game is being
played on Christmas, the mar-
quee date on the regular-season
schedule.
Other matchups: At Toronto,
March 20; at Boston, Oct. 25,
Dec. 28.

Feb. 29 vs. Rockets
James Harden and Russell
Westbrook, together again.
Enough said.
Other matchup: At Houston,
Feb. 11.

Nov. 7 at Hornets
Often, a player’s first game
against his former team is allur-
ing because of the expected vitri-
ol that it will generate (see: Ir-
ving, Kyrie). Kemba Walker’s re-
turn to Charlotte, where he spent
the first eight years of his career,
feels different.
Walker made the All-Star
team in each of the last three sea-
sons, but he did not lead his
team to the playoffs in any of
them. Also, he made it clear that
he hoped to return to Charlotte,
but the Hornets simply did not
offer him the contract he was
seeking, so the fans there figure
to be more understanding.
When these teams play in
Boston, it will mark Terry Ro-
zier’s official, if less-heralded, re-
turn.
Other matchups: At Char-
lotte, Dec. 31; at Boston, Dec. 22.

Jan. 11 vs. Pelicans
This will be Boston’s first look
at rookie forward Zion William-
son, the most intriguing NBA
prospect since James. This also
will give the Celtics a chance to
take out their frustrations on the
Pelicans for trading Davis to the
Lakers.
Other matchup: At New Or-
leans, Jan. 26.

Adam Himmelsbach can be reached at adam.himmelsbach @globe.com.

TeamUSAlosesLowry

By Tim Reynolds ASSOICATED PRESS Kyle Lowry of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors has with- drawn from the pool of candidates USA Basketball is consid- ering to take to the FIBA World Cup this month. Lowry said his surgically re- paired thumb isn’t ready to al- low him to participate in on- court workouts. He had surgery last month to repair a torn tendon that dogged him during the NBA playoffs, and was hopeful of being on the floor as early as Tues- day when the Americans resume practice in El Segundo, Calif. But after meeting with his surgeon Monday, Lowry appar- ently realized he wasn’t going to be able to play. ‘‘I was hoping to be available in time to help my country in their quest for gold in this up- coming tournament,’’ Lowry wrote on Instagram. ‘‘I love playing for USAB but I have to sit this one out and support the team from home.’’ Lowry’s decision means 15 players are still in the running for 12 spots — and one of those

15, Celtics guard Marcus Smart, missed much of last week’s camp in Las Vegas with a calf in- jury. It is possible that USA Bas- ketball could add to the player pool before making any final de- cisions on the World Cup roster, though the Americans were also prepared if Lowry was not cleared to play. The US squad will be made up of 12 players. The 15 remain- ing candidates are: Smart; Har- rison Barnes, Kings; Jaylen Brown, Celtics; De’Aaron Fox, Kings; Joe Harris, Nets; Kyle Kuzma, Lakers; Brook Lopez, Bucks; Khris Middleton, Bucks; Donovan Mitchell, Jazz; Mason Plumlee, Nuggets; Jayson Tat- um, Celtics; P.J. Tucker, Rockets; Myles Turner, Pacers; Kemba Walker, Celtics; and Derrick White, Spurs. The US team will practice Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs- day at the Lakers’ training facili- ty. The Americans will face Spain in an exhibition game Fri- day in Anaheim, Calif., and leave for more training and exhibi- tions in Australia on Saturday.

The Boston Globe - 13.08.2019

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