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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.- x-LAKERS 49 14 .778 8-2 P1
- CLIPPERS 44 20 .688 51 ⁄ 2 7-3 P2
- Denver 43 21 .672 61 ⁄ 2 5-5 N1
- Utah 41 23 .641 81 ⁄ 2 5-5 N2
- Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 91 ⁄ 2 8-2 N3
- Houston 40 24 .625 91 ⁄ 2 6-4 S1
- Dallas 39 27 .591 11^1 ⁄ 2 5-5 S2
- Memphis 32 33 .492 18 4-6 S3
- Portland 29 37 .439 31 ⁄ 2 4-6 N4
- New Orleans 28 36 .438 31 ⁄ 2 5-5 S4
- Sacramento 28 36 .438 31 ⁄ 2 7-3 P3
- San Antonio 27 36 .429 4 5-5 S5
- Phoenix 26 39 .400 6 4-6 P4
- Minnesota 19 45 .297 12^1 ⁄ 2 3-7 N5
- Golden State 15 50 .231 17 3-7 P5
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk.- x-Milwaukee 53 12 .815 6-4 C1
- x-Toronto 46 18 .719 61 ⁄ 2 6-4 A1
- x-Boston 43 21 .672 91 ⁄ 2 5-5 A2
- Miami 41 23 .641 11^1 ⁄ 2 6-4 S1
- Indiana 39 26 .600 14 7-3 C2
- Philadelphia 38 26 .594 14^1 ⁄ 2 5-5 A3
- Brooklyn 30 34 .469 22^1 ⁄ 2 5-5 A4
- Orlando 30 35 .462 23 6-4 S2
- Washington 24 40 .375 51 ⁄ 2 4-6 S3
- Charlotte 22 42 .344 71 ⁄ 2 4-6 S4
- Chicago 22 43 .338 8 3-7 C3
- New York 20 45 .308 10 3-7 A5
- Detroit 20 45 .308 10 1-9 C4
- Atlanta 20 46 .303 10^1 ⁄ 2 5-5 S5
- Cleveland 19 46 .292 11 4-6 C5
x-clinched playoff berth.
STANDINGS
Marcus Smart’s leaning bank
shot in the final minute gave the
Boston Celtics the lead after they
blew a 19-point advantage and held
on for a 114 -111 victory over the Indi-
ana Pacers on Tuesday night in In-
dianapolis.
Jayson Tatum scored 30 points
and Gordon Hayward had 27 to
help the Celtics clinch a playoff
spot for a sixth consecutive season.
T.J. Warren, who finished with
22 points, made a three-point bas-
ket to complete Indiana’s rally and
tie the score 104-104 with three min-
utes to play.
Domantas Sabonis put the Pac-
ers ahead 107-104 with a basket and
a free throw. He finished with 28
points.
at Houston 117, Minnesota 111:The
Rockets trailed for much of the
early going but used a big run in the
third quarter to take the lead and
hold on to end a skid at four games.
James Harden had 37 points for
the Rockets. D’Angelo Russell had
28 points to lead the Timber-
wolves, who lost their third game in
arow.
at San Antonio 119, Dallas 109:
LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points
and the Spurs withstood Luka
Doncic’s 38 points to move four
games behind Memphis for the
eighth seed in their bid to earn an
NBA-record 23rd consecutive play-
off appearance.
Orlando 120, at Memphis 115:Ter-
rence Ross scored 24 points and
the Magic prevailed after the Griz-
zlies tied the score 112-112 with
about two minutes to play. Jonas
Valanciunas had 27 points and 16
rebounds for Memphis.
at Chicago 108, Cleveland 103:
Coby White scored 20 points to
help offset nine turnovers in his
first NBA start and help lift the
Bulls. It was White’s ninth consecu-
tive game with at least 19 points.
at Portland 121, Phoenix 105:
Damian Lillard had 25 points, in-
cluding a three-point basket that
put the Trail Blazers ahead 119-101
with 1 minute 37 seconds to play
and sealed the victory. The Suns
were led by Devin Booker with 29
points.
at Washington 122, New York 115:
Bradley Beal overcame a slow start
and finished with 40 points to lead
the Wizards. Bobby Portis and
Frank Ntilikina each had 20 points
for the Knicks, who blew an 18-
point advantage in the third quar-
ter.
Clippers 131, at Golden State 107
Brooklyn 104, at Lakers 102
— associated press
RESULTS
Celtics recover after
blowing a big lead
BOSTON 114
INDIANA 111
Bulls 108, Cavaliers 103
**TEMPTAG**
CLEVELANDMin
OR-T A P T FG-A **OSET**FT-A **OSET**
Love..............37 ** _##TABLE##_1_2_ ****OSET**
5-16**OSET**** _##TABLE##_1_2_ ****OSET**
5-5**OSET**0-8 7 1 17
Osman..........29 3-61394-16**OSET**1-1**OSET**
Drummond....34 2-7 2 5 218-14**OSET**5-9**OSET**
Dellavedova ...34 0-28283-3**OSET**0-0**OSET**
Sexton..........36 0-3 5 1 2612-16**OSET**2-2**OSET**
Nance Jr........31 1-4 6 1 166-6**OSET**2-4**OSET**
McKinnie .......22 3-30262-7**OSET**2-2**OSET**
Mooney .........12 0-20000-2**OSET**0-0**OSET**
Totals 40-80 17-23 9-35 29 15 103
Shooting: Field goals, 50.0%; free throws, 73.9%
Three-point goals: 6-24 (Dellavedova 2-2, Nance
Jr. 2-2, Love 2-13, Mooney 0-1, McKinnie 0-2, Os-
man 0-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: None.
Blocked Shots: 5 (Dellavedova, Drummond, McKin-
nie, Nance Jr., Osman). Turnovers: 18 (Drummond 6,
Sexton 5, Love 3, Dellavedova 2, McKinnie, Nance
Jr.). Steals: 9 (Drummond 2, Nance Jr. 2, Dellave-
dova, Love, McKinnie, Mooney, Sexton). Technical
Fouls: Drummond, 1:48 second.
CHICAGO
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Harrison........29 3-7 2-2 4-10 4 5 8
Markkanen.....276-13 0-0 2-4 0 3 15
Carter Jr.........26 7-9 3-4 1-6 1 5 17
Valentine.......226-12 0-0 0-1 2 1 15
White............377-17 4-5 0-5 5 1 20
Satoransky.....28 2-7 0-0 3-8 5 1 5
O.Porter Jr. .....256-11 1-1 1-4 2 2 15
Gafford..........20 2-2 1-1 2-4 1 1 5
Young............20 3-6 1-2 1-4 3 2 8
Totals 42-84 12-15 14-46 23 21 108
Shooting: Field goals, 50.0%; free throws, 80.0%
Three-point goals: 12-34 (Valentine 3-6, Markka-
nen 3-9, O.Porter Jr. 2-5, White 2-7, Young 1-2,
Satoransky 1-3, Harrison 0-2). Team Rebounds: 3.
Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 6 (Gafford 3,
Harrison 3). Turnovers: 21 (White 9, Carter Jr. 2,
Gafford 2, Markkanen 2, Valentine 2, Young 2,
O.Porter Jr., Satoransky). Steals: 8 (Carter Jr. 2,
O.Porter Jr. 2, Harrison, Markkanen, Valentine,
Young). Technical Fouls: Bulls, 8:13 first.
Cleveland 29 23 26 25— 103
Chicago 27 27 24 30— 108
A—17,837. T—2:12.Magic 120, Grizzlies 115
ORLANDO
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Ennis III.........23 2-4 2-2 1-2 2 4 7
Gordon..........31 3-8 2-2 0-7 9 4 8
Vucevic..........359-15 0-0 1-11 7 4 19
Fultz.............326-16 1-2 3-4 6 2 14
Iwundu..........16 2-3 2-2 0-1 0 0 7
Ross .............308-19 3-3 0-2 1 4 24
Cartr-Willms...24 6-9 6-6 2-3 0 3 20
Augustin........235-12 4-4 1-2 4 3 16
Bamba..........12 2-4 0-1 3-7 2 1 5
Clark...............9 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 0
Totals 43-92 20-22 12-41 31 26 120
Shooting: Field goals, 46.7%; free throws, 90.9%
Three-point goals: 14-33 (Ross 5-11, Carter-
Williams 2-3, Augustin 2-4, Bamba 1-2, Ennis III 1-2,
Fultz 1-2, Iwundu 1-2, Vucevic 1-4, Clark 0-1, Gordon
0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked
Shots: 3 (Ross 2, Gordon). Turnovers: 15 (Augustin 3,
Ross 3, Carter-Williams 2, Gordon 2, Clark, Ennis III,
Fultz, Iwundu, Vucevic). Steals: 10 (Fultz 3, Bamba 2,
Carter-Williams 2, Clark, Ennis III, Gordon). Technical
Fouls: None..
MEMPHIS
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Anderson .......26 0-1 3-4 0-4 2 2 3
Brooks..........337-16 3-3 0-0 1 4 21
Valanciunas ...35 9-10 9-13 4-16 0 2 27
Melton ..........263-10 0-0 2-7 6 1 7
Morant ..........357-16 6-8 1-4 5 4 21
Jones............20 2-8 4-5 0-0 1 2 9
Jackson.........19 6-8 1-3 0-1 4 5 15
Tolliver...........17 1-3 2-2 0-1 0 0 5
Dieng............15 2-3 0-0 0-6 3 1 5
Konchar ..........8 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 2
Totals 38-76 28-38 7-39 24 22 115
Shooting: Field goals, 50.0%; free throws, 73.7%
Three-point goals: 11-29 (Brooks 4-7, Jackson
2-3, Dieng 1-1, Tolliver 1-3, Jones 1-4, Morant 1-5,
Melton 1-6). Team Rebounds: 13. Team Turnovers: 1.
Blocked Shots: 5 (Dieng 2, Anderson, Melton, Valan-
ciunas). Turnovers: 20 (Morant 5, Valanciunas 5,
Brooks 4, Jackson 4, Jones, Tolliver). Steals: 7
(Brooks, Dieng, Jackson, Jones, Melton, Morant,
Valanciunas). Technical Fouls: None..
Orlando 27 23 35 35— 120
Memphis 35 28 23 29— 115
A—15,388. T—2:20.Spurs 119, Mavericks 109
DALLAS
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Lee...............22 0-1 2-2 0- 0002
Porzingis........374-15 0-0 2-12349
Fin.-Smith......376-10 0-0 1-4 0 3 15
Doncic ..........3613-26 6-7 1-7 8 3 38
Hardaway Jr....37 8-17 0-2 1-7 3 2 20
Kleber...........30 5-9 0-0 0-5 3 3 12
Wright...........19 3-5 0-0 1- 4427
Jackson...........9 1-3 0-0 1- 2202
Marjanovic .......8 2-6 0-0 0- 1024
Totals 42-92 8-11 7-42 23 19 109
Shooting: Field goals, 45.7%; free throws, 72.7%
Three-point goals: 17-44 (Doncic 6-13, Hardaway
Jr. 4-9, Finney-Smith 3-6, Kleber 2-5, Wright 1-2,
Porzingis 1-8, Jackson 0-1). Team Rebounds: 10.
Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 3 (Porzingis 2,
Lee). Turnovers: 14 (Doncic 5, Wright 3, Finney-Smith
2, Porzingis 2, Hardaway Jr., Kleber). Steals: 8 (Don-
cic 2, Hardaway Jr. 2, Lee 2, Finney-Smith, Wright).
Technical Fouls: None..
SAN ANTONIO
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Aldridge.........3610-23 3-4 0-2 2 1 24
DeRozan........355-12 3-4 2-5 12 1 13
Lyles.............32 5-9 0-0 1-11 2 2 14
Forbes...........19 2-6 1-1 0-3 0 1 7
White............355-11 3-4 1-7 9 3 14
Belinelli.........21 6-8 0-0 0-4 1 1 16
Gay...............197-12 2-2 0-4 0 1 17
Mills.............18 5-5 0-0 0-1 3 3 12
Johnson.........13 1-3 0-0 2-2 1 2 2
Eubanks..........6 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 0 0
Totals 46-89 12-15 6-40 32 15 119
Shooting: Field goals, 51.7%; free throws, 80.0%
Three-point goals: 15-32 (Belinelli 4-6, Lyles 4-7,
Mills 2-2, Forbes 2-5, Aldridge 1-4, Gay 1-4, White
1-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked
Shots: 10 (Aldridge 4, White 4, Eubanks, Lyles). Turn-
overs: 11 (DeRozan 3, White 3, Aldridge, Eubanks,
Forbes, Lyles, Mills). Steals: 11 (Aldridge 3, DeRozan
2, White 2, Eubanks, Forbes, Johnson, Lyles). Techni-
cal Fouls: None..
Dallas 29 30 26 24— 109
San Antonio 27 27 29 36— 119
A—18,354. T—2:17.Portland 121, Phoenix 105
PHOENIX
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Bridges..........42 4-6 0-0 2-5 3 1 8
Saric.............389-16 2-2 3-11 2 4 24
Baynes ..........333-14 0-0 1-2 1 2 7
Booker ..........359-25 9-10 0-6 9 3 29
Rubio............354-10 11-11 0-6 9 1 21
Carter ...........23 2-8 2-2 1-7 1 3 8
Jerome ..........14 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 0
Diallo............13 4-5 0-0 2-5 0 1 8
Okobo.............1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 35-87 24-25 9-43 26 16 105
Shooting: Field goals, 40.2%; free throws, 96.0%
Three-point goals: 11-32 (Saric 4-6, Rubio 2-3,
Carter 2-6, Booker 2-7, Baynes 1-7, Bridges 0-1,
Jerome 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers:
None. Blocked Shots: 5 (Carter 2, Bridges, Diallo,
Saric). Turnovers: 14 (Rubio 5, Booker 4, Baynes 2,
Bridges 2, Carter). Steals: 3 (Baynes, Bridges, Cart-
er). Technical Fouls: None.
PORTLAND
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Anthony.........329-16 1-2 0-3 5 3 21
Ariza.............367-12 3-4 1-6 0 2 22
Whiteside......368-12 0-1 5-14 1 1 16
Lillard...........408-17 4-4 0-5 7 3 25
McCollum......369-20 2-2 0-6 4 3 22
Trent Jr. .........17 0-5 0-0 1-2 2 2 0
Hezonja.........14 3-3 0-0 1-4 0 2 8
Simons.........11 1-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 5
Swanigan.......11 0-0 0-0 1-5 1 1 0
Gabriel ............1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Little ...............1 0-2 2-2 0-1 0 0 2
Totals 45-89 14-17 9-46 20 17 121
Shooting: Field goals, 50.6%; free throws, 82.4%
Three-point goals: 17-35 (Ariza 5-8, Lillard 5-10,
Hezonja 2-2, Anthony 2-3, McCollum 2-6, Simons
1-2, Little 0-1, Trent Jr. 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team
Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 9 (Anthony 2, Lillard
2, Whiteside 2, Ariza, McCollum, Trent Jr.). Turnovers:
11 (Hezonja 4, Ariza 2, Lillard 2, Anthony, Swanigan,
Whiteside). Steals: 9 (Lillard 3, Anthony 2, Ariza,
Hezonja, McCollum, Whiteside). Technical Fouls: Lil-
lard, 4:07 second
Phoenix 28 25 25 27— 105
Portland 36 18 28 39— 121
A—19,393. T—2:04.NBA
TODAY’S GAMES
Favorite Line Underdog Time
at Philadelphia OFF Detroit 4 p.m.
at Atlanta 41 ⁄ 2 New York 4:30 p.m.
at Miami OFF Charlotte 4:30 p.m.
at Oklahoma City OFF Utah 5 p.m
at Dallas OFF Denver 5 p.m.
New Orleans 11 ⁄ 2 at Sacramento 7:30 p.m.
CLIPPERS 131, WARRIORS 107
CLIPPERS
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Leonard.........259-14 3-3 0-4 5 2 23
Morris Sr........22 3-4 1-1 2- 4239
Zubac...........19 1-2 2-2 5-12004
Beverley ........205-10 1-1 0-3 2 2 15
George..........225-13 2-2 0-1 5 1 15
Shamet .........262-10 5-5 0-1 5 3 10
J.Green..........25 5-8 0-0 2-10 2 5 13
McGruder......21 1-4 2-2 1- 5014
Harrell...........196-12 2-2 1-4 2 0 14
Jackson .........19 6-7 1-1 0-0 4 0 16
Coffey .............8 1-5 0-0 0- 1122
Patterson.........8 2-3 0-0 0- 2006
Totals 46-92 19-19 11-47 28 19 131
Shooting: Field goals, 50.0%; free throws, 0.0%
Three-point goals: 20-44 (Beverley 4-5, Jackson
3-4, J.Green 3-6, George 3-7, Morris Sr. 2-3, Patter-
son 2-3, Leonard 2-5, Shamet 1-7, Coffey 0-1, Har-
rell 0-1, McGruder 0-2). Team Rebounds: 5. Team
Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 2 (Jackson, Zubac).
Turnovers: 10 (Jackson 3, Beverley 2, Zubac 2,
J.Green, Patterson, Shamet). Steals: 5 (Leonard 2,
George, McGruder, Shamet). Technical Fouls: None..
GOLDEN STATE
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Tscno-Adrsn ...00 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Wiggins .........328-16 2-4 0-2 3 1 21
Chriss...........27 3-5 4-4 3-10 2 1 10
Lee...............30 2-6 2-2 0-5 3 2 8
Mulder..........26 1-9 1-2 0-4 0 2 3
Paschall........324-12 3-4 0-2 7 1 12
Poole ............266-10 3-4 0-1 3 0 17
Bender..........258-12 5-5 1-7 3 3 23
Bowman........24 5-6 0-0 0-4 1 5 11
Randle..........14 0-2 2-2 0-0 3 2 2
Totals 37-79 22-27 4-35 25 17 107
Shooting: Field goals, 46.8%; free throws, 81.5%
Three-point goals: 11-38 (Wiggins 3-8, Bender
2-5, Lee 2-5, Poole 2-6, Bowman 1-2, Paschall 1-4,
Randle 0-1, Mulder 0-7). Team Rebounds: 6. Team
Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 0 Turnovers: 9 (Bender
3, Bowman, Chriss, Lee, Mulder, Poole, Wiggins).
Steals: 3 (Lee, Poole, Randle). Technical Fouls:
None..
CLIPPERS 35 41 35 20— 131
Golden State 26 22 29 30— 107
A—18,064. T—2:14Celtics 114, Pacers 111
BOSTON
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Hayward ........3610-19 4-4 2-10 5 4 27
Tatum............3511-22 5-6 1-6 2 1 30
Theis.............338-12 2-2 2-6 3 5 20
Smart...........356-14 2-2 0-5 5 1 16
Walker...........303-12 3-4 0-3 2 0 11
Ojeleye ..........21 1-5 0-0 1- 6013
Wanamaker....20 1-2 3-3 1- 2115
Kanter...........14 1-3 0-1 3- 7102
Langford..........9 0-4 0-0 1- 1010
Williams..........2 0-0 0-0 0- 0010
Totals 41-93 19-22 11-46 19 15 114
Shooting: Field goals, 44.1%; free throws, 86.4%
Three-point goals: 13-37 (Hayward 3-7, Tatum
3-9, Theis 2-2, Smart 2-6, Walker 2-8, Ojeleye 1-4,
Langford 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 2.
Blocked Shots: 5 (Theis 2, Hayward, Kanter, Wana-
maker). Turnovers: 8 (Hayward 2, Walker 2, Kanter,
Ojeleye, Smart, Wanamaker). Steals: 9 (Tatum 4,
Hayward 2, Kanter, Wanamaker, Williams). Technical
Fouls: None.
INDIANA
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Sabonis.........4113-23 2-2 4-9 8 2 28
Warren ..........349-18 3-3 4-5 0 4 22
Turner ...........367-11 1-2 1-8 1 3 16
A.Holiday .......33 2-9 0-0 0-2 4 1 4
Oladipo .........289-16 4-4 0-7 4 3 27
J.Holiday ........21 3-7 0-0 0-2 0 2 8
Sumner .........17 2-4 0-0 0-4 1 2 4
McConnell.....14 1-3 0-0 0-1 4 1 2
Sampson.......12 0-2 0-0 1-5 1 2 0
Totals 46-93 10-11 10-43 23 20 111
Shooting: Field goals, 49.5%; free throws, 90.9%
Three-point goals: 9-24 (Oladipo 5-7, J.Holiday
2-5, Warren 1-2, Turner 1-3, Sampson 0-1, Sabonis
0-2, A.Holiday 0-4). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turn-
overs: None. Blocked Shots: 8 (Turner 4, J.Holiday 2,
Oladipo, Sumner). Turnovers: 12 (Sabonis 3, Turner
3, Warren 3, A.Holiday, Oladipo, Sumner). Steals: 5
(A.Holiday, J.Holiday, Oladipo, Sabonis, Turner). Tech-
nical Fouls: Warren, 6:41 second
Boston 30 29 35 20— 114
Indiana 22 28 30 31— 111
A—17,053. T—2:07.Rockets 117, Timberwolves 111
MINNESOTA
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Hrnangmz......296-12 2-2 1-10 0 2 18
Okogie..........35 2-5 3-4 1-4 3 1 7
Reid .............23 5-8 1-2 0-4 3 4 11
Beasley.........322-11 0-0 0-3 1 1 5
Russell..........338-15 7-9 0-6 5 2 28
Johnson.........257-14 0-0 2-6 3 2 16
McLaughlin....19 2-4 1-2 1-2 3 0 5
Culver...........18 5-8 1-2 0-1 2 3 12
Layman .........16 3-5 2-2 3-3 0 5 9
Nowell.............5 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 0
Totals 40-83 17-23 8-41 21 20 111
Shooting: Field goals, 48.2%; free throws, 73.9%
Three-point goals: 14-35 (Russell 5-12, Hernan-
gomez 4-8, Johnson 2-4, Culver 1-2, Layman 1-2,
Beasley 1-5, McLaughlin 0-1, Nowell 0-1). Team Re-
bounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 0 Turn-
overs: 18 (Russell 6, Beasley 3, Reid 3, Johnson 2,
Layman 2, Culver, Okogie). Steals: 9 (Russell 4, John-
son 2, Beasley, Hernangomez, Reid). Technical Fouls:
None..
HOUSTON
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
House Jr........12 2-4 0-0 0-1 3 1 4
Tucker ...........35 1-2 0-0 3-11 2 4 3
Covington ......40 4-9 1-2 2-7 1 5 10
Harden..........3511-19 10-14 0-4 7 1 37
Westbrook......3611-17 5-6 0-6 7 5 27
Gordon..........295-15 4-4 0-2 1 1 16
Green............20 1-6 0-0 0-2 1 1 3
Rivers............18 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 11
McLemore.......9 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 6
Totals 41-80 20-26 5-33 24 20 117
Shooting: Field goals, 51.2%; free throws, 76.9%
Three-point goals: 15-38 (Harden 5-10, Rivers
3-4, McLemore 2-2, Gordon 2-9, Tucker 1-2, Coving-
ton 1-4, Green 1-6, House Jr. 0-1). Team Rebounds:- Team Turnovers: 2. Blocked Shots: 5 (Covington
2, Tucker 2, Harden). Turnovers: 16 (Westbrook 6,
Harden 3, Covington 2, House Jr. 2, Gordon, Rivers,
Tucker). Steals: 9 (Westbrook 4, Harden 2, Tucker 2,
Covington). Technical Fouls: None..
Minnesota 35 21 24 31— 111
Houston 26 26 31 34— 117
A—18,055. T—2:10.
only one of five free throws. Davis
scored 26 points, making four of
eight three-pointers. The Nets
were led by Southern California
native Spencer Dinwiddie, who
scored 23 points and made all eight
free throws he attempted.
The loss was only the Lakers’
second in the last 13 games.
“We gotta be better,” James
said. “They played some good
basketball. They made us pay on
offensive rebounding; we had some
careless turnovers.
“... We just gotta be better and
stay even keeled no matter what’s
going on.”
The specter of potentially hav-
ing to play games without fans hov-
ered over Tuesday night’s contest.
Although a few more empty seats
than normal dotted the arena, fans
still packed Staples Center.
Protective changes made by the
NBA included limiting media ac-
cess by closing pre- and postgame
locker rooms to media members
and changing group interview pro-
cedures to move reporters a safelate,” guard Avery Bradley said.
The Nets led by seven to start
the fourth quarter, but the Lakers
were able to chip away at it late.
With 54 seconds left and the Lakers
trailing by three, Nets center De-
Andre Jordan went to the line. He
missed both attempts.
At the other end, James found
Davis at the top of the key. Davis
sank a three to tie the score and
sent the crowd into a frenzy.
The Nets had gone more than
three minutes without a field goal,
but Dinwiddie hit an 18-footer for
the lead.
During the Nets’ drought, the
Lakers had more than one oppor-
tunity to tie or take the lead. Danny
Green had a look from three,
James had a look at the rim and
Davis had looks too. He shot his fi-
nal three with confidence but it rat-
tled out.
“We shouldn’t wait or try to flip
it,” Green said. “The key is to start
out the way we’re supposed to start
out and we didn’t. ... We had some
great looks at the end but it
shouldn’t come down [to] the end.”from an intense weekend, having
just beaten two of the NBA’s best
teams — the Milwaukee Bucks and
Clippers. The Nets were an entirely
different type of opponent. They
entered the game seventh in the
Eastern Conference with a 29-34
record, and having changed
coaches over the weekend, but on a
two-game winning streak.
The Lakers started the game
shooting well — 52.2% from the
field and 50% from three-point
range in the first quarter.
The intensity of the previous
two games was lacking, but there
were moments the Lakers showed
some fire. At the end of the first
half, tied with less than 30 seconds
left, James dived for a loose ball,
which led to a dunk by Kyle Kuzma
and a 58-56 lead at halftime.
Brooklyn took control in the
third quarter, outscoring the Lak-
ers 31-22 despite 12 points from
Davis. The Nets made 12 of 20 shots
and were led by Timothe Luwawu-
Cabarrot, who had 11 points on
four-for-five shooting.
“We tried to turn it on a little toodistance from players and coaches.
Otherwise, teams were simply
asked to practice common sense.
They were reminded about proper
hand washing. The Nets changed
their popcorn procedures — indi-
vidual bags rather than one big bag
for everyone to dig through.
The game went on as normal.
For the Lakers it was a respiteLetdown follows big weekend wins
[Lakers,from D1]LeBRON JAMEScouldn’t lift
L.A. with any game-winning
heroics, or assist with them.Luis SincoLos Angeles TimesBOX SCORES
NETS 104, LAKERS 102
BROOKLYN
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Chandler.......26 1-2 2-2 0-5 3 3 5
Harris............26 5-8 0-0 1-3 2 1 12
Jordan...........27 4-7 0-2 4-12 1 2 8
Dinwiddie ......307-17 8-8 0-4 7 3 23
LeVert ...........378-20 3-4 2-7 4 0 22
Prince...........272-11 2-2 1-6037
Lwawu-Cbrrt ...25 5-13 1-1 1-2 2 2 13
Allen .............20 1-2 1-4 4-7 0 2 3
Chiozza.........174-10 0-0 1-1 5 2 11
Totals 37-90 17-23 14-47 24 18 104
Shooting: Field goals, 41.1%; free throws, 73.9%
Three-point goals: 13-40 (Chiozza 3-7, LeVert 3-8,
Harris 2-4, Luwawu-Cabarrot 2-7, Chandler 1-2, Din-
widdie 1-4, Prince 1-8). Team Rebounds: 9. Team
Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 3 (Allen, LeVert, Prince).
Turnovers: 10 (Dinwiddie 4, Chandler 2, Harris 2, Le-
Vert, Luwawu-Cabarrot). Steals: 7 (Allen 2, LeVert 2,
Dinwiddie, Luwawu-Cabarrot, Prince). Technical
Fouls: None..
LAKERS
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Davis ............369-19 4-5 2-8 2 4 26
James ...........3412-22 1-5 1-12 9 1 29
McGee ..........16 2-5 0-0 1- 3034
Bradley.........314-11 0-0 0-2 2 3 10
Green............28 2-5 0-0 0-2 4 1 6
Cldwl-Pope.....24 3-7 0-0 0- 5237
Kuzma...........22 6-9 2-2 0-5 1 4 14
Rondo...........15 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 1 3
Morris ...........14 0-2 0-0 3-6 1 2 0
Caruso ..........14 1-4 0-0 1- 2103
Totals 40-87 7-12 8-46 24 22 102
Shooting: Field goals, 46.0%; free throws, 58.3%
Three-point goals: 15-40 (Davis 4-8, James 4-9,
Green 2-4, Bradley 2-8, Caruso 1-2, Rondo 1-2,
Caldwell-Pope 1-4, Morris 0-1, Kuzma 0-2). Team Re-
bounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 4
(Caldwell-Pope, Davis, McGee, Morris). Turnovers: 14
(James 3, Kuzma 3, Caldwell-Pope 2, Caruso 2,
Rondo 2, Davis, Morris). Steals: 7 (Green 2, Caruso,
James, Kuzma, McGee, Morris). Technical Fouls:
None..
Brooklyn 27 29 31 17— 104
LAKERS 33 25 22 22— 102
A—18,997. T—2:15.Wizards 122, Knicks 115
NEW YORK
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Harkless........11 2-3 0-0 1- 1104
Randle..........265-11 6-6 2-5 2 6 16
Gibson..........17 4-4 2-2 1-3 0 3 10
Barrett..........295-15 5-7 1-6 1 1 16
Payton...........18 1-6 1-4 0- 2443
Ntilikina.........29 6-9 5-6 0-2 10 5 20
Bullock..........28 4-6 1-2 0-2 3 2 10
Portis ............269-15 1-2 1-6 5 1 20
M.Robinson....24 4-5 2-2 2-3 0 3 10
Ellington........16 2-6 0-0 0- 4216
Knox II ..........11 0-1 0-0 0- 2230
Totals 42-81 23-31 8-36 30 29 115
Shooting: Field goals, 51.9%; free throws, 74.2%
Three-point goals: 8-21 (Ntilikina 3-5, Ellington
2-6, Bullock 1-2, Portis 1-2, Barrett 1-5, Knox II 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked
Shots: 3 (Bullock, Gibson, Portis). Turnovers: 18 (Bar-
rett 5, Randle 4, Bullock 3, Ntilikina 2, Ellington, Gib-
son, Payton, Portis). Steals: 10 (Barrett 4, Ntilikina 2,
Ellington, Gibson, Payton, Randle). Technical Fouls:
Ntilikina, 2:23 third.
WASHINGTON
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Hachimura .....28 4-6 4-4 0-7 2 1 12
J.Robinson .....14 0-2 0-0 1- 1110
Bryant...........24 5-9 3-4 4-10 2 2 14
Beal.............3811-25 14-16 0-3 7 2 40
Napier...........386-12 6-6 0-2 6 3 21
Bertans.........29 3-9 2-3 0-2 3 5 11
Brown Jr. .......23 2-4 3-4 1- 6119
Wagner..........21 3-4 4-4 3-3 1 4 10
Payton II ........10 0-0 0-0 0- 3030
Mathews.........8 1-3 2-2 0- 0025
Pasecniks ........2 0-0 0-2 0- 0010
Totals 35-74 38-45 9-37 23 25 122
Shooting: Field goals, 47.3%; free throws, 84.4%
Three-point goals: 14-35 (Beal 4-10, Napier 3-7,
Bertans 3-9, Brown Jr. 2-2, Bryant 1-2, Mathews 1-2,
Hachimura 0-1, J.Robinson 0-2). Team Rebounds:- Team Turnovers: 3. Blocked Shots: 4 (Hachimura
2, Beal, J.Robinson). Turnovers: 16 (Beal 5, Napier 4,
Brown Jr. 3, Bertans, Hachimura, Payton II, Wagner).
Steals: 8 (Beal 3, Napier 3, Bryant, Payton II). Techni-
cal Fouls: Wizards, 1:19 second
New York 31 39 17 28— 115
Washington 36 18 33 35— 122
A—15,048. T—2:33.
officials have begun leaving
doors open inside their of-
fices to keep players and
coaches from touching han-
dles, and Clippers players
have been instructed not to
sign autographs.
“It’s brand new and it’s
strange and I don’t know
really what to think,” Warri-
ors coach Steve Kerr said.
“Even in just everyday life,
visiting with friends gather-
ing and it’s awkward. You
don’t shake hands, you are
doing the Bash Brothers
things. How are we sup-
posed to act? It’s all very
strange and awkward.”
Soon, it could become
even moreso. Ahead of a con-
ference call Wednesday be-
tween the league and team
owners, league officials have
raised the possibility that
games could be played with-
out fans, a move that would
mirror the measures
adopted by some leagues
across the globe.
“I think everyone is pretty
much worried about the
virus,” Clippers forward
Paul George said. “If it is
fans, if it isn’t fans, I mean,
again, we have a job to do. We
play ball, we hoop and we’ll
go with it.”
Amid the speculation,
this much was clear Tues-
day: Those who opted to
stay home, whether out of
concern surrounding the
virus or a lack of interest in
seeing a mismatch between
teams at opposite ends of
the Western Conference
standings, missed little.
Leading by 28 at halftime
and 24 by the third quarter’s
end, the Clippers (44-20)
were never challenged de-
spite missing third-leading
scorer Lou Williams, who did
not play because of a sore
right calf. Kawhi Leonard
scored a team-high 23 points
in 25 minutes and six other
Clippers scored in double
figures, led by 16 off the
bench by guard Reggie Jack-
son.
The Clippers made 20 of
their 44 three-pointers, the
third time in franchise his-
tory and second time this
season they made at least
that many. The victory was
the 938th of coach Doc Riv-
ers’ career, tying him with
Red Auerbach for 11th on the
all-time coaching wins list.
The rout was a much-
needed rebound for the Clip-
pers, whose six-game win-ning streak was snapped
two days earlier when the
West-leading Lakers sepa-
rated themselves during the
fourth quarter. George be-
gan that game aggressively
before attempting only two
fourth-quarter shots.
George started much the
same against the Warriors
(15-50), ripping past defend-
ers into unoccupied space
around the rim for 12 points
in his first seven minutes.
This time, however, his pres-
ence wasn’t needed in the
fourth quarter. When he
checked out for the final
time with 4 minutes 18 sec-
onds to play in the third
quarter, he had 15 points and
the Clippers led 96-65.
The rout was one-sided
enough that TNT, broad-
casting the game to a na-
tional audience, cut into a
tighter Lakers-Nets
matchup in Los Angeles
midway through the fourth
quarter.
The Warriors roster, al-
ready thin with guard
Stephen Curry missing a
second consecutive game
because of the flu, lost start-
ing forward Juan Toscano-
Anderson to a sprained an-
kle only 50 seconds into the
game and played a matador-
style of defense that allowed
76 first-half points, the sec-
ond-most scored by the
Clippers at halftime this sea-
son.
Dragan Bender scored 23
points to lead the Warriors.
The last time these teams
met, on Oct. 24, thunderous
noise opened the first regu-
lar-season game ever held in
the arena. Tuesday’s atmos-
phere, at times, sounded like
a golf tournament. Leonard,
who toppled the Warriors
dynasty last June in the
NBA Finals with Toronto,
received a few, faint “MVP”
chants.
Instead of being encir-
cled by reporters, as was the
custom following previous
road games, the Clippers
coach sat at a dais, sepa-
rated by reporters by at least
six feet. The move is one of
the several precautions set
in place by the NBA.
Once finished, Rivers
thanked those sitting in fold-
ing chairs and returned to
the locker room. Soon after,
a Warriors official walked up
to the microphone the coach
had just spoken into, and
cleaned it with a disinfecting
wipe.Ben MargotAssociated Press
CLIPPERS’Patrick Beverley shoots in front of
Golden State Warriors’ Mychal Mulder during rout.Clippers put on a
clinic in front of few
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