Los Angeles Times - 07.03.2020

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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. x-LAKERS 48 13 .787 9-1 P1


2. CLIPPERS 43 19 .694 51 ⁄ 2 7-3 P2


3. Denver 42 20 .677 61 ⁄ 2 6-4 N1


4. Utah 40 22 .645 81 ⁄ 2 6-4 N2


5. Houston 39 22 .639 9 6-4 S1


6. Oklahoma City 39 24 .619 10 7-3 N3


7. Dallas 39 25 .609 10^1 ⁄ 2 7-3 S2


8. Memphis 31 32 .492 18 4-6 S3


9. Portland 28 36 .438 31 ⁄ 2 3-7 N4


10. Sacramento 27 35 .435 31 ⁄ 2 6-4 P3


11. New Orleans 27 36 .429 4 5-5 S4


12. San Antonio 26 35 .426 4 4-6 S5


13. Phoenix 25 38 .397 6 4-6 P4


14. Minnesota 19 43 .306 11^1 ⁄ 2 3-7 N5


15. Golden State 14 49 .222 17 2-8 P5

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk.

1. x-Milwaukee 53 10 .841 7-3 C1


2. x-Toronto 44 18 .710 81 ⁄ 2 6-4 A1


3. Boston 42 20 .677 10^1 ⁄ 2 5-5 A2


4. Miami 40 23 .635 13 5-5 S1


5. Indiana 38 25 .603 15 7-3 C2


6. Philadelphia 38 25 .603 15 6-4 A3


7. Brooklyn 28 34 .452 24^1 ⁄ 2 4-6 A4


8. Orlando 28 35 .444 25 6-4 S2


9. Washington 23 39 .371 41 ⁄ 2 4-6 S3


10. Charlotte 21 41 .339 61 ⁄ 2 5-5 S4


11. Chicago 21 42 .333 7 2-8 C3


12. Detroit 20 43 .317 8 1-9 C4


13. New York 19 44 .302 9 2-8 A5


14. Atlanta 19 45 .297 91 ⁄ 2 4-6 S5


15. Cleveland 17 45 .274 10^1 ⁄ 2 4-6 C5
    x-clinched playoff berth

STANDINGS

Mike Conley made six three-
pointers and scored 25 points, and
the Utah Jazz won at Boston 99-94
on Friday night for their fourth
straight victory.
The Jazz won their third
straight at Boston, capitalizing on
the short-handed Celtics’ shooting
woes. The Celtics, without injured
forwards Jaylen Brown and Gor-
don Hayward, have lost three of
four and three straight at home.
Marcus Smart led Boston with
29 points. Jayson Tatum added 18.
Boston couldn’t overcome
Utah’s torrid shooting that the
Jazz rode to a 16-point lead in the
second quarter. The Jazz led 62-49
at halftime after shooting 60.5%.
“It’s on us. I don’t know what’s
going on out there,” Smart said.
“It’s like we let other teams’ pres-
sure take us out of the game. When
that happens, this is the outcome.
We’ve got to fix that. We’ve got to be
the aggressor.”

at Phoenix 127, Portland 117: Aron
Baynes had career highs with 37
points and nine three-pointers to
go with 16 rebounds, and the Suns
snapped a four-game losing streak.

at New Orleans 110, Miami 104:
Brandon Ingram overcame a bad
night — he missed 15 of his first 17
shots — by scoring five points in
the final 62 seconds to snap the
Heat’s four-game winning streak.

at Dallas 121, Memphis 96:
Kristaps Porzingis had 26 points
and 11 rebounds, his fifth straight
game with at least 20 and 10, and
the Mavericks improved to 14
games over .500 for the first time
this season.

at Brooklyn 139, San Antonio 120:
Caris LeVert had 27 points, 11 re-
bounds and 10 assists for his first
career triple-double, and the Nets
routed the Spurs in Gregg
Popovich’s return to the bench.

Indiana 108, at Chicago 102: Do-
mantas Sabonis had 24 points and
12 rebounds, and the Pacers won
for the fifth time in six games.

Orlando 132, at Minnesota 118:
Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 12
rebounds, and the Magic snapped
a three-game skid without coach
Steve Clifford, who left in the third
quarter due to illness.

at Washington 118, Atlanta 112:
Bradley Beal scored 35 points and
the Wizards beat a Hawks team
missing Trae Young (flu).

Oklahoma City 126, at New York
10 3: Danilo Gallinari scored 22
points in 27 minutes to hand the
Knicks an eighth loss in 10 games.

at Lakers 113, Milwaukee 103
— associated press

RESULTS

Conley comes alive,

lifts Jazz in Boston

UTAH 99, BOSTON 94

Pacers 108, Bulls 102

INDIANA

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

Bowen II ..........14 0-4 0-0 1- 4020

Sabonis...........3610-14 3-6 4-12 3 1 24

Turner..............355-12 5-6 2-8 1 3 15

A.Holiday .........33 2-6 5-6 0- 3439

Oladipo...........265-10 4-6 0-3 4 2 16

J.Holiday ..........25 3-7 1-1 0- 3029

Sumner ...........245-11 0-0 1-3 5 0 12

McConnell........19 2-2 0-0 1- 4415

Sampson .........17 5-6 4-6 1-5 3 1 14

Bitadze..............7 1-3 2-2 0- 1014

Totals 38-75 24-33 10-46 24 16 108

Shooting: Field goals, 50.7%; free throws, 72.7%

Three-point goals: 8-22 (Oladipo 2-4, J.Holiday

2-5, Sumner 2-5, McConnell 1-1, Sabonis 1-1, Bitadze

0-1, Bowen II 0-1, A.Holiday 0-2, Turner 0-2). Team

Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 8

(Turner 4, A.Holiday, Bitadze, J.Holiday, Sumner). Turn-

overs: 21 (Sabonis 7, Oladipo 4, J.Holiday 2, Mc-

Connell 2, Sumner 2, A.Holiday, Bitadze, Bowen II,

Sampson). Steals: 9 (A.Holiday 2, Oladipo 2, Bitadze,

J.Holiday, McConnell, Sabonis, Sampson). Technical

Fouls: None..

CHICAGO

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

Harrison..........339-14 2-2 1-4 4 4 25

Markkanen .......221-10 1-2 1-5 0 0 3

Carter Jr...........26 2-4 4-4 2-6 1 5 8

Satoransky.......26 2-8 2-2 3-7 8 0 6

Valentine .........276-17 0-0 3-6 2 3 13

White ..............3710-21 3-3 0-2 6 2 26

Young..............253-10 0-0 2-7 3 3 6

Gafford............19 3-4 1-2 2-3 2 3 7

Porter Jr. ..........18 4-9 0-0 3-5 1 4 8

Felicio...............2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

Totals 40-97 13-15 17-45 27 25 102

Shooting: Field goals, 41.2%; free throws, 86.7%

Three-point goals: 9-38 (Harrison 5-6, White 3-10,

Valentine 1-7, Carter Jr. 0-1, Porter Jr. 0-1, Satoransky

0-3, Markkanen 0-5, Young 0-5). Team Rebounds: 8.

Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 6 (Harrison 2,

Gafford, Markkanen, Porter Jr., Young). Turnovers: 17

(Satoransky 5, Carter Jr. 4, Gafford 2, White 2, Markka-

nen, Porter Jr., Valentine, Young). Steals: 12 (Young 4,

Harrison 3, Valentine 2, Markkanen, Satoransky,

White). Technical Fouls: None..

Indiana 29 33 27 19— 108

Chicago 25 21 26 30— 102

A—20,229. T—2:10.

Magic 132, Timberwolves 118

ORLANDO

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

Ennis III ...........24 1-2 0-0 0- 5333

Gordon............376-15 3-6 2-10 4 0 15

Vucevic............3512-21 3-3 3-12 4 3 28

Fultz................2711-14 2-5 0-5 5 3 24

Iwundu............22 3-5 2-2 0- 2128

Ross ...............347-10 0-0 0-3 4 2 16

Augustin..........26 4-79-11 0-3 5 1 18

Carter-Willms....22 6-74-4 1-2 5 1 17

Bamba ..............7 1-3 0-0 0- 2023

Clark .................2 0-0 0-0 0- 1010

Totals 51-84 23-31 6-45 31 18 132

Shooting: Field goals, 60.7%; free throws, 74.2%

Three-point goals: 7-21 (Ross 2-4, Bamba 1-2,

Carter-Williams 1-2, Ennis III 1-2, Vucevic 1-2, Augustin

1-3, Fultz 0-1, Iwundu 0-1, Gordon 0-4). Team Re-

bounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 5

(Bamba, Fultz, Gordon, Iwundu, Ross). Turnovers: 10

(Vucevic 3, Augustin 2, Carter-Williams 2, Ennis III,

Fultz, Gordon). Steals: 5 (Carter-Williams, Fultz, Gor-

don, Ross, Vucevic). Technical Fouls: None..

MINNESOTA

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

Hernangmz.......30 3-9 1-2 2-8 1 5 8

Okogie.............21 1-2 0-0 2-4 0 2 3

Reid................285-14 5-6 1-3 3 4 16

Beasley...........2814-21 0-0 0-4 1 0 29

Russell............232-14 1-2 0-5 3 1 5

McLaughlin ......276-10 0-0 1-3 9 4 14

Culver..............26 3-7 0-0 3-4 2 2 7

J.Johnson .........19 3-7 1-2 0-2 7 1 9

Layman ...........17 5-8 3-3 1-2 1 0 14

Nowell .............12 3-4 5-5 0-0 2 2 11

Martin ...............5 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 2

Totals 46-98 16-20 10-36 30 21 118

Shooting: Field goals, 46.9%; free throws, 80.0%

Three-point goals: 10-37 (McLaughlin 2-4, J.John-

son 2-5, Okogie 1-1, Culver 1-3, Layman 1-3, Beasley

1-5, Hernangomez 1-5, Reid 1-5, Martin 0-1, Nowell

0-1, Russell 0-4). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers:

None. Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Johnson 2, Reid). Turnovers:

8 (Culver 2, Reid 2, Beasley, J.Johnson, McLaughlin,

Okogie). Steals: 6 (Hernangomez, J.Johnson, Layman,

McLaughlin, Nowell, Reid). Technical Fouls: None..

Orlando 29 36 37 30— 132

Minnesota 24 31 28 35— 118

A—14,315. T—2:17.

Pelicans 110, Heat 104

MIAMI

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

Butler ..............378-17 12-14 2-8 6 1 28

Jones Jr...........23 3-6 1-4 3- 7157

Adebayo ..........364-10 1-2 4-12469

Nunn...............17 2-8 0-0 0-1 1 2 4

Robinson.........398-14 0-0 0-5 4 2 24

Dragic .............265-15 5-7 0-1 3 0 15

Iguodala ..........24 5-8 0-2 0-7 3 3 10

Hill .................14 1-2 2-2 0-1 0 1 5

Crowder ...........10 1-4 0-0 0- 0212

Olynyk.............10 0-2 0-0 1- 3320

Totals 37-86 21-31 10-45 27 23 104

Shooting: Field goals, 43.0%; free throws, 67.7%

Three-point goals: 9-33 (Robinson 8-14, Hill 1-2,

Iguodala 0-2, Crowder 0-3, Jones Jr. 0-3, Nunn 0-4,

Dragic 0-5). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 1.

Blocked Shots: 9 (Adebayo 4, Crowder 2, Iguodala 2,

Hill). Turnovers: 15 (Adebayo 4, Hill 3, Robinson 3,

Dragic 2, Nunn 2, Crowder). Steals: 11 (Adebayo 3,

Butler 3, Iguodala 3, Hill 2). Technical Fouls: None..

NEW ORLEANS

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

Ingram.............304-20 2-2 0-5 3 5 12

Williamson .......32 7-9 3-4 2-6 2 1 17

Favors .............25 3-5 0-0 3- 4136

Ball.................356-12 1-2 2-9 8 2 16

Holiday............377-13 3-6 3-6 6 2 20

Hart ................276-12 4-4 2-12 2 2 19

Melli...............23 2-9 3-4 2- 3639

Jackson...........16 1-7 2-4 1- 5045

Moore.............11 2-4 2-2 0- 3036

Totals 38-91 20-28 15-53 28 25 110

Shooting: Field goals, 41.8%; free throws, 71.4%

Three-point goals: 14-38 (Holiday 3-5, Ball 3-7,

Hart 3-7, Melli 2-7, Ingram 2-8, Jackson 1-3, Moore

0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: None.

Blocked Shots: 6 (Williamson 2, Ball, Hart, Holiday,

Ingram). Turnovers: 17 (Ball 4, Hart 3, Ingram 3,

Williamson 3, Holiday, Jackson, Melli, Moore). Steals:

7 (Holiday 3, Ball, Hart, Ingram, Williamson). Technical

Fouls: None..

Miami 26 25 2330— 104

New Orleans 32 33 2421— 110

A—18,384. T—2:33.

Mavericks 121, Grizzlies 96

MEMPHIS

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

Anderson.........24 2-5 1-2 1-6 3 2 6

Brooks ............305-13 3-3 1-5 2 3 15

Valanciunas......28 7-8 0-0 0-11 1 1 14

Melton ............14 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

Morant ............324-11 2-2 1-4 8 0 11

Jo.Jackson .......217-15 0-0 1-2 2 3 16

Tolliver .............21 3-5 0-0 0-4 0 1 8

Jones..............204-10 0-0 0-0 7 1 9

Dieng ..............17 1-3 1-4 0-6 2 2 3

Konchar...........16 3-4 0-0 2-5 3 0 6

Guduric.............4 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0

Uthoff................4 1-4 2-2 1-1 0 0 4

Watanabe..........4 2-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 4

Totals 39-84 9-13 9-47 29 15 96

Shooting: Field goals, 46.4%; free throws, 69.2%

Three-point goals: 9-30 (Tolliver 2-3, Brooks 2-6, Jo.Jack-

son 2-8, Anderson 1-3, Jones 1-3, Morant 1-3, Guduric 0-1,

Melton 0-1, Uthoff 0-2). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers:

None. Blocked Shots: 4 (Anderson 2, Jo.Jackson, Melton).

Turnovers: 19 (Morant 6, Anderson 2, Melton 2, Tolliver 2,

Valanciunas 2, Brooks, Guduric, Jo.Jackson, Konchar, Wata-

nabe). Steals: 7 (Jones 3, Brooks, Jo.Jackson, Tolliver, Wata-

nabe). Technical Fouls: None..

DALLAS

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

Lee .................29 5-6 0-0 1-5 2 1 13

Porzingis ..........299-19 4-5 2-11 4 4 26

Kleber.............29 3-8 0-0 2- 4219

Curry...............15 7-9 0-0 0-1 0 0 15

Doncic ............307-20 5-8 0-4 6 1 21

Ju.Jackson.......31 4-8 0-0 2-4 4 0 10

Wright.............29 4-6 2-2 2-8 5 1 11

Kidd-Gilchrist....15 0-3 0-0 0-4 1 2 0

Barea ..............15 1-7 0-0 0- 2303

Cauley-Stein.....10 2-5 0-0 3- 4304

Marjanovic.........4 3-4 2-2 1- 1019

Totals 45-95 13-17 13-48 30 11 121

Shooting: Field goals, 47.4%; free throws, 76.5%

Three-point goals: 18-47 (Porzingis 4-9, Lee 3-4, Kleber

3-7, Ju.Jackson 2-4, Doncic 2-8, Marjanovic 1-2, Wright 1-2,

Curry 1-3, Barea 1-6, Kidd-Gilchrist 0-2). Team Rebounds: 4.

Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 9 (Porzingis 4, Kleber 2,

Cauley-Stein, Ju.Jackson, Lee). Turnovers: 10 (Curry 2, Kidd-

Gilchrist 2, Lee 2, Doncic, Kleber, Porzingis, Wright). Steals: 11

(Porzingis 3, Wright 3, Doncic 2, Lee 2, Kleber). Technical

Fouls: None..

Memphis 28 21 1631— 96

Dallas 33 28 3426— 121

A—20,370. T—1:56.

Suns 127, Trail Blazers 117

PORTLAND

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

Anthony...........333-12 0-0 0-4227

Ariza...............36 5-9 4-5 2-5 3 4 17

Whiteside.........4011-14 0-3 5-20 1 1 23

Lillard..............386-16 9-10 0-3 6 2 24

McCollum ........3810-20 2-2 1-3 8 4 25

Trent Jr.............214-10 1-2 0-1029

Hezonja...........13 1-2 0-0 0- 0303

Simons............10 2-3 0-0 0- 0014

Gabriel..............5 1-1 2-2 1- 2025

Swanigan...........3 0-0 0-0 0- 1310

Totals 43-87 18-24 9-39 26 19 117

Shooting: Field goals, 49.4%; free throws, 75.0%

Three-point goals: 13-32 (Ariza 3-5, Lillard 3-7, Mc-

Collum 3-8, Gabriel 1-1, Hezonja 1-1, Whiteside 1-1,

Anthony 1-3, Simons 0-1, Trent Jr. 0-5). Team Re-

bounds: 8. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 6

(Whiteside 4, Hezonja, McCollum). Turnovers: 16 (Lil-

lard 4, Ariza 3, Whiteside 3, Anthony 2, Swanigan 2,

McCollum, Trent Jr.). Steals: 6 (Trent Jr. 2, Ariza, Gabri-

el, McCollum, Simons). Technical Fouls: None.

PHOENIX

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

Bridges............397-10 2-2 2-5 2 1 18

Saric ...............389-13 4-5 3-8 0 2 24

Baynes ............3612-23 4-4 6-16 1 4 37

Booker ............388-20 4-4 0-5 12 4 23

Rubio ..............335-11 2-2 1-4 10 4 13

Diallo ..............14 1-4 0-0 1- 5102

Carter..............13 2-5 2-2 1- 2027

Jerome ............13 1-2 0-0 0- 1013

Okobo .............11 0-3 0-0 1- 1340

Totals 45-91 18-19 15-47 29 22 127

Shooting: Field goals, 49.5%; free throws, 94.7%

Three-point goals: 19-42 (Baynes 9-14, Booker 3-9,

Bridges 2-4, Saric 2-4, Jerome 1-2, Rubio 1-3, Carter

1-4, Okobo 0-2). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers:

1. Blocked Shots: 4 (Baynes 2, Bridges, Saric). Turn-
   overs: 12 (Booker 3, Baynes 2, Bridges 2, Carter, Di-
   allo, Okobo, Rubio, Saric). Steals: 9 (Saric 3, Bridges
   2, Rubio 2, Baynes, Booker). Technical Fouls: Baynes,
   4:10 third.
   TEMPTAG

NBA

TODAY’S GAMES
Favorite Line Underdog Time
Houston 71 ⁄ 2 at Charlotte 2 p.m.
Utah 8 at Detroit 4 p.m.
Denver OFF at Cleveland 4:30 p.m.
at Memphis OFF Atlanta 5 p.m
Philadelphia 2 at Golden State 5:30 p.m.
at Portland 3 Sacramento 7 p.m.

LAKERS 113, BUCKS 103

MILWAUKEE

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

G.Antetknpo .....3510-21 11-14 1-11 6 5 32

Middleton........365-19 0-0 0-5 4 2 12

B.Lopez...........29 4-5 2-4 0-5 1 6 13

Bledsoe ...........285-13 1-1 0-4 4 5 11

Matthews.........26 1-6 0-0 0-1 1 3 3

DiVincenzo .......247-13 0-0 0-3 4 2 17

Williams..........20 2-3 0-0 0-4 1 4 5

Connghton .......18 2-5 3-4 3-8 2 1 7

Korver .............12 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 3

R.Lopez.............7 0-1 0-0 1-4 0 3 0

Totals 38-90 17-23 5-45 23 32 103

Shooting: Field goals, 42.2%; free throws, 73.9%

Three-point goals: 12-43 (B.Lopez 3-4, DiVincenzo

3-7, Middleton 2-10, Williams 1-2, Korver 1-3, G.Ante-

tokounmpo 1-6, Matthews 1-6, Connaughton 0-2,

Bledsoe 0-3). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 1.

Blocked Shots: 1 (DiVincenzo). Turnovers: 19 (Bledsoe

5, Middleton 3, R.Lopez 3, B.Lopez 2, DiVincenzo 2,

G.Antetokounmpo 2, Connaughton, Korver). Steals: 8

(Bledsoe 3, Matthews 2, Connaughton, G.Antetokoun-

mpo, Middleton). Technical Fouls: None..

LAKERS

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

Davis ..............2910-24 10-11 4-9 0 4 30

James .............3612-21 12-15 0-8 9 4 37

McGee............20 2-5 1-2 4-11 0 2 5

Bradley............30 0-5 2-2 0-3 2 4 2

Green..............30 2-5 0-0 1-2 2 3 6

Kuzma.............233-11 4-4 1-8 1 1 11

Cldwll-Pope......19 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 2 4

Caruso ............18 3-5 1-2 0-3 1 1 8

Rondo .............12 2-6 1-2 0-2 4 0 5

Howard............10 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 4 0

Morris ...............8 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 2 5

Totals 38-90 31-38 10-52 20 27 113

Shooting: Field goals, 42.2%; free throws, 81.6%

Three-point goals: 6-31 (Green 2-4, Caruso 1-2,

Morris 1-2, Kuzma 1-6, James 1-7, Caldwell-Pope 0-1,

Rondo 0-2, Bradley 0-3, Davis 0-4). Team Rebounds:

11. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 4 (Davis 2,
    Caruso, McGee). Turnovers: 16 (Davis 4, James 4,
    Bradley 3, Howard 2, Caruso, Green, Kuzma). Steals:
    11 (James 3, McGee 3, Green 2, Bradley, Caldwell-
    Pope, Howard). Technical Fouls: None..
    Milwaukee 22 26 28 27— 103
    LAKERS 19 29 39 26— 113
    A—18,997. T—2:34.

Wizards 118, Hawks 112

ATLANTA

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

Collins.............2910-15 5-5 3-10 1 4 26

Hunter .............374-11 1-4 1-9 1 4 10

Dedmon..........19 5-9 0-0 0-6 0 1 11

Huerter............386-14 0-0 0-1 11 5 14

Teague............28 4-9 1-2 0-2 5 3 9

Reddish ...........2811-17 1-1 0-1 2 3 28

Graham ...........18 1-3 0-0 2-3 1 2 2

Carter..............16 3-4 0-0 0-1 0 0 8

Fernando.........13 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 2 2

Goodwin ..........10 1-3 0-0 0-1 3 1 2

Totals 46-86 8-12 6-36 25 25 112

Shooting: Field goals, 53.5%; free throws, 66.7%

Three-point goals: 12-32 (Reddish 5-7, Carter 2-3, Huerter

2-8, Dedmon 1-2, Collins 1-3, Hunter 1-5, Goodwin 0-1, Teague

0-1, Graham 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 1.

Blocked Shots: 4 (Collins 2, Huerter, Reddish). Turnovers: 17

(Reddish 7, Hunter 3, Carter, Collins, Dedmon, Goodwin, Gra-

ham, Huerter, Teague). Steals: 9 (Dedmon 4, Collins, Huerter,

Hunter, Reddish, Teague). Technical Fouls: None..

WASHINGTON

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

Hachimura.......32 0-6 3-4 4-8 2 1 3

Robinson.........35 4-9 4-4 0-6 5 3 14

Bryant .............24 2-5 5-6 2-7 0 1 10

Beal................3813-21 2-2 0-3 4 1 35

Napier .............23 3-7 2-2 0-3 6 0 9

T.Brown Jr.........285-10 2-2 1-4 5 3 13

Bertans ...........263-12 8-10 1-3 1 3 17

Wagner............18 4-4 2-2 1-4 1 6 10

Bonga .............12 2-2 3-3 0-0 0 1 7

Totals 36-76 31-35 9-38 24 19 118

Shooting: Field goals, 47.4%; free throws, 88.6%

Three-point goals: 15-31 (Beal 7-10, Bertans 3-9, Robinson

2-5, T.Brown Jr. 1-1, Bryant 1-2, Napier 1-4). Team Rebounds: 6.

Team Turnovers: 2. Blocked Shots: 4 (Beal, Bonga, Bryant,

T.Brown Jr.). Turnovers: 16 (Napier 5, Beal 3, Bertans 2, Rob-

inson 2, Bonga, Hachimura, T.Brown Jr., Wagner). Steals: 9

(Robinson 3, Beal 2, Hachimura, Napier, T.Brown Jr., Wagner).

Technical Fouls: None..

Atlanta 34 23 1837— 112

Washington 33 31 2925— 118

A—17,856. T—2:16.

Nets 139, Spurs 120

SAN ANTONIO

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

DeRozan..........3010-13 4-5 0-5 9 3 24

Forbes.............17 3-6 2-2 0- 1119

Lyles...............236-12 2-2 0-2 2 3 19

Murray.............253-16 0-0 1-6316

White..............276-12 5-5 0-2 2 2 19

Gay.................23 6-9 2-2 1-6 2 1 15

Johnson...........21 4-6 4-6 0-5 0 3 13

Mills................16 1-4 5-5 0- 3017

Walker IV .........16 1-5 0-0 0- 1212

Eubanks..........15 3-3 0-0 0- 4046

Samanic..........12 0-4 0-0 0- 2300

Weatherspn ......11 0-2 0-0 0- 1100

Totals 43-92 24-27 2-38 25 20 120

Shooting: Field goals, 46.7%; free throws, 88.9%

Three-point goals: 10-34 (Lyles 5-7, White 2-6,

Forbes 1-2, Johnson 1-2, Gay 1-4, Weatherspoon 0-1,

Samanic 0-2, Walker IV 0-2, Mills 0-3, Murray 0-5).

Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked

Shots: 5 (White 3, Lyles, Mills). Turnovers: 6 (White 2,

DeRozan, Johnson, Mills, Murray). Steals: 3 (Johnson,

Walker IV, White). Technical Fouls: None..

BROOKLYN

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

Chandler..........17 1-3 0-0 0- 3033

Harris..............269-14 0-0 1-4 2 2 20

Allen...............20 5-7 2-2 0-8 1 0 12

Dinwiddie ........267-13 2-7 0-0 9 3 19

LeVert..............319-16 6-7 3-11 10 2 27

Prince.............295-14 3-3 1-5 2 1 13

Lawu-Cbrt ........28 5-7 6-6 0-1 2 4 19

Jordan.............225-10 2-4 3-10 1 3 12

Chiozza............21 5-9 0-0 1-6 3 3 13

Kurucs ..............5 0-2 1-2 0-1 1 0 1

Martin ...............5 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0

Pinson...............5 0-0 0-0 0- 2010

Totals 51-96 22-31 9-52 32 22 139

Shooting: Field goals, 53.1%; free throws, 71.0%

Three-point goals: 15-36 (Chiozza 3-5, LeVert 3-5,

Luwawu-Cabarrot 3-5, Dinwiddie 3-7, Harris 2-4,

Chandler 1-3, Martin 0-1, Kurucs 0-2, Prince 0-4).

Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots:

2 (Martin, Pinson). Turnovers: 7 (LeVert 2, Luwawu-

Cabarrot 2, Allen, Chiozza, Dinwiddie). Steals: 1 (Har-

ris). Technical Fouls: None..

San Antonio 22 32 41 25— 120

Brooklyn 41 34 45 19— 139

A—16,277. T—2:11.

Thunder 126, Knicks 103

OKLAHOMA CITY

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

Gallinari...........277-13 5-6 0-1 2 1 22

Glgus-Alxdr.......216-10 5-6 0-3 5 4 18

Adams ............23 5-8 2-2 6-11 1 0 12

Dort ................21 3-8 0-0 1- 2136

Paul ................308-13 1-1 0-3 12 1 21

Schroder..........295-16 4-5 0-5 3 4 16

Diallo ..............25 5-8 1-3 1-4 0 3 12

Nader..............20 3-9 2-2 1-3 1 0 9

Noel................18 4-6 0-0 1- 3008

Ferguson..........11 0-2 0-0 0- 1100

Muscala............5 0-1 0-0 0- 1020

Burton...............4 1-2 0-0 0- 1002

Totals 47-96 20-25 10-38 26 18 126

Shooting: Field goals, 49.0%; free throws, 80.0%

Three-point goals: 12-31 (Paul 4-6, Gallinari 3-6, Schroder

2-5, Diallo 1-2, Gilgeous-Alexander 1-3, Nader 1-4, Burton 0-1,

Dort 0-1, Muscala 0-1, Ferguson 0-2). Team Rebounds: 16.

Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 6 (Noel 3, Adams 2,

Diallo). Turnovers: 4 (Ferguson, Nader, Paul, Schroder). Steals:

8 (Paul 3, Gilgeous-Alexander 2, Schroder 2, Nader). Technical

Fouls: None..

NEW YORK

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

Harkless ..........18 1-3 1-2 0- 0143

Randle ............285-10 2-2 2-8 0 2 12

Gibson ............12 3-7 0-0 3-4 0 0 6

Barrett.............295-12 6-6 0-4 3 3 17

Payton .............307-12 4-4 1-9 8 1 18

Portis ..............276-11 2-3 0-7 0 1 14

Robinson.........22 5-5 1-2 2-4 0 3 11

Ellington ..........13 1-4 0-0 0-1 4 1 3

Dotson ............12 2-8 0-1 2-3 0 0 4

Knox II.............12 1-7 1-2 2-5 0 1 3

Trier ................12 2-4 0-0 1- 1315

Bullock ............10 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 1 0

Ntilikina ...........10 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 2 7

Totals 41-91 17-22 13-48 19 20 103

Shooting: Field goals, 45.1%; free throws, 77.3%

Three-point goals: 4-24 (Ellington 1-2, Barrett 1-3, Ntilikina

1-3, Trier 1-3, Harkless 0-1, Payton 0-1, Portis 0-1, Bullock 0-2,

Dotson 0-2, Randle 0-2, Knox II 0-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Team

Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 8 (Robinson 3, Knox II 2,

Bullock, Gibson, Portis). Turnovers: 12 (Barrett 4, Randle 3,

Payton 2, Gibson, Ntilikina, Robinson). Steals: 4 (Barrett, Dot-

son, Harkless, Portis). Technical Fouls: None..

Oklahoma City 27 34 3431— 126

New York 20 28 3025— 103

A—19,499. T—2:13.

Jazz 99, Celtics 94

UTAH

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

Bogdanovic ......25 2-9 3-3 0- 4118

O’Neale...........30 2-6 1-2 0- 7327

Gobert.............32 4-4 1-2 0- 7249

Conley.............349-16 1-1 2-3 5 3 25

Mitchell ...........323-15 2-2 2-4 2 2 11

Ingles ..............29 3-7 0-0 1- 7619

Clarkson..........267-13 2-2 2-4 2 3 17

Bradley............15 3-5 0-0 1- 4116

Niang ..............11 3-5 0-0 0- 0127

Totals 36-80 10-12 8-40 23 19 99

Shooting: Field goals, 45.0%; free throws, 83.3%

Three-point goals: 17-45 (Conley 6-10, Ingles 3-6,

Mitchell 3-10, O’Neale 2-6, Niang 1-3, Bogdanovic

1-5, Clarkson 1-5). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turn-

overs: None. Blocked Shots: 7 (Bradley 3, Gobert 3,

O’Neale). Turnovers: 18 (Bogdanovic 5, Conley 5,

Mitchell 3, Clarkson 2, Gobert 2, Ingles). Steals: 8

(Conley 3, Ingles 3, Clarkson, Mitchell). Technical

Fouls: None.

BOSTON

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

Ojeleye ............334-10 0-0 3-7 0 0 9

Tatum ..............327-19 2-4 0-7 3 2 18

Theis...............27 5-7 2-3 3-9 3 3 12

Smart..............379-23 5-6 2-3 1 1 29

Walker.............265-17 2-2 1-3 7 2 13

Wanamaker......26 3-7 3-3 0-2 2 1 9

Williams ..........16 0-3 0-0 0-2 1 3 0

Williams III.......16 1-2 0-0 2-8 0 1 2

Green..............12 0-1 0-0 1-3 1 0 0

Langford ............5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Kanter ...............4 1-4 0-0 1-1 1 0 2

Totals 35-94 14-18 13-45 19 13 94

Shooting: Field goals, 37.2%; free throws, 77.8%

Three-point goals: 10-36 (Smart 6-15, Tatum 2-5,

Ojeleye 1-4, Walker 1-7, Wanamaker 0-2, Williams

0-3). Team Rebounds: 13. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked

Shots: 6 (Williams III 3, Smart, Theis, Wanamaker).

Turnovers: 12 (Smart 3, Tatum 3, Walker 2, Green, Wan-

amaker, Williams, Williams III). Steals: 6 (Tatum 2,

Green, Smart, Theis, Williams). Technical Fouls: None.

Utah 30 32 17 20— 99

Boston 29 20 17 28— 94

A—19,156. T—2:10.

A few years ago, Clippers point

guard Reggie Jackson was inter-

ested to learn that a favorite child-

hood movie had been rebooted into

a television show.

When Jackson watched “The

Karate Kid” growing up, he’d

rooted for the hero and against the

heel. But his perception of the

characters shifted with each epi-

sode of “Cobra Kai,” which picked

up the plot decades later. Johnny

Lawrence, the now-middle-aged

villain, seemed to be more misun-

derstood than malicious.

Jackson could relate to the feel-

ing of being miscast.

The 6-foot-3 guard, now in his

ninth NBA season, is a candid

talker and free thinker, ready to en-

gage in conversations covering

everything from his role on the

team to whether he feels pressure

on the court (he doesn’t believe in

the concept). In a league of players

building their brand, Jackson says

his is staying true to himself.

But that combination has not

always led him to click within

locker rooms, most notably in

Oklahoma City. Five years after he

was derided by former teammates

for the way they felt he handled his

final season with the Thunder,

Jackson still feels the effect on his

reputation.

“There’s a misconception about

who I am and that’s always fol-

lowed me,” he said. “I really don’t

care. A lot of people think I’m prob-

ably egotistical and an .... I’m just

quiet and I come in and do what I

do.”

Point guards, he believes,

should he measured by only two

things: wins and losses. Two weeks

after joining the Clippers as a free

agent when the final year of his con-

tract was bought out by the Detroit

Pistons, he says he is looking only

for victories, not the validation of

anyone outside the locker room.

“It’s media and it’s everybody

else and it’s fans who paint the pic-

ture of you,” he said. “I laugh. It’s

very similar to when I was watch-

ing wrestling growing up. Some

guys, you’re a fan favorite; some

guys are the villain. You grow a lit-

tle older, you might actually be-

come liking the villain and might

hate the good guy. So it’s all percep-

tion.”

When Jackson made clear in

2014 that he perceived himself as a

starting point guard in Oklahoma

City, the comment was not re-

ceived well in a city where Russell

Westbrook, the entrenched start-

er, was beloved. Weeks later, after

Jackson turned down a four-year

contract extension from Okla-

homa City worth close to $48 mil-

lion, he missed a game despite be-

ing healthy because he was disap-

pointed he wasn’t traded, accord-

ing to an ESPN report at the time.

By the season’s halfway point,

his agent requested a trade, and

Jackson was dealt to Detroit in

February 2015.

Upon learning he was a Piston,

where a starting role awaited, Jack-

son tweeted he was “crying tears of

joy” — and his teammates made

clear they were glad to see him go.

“He got what he wanted,” Kevin

Durant said. He later added that

“we felt like everybody wanted to

be here except for one guy.”

Jackson’s belief in his value held

true. The following offseason, he

re-signed with Detroit for $80 mil-

lion over five years. But in 2016 he

and his old mates clashed again

when Durant called Jackson’s cele-

bration at the end of a Pistons vic-

tory over Oklahoma City “bush

league.” Jackson is still booed in

the city where he began his career.

“I can understand why people

are mad,” Jackson said, “but ... I’m

not living life for them and it’s not

their life to live, so I have to do

what’s best for myself.”

Jackson’s career with Detroit

began with promise. Months after

Jackson arrived playing some of

the best basketball of his career,

the Pistons made the playoffs for

the first time in seven seasons.

When Jackson was bought out

last month, as the team sought to

rebuild around a younger roster,

the Detroit Free Press wrote that

“injury and, to a lesser degree, per-

sonality kept Jackson from con-

necting with the fan base. He is

prone to looking inward, a fine

quality for a writer, but not so much

for a point guard.”

Clippers forward Marcus Mor-

ris overlapped with Jackson for

two seasons in Detroit and grinned

as he recounted Jackson doing

“random” things. Most players lis-

ten to music or watch film at their

lockers before tipoff. Jackson

spent time before a recent game

reading a Carl Hiaasennovel.

But, Morris added, Jackson “is

always one of those guys that actu-

ally care about what guys are

thinking and asking questions and

asking how guys are. I think he

shakes my hand too many times,

but other than that, from what I’ve

been around for two years, he’s

been a good teammate.”

Said Jackson: “I think once you

get around me you know what I’m

about.”

The Clippers needed a true

point guard to alleviate the second

unit’s ballhandling responsibility

shouldered by Lou Williams, and

Jackson has done the job. He’s

played most alongside Williams,

Landry Shamet, Montrezl Har-

rell and JaMychal Green, and

they’ve outscored opponents by 48

points in 56 minutes. He has made

40% of his three-pointers in seven

games with the Clippers and could

be the rare buyout player who be-

comes a postseason factor.

In their calculus of signing Jack-

son, the Clippers believed that mo-

tivation would not be a question —

as a free agent this summer, Jack-

son is playing for a new contract —

and that forward Paul George,

Jackson’s best friend in the NBA,

would ease the adjustment within

the locker room.

George’s presence isn’t the only

reason Jackson has called the Clip-

pers “the right situation.” He

sensed the roster was close on the

first day his number was included

in the players’ group chat, when he

saw teammates lobbing trash talk

at one another — about practice.

“With this group, once the game

is over we go out to eat with our

families and then we get back to-

gether,” said Williams, who went

bowling with teammates following

Sunday’s win over Philadelphia

and called Jackson “a cool dude.”

“We’re a tight group and actual

friends. That’s different than a lot

of teams I’ve played for, so I think

Reggie sees that and he under-

stands that.”

Jackson understands the way

his exit from Oklahoma City is re-

membered, but he says his percep-

tion of the experience has changed.

It was during that time that he

learned a lesson he considers inval-

uable.

“I just control what I can con-

trol,” he said. “Once I learned that I

was like, I’m very solid in who I am.

I think my foundation is good.”

Clippers to sign Noah

The Clippers plan to sign veter-

an center Joakim Noahto a 10-day

contract that will become official

early next week, according to a per-

son with knowledge of the signing

not authorized to speak publicly.

The move will fill the last spot

on the 15-man roster and add size

to potential bench lineups. The 6-

foot-11, 230-pound Noah is a two-

time All-Star and the NBA’s defen-

sive player of the year in 2014.

Over 12 seasons, Noah has aver-

aged 8.8 points and 9.1 rebounds

while shooting 49%.

Jackson insists bad rep is bad rap

By Andrew Greif

REGGIE JACKSON, who joined the Clippers last month, has a

reputation for not fitting in but says he just wants to win games.

Mark J. TerrillAssociated Press

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