NBA roundup: Nets halt Lakers’ win streak

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 23 points and hit the go-ahead basket, and Caris LeVert added 22 points as the Brooklyn Nets surprised the host Los Angeles Lakers 104-102 on Tuesday night.

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had 13 points, Joe Harris finished with 12 and Chris Chiozza added 11 for the Nets, who have won four of their past five.

Dinwiddie’s jumper with 28.8 seconds left was the difference.

LeBron James had 29 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Anthony Davis scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds but missed a game-winning 3-point attempt at the buzzer.

Washington Wizards 122 - New York Knicks 115

Bradley Beal scored 27 of his 40 points in the second half as host Washington blew an early 14-point lead and then stormed back from an 18-point deficit to record a victory over New York.

After his streak of 21 consecutive games scoring at least 25 points ended Sunday, Beal scored 20 points in the third quarter as the Wizards outscored the Knicks 33-17. He scored 16 of Washington’s final 23 points in the period and tied the game 87-87 heading into the fourth by hitting a 3pointer with 37.5 seconds left.

Frank Ntilikina posted his second career double-double with a career-high 20 points and 10 assists as the Knicks lost for the ninth time in 12 games. Bobby Portis also scored 20 points, with 16 of those coming in the first half when the Knicks built a 70-54 lead.

Boston Celtics 114 - Indiana Pacers 111

Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Gordon Hayward recorded 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Boston recovered after giving up a late lead to beat Indiana in Indianapolis.

The Pacers’ Victor Oladipo finished with 27 points and seven rebounds, and T.J. Warren added 22 points.

Daniel Theis scored 20 points for the Celtics and Kemba Walker added 11, giving all five Boston starters double figures in scoring.

Houston Rockets 117 - Minnesota Timberwolves 111

James Harden scored a game-high 37 points and Russell Westbrook added 27 while keying a decisive stretch late in the third quarter as Houston beat visiting Minnesota.

The Rockets snapped a four-game losing skid. Harden and Westbrook combined to shoot 22 of 36, with Harden connecting on half of his 10 3-point attempts. Both recorded seven assists, with Harden feeding Eric Gordon (16 points) for a pair of decisive 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.

D’Angelo Russell paced the Timberwolves with 28 points and five assists while Juancho Hernangomez posted 18 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie Jarrett Jarrett Culver scored 12 points off the bench for Minnesota, which fell for the fifth time in seven games.

Portland Trail Blazers 121 - Phoenix Suns 105

Damian Lillard registered 25 points and seven assists to help Portland notch a victory over visiting Phoenix.

Trevor Ariza registered season highs of 22 points and five 3-pointers as Portland won for just the fourth time in the past 12 games. CJ McCollum also scored 22 points, and Hassan Whiteside had 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Devin Booker recorded 29 points and nine assists for the Suns. Dario Saric contributed 24 points and 11 rebounds while Ricky Rubio had 21 points and nine assists.

Los Angeles Clippers 131 - Golden State Warriors

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Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high-tying 23 points in 25 minutes, helping visiting Los Angeles beat Golden State in San Francisco.

The win was the Clippers’ seventh in their past eight games, the only loss in the run a 112-103 setback against the rival Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Reggie Jackson scored 16 points while Paul George and Patrick Beverley had 14 apiece. Dragan Bender matched Leonard’s total with 23 points for the Warriors, who snapped a 10-game home losing streak in their previous game, a 118-114 win over Philadelphia on Saturday. Stephen Curry (flu) sat out his second game in a row.

Chicago Bulls 108 - Cleveland Cavaliers 103

Rookie Coby White scored a team-high 20 points in his first career start, and Chicago held on for a win over visiting Cleveland.

ZURICH, (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak led to more soccer postponements around Europe yesterday while travel and quarantine restrictions posed potential problems for international matches even in regions which have so far been less affected.

Spain’s Copa del Rey final, due to be played on April 18, was called off and French media reported that the country’s League Cup final between Paris St Germain and Olympique Lyonnais had also been postponed.

Spain was due to hold a meeting on Thursday to decide whether La Liga matches, which are to be played behind closed doors for at least two weeks, should be postponed altogether following a request from the players’ union.

UEFA was forced to call off today’s Europa League round of 16 first-leg matches between Inter Milan and Getafe at San Siro and Sevilla against AS Roma at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium.

AS Roma said they could not travel after the Spanish government banned flights from Italy — Europe’s worst-hit country — while Getafe refused to go to Milan, saying they were prepared forfeit the tie.

The Gazzetta dello Sport said both matches could be played as single-leg ties on neutral territory.

Meanwhile, North Macedonia’s federation said it had written to UEFA asking for a postponement of its team’s Euro 2020 playoff match at home to Kosovo on March 26.

Besides a government ban on spectators, the federation said there was a potential problem with players arriving from countries in a high-risk zone being ordered into quarantine.

North Macedonia have three Italian-based players — Ilija Nestorovski, Elif Elmas and Goran Pandev — while Kosovo’s Amir Rrahmani, who plays for Verona, would also be affected.

Chile’s health minister said that top players Alexis Sanchez, based in Italy, and Arturo Vidal, based in Spain, would both be quarantined if they returned home for this month’s World Cup qualifiers. Several other Chilean players are also based in Italy and Spain.

The opening two rounds of the South American competition are due to take place this month. Chile’s first home game is against Colombia on March 31, although there was no mention of whether the quarantine would apply to Colombian players.