Wilder vows to knock out Fury
third quarter.
The Rockets scored 70 points in the first half and added 40 points in the third quarter. Houston finished
22 for 54 on three-pointers. “It sucks to go out there and get embarrassed like that (back to back),” said DeRozan.
It’s been a tough season so far for San Antonio, who traded away Kawhi Leonard in the spring, saw veteran point guard Tony Parker leave for Charlotte, and then dealt with the retirement of heart-andsoul player Manu Ginobili.
“We’re obviously discombobulated on offense,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
“A lot of that has to do with me, so I’ve got to do a better job there. I think defensively we’ve obviously got to shore up our effort and our wisdom at that end of the court. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
Elsewhere, LeBron James scored 28 points and Tyson Chandler added 13 points as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Dallas Mavericks’ three-game winning streak with a 114103 victory.
“I just locked into the game plan and tried to get some easy shots in,” said Chandler.
Brandon Ingram tallied
19 points and Kyle Kuzma finished with 15 points and
12 rebounds as the Lakers improved to 13-9 on the season. — AFP Los Angeles, Dec. 1: Deontay Wilder, weighing in at 212.5 pounds for his WBC heavyweight world title defense against Tyson Fury on Friday, vowed to knock out the British challenger.
Wilder wore a black leather facemask to the weigh-in outside of Staples Center, but that was as menacing as it got as the two fighters were kept several feet apart for the traditional staredown in the wake of an explosive final press conference on Wednesday. Britain’s Fury, who finished that event stripped to the waist and offering to engage with Wilder, tipped the scales at 256.5 pounds.
Wilder, meanwhile, said he was looking forward to getting down to business in the ring on Saturday night. “Talk is cheap,” the American said. “Tomorrow is the time. Actions speak louder than words. It’s definitely the most important fight of my career, but it’s not the most difficult.
“I’ve fought way tougher guys than him. I’m going to knock him out.” Wilder’s weight is the lightest of his career. He had weighed in at just over 214 pounds for the last defense of his title in March against Luis Ortiz.
The 33-year-old’s heaviest career weight came in a 2015 defense against Eric Molina. Fury, who returned to the ring this year after a more than two-year absence, weighed 258 pounds for his last fight against Francesco Pianeta in August. The 30-year-old self-proclaimed ‘Gypsy King’ had reportedly ballooned to around 400 pounds as he battled depression, drink and drug problems. — AFP