SPORTS DIGEST
BASKETBALL
Rajon Rando had a career-high 25 assists and Anthony Davis scored 33 points as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Brooklyn Nets 128-113. The Pelicans took a 69-46 lead into halftime, with Demarcus Cousins posting figures of 27 points and 14 rebounds and eased to a third straight win. Caris Levert top-scored with 22 for a Nets side that slipped to a third consecutive defeat. The Minnesota Timberwolves needed overtime to beat the Denver Nuggets 128-125. They had Jimmy Carter to thank, with his 39 points – 12 in overtime – proving pivotal. The Toronto Raptors lost their second game in a row – after six straight wins – as they went down 124-107 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Russell Westbrook had 30 points and 13 assists to give the Thunder their sixth win in a row and 12th in their last 15. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION: Atlanta Hawks 113 Washington Wizards 99, Charlotte Hornets 91 Boston Celtics 102, Chicago Bulls 92 New York Knicks 87, Golden State Warriors 126 Utah Jazz 101, Indiana Pacers 94 Dallas Mavericks 98, LA Lakers 99 Memphis Grizzlies 109, Minnesota Timberwolves 128 Denver Nuggets 125 (OT), New Orleans Pelicans 128 Brooklyn Nets 113, Oklahoma City Thunder 124 Toronto Raptors 107, Sacramento Kings 109 Cleveland Cavaliers 95.
CRICKET
4th TEST (Melbourne) Australia 327 (D A Warner 103, S P D Smith 76, S E Marsh 61, S C J Broad 4-51) v England 491-9 (A N Cook 244 no, J E Root 61, S C J Broad 56).
DARTS
PDC WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Alexandra Palace, London) 3rd rd: Darren Webster (Eng) bt Antonio Alcinas (Spa) 4-0, Dimitri Van den Bergh (Bel) bt Mensur Suljovic (Aut) 4-0, Robert Cross (Eng) bt John Henderson (Sco) 4-1.
ICE HOCKEY
Evgeni Malkin and Jake Guentzel scored in the last six minutes as the Pittsburgh Penguins took the Columbus Blue Jackets into overtime and then beat them in a shootout. Columbus held a 4-2 lead into the third period but Malkin’s power-play strike and Guentzel’s 13th goal of the season tied the game at 4-4. Malkin also found the net in the shootout to hand the Penguins a 5-4 win. A shootout was also needed in the game between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers, where 67 shots were made but none found the net during 60 minutes. Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad found the net for the Rangers and Ondrej Pavelec saved from Alex Ovechkin for the 1-0 win. There was also success for the New York Islanders, with a Mathew Barzal goal just over a minute into overtime giving them a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. A brace from Riley Nash in the second period helped the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, while Nico Hischier also scored two as the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1. The Carolina Hurricanes scored twice in the third period in their 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, while the Nashville Predators beat the St Louis Blues 2-1. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE: Anaheim Ducks 1 Vegas Golden Knights 4, Boston Bruins 5 Ottawa Senators 1, Carolina Hurricanes 3 Montreal Canadiens 1, Colorado Avalanche 1 Arizona Coyotes 3, Minnesota Wild 4 Dallas Stars 2, New Jersey Devils 3 Detroit Red Wings 1, NY Islanders 3 Buffalo Sabres 2 (OT), NY Rangers 1 Washington Capitals 0 (Pens), Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (Pens), St Louis Blues 1 Nashville Predators 2, Winnipeg Jets 4 Edmonton Oilers 3.