SPORTS DIGEST

BASKETBALL

Kyle Lowry scored 32 points as the Toronto Raptors claimed a narrow 119-118 comeback victory at home to the Indiana Pacers to extend their winning run.

The Raptors also set a franchise record with their 12th-consecutive win, following previous 11-straight successive runs in 2016 and 2018. Lowry – who also recorded 10 assists – was ably assisted by Serge Ibaka who netted a season-high 30 points, with rookie Terence Davis making his presence felt via some critical threepointers in the third quarter.

The Detroit Pistons also recorded a home win as they beat the Phoenix Suns 116-108, the Brooklyn Nets eased past the Golden State Warriors 129-88 and the Atlanta Hawks claimed a 127-120 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Miami Heat suffered a 128-111 defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers. The win was the Clippers’ fifth in six games, helped by big efforts from Paul George and Landry Shamet who each finished with 23 points. Nikola Jokic celebrated a huge tripledouble as the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 98-95. The Jazz had a 15-point lead halfway through the third quarter but could not stop the fightback led by Jokic’s 30 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists.

NBA: Boston Celtics 116 Orlando Magic 100, Brooklyn Nets 129 Golden State Warriors 88, Dallas Mavericks 107 Memphis Grizzlies 121, Detroit Pistons 116 Phoenix Suns 108, LA Clippers 128 Miami Heat 111, Minnesota Timberwolves 120 Atlanta Hawks 127, Oklahoma City Thunder 109 Cleveland Cavaliers 103, Toronto Raptors 119 Indiana Pacers 118, Utah Jazz 95 Denver Nuggets 98.

CRICKET

The third ODI between the England Lions and a Cricket Australia XI was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The Lions had already amassed a 2-0 lead in the series after wins by four and six wicket on the Gold Coast but any hopes of a whitewash washed away as rain fell at Carrara Oval.

The Lions will go on to face a New South Wales XI in Sydney on Sunday.

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