TUESDAY’S GAMES
Grizzlies 125, WIZARDS 111: Ja Morant had 35 points and 10 assists, De’Anthony Melton and Dillon Brooks each added 20 points, and Memphis beat Washington. Jonas Valanciunas had 11 points and 16 rebounds for Memphis. Russell Westbrook had 23 points and 15 assists for the Wizards
CELTICS 117, Clippers 112: Kemba Walker had 25 points and six assists, and Boston took advantage of a late scratch of AllStar Kawhi Leonard to hold off Los Angeles. Jaylen Brown finished with 18 points. Paul George led Los Angeles with 32 points. Reggie Jackson took Leonard’s place in the starting lineup and finished with 25 points and seven assists.
Hawks 94, HEAT 80: Trae Young took over late and made sure Nate McMillan would win his debut as interim coach of Atlanta. Young scored 18 points, including 13 straight for his team in the fourth quarter. Duncan Robinson and Goran Dragic each scored 14 for Miami, which missed a chance to get over .500 for the first time this season.
Knicks at SPURS, late: The Spurs have gone 8-9 in home games. San Antonio ranks ninth in the league with 45 rebounds led by Jakob Poeltl averaging 7.4. The Knicks are 8-10 on the road. New
York is 1-3 in one-possession games. The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams.
Nuggets at BUCKS, late: The Bucks have gone 14-4 in home games. Milwaukee ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with 10.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Bobby Portis averaging 1.9. The Nuggets are 10-8 on the road. Denver is sixth in the Western Conference allowing just 111.2 points while holding opponents to 47.1% shooting.
Suns at LAKERS, late: The Lakers are 1-2 in division matchups. Los Angeles is the top team in the Western Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 105.6 points while holding opponents to 44.8% shooting. The Suns are 2-2 in division games. Phoenix ranks fifth in the NBA with 26.9 assists per game led by Chris Paul averaging 9.0. The teams square off Tuesday for the first time this season.
Pistons at RAPTORS, ppd.
By the numbers 37
Tee times
That’s how many shots the Florida State women won by at their Florida State Match-Up at Seminole Legacy Club.
A strong field of top Div. I women's teams wrap play on Wednesday at the Gamecock Intercollegiate at Columbia Country Club. On the men's side, a handful of national title contenders will close out the Cabo Collegiate at TPC San Antonio.
Noteworthy
● The PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open will extend an exemption to the medalist of this week’s Cabo Collegiate at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course.
● Seminole State, a junior college, is on a two-tournament winning streak. Impressive on its own, what makes the feat more significant is the Raiders have won both events against fields full of Div. I teams.
● If you’re keeping count at home, that’s now five consecutive wins for the Baylor women after they claimed the Icon Invitational at Golf Club of Houston last week.
Spotlight: The unfortunate side of college golf
In most college tournaments, you start five players and count the four best scores. When Alabama senior Davis Shore withdrew with an injury, that left the Crimson Tide with only four players. Before the final round of the LSU Invitational, they learned freshman JP Cave signed for an incorrect scorecard the day prior, which leads to a disqualification. Alabama no longer had four scores to count in the second round and was unable to field a team score, giving the Tide a loss to all 14 teams in the field.