New Clippers shine in comeback

Landry Shamet made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 17 points off the bench in his debut with the visiting Los Angeles Clippers, helping them rally from a 28-point deficit and win 123-112 against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.

It’s the third time in the past five games the Clippers have come from at least 20 points down to win.

The Clippers made a series of trades earlier in the week, sending leading scorer Tobias Harris to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday and guard Avery Bradley to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. Shamet was among the players they acquired in the Harris deal.

Ivica Zubac — acquired in a separate trade with the Los Angeles Lakers — made his debut as the starting center for the Clippers and finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. Garrett Temple, who arrived in return for Bradley, made his debut as the starting shooting guard and scored 11 points.

Celtics leading scorer Kyrie Irving scored 14 points before sustaining a right knee sprain with about four minutes left in the first half, and he did not play in the second. THUNDER’S GEORGE BESTS ROCKETS’ HARDEN >> Paul George outgunned James Harden in a matchup of MVP candidates, and the Oklahoma City Thunder erased a 26-point deficit to escape with a 117-112 win over the host Houston Rockets. George finished with a game-high 45 points plus 11 rebounds. Harden totaled 42 points for his 29th consecutive game with at least 30.

GASOL MAKES WINNING DEBUT WITH RAPTORS >> Kyle Lowry scored a gamehigh 22 points and hit a 3-pointer with 7:03 remaining that gave the Toronto Raptors the lead for good in a 104-99 win over the host New York Knicks.

Marc Gasol, playing his first game for the Raptors since he was acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, scored seven points and pulled down six rebounds in 19 minutes as a reserve. Gasol came off the bench for the first time since his rookie season in 2008-09. BEASLEY NOW A FREE AGENT >> Two days after trading for him, the Los Angeles Clippers have waived forward Michael Beasley.

ELLINGTON JOINS PISTONS >> Free agent guard Wayne Ellington cleared waivers after being released by Phoenix and signed with the Detroit Pistons, the team announced.

College football

WSU FINDS NEW QUARTERBACK AT EASTERN WASHINGTON >> Washington State’s newest graduate transfer quarterback, Gage Gubrud, officially joined the Cougars. Gubrud, formerly the quarterback at Eastern Washington, was granted an extra year of eligibility on appeal. He played five games at Eastern Washington in 2018 before a toe injury ended his season. He twice was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the best FCS offensive player.

MMA

UFC CHAMP HAS EMERGENCY SURGERY >> UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker underwent emergency surgery to repair a hernia, an injury that sidelined the Australian from his title defense at UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia. Whittaker was slated to headline the event with Kelvin Gastelum. However, Whittaker complained of abdominal pain just hours before the event. He was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed and sent into surgery.

Soccer

QUAKES BACK FROM MEXICO CAMP >> The San Jose Earthquakes concluded their 17-day training camp with a friendly against their USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC, falling 3-0 in Nevada. The Earthquakes have trained in Cancún, Mexico, since Jan. 24 and arrived in Nevada on Friday night. The Quakes return to San Jose before traveling to Los Angeles to face LAFC on Saturday.

Baseball

ROYALS GIVE BAILEY SPRING INVITE >> The Kansas City Royals signed righthander Homer Bailey to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training, the team announced. The 32-year-old Bailey spent 12 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and threw two no-hitters but struggled last season with a 1-14 record and 6.09 ERA in 20 starts.

Bailey was dealt to the Dodgers in December and eventually released after the trade.

Football

BIG WIN FOR SEAHAWKS’ CHANCELLOR >> Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor hasn’t played an NFL game since November 2017, but he got a big win. Chancellor saw $5.2 million of his $10 million salary for 2019 become guaranteed, according to multiple media reports. He missed all of the just-concluded season due to a neck injury that has been described as career-ending, but he has yet to announce his retirement officially.

Per the terms of his contract, in case of a long-term injury such as the one he ultimately sustained, Chancellor was assured of $6.8 million for the 2018 season and $5.2 million for the 2019 season.

Track and field

STANFORD’S FISHER SETS AMERICAN

COLLEGIATE RECORD IN INDOOR 3,000 >> Stanford’s Grant Fisher broke Galen Rupp’s American collegiate record in the indoor 3,000 meters while winning the race at the Millrose Games. Fisher ran 7:42.62 in New York, edging Wisconsin’s Morgan McDonald (7:42.76) in the fourth- and fifth-fastest times in collegiate history. Because the three fastest collegiate indoor 3,000s were run by foreigners, Fisher broke the American collegiate record of 7:44.69 that Rupp set in 2009 while running for Oregon.

Golf

LANGER RISES TO TOP >> Bernhard Langer closed the second round with his second eagle of the day to shoot 4-under-par 68 and take a one-stroke lead entering the final round of the Oasis Championship in Boca Raton, Florida. Langer, who would claim the top spot on the PGA Tour Champions’ all-time money list with a victory, is at 12-under 132 through two rounds, just ahead of Marco Dawson, who shot 67.