SPORTS DIGEST
BASKETBALL
Chicago, for whom Zach Lavine scored 30 points, have now lost seven of their last eight games to remain stuck in 10th place in the same conference.
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Pistons 117-110 in Detroit in a game that went to overtime.
Both teams were short on stars due to injuries and the Pistons made it even harder on themselves by blowing a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter.
But Lonzo Ball was a key difference, scoring five of his 17 points in overtime. New Orleans have won three of their last four games but remain second bottom in the Western Conference, while Detroit have now lost three straight and 12 of their last 15 games to lie 11th in the Eastern. In Indianapolis, the Philadelphia 76ers led by 11 points midway through the third quarter – and were ahead by three with 3.36 left on the clock – but still lost to the Pacers 101-95. TJ Warren scored 21 points and produced a late block to help the Pacers turn the game in their favour. Myles Turner made two free throws with 1.41 to go to put Indiana back into a lead they did not let go of again. Ben Simmons led the 76ers with 24 points and 14 rebounds.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION: Boston Celtics 113 Chicago Bulls 101, Detroit Pistons 110 New Orleans Pelicans 117 (OT), Indiana Pacers 101 Philadelphia 76ers 95, LA Lakers 128 Cleveland Cavaliers 99, Minnesota Timberwolves 104 Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Portland Trail Blazers 115 Charlotte Hornets 112, Sacramento Kings 112 Orlando Magic 114.
GOLF
WOMEN’S WORLD RANKINGS: 1Jin Young Ko (Kor) 9.15, 2 Sung Hyun Park (Kor) 6.51, 3 Nelly Korda (USA) 6.35, 4 Danielle Kang (USA) 5.63, 5 Sei Young Kim (Kor) 5.48, 6 Nasa Hataoka (Jpn) 5.40, 7 Jeong Eun Lee (Kor) 5.33, 8 Brooke M. Henderson (Can) 5.30, 9 Minjee Lee (Aus) 5.23, 10 Lexi Thompson (USA) 5.10, 11 Hinako Shibuno (Jpn) 4.66, 12 Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha) 4.42, 13 Hyo Joo Kim (Kor) 4.35, 14 Aia Suzuki (Jpn) 4.17, 15 Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 4.11, 16 Inbee Park (Kor) 4.10, 17 Jessica Korda (USA) 4.09, 18 So Yeon Ryu (Kor) 3.70, 19 Lizette Salas (USA) 3.61, 20 Amy Yang (Kor) 3.56, 21 Mi Jung Hur (Kor) 3.54, 22 Hannah Green (Aus) 3.35, 23 Shanshan Feng (Chn) 3.23, 24 Hee Jung Lim (Kor) 3.09, 25 Jiyai Shin (Kor) 3.05.
US TOUR MONEY LEADERS (USA unless stated, Prize money in Dollars): 1 Justin Thomas 3,506,910, 2 Brendon Todd 2,335,232, 3 Rory Mcilroy (Nirl) 2,310,500, 4 Lanto Griffin 2,242,554, 5 Sebastian Munoz (Col) 2,061,969, 6 Xander Schauffele 1,974,750, 7 Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn) 1,948,300, 8 Cameron Smith (Aus) 1,940,965, 9 Joaquin Niemann (Chi) 1,913,804, 10 Tiger Woods 1,755,000, 11 Sungjae Im (Kor) 1,652,041, 12 Kevin Na 1,582,847, 13 Cameron Champ 1,461,632, 14 Webb Simpson 1,402,300, 15 Danny Lee (Nzl) 1,393,669, 16 Tyler Duncan 1,350,287, 17 Byeong-hun An (Kor) 1,232,748, 18 Carlos Ortiz (Mex) 1,204,334, 19 Harris English 1,190,860, 20 Patrick Cantlay 1,167,730.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE: Montreal Canadiens 2 Calgary Flames 0, New York Rangers 6 New York Islanders 2, Philadelphia Flyers 6 Boston Bruins 5 (SO), St Louis Blues 4 Anaheim Ducks 1, Washington Capitals 2 Carolina Hurricanes 0.
TENNIS
ATP & WTA ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL
Men’s 1st rd: Tommy Paul (USA) bt Aljaz Bedene (Slo) 6-4 6-4, Albert Ramos-vinolas (Spa) bt Jordan Thompson (Aus) 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-3, (7) Jan-lennard Struff (Ger) bt Salvatore Caruso (Ita) 6-4 6-2.
Men’s 2nd rd: Daniel Evans (Gbr) bt Alexander Bublik (Kaz) 7-5 6-2.
Women’s 1st rd: Arina Rodionova (Aus) bt Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-2 6-2, Maria Sakkari (Gre) bt (5) Vitalia Diatchenko (Rus) 7-5 6-2, (8) Marketa Vondrousova (Cze) bt Tatjana Maria (Ger) 6-3 6-0, Bernarda Pera (USA) bt Barbora Zahlavova
Strycova (Cze) 7-6 (8-6) 6-3, Julia Goerges (Ger) bt Priscilla Hon (Aus) 7-6 (9-7) 6-3, (6) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) bt Su-wei Hsieh (Tpe) 5-7 6-1 7-5.
Women’s 2nd rd: (1) Ashleigh Barty (Aus) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) 4-6 6-3 7-5, (2) Simona Halep (Rom) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (Aus) 6-4 7-5.
ATP ASB CLASSIC (Auckland)
1st rd: Vasek Pospisil (Can) bt Joao Sousa (Por) 6-4 6-2, Kyle Edmund (Gbr) bt Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spa) 6-2 4-6 6-3.
WTA HOBART INTERNATIONAL
1st rd: Ons Jabeur (Tun) bt Anna Blinkova (Rus) 6-4 6-1, Catherine Cartan Bellis (USA) bt Marie Bouzkova (Cze) 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, Lizette Cabrera (Aus) bt (8) Caroline Garcia (Fra) 4-6 6-4 6-2, Alize Cornet (Fra) bt Alison Van Uytvanck (Bel) 7-5 1-6 6-2, (4) Shuai Zhang (Chn) bt Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) 4-6 6-3 6-2, (2) Garbine Muguruza (Spa) bt Yafan Wang (Chn) 6-1 7-5, (1) Elise Mertens (Bel) bt Christina Mchale (USA) 6-1 6-1, (3) Elena Rybakina (Kaz) bt Tamara Zidansek (Slo) 6-1 6-4.