Patty Mills and Rudy Gay combined for 42 points Monday, and helped San Antonio’s bench dominate in the late third and early fourth quarters as the Spurs swamped the host Portland Trail Blazers 125-104. The Spurs led by five points heading to the final period but ran off to a 108-91 lead with 6:33 to play on the strength of 11 points by Gay and six by Mills. Portland never got closer than 11 points the rest of the way despite nine fourth-quarter points by Damian Lillard.
NBA: Bench leads way as Spurs handle Trail Blazers
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James Wiseman with a dunk vs the Los Angeles Lakers
James Wiseman (Golden State Warriors) with a dunk vs the Los Angeles Lakers, 01/18/2021
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Montrezl Harrell with a dunk vs the Golden State Warriors
Montrezl Harrell (Los Angeles Lakers) with a dunk vs the Golden State Warriors, 01/18/2021
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Warriors rally from 14 down in 4th, beat Lakers 115-113
Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 23 and the Golden State Warriors rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-113 on Monday night. LeBron James’ 3-pointer gave the Lakers a 97-83 advantage early in the fourth before the Warriors battled back.
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Brad Wanamaker with a 2-pointer vs the Los Angeles Lakers
Brad Wanamaker (Golden State Warriors) with a 2-pointer vs the Los Angeles Lakers, 01/18/2021
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Stickless Stephenson gets winner, Vegas beats Coyotes 4-2
A stickless Chandler Stephenson was credited with the game-winning goal, Robin Lehner made 30 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Monday night. Not too long after the first of Reilly Smith’s two goals tied it early in the third period, Vegas defenseman Zach Whitecloud gathered a loose puck from a faceoff in Arizona’s zone and fired a shot off Stephenson’s back to give Vegas its first lead of the game.
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Lakers’ two stars have off nights in loss, but Steve Kerr still likes what he sees
The pair of LeBron James and Anthony Davis make the Lakers special, but they run into some problems in a 115-113 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
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Warriors rally from 14 down in 4th, beat Lakers 115-113
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 23 and the Golden State Warriors rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-113 on Monday night.
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Opinion: New York Mets must part ways with GM Jared Porter in wake of damning report
Jared Porter’s behavior, as detailed in a startling and sickening ESPN report, should cost him his job as general manager of the New York Mets.
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Kelly Oubre’s new role pays off for him, Warriors in win vs. Lakers
Kelly Oubre Jr. had a breakout game after he took on a new role playing alongside the second unit in Monday’s win over the Lakers.
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