NBA regular season

Spurs bolster bid for 23rd straight playoff appearance

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Spurs bolster bid for 23rd straight playoff appearance

DeMar DeRozan. Photo from Twitter/@spurs

The Spurs pull within a game of the Grizzlies for the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference

The San Antonio Spurs, trying to reach the playoffs for a 23rd consecutive season, inched closer to the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference by beating New Orleans, 122-113, on Sunday, August 9.

DeMar DeRozan scored 15 of his 27 points in the 4th quarter to ignite the Spurs’ attack and subdue the stubborn Pelicans, who had 25 points in 27 minutes from star rookie Zion Williamson.

The Spurs improved to 31-38, a game behind Western Conference No. 8 team Memphis Grizzlies, who succumbed to the Toronto Raptors, 99-108, to fall to a 33-38 record.

“I knew, being a close game in the 4th quarter, I was going to have to be aggressive and I made my shots,” DeRozan said. “They kept fighting. We had to step it up.”

Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, 5 in the final minute of regulation time and 5 more in overtime, to spark the Boston Celtics over the Orlando Magic, 122-119.

A Tatum three-pointer with 37 seconds to play in the 4th and a basket with 4.2 seconds remaining in the regulation forced overtime at 112-112.

Tatum then had half of the Celtics’ 10 points in the extra 5 minutes to secure victory for the 47-23 Celtics as the Magic slipped to 32-39.

Caris LeVert scored 27 points and Joe Harris added 25 to lead the Brooklyn Nets over the Los Angeles Clippers, 129-120.

The Clippers fell despite 39 points from Kawhi Leonard.

Reserve Austin Rivers scored 41 points and James Harden added 32 as the Houston Rockets ripped the Sacramento Kings, 129-112.

Darius Bazley scored 23 points off the bench and Danilo Gallinari added 20 to power Oklahoma City Thunder over the Washington Wizards, 121-103. – Rappler.com

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