BAKER CITY HERALD — 5A
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Anthony scores 25 as Blazers
top Bulls to snap losing streak
■ In his fourth game with the Blazers, Carmelo Anthony tallies 4 three-pointers
CHICAGO (AP) — After
waiting a year for an oppor-
tunity to return to the NBA,
Carmelo Anthony proved he’s
still capable of a big perfor-
mance.
Anthony scored 25 points
in just his fourth game of the
season, CJ McCollum added
21 and the Portland Trail
Blazers beat the Chicago
Bulls 117-94 on Monday
night.
Anthony was 10 for 20 from
the fi eld, including 4 of 7 on
3-pointers. He had averaged
13 points on 15-for-44 (34.1%)
shooting in his fi rst three
games.
“It’s a humbling situation
for me, but it’s a testament to
the work I’ve been putting in,”
he said. “My body feels good,
mentally I feel good.”
Besides sharp shooting
behind the 3-point line, the
10-time All-Star featured his
usual mid-range game and
even had a dunk.
“Vintage,” McCollum said.
“We pulled out some old, good
wine in there. Getting to his
spots, hitting 3s, he got a
dunk and he was talking like
he always does on defense.”
Anthony now has 25,615
career points to move ahead
of Alex English (26,613) into
18th place on the NBA’s
career scoring list.
“You don’t want to take
none of that stuff for granted,”
he said. “When you’ve been
away from the game, these
small (milestones), they start
to mean more and more.”
Damian Lillard had 13
points and 12 assists as Port-
land snapped a four-game
losing streak.
Zach LaVine had 18 points
for Chicago, which has
dropped two of three. LaVine
was just 1 for 5 on 3-pointers
two days after making 13
of 17 while scoring a career-
high 49 points Saturday at
Charlotte.
“We played against a good
half-court defensive team,”
LaVine said. “We need to get
out on transition more. They
just killed us on the other
end. We couldn’t keep up.”
Anthony, who signed with
the Trail Blazers on Nov. 19,
got off to a fast start with 12
points in the fi rst 6½ minutes
of the game.
Chicago led 28-27 at the
end of the fi rst quarter before
Portland took command early
in the second. The Blazers led
by 13 points before the Bulls
scored 11 straight to pull
within 50-48.
Portland closed the fi rst
half with a 12-6 spurt for a
62-54 halftime advantage.
The Trail Blazers further
stretched the lead in the
third, taking a 90-68 advan-
tage — their biggest to that
point — on Anthony’s three-
point play with 1:27 to go in
the quarter.
Early in the fourth,
Anthony hit a 3-pointer to
move past English and give
Portland a 100-77 lead.
The 35-year-old exited the
game for good shortly after
that. The United Center
crowd started chanting “We
want Melo! We want Melo!”
midway through the fourth.
“From fans that are
Chicago Bulls fans, that’s
a big moment,” he said. “To
hear that chant, with me on
another team, Portland, that’s
out West, they didn’t have to
do that.”
The Trail Blazers led by as
much as 28 points.
TIP-INS
• Trail Blazers: C Hassan
Whiteside returned after
missing the previous two
games with a right hip contu-
sion. He had 13 points and 12
rebounds in 22 minutes ... G
Gary Trent Jr. sat out with a
right hamstring strain.
UP NEXT
• Trail Blazers: Host the
Oklahoma City Thunder on
Wednesday night.
• Bulls: At Golden State on
Wednesday night to begin a
three-game West Coast trip.
Mariners sign deal with Evan White
SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners
have fi nalized a $24 million, six-year
contract with fi rst baseman Evan White,
a unusually large deal for a player
who hasn’t appeared in a game above
Double-A.
Seattle announced the contract
Monday after White completed a physi-
cal. The agreement includes options
for 2026-28 and likely will cover all the
years White would be eligible for salary
arbitration.
The 23-year-old was the 17th overall
pick in the 2017 amateur draft out of
Kentucky. From the time he joined the
Mariners’ system he’s been regarded as
the club’s fi rst baseman of the future
because of his excellent defense and a
solid bat at the plate.
“We love the player and we love the
person. The combination made it very
easy to want to sign him for the better
part of the next decade,” Seattle general
manager Jerry Dipoto said in a state-
ment.
Seattle envisions White as a major
part of its future core, along with fel-
low top prospects Jarred Kelenic, Kyle
Lewis, Logan Gilbert, Justin Dunn and
Justus Sheffi eld.
White should have a chance to earn
the starting job at fi rst base — the Mari-
ners used eight players there last year.
Jackson dazzles
as Ravens rout
L.A. Rams, 45-6
By Greg Beacham
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES — Lamar Jackson basically hadn’t
allowed the football to touch the ground Monday night
until he dropped an ordinary shotgun snap late in the
fi rst half at the Coliseum. He picked it up, split the pocket
and sprinted away through the Rams’ defense, going 35
thrilling yards before tripping right at the goal line.
Instead of celebrating, Jackson sprung up and remon-
stratively slapped both his hands on his helmet.
Baltimore’s brilliant young quarterback wants to be
perfect. He got awfully close in his “Monday Night Foot-
ball” debut.
Jackson matched his career high with fi ve touchdown
passes and ran for 95 yards in another splendid all-
around performance, and Baltimore routed Los Angeles
45-6 for its seventh consecutive victory.
Mark Ingram rushed for 111 yards and a TD and
caught a scoring pass while the streaking Ravens (9-2)
became the fourth team in the 21st century to score
touchdowns on its fi rst six drives in a game. With Jackson
operating almost fl awlessly at the controls, Baltimore em-
barrassed Aaron Donald and the previously solid Rams
defense by racking up 480 yards with its evolving brand
of high-octane football.
“We’re clicking on all cylinders right now,” Jackson said.
“It’s OK, but we’re trying to win the Super Bowl.”
BMS hoops action
Baker Middle School hosted an intramural boys
basketball tournament Nov. 22, with two BMS teams
competing against two teams from North Powder.
The Baker teams were Coach Jimmy Howerton’s
team and Coach Bryan Dalke’s team. North Powder
had a blue team and a white team.
Each game was 20 minutes with a running clock, and
all shooting fouls were counted as 1 point for the shoot-
ing team.
In Game 1, Dalke’s team lost to North Powder’s blue
team in overtime, 10-8. Brandon McCullough, Brycen
Martin and Bryley Garvin all scored 2 points for Baker.
In Game 2, Howerton’s team defeated the North Pow-
der white team, 12-11. Christopher Luna scored 6 points
and Patrick Bigler, Sage Joseph, and Graison Stone all
scored 2 points.
In Game 3, Dalke’s team lost to the North Powder
white team 15-10. Ethan Morgan scored 4 points and
Drake Hetterley scored 2 points for Baker.
In Game 4, Howerton’s team defeated the North Pow-
der blue team 18-16. Christopher Luna, Alex Palmer
and Graison Stone scored 4 points each. Patrick Bigler
and Ernesto Lopez-Villalvazo both scored 2 points.