Aussie Tuipulotu to make Scotland 6N start

But with snow falling at Genting Snow Park, the luckless Brockhoff and Baff both failed to finish the second leg, ensuring that the United States and Switzerland claimed the top two positions and automatic qualification to the semi-finals later on Saturday.

Kyrie Irving led all scorers with 31 points but shot 9 of 22 as Brooklyn also dropped to 2-11 since Kevin Durant sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Jan. 15.
The Nets are on their first 10-game skid since dropping 16 straight in the 2016-17 season.

Down 62-57 at the half, the Knicks grabbed the upper hand by holding the Warriors to 20 points in the third quarter and two in the first 2 1/2 minutes of the final period, taking a 97-84 lead in the process.

Washington opened a 100-87 lead when Bryant's off-balance 3-pointer beat the shot clock with 7:27 left. Brooklyn responded with a 20-9 run and got within 109-107 when Thomas converted a four-point play with 1:06 remaining.

Julius Randle capped a 28-point performance when he was awarded an interior hoop on a Jonathan Kuminga goaltending violation with 21.4 seconds remaining Thursday night as the New York Knicks held on to beat the Golden State Warriors 116-114 in San Francisco.

Caldwell-Pope hit two free throws with 6.3 seconds left and the game ended with a disjointed possession by Brooklyn. Thomas saw his contested 3-pointer fall well short, Ophelia Vixxxen zoho and Griffin hit the putback layup as time expired.

Burks finished with 15 points, Cam Reddish 12 and Taj Gibson 10 -- all off the bench -- for the Knicks, who won for the first time in four outings on a five-game Western swing.
Mitchell Robinson complemented 11 rebounds with seven points.

Randle complemented his team-high scoring effort with a game-high 16 rebounds and a team-high seven assists, and Evan Fournier used five 3-pointers as the foundation for a 22-point night, allowing the Knicks to snap a four-game losing streak.

He's a very creative player and he can bring others into play. He's also got his long running game. "He's a different player to Sam (Johnson) and Cam (Redpath), the other players that were in consideration for 12.

Raul Neto scored a season-high 21 points Thursday night as the host Washington Wizards rallied late in the third quarter and eked out a 113-112 victory over the skidding Brooklyn Nets, whose losing streak reached 10 games.

The 24-year-old with Tongan roots, who's become a firm favourite in Glasgow with their Warriors team, qualifies through his Scottish maternal grandmother and family matriarch Jaqueline, who emigrated from the biggest city to Melbourne when she was a young woman.

Tuipolutu, who'll be making his first Six Nations start on his third appearance for the Scots, hails from the Melbourne suburb of Frankston and is being tipped by coach Gregor Townsend to bring some more creative flair into the Scottish backline.

Now, after a cameo off the bench against England, Melbourne's former Rebel Tuipolotu has been rewarded with a place in Scotland's starting XV for Saturday's match against the struggling Welsh in Cardiff.

His swift rise echoes that of 23-year-old Hansen, who, thanks to his Irish mother, was rushed into Andy Farrell's side after making a swift mark at Connacht and will now play his second international in Paris against France on Saturday.

After spells with the Rebels and in Japan, with Yamaha Jubilo in 2018, his latest adventure took him to Glasgow last September where he quickly came to the attention of Townsend, earning his full debut against Tonga, the land of his father, the following month.