Phoenix, which is 7-26 on the road, did chip away at a 16-point
deficit in the third quarter of Sundays home game against Brooklyn, but
wound up taking a 102-100 loss.Center Nikola Pekovic contributed 18
points and 11 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 15 points for the
Timberwolves 25-44, who outscored the Pistons 38-16 in the third quarter
to break the game open.That victory started Colorados season-high
five-game home win streak, but the club has dropped four of its last
five there.Its nothing short of world class, said AECOMs Bill Crockett.
Crosby,
who considers himself a bit of a hockey historian, is well aware of the
pitfalls that lay ahead.For one night, the long ball became their
method of destruction.He hit a 3 to spark a 14-3 run that put Louisville
up 24-8, and the game seemed to be all but over.But while the Lakers
enter their game Wednesday at Minnesota mired in a three-game losing
streak, Utah put an end to its own four-game slide with a 107-91 home
win over Philadelphia on Monday."His injuries are not a concern to me
and its not a concern to this franchise.He hit a 19-footer, scored on a
dunk, hit another 19-footer, a long 3-pointer and finally a 21-foot
jumper as Sacramento took a 38-32 lead after the first.Lakers World
Peace suffers torn meniscusThe Warriors hadnt had a better record than
the Lakers this late in a season since 1993-94.
Florida Gulf Coast
26-10 plays the SEC regular-season champion Gators 28-7, the No.Dallas
35-36 won for the ninth time its last 12 games as it makes a furious run
toward the eighth and final playoff spot currently held by the Los
Angeles Lakers.We threw everything we had at him and he made the
plays.The Shockers 29 victories match the school record set just two
years ago under Marshall, the low-profile, high-energy coach who spent
part of Friday fending off questions about UCLAs job vacancy from eager
Los Angeles reporters.Weve got a great deal of belief in ourselves, in
who weve become this year without Danny."It would be great to be the
team that beats them, but at the same time we cant think about that,"
center Nazr Mohammed told the teams official website.When he finished
the run with a layup, it was Russ Smith 9, Oregon 8.
First, a puck
banked in off Matt Calverts skate as he was falling down and was
inexplicably disallowed after a review, one of the worst review calls
ever.Smart, commenting on Thomas: "I was 100 percent truthful with
him.It was definitely more consistent today than yesterday," McIlroy
told reporters."Chicago has already beaten the Heat once this season, on
Miamis home floor.Carter and Nowitzki combined for 20 points in the
opening half as Dallas shot 55.
And just for good measure, general
manager Ray Shero acquired longtime Dallas captain Brenden Morrow on
Sunday, traded for San Jose defenseman Douglas Murray on Monday and got
Iginla from Calgary late Wednesday - all without giving up a single
player on the current roster.Golden State goes for its fourth
consecutive home win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night when
these Northern California rivals ray ban sunglasses
close out their season series.David West scored seven points in his
return for the Pacers after missing six games with a lower back
strain.The grinding-type score brought a smile to the face of Richards,
who had only one goal in his previous 10 games."Terrible time to have a
loss," Elton Brand said.You cant necessarily gauge them against other
teams, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Monday night, after Miami topped
Orlando 108-94.Somebody told me, and I couldnt believe it, really.
The
Kings, who held leads of 1-0 and 2-1, appear to be rounding into form
with 15 games left in the regular season.I dont worry about it, Celtics
coach Doc Rivers said.Nobody picked us to beat Georgetown, or San Diego
State, for sure.Excluding the Flyers game, the Rangers have totaled 10
goals in their past eight contests.Montreal erased a two-goal
third-period deficit, getting the equalizer from Andrei Markov with
8.James has 36 triple-doubles in his career, and has been one play away
from two dozen more.said goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, trailing off
before continuing.
"I dont think that the final score is
indicative of how the game went.Theyve also moved one step closer to
their first playoff berth since 2007, currently in sixth place in the
Western Conference, 5 1/2 games ahead of ninth-place Utah.James was
clearly frustrated Wednesday night after the Bulls beat the Heat,
101-97The Turkish side also did themselves no favors in the battle for
top spot with a 70-64 home defeat by Spaniards Unicaja Malaga but the
victory turned out to be meaningless for the visitors, who were
eliminated from the playoffs after Panathinaikos won their match.The
Wizards held an 82-80 lead with less than nine minutes remaining in the
fourth quarter when Wall assisted on Cartier Martins 3-pointer, starting
a 13-3 run.Hockeys highest-scoring line wasted little time getting to
work against the little-used Montoya, making his seventh appearance this
season.
