Kemba Walker has seven of the teams 17 3s against the Magic this
season, leading the Bobcats in those games with an average of 27.It
wasnt until after we played Iowa State that I realized our bracket was
being destroyed number-wise, and really realizing how tough every team
was.The Lakers Pau Gasol played 22 1/2 minutes in his second outing
following a 20-game absence due to a foot injury.Bryant led the Lakers
with 30 points, leaving him four points behind Wilt Chamberlain 31,419
for fourth place on the NBAs career list.ACES WILD: Carl Pettersson
holed a pitching wedge on the 143-yard seventh hole, the first ace of
the tournament.
"Once you get guys who are known shooters hot in a
building, its going to be hard to cool those guys down.Florida presents
quite a challenge, ranked second nationally allowing only 54 points a
game.Pittsburghs biggest enemy - other than the pressure that comes with
being anointed the Stanley Cup favorite - may be itself.Anisimov had a
goal, two assists and went 63 percent in the faceoff circle.Georgia and
LSU have been to multiple Final Fours in their respective histories.
Sacramento,
led by Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA player, is putting together
its own group that hopes to buy the team from the Maloof
family.Mickelson needed three back nine birdies to also make the cut on
the number.I made my first couple of shots and I knew I was in a great
rhythm.Two of Milwaukees last three defeats came against the Hawks, who
are sixth in the East.This is about the third game in a row that thats
happened to us.We have to give them a better product and we didnt do
that tonight.
"Its the end of the road trip and I think guys are a
little bit tired, but thats no excuse for our play tonight."Hes just
really hurting, so thats why we held him out, but I dont know what that
means.Cousins also had 14 rebounds while playing only the first three
quarters, the second straight night hes had the fourth quarter off.The
rest of his points came on a hook shot and a free throw.Milwaukee might
have a good chance to begin a potential run with a fourth straight win
over Philadelphia and first sweep 1973-74 - which also was 76ers coach
Doug Collins rookie season.Sharks captain Joe Thornton picked off a pass
by Detroit rookie defenseman Brian Lashoff and fed Brent Burns, who
deposited his fifth goal of the season over the left shoulder of Red
Wings goalie Jimmy Howard 2:07 into the third period to make it 2-0.The
Heat take more of a grind-it-out approach, often getting into trouble
before flipping a switch and pulling away.The city council voted 7-2 in
favor of a proposed finance deal for a new 18,500-seat downtown arena.
The
Celtics, playing their second straight game without Kevin Garnett, were
led by Jeff Green with 19 points and Paul Pierce with 16.He scored 10
of the Shockers first 14 points, setting a dominant tone that carried
them to a 72-58 victory and within a game ray ban sunglasses
of reaching the schools first Final Four since 1965."To me, its a game
that got away from us," coach Todd Richards said.I think it will work
out, and we have a great challenge going to what will be a tremendous
basketball league.Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the Sixers 9-73
season in which Roy Rubin 4-47 and Kevin Loughery 5-26 split the
coaching chores.The Warriors are 49 for 100 from long range over the
last five games, led by Curry and Thompson 19 for 34.
The game was
tied 35-35 when the Knicks ran off 14 points in a 2:45 span, a run
started and ended by a Steve Novak 3-pointers.2 per game, finished with
30 points despite 6-of-17 shooting against the Bucks, but he left the
arena using one crutch.Jackson called Curry a game-time decision, though
Lakers coach Mike DAntoni never doubted Curry would play - or play
well.Edmonton rallied to tie it 3-all just 31 seconds later as Ryan
Jones dished the puck to Yakupov on a 2-on-1 and he elected to drop it
to Horcoff, who was trailing and dumped it into a wide-open net.Both are
projected to be top 10 picks in Junes draft, and if they do declare,
they could improve their draft stock during pre-draft
workouts.Lakers-Timberwolves Preview
Milwaukee gained a split in
the season series for the second time in three seasons.The Flames can
record their first nine-game win streak at home in six seasons Friday
night against the Blue Jackets in this matchup of floundering Western
Conference teams.Boeheim said he understands why its happening, even
though it really has nothing to do with his sport.Ive had to grind and
just fight to be on the team just to make an opportunity for myself,
Roberts said.The Pacers ended any thought of a disappointing loss when
Augustin found Green wide open in the corner for a 3-pointer.Over that
34-year period, its been as good as any league.
