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end, en route to an 11-8 victory over a never-say-die John Jahr of Germany in
Sochi.
DeMar DeRozan USA Jersey . Jacobs scored two in the first end, but Jahr briefly took charge with two in the second end and
two more in the third. Jacobs, from Sault. Marie, Ont., gave Canada some
breathing room, following his big fourth end by adding two more points in the
fifth to go up 7-4. Germany trimmed the margin to two when Jahr scored one in
the sixth end, before Canada tacked on two more in the seventh to take a 9-5
lead. Jahr stared at five Canadian stones in the house with the final shot of
the eighth end and scored one. He then stole two in the ninth end, before Jacobs
ended the match by scoring two in the tenth.
Dirk Nowitzki Mavericks Jersey . Speaking on TSN Radio 1050s TSN Drive with Dave Naylor on Monday, Colangelo said he had no
intention of tanking the shortened 2011-12 season, but definitely wanted a high
pick in the draft. "I wish that word wasnt used for headline reasons," said
Colangelo, "but the story behind it was: how can we fix the system? How can we
tweak the system to make it less likely that teams are rewarded for losing
records? "I do believe that if youre as transparent as we were at the time -
with our season seat holders, our fans, the market place and the media -
everybody knew what the plan was and what we were going through.
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career starts after being called up from Iowa on Aug. 7. He was optioned to Iowa
on Monday after losing 3-0 to Cincinnati in Chicago on Sunday.LOS ANGELES --
Kevin Durant scored 36 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 and the Oklahoma City
Thunder outplayed the Los Angeles Clippers in the fourth quarter for a 118-112
victory Friday night and a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal.
Serge Ibaka added 20 points and Westbrook had 13 assists for the Thunder in a
game that neither team ever led by double digits. Blake Griffin scored 34
points, and Chris Paul added 21 points and 16 assists for the Clippers, who saw
their four-point lead disappear for good early in the fourth quarter. Sixth Man
of the Year Jamal Crawford added 20 points. Oklahoma City led 113-107 on Durants
turnaround jumper with 1:23 left. It followed Westbrooks 3-pointer after the
Clippers had closed within 108-107 when Griffin muscled in for a layup. Game 4
is Sunday at Staples Center. The Thunder shot 56 per cent, and controlled the
paint and fastbreak points against a Clippers team that never got into their
favoured run-and-gun mode. J.J. Redick, who got off to a hot start in Game 2,
was held to five points on 1-of-6 shooting. DeAndre Jordan was never a factor
for the Clippers either, with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Matt Barnes gave them a
lift with 14 points. The Thunder gradually pulled away in the fourth, scoring
eight straight points, including Durants three-point play, to take the lead for
good. Former Clipper Caron Butler hit three 3-pointers to give his team the lead
and then extend it. Emotions boiled in the third, with double technicals called
on Barnes and Kendrick Perkins, who stared hard at each other. Perkins took a
step toward Barnes but got pushed away by Westbrook. By then, Griffin was
already bloodied. He got hit in the faace by Ibaka, but the only call by the
referees was 3 seconds on the Clippers.
Isaiah Thomas Celtics Swingman Jersey. Griffin held a towel to his gushing nose and changed his jersey during a
timeout. The Clippers rallied at the end of the period, outscoring the Thunder
8-0 to take a 90-86 lead. They did it on free throws except for Griffins basket.
Reggie Jackson was called for a foul and a technical, and then Durant fouled
Crawford on a 3-point attempt with less than a second left. He made all three.
Neither team led by more than seven points in the first half, when the lead
changed hands 14 times and there were seven ties. Ibaka had three fouls and
Thabo Sefolosha two for the Thunder. NOTES: Shelly Sterling, the estranged wife
of banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling, attended the game. Her lawyer has said
she wants to retain her financial interest in the team. ... Paul tied
Elton Brands franchise record for most double-doubles in the playoffs with his
sixth. ... Paul and Durant earned double technicals late in the first half after
using expletives. ... Clippers F Hedo Turkoglu, out with a hairline fracture in
his lower back, was able to pull on his gym shorts Friday, but coach Doc Rivers
said its not looking good for him to return. ... Earlier Friday, the NBA hired
Dick Parsons as the Clippers interim CEO. He is former chairman of Citigroup and
Time Warner. Rivers said Parsons "is a very good hire." ... Rivers handed
Crawford his Sixth Man of the Year trophy at centre court before the game. ...
Among the famous faces were Rihanna, former Oklahoma football coach Barry
Switzer, Billy Crystal, producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and Boston Marathon winner
Meb Keflezighi, who pulled out his medal as the crowd cheered.
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