OKLAHOMA CITY -- The showdown between the NBAs top two scorers turned out to be a mismatch.
Zemgus Girgensons Jersey . Oklahoma Citys Kevin Durant outscored New Yorks Carmelo Anthony 41-15, and the Oklahoma City
Thunder beat the New York Knicks 112-100 on Sunday. Durant, the leagues leading
scorer, also had 10 rebounds and nine assists. Anthony, the leagues No. 2
scorer, had 15 points on 5-for-19 shooting for the Knicks. Thunder coach Scott
Brooks took Durant out of the game with 1:24 remaining, leaving Durant short of
a rare 40-point triple-double by a single assist. "I got on Serge (Ibaka),"
Durant said, laughing. "He missed a dunk and he passed up a shot." Durant also
was largely responsible for guarding Anthony. "He missed some shots that he
normally makes," Durant said. "I just tried to play as strong as I can, contest
some shots and not get discouraged when he hits them because he makes tough
shots and hes a guy that can get hot. I just try to rely on my teammates, and
they did a great job of helping me out, building a wall behind me, and I just
tried to play as hard as I can." Reggie Jackson had 19 points and six assists
and Ibaka had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder, who were coming off a
103-102 loss to struggling Orlando on Friday night. Raymond Felton and Amare
Stoudemire each scored 16 points for the Knicks, who have lost four of five. The
Thunder made 12 3-pointers and shot 55 per cent overall. Oklahoma City led 58-53
at halftime as Durant outscored Anthony 19-7. The Thunder asserted themselves in
the third quarter. Jackson drained a 3-pointer to put the Thunder up 76-64
midway through the period. Durants 3-pointer gave the Thunder an 81-69 edge, and
the Knicks called a timeout. New York cut Oklahoma Citys lead to 86-80 early in
the fourth quarter on a dunk by Jeremy Tyler, but Oklahoma City pulled away. A
3-pointer by Durant pushed Oklahoma Citys lead to 95-86. "You can double him but
hes a willing passer now and hes finding people all over the place. He was good
tonight, real good," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. Oklahoma City led 97-88
with 5:34 remaining when Ibaka was issued a technical foul. Anthony made the
free throw, but the Knicks didnt get anything out of the possession. The Thunder
took control from there as a long jumper by Ibaka put Oklahoma City ahead
105-90. Durant scored his 40th point on a free throw with 1:41 remaining. NOTES:
Knicks guard Metta World Peace, who as Ron Artest attacked a fan in the stands
in 2004 while playing for Indiana, said Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart can
learn from his incident with a fan on Saturday night. Smart shoved Texas Tech
superfan Jeff Orr late in the game. "I think that emotion and that fire could be
directed towards winning on the court instead of directed other ways," World
Peace said. ... The Thunder shot 60 per cent in the first half. ... Anthony
played the late minutes of the game with five fouls.
Ryan Miller Jersey .S. Basketball Writers Association. McDermott, who finished his career at Creighton as college
basketballs fifth-leading scorer, accepted the honour from Hall of Famer Oscar
Robertson at AT&T Stadium, site of the Final Four.
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Raiders, the team that drafted him, and who he returned to last year after a
long stint with the Green Bay Packers.Once again, the two greatest powers in
womens hockey will collide with Olympic gold on the line. Canada and the United
States square off for the gold medal on Thursday. Listen to the game live on TSN
Radio starting at 11:30am et/8:30am pt. Both teams were able to show their
strength in the semifinals but in different areas of the game. The United States
pummeled Sweden 6-1, bringing their output to 20 goals for the tournament thus
far. Three American forwards – Amanda Kessel, Kendall Coyne and Brianna Decker –
sit tied for second in tournament scoring with six points apiece through four
games. The trio combined for seven points against Finland. The Canadians,
meanwhile, won a war of attrition against Switzerland. Stymied often by Swiss
netminder Florence Schelling, the Canadian women showed grit and resilience in a
3-1 victory to make their fifth straight gold medal game. In two games against
Switzerland, Schelling stopped 109 Canadian shots on goal. Canada was timely
with their offence in the semifinal, however, scoring their three goals in a
span of just over four minutes in the first period. Canada and the United States
have met in three of the four gold medal games in Olympic history. Canada won
gold in 2002 and 2010 with the Americans claiminng gold at the inaugural
tournament in Nagano, Japan in 1998.
Evander Kane Sabres Jersey. Canada also won gold in 2006 after Sweden beat the Americans in the semifinal. The Canadians got
the best of the Americans in the preliminary round, winning their round robin
finale 3-2 thanks to a pair of goals from Meghan Agosta-Marciano. That game
marked just the second time in the history of the Olympic womens tournament that
the North American rivals met without the gold being at stake. Prior to the
Olympics, the Americans topped Canada at the 2013 Womens World Championships in
Ottawa, beating Canada 3-2 in the gold medal game on Amanda Kessels game-winner.
Canada would respond by topping the U.S. in the 4 Nations Cup in November,
winning their game 4-2 en route to claiming the tournament title. The
continental rivals have also met six other times since October in an exhibition
series. The United States took the final four games of the series which were all
contested in December. Canada won the opening two games of the set, back in
October. History – The Olympic Gold Medal Game 1998: USA 3, CAN 1 – Nagano,
Japan 2002: Canada 3, USA 2 – Salt Lake City, USA 2006: Canada 4, Sweden 1 –
Turin, Italy 2010: Canada 2, USA 0 – Vancouver, Canada
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