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game-winning shot in the waning seconds of overtime, Dominic Artis tipped a pass
intended for Dallin Bachynski to Dotson and he raced down the court for a
breakaway dunk with 1 second left. Dotsons basket sealed a 70-68 comeback
victory in dramatic fashion and helped the Ducks remain unbeaten on Thursday
night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. "That was unbelievable," said Dotson,
who finished with 11 points. "I never had a game-winner like that before. Its
the greatest feeling for me. Thats a great way to start conference (play)."
Richard Amardi had 14 points and Artis added 12 for Oregon (13-0, 1-0), which
rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half. The Ducks are off to their
best start since winning 13 straight games to open the 2006-07 season. Oregon
won despite shooting only 38.7 per cent (24 of 62) from the field. The Ducks
made up the difference by holding the Utes to 38.1 per cent (24 of 63). Both
teams ranked in the top five nationally in field goal percentage coming into the
game. "Nobody got a rhythm to their offence," Oregon coach Dana Altman said.
"Theyre a good offensive team. I like to think we are. Neither team had a very
good rhythm and missed some open shots. I dont know if it was tight because it
was the first conference game. I dont know what it was. But there wasnt much
flow offensively to the game." Jordan Loveridge scored 21 points for Utah, while
Delon Wright chipped in 14 and Bachynski added 11 points and 12 rebounds. The
Utes (11-2, 0-1) led by as many as 10 points in the second half, but could not
overcome the last-second turnover. Wright put the Utes ahead 68-66 with
consecutive baskets. But Dotson made two free throws to tie it in the final
minute before coming up with the winning basket. Loveridge got off a 3-point
attempt before the buzzer, but it bounced off the rim. He had a chance for a
game-winning 3-pointer on the final play of regulation, but that shot also came
up short. "We know we can play and compete with everyone in the league,"
Loveridge said. "Hopefully next time we can make the plays down the stretch. The
guys that have been here the last few years understand what we need to do moving
forward. It hurts of course but we cant sit back and think about it." Utah
smothered Oregon on the defensive end to start both halves and the Utes built a
10-point lead early in the second half when Dakarai Tucker drained a 3-pointer
to put Utah ahead 45-35 with 13:45 left. That lead did not last long. Oregon
tied the game behind a 12-2 spurt that started and finished with layups by Elgin
Cook. The Ducks finally took a 51-49 lead on a tip-in basket by Amardi with 7:32
left. "We got a little loose with the ball and didnt have that same intensity,"
Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. "I think it was surprising to our guys to see
them continue to run with us." The Ducks went up 58-55 on Johnathan Loyds layup
with 3:46 remaining. Wright made a layup and two free throws to tie it at 60.
The Utes finally retook the lead briefly at 62-60 when Brandon Taylor made two
free throws with 42 seconds left. Dotson made two free throws with 27.5 seconds
left. Then Loveridge misfired on the potential game winner and the game went to
overtime. It offered a snapshot of Utahs struggles from long range. The Utes
shot just 15.8 per cent (3 of 19) from beyond the arc. "We knew they had a
couple of shooters, so we were just trying to close out and run them off the
line," Loyd said. "If they did get it up, we tried to contest everything. And it
worked for us. They missed some shots for us." Oregon opened the game by missing
12 of its first 14 shots from the field and went without a field goal for 6:18
between its first and second baskets of the game. The Ducks shot 35.7 per cent
from the field (10 of 27) in the first half. Utah had a 20-10 edge in points in
the paint in the first half even though both teams had 19 rebounds.
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Cincinnati Reds 12-1 on Saturday night to end a four-game losing streak.MIAMI --
Erik Spoelstra said he mentioned how daunting the task would be only once. Back
in September, when the Miami Heat assembled to begin training camp, Spoelstra
addressed his team about furthering its championship legacy and how rare it is
for a team to find its way to the NBA Finals in four consecutive seasons. "Weve
never brought it up since then," Spoelstra said. Itll get brought up now. The
seed the Heat coach planted in the Bahamas at that training camp took root. The
Heat are finals-bound -- for the fourth straight time. The sputtering stretches
of play in March and April, surrendering the top seed in the Eastern Conference
playoffs to Indiana, winning 12 fewer games in this regular season than a year
ago, they all seem moot and meaningless now. The Heat have a chance at a third
consecutive NBA title, with the finals starting Thursday night against San
Antonio in a title-series rematch. "Its amazing to make it to one finals," Heat
forward Shane Battier said. "To do it four times in a row for some of these
guys, its a tremendous, tremendous accomplishment and it speaks volumes to the
dedication, luck, and perseverance that you need to do it." Spoelstra spoke of
that luck factor when he gathered his team for a locker-room huddle moments
after the celebration started Friday night, after Miami wrapped up its fourth
straight East crown with a 117-92 win over Indiana to win the series in six
games. His words were interrupted twice by LeBron James, which nobody minded.
"We dont take this for granted," Spoelstra said. "No, sir," James added,
nodding. "We do not take it for granted," Spoelstra repeated. "No way," James
interjected. "How tough it actually is and how many things have to go our way,"
Spoelstra continued. "Four times, you guys who havent been here with us the
whole time, you guys inherit everything that weve experienced." Only six current
Heat players appeared in the 2011 post-season, Miamis first of the "Big 3" era
and the last in which it actually lost a series. James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh,
Mario Chalmers, James Jones and Udonis Haslem are the last holdovers. Battier
and Norris Cole arrived after the 2011 finals loss. Ray Allen, Chris Andersen
and Rashard Lewis -- all playing huge roles these days for Miami -- came after
the first title run of this Heat era in 2012.
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exception of amnestied Mike Miller, was back to try it again this time around.
Even with all that talent, with that championship experience, Spoelstra knew a
tone had to be immediately set when the season began. "What I was really
encouraged about was our attendance and commitment in training camp in the
Bahamas," Spoelstra said. "Right from there, and we communicated during the
summer that, if were real about this, about how difficult that journey is, that
you cannot shortcut, that we would show it immediately in training camp." Theyre
still showing it now. Miami is 12-3 in these playoffs, 8-0 at home, and has won
a road game in 15 straight post-season series. The Heat will need to extend that
streak to win the NBA Finals; the Spurs will hold home-court advantage.
"Obviously, going through the weeks and weeks and weeks and grinding months of a
regular season, it was a toll on all of us," James said. "But I felt like down
the stretch, if we could get healthy, we could get everyone in uniform and have
our full strength, it didnt matter what seed we were. I felt like we can
represent the Eastern Conference again in the finals if we had the health, and
we were able to accomplish that." At times, like Friday night, they make winning
look easy. Collectively, they insist its much harder than it appears. "You still
have to go out and do it every single night," Allen said. "Its the toughest
thing Ive ever done and I guarantee the guys in this locker room would say the
same thing." Only the Lakers and Celtics have appeared in four straight finals,
with Boston (1984-87) the last to do so. Wade was 5 when that run ended, James
was 2, and Cole, Michael Beasley and Greg Oden hadnt even been born. Now the
Heat are in that club. And regarding what Spoelstra said in that first-day
conversation, the point of his words then has become perfectly clear to his team
now. "Having a chance to win is always a special thing," Bosh said. "We always
talk about not taking it for granted from Day One. We know its a very long
season. It has its rewards in the end if we stick together and do what were
supposed to do. But it hasnt really hit us yet. I would rather it hit me in two
weeks."
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