OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Portland Trail Blazers braced themselves for a late onslaught from Kevin Durant.
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his 46 points in the final 3:23 to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Trail
Blazers 105-97 on Tuesday night. "When the basket is an ocean, you cant really
do much about it," Portland guard Wesley Matthews said. "Hes been on a roll."
Durant has scored at least 30 points for eight consecutive games, the longest
such streak of his career. He made 17 of 25 field goals, including 6 of 7
3-pointers. "He did what hes been doing the last two weeks," Portland guard
Damian Lillard said. "You look up, hes hitting 50 and 45 and 50 again and 40 and
up. We knew coming in that hes been shooting the ball well." Reggie Jackson
added 15 points for Oklahoma City (32-10), which took a one-game lead over
Portland in the Northwest Division. Oklahoma City improved to 9-5 since point
guard Russell Westbrook was taken out of the lineup after having surgery on his
right knee. LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 16 rebounds, but he went 1-for-8
from the field in the fourth quarter. Durant said Aldridges late struggles might
have been a combination good defence by Kendrick Perkins and Serge Ibaka and the
Trail Blazers being worn out from their loss to Houston the night before. "Perk
and Serge did a great job early on contesting LaMarcus jump shot, but hes a
great player and he was knocking them down," Durant said. "In the fourth
quarter, of course, after playing last night, hes a little tired. We forced him
all the way out close to the 3-point line and made him shoot some tough ones and
we were able to rebound and hit shots on the other end." Matthews added 21
points for Portland (31-11), which lost its last two games of a four-game road
trip. "Pissed," Matthews said. "Were not happy. Last year we were happy coming
off a road trip at .500. Were not that team any more. We didnt come out with the
right energy and the right mentality against Houston and they were ready for us.
We came out with the right mentality early in this game and KD had a hell of a
fourth quarter, so its bitter." Oklahoma City held Lillard to 14 points, well
below his average of 21.4 points per game. Portland led 93-90 when Durant was
called for an offensive foul. Durant was unhappy after the call, and after
Perkins was called for a foul, Durant, still frustrated, hit the scorers table
and was issued a technical foul. Portland made two of the three free throws to
go up by five. A fired-up Durant responded with a layup, then a 3-pointer to tie
the score with 2:52 remaining. "It was really a stupid, stupid reaction by me,"
Durant said. "I could have hurt my team really badly. I was just more frustrated
with myself, turning the ball over. I cant hurt my team like that. This time, it
went in our direction. Next time, Ive got to be smarter." Durant seemed to reach
another gear after the technical, though. He hit a 3 with 48 seconds left to
give the Thunder a 102-95 lead, then another with 26.8 seconds remaining to ice
the game. Portland led 48-40 late in the second quarter before Durant sparked a
rally with a 3-pointer. The Thunder took the lead with 8.3 seconds left in the
first half on a jumper by Thabo Sefolosha, but Lillard responded with a layup
with 0.2 seconds left to give the Trail Blazers a 52-51 lead at the break.
Portland shot 57 per cent in the first half. Durant scored 20 points on 8-for-11
shooting in the first half, but his teammates shot 13 for 38. Durants jumper
early in the second half finally gave the Thunder the lead, but the Trail
Blazers handled the surge. A 3-pointer by Nicolas Batum and a bucket from
Aldridge gave Portland a 67-62 lead and caused Oklahoma City to call a timeout.
The Trail Blazers extended their lead to 75-66, but again, the Thunder closed
out a quarter strong. Oklahoma City held Portland scoreless for the last 2:35 of
the period. Durant hit a 3-pointer to close the quarter and give the Thunder a
77-75 lead. Portland made just one field goal in the final 3:45. "Total team
effort," Durant said. "We didnt get discouraged after they hit tough shots and
we missed shots, and we got a good win." The Thunder play at San Antonio on
Wednesday night with the top record in the Western Conference on the line. "We
know how tough it is to win there," Durant said. "We know how tough that team
is. Youve just got to come prepared and with a lot of energy. I think our group
is ready to come out there and play our game, and well see what happens." NOTES:
Thunder coach Scott Brooks said he plans to vote for Lillard as an All-Star. ...
Batum had been playing with a broken left middle finger. He aggravated the
injury to his non-shooting hand on Monday night against Houston, but played
through it. ... Portland scored the first seven points of the game. ... Durant
scored 15 in the first quarter. ... Portland shot 59 per cent in the first
quarter to take a 27-21 lead. ... Aldridge became the first NBA player with at
least 11 field goals and 12 rebounds in five straight games Antonio McDyess did
it from Jan. 3-10, 2001.
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including seven in the fourth quarter, and Cleveland defeated the Los Angeles
Clippers 88-82 Saturday night. Irving made his first shot of the night on a
layup a little over three minutes into the game.
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needed just one point to secure passage to Brazil. Franck Ribery and Karim
Benzema scored either side of Joona Toivios own-goal as France advanced to the
playoff among the eight best second-place finishers.
http://www.originalsstansmithuk.com/adidas-superstar-80s.html . As TSN reported Thursday, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport is under
intense pressure from the federal government to focus drug testing on athletes
who compete in international events representing Canada. Since funding for the
tests has been frozen and the cost of testing can eclipse $1,000 per test,
university athletes in a number of sports are being tested less often.MONTREAL
-- Montreal Impact coach Frank Klopas calls Jack McInerney a "pure striker," and
that label fit perfectly after his two-goal performance on Sunday night. The
21-year-old, obtained Apr. 4 in a trade with the Philadelphia Union, headed in a
goal just before halftime and surprised himself with a blind shot in off a post
in the second half as the Impact downed the slumping Houston Dynamo 3-0. Marco
Di Vaio added a late goal as the Impact (3-7-5) followed up a strong 0-0 draw in
Vancouver on Wednesday with a win that gave them points in consecutive games for
the time since April. After a horrendous start to the season, the Impact are
2-1-1 in its last four. Three of their next four games are on the road, where
Montreal has yet to win this season, starting Saturday at Chivas USA in
California. "It was important after the (World Cup) break to get a point in
Vancouver and important to have consistency and follow that with a good result,"
said Klopas. "We have to build on this." The Dynamo (5-10-2) have been outscored
13-0 while losing five games in a row. Houston had Honduran midfielder Boniek
Garcia back from the World Cup in Brazil but is still missing U.S. international
Brad Davis. It was a prime chance for Montreal to get a much-needed points.
While the Impact controlled most of the match and outshot Houston 17-8, it took
McInerneys soft touch around the net to bag the three points. The striker known
as Jack Mac has been everything the Impact hoped for when they sent 2012 first
overall draft pick Andrew Wenger to Philadelphia. McInerney has six goals in
eight MLS matches since joining the Impact (he had one for the Union before the
trade), and added three more in Voyageurs Cup play. "Hes a pure striker," said
Klopas. "He might not do anything or he might not be involved in the buildup,
but then boom. One opportunity. "Its been good for him here working with Marco.
The runs he makes are very similar." Added McInerney: "Its the way Ive always
been. I dont do anything for 89 minutes and I get one chance and I usually put
it away." He got his first of the night in the 42nd minute as he broke toward
the goal and headed a pass from fullback Eric Miller past goalie Tally Hall.
Then he added an impressive one in the 75th, putting the ball in off a post on a
bicycle kick with his back to the net, after Justin Mapp beat a defender and
lobbed a pass in front. "I got a little lucky," said McInerney. "Just make solid
contact and whatever happens." The smile of disbelief on Di Vaios face afterward
showed even the former Bolgna striker was impressed. "(Di Vaio) didnt say
anytthing, but someone told me he was screaming at me to leave it," said
McInerney.
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Womens. "But I dont think he can be too mad at me." The Impact hope their
season is turning around. With the win, Montreal improved from last in the
eastern conference, and are now tied for ninth with the Chicago Fire with 14
points. The Impact got centreback Matteo Ferrari back earlier in the week and
both Di Vaio and Mapp returned from injuries for the Houston game. Both started
on the bench and came on in the second half. "Its good moving forward," said
Mapp. "The first part of the season didnt go the way we wanted, obviously, but
if you can put two or three wins together, youre right back in the mix. It gives
us confidence going forward." Captain Patrice Bernier said McInerneys second
goal may be a sign that balls that wouldnt go in earlier in the campaign are now
starting to find the net. A tap-in goal for Di Vaio after Hall only got a hand
on Andres Romeros shot was also a plus. It was only the second in an
injury-plagued season for the striker who had 20 goals in 2013. There was
silence in the Houston locker room. The Dynamo have not scored in a league game
since May 17, a club record span of 479 minutes. That nearly ended 30 minutes in
when Omar Cummings volley of a long pass from Giles Barnes struck the post.
Instead, the Impact and goalie Troy Perkins got consecutive clean sheets for the
first time since last August. "Its the way things are going," said Dynamo coach
Dominic Kinnear, who was in no mood to talk after the defeat. Asked what his
team needs to do to get out of its slump, he said: "Win a game. It gives you
confidence." Saputo Stadium has been a tough place for Houston the last two
seasons. In 2013, they were outscored 7-0 in a pair of losses in Montreal. The
Dynamo do much of the same when Montreal visits Houston, including a 1-0 win
there earlier this season. The stadium was mostly quiet through the first half
as a group of their main supporters protested the expulsion of some members at
the teams last home game for lighting flares. Notes: Miller made his first start
since April 19 for Montreal in place of Karl Ouimette, while Felipe returned to
take the injured Issey Nakajima-Farrans (hamstring) spot in midfield. Felipe
missed a game while his wife had a baby. . . Di Vaio and Mapp returned from
injury and both went on in the second half. . . Dynamo forward Will Bruin and
defender Corey Ashe were back after missing a U.S. Open Cup match with injuries,
while Ricardo Clark and Brian Ownby, both returning from concussions, were on
the bench. Ownby replaced Cummings in the 58th minute.
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