Losing Griffin from the starting lineup will be an added strain on coach Doc Rivers’ bench, which has underperformed. The switch worked to perfection. “We know that team is a playoff contender so we should just use that as confidence knowing that we can compete with teams like that”, he said after the game, “but at this level, every team is good no matter what people on the outside say”. “I thought Josh played well”. A solid amount, but it only ranks him 36th in the National Basketball Association, just ahead of Danilo Gallinari.
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Sangin district of Afghanistan now nearly entirely under Taliban control
A small contingent of British troops has been sent to Helmand “in an advisory role”, the British government said on Tuesday. The Sangin District is a key center of the Afghan opium trade, and hugely profitable for the Taliban because of that.
“We’ve had to do that before”, said Paul, who had 23 points and six assists. Utah pushed that margin to 10 points three times during the quarter, the final time on a jumper from center Jeff Withey that gave the Jazz a 26-16 lead. He combined with G J.J. Redick to make 10 of 12 3-pointers – and all but one of those came in the second half. “You just got to communicate at the end of the game if you’re switching all those screens and we didn’t”.
Saturday’s bowls: Beamer goes out a victor as Virginia Tech nips Tulsa
Dane Evans completed 63 percent of his passes for 3,954 yards and 22 touchdowns against eight interceptions. An era has come to an end, and I wanted to share a short narration of what Coach Beamer has meant to me.
“If you try to beat them one-on-one, there’s going to be somebody else waiting”, Scott said. Players come to grips with their roles, with their identities; either they falter under the pressure, or they find themselves, discover confidence they may have been searching for all season, and show that they are up to the challenge. For all the problems that the Lakers showcased against the Grizzlies, Nance was smart, aggressive, and productive as he put together his complete arsenal of skills for arguably the first full game this season.
Country’s gas prices hit .99 average for first time since 2009
Pelton says he worked for a major oil company before joining GasBuddy, “where I did the pricing of the 1200-plus gas stations”. The average USA gas prices dropped below per gallon this morning for the first time since March 25, 2009, according to AAA.
Meyers Leonard made four 3-pointers and had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers. J.J. Redick was relentless in the second half in leading a three-point scoring barrage with 25 points and five three-pointers.
Memphis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Spurs 101, Nuggets 86: Kawhi Leonard had 20 points, and San Antonio rebounded from a rare loss. Ever since Bryant officially announced that this would be his final season and made peace with it, this team’s brutal 5-25 record has been a lot easier for everyone to bear.
One day after arriving with No. 3 Michigan State in Dallas and a few hours before the Spartans hit the field for their first Texas practice, Cook said three weeks of rest since the Big Ten title game win over Iowa “did everything” to help his sprained right shoulder improve. Mario Chalmers scored 11 points and had seven of the Grizzlies’ season-high 30 assists. This was the second time the Lakers played the Clippers on Christmas, having won 85-75 in 1991 at the Forum with 20 points from A.C. Green and 18 from Scott….
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Bryant, playing in only the first and third quarters while dealing with a sore right knee, scored 19.
